Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
Real Estate EXCHANGE.
Gray, Iowa.

6Fay, iowa.
Miss Belle Lancelot is home this
week on her holiday vacation.
e. E. Beems and wife were visitors
down in the county seat last Friday.
Miss Mary Higgins went up to
Manning Tuesday for visit with her
sister, Mrs. Wulf.
John Campbell and family will eat
Christmas dinner with her parents
down in Audubon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Kennedy were in
Manning Tuesday visiting and seeing
sights in that town.
Mrs. o. L. Mease and daughter went
up to Manning Tuesday for short
stay between trains.
Joe Granny of Vail, has, charge of
the lumber yard here during the
absence of Peter Perion.
DR.. A. s. Brooks of Audubon, was
called to the Boysen home Tuesday to
prescribe for their babe that is sick.
Newt Milford and wife left from
Templeton Tuesday for visit with
her folks for some time near Iowa
City.
Groteluschen & Forsbeck put out a
load of cattle last Friday and Tuesday
evening they had car of cattle and
hogs to send out.
Misses Rose and Mabel Beauford of
Perry, are expected the latter part of
the week to visit with their aunt at
the Wayside Inn.
T. B. Creveling reports i big sales
along the line of Christmas goods as
he had big stock to select from but
they are mostly gone now.
Nels Christensen has built hog
shed on the farm across the road west
of the home farm and has his hogs
loose in the big corn fields.
Mr.. Leibsley of Malvern an old
friend of the DR.. A. L. Beers family,
was guest in their home last week
talking over old times with them.
One of the small children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Hansen is sick with what
we understood was scarlet fever and is
naturally giving them great deal of
| care.
The dance lovers have provided for
such an entertainment to be given
Christmas night at the hall and they
are intending to have good music,
| good order and good time.
| Charlie Garmire, who is attending
college at Ames, got home Tuesday to
spend the holiday vacation. He is
making the most of his opportunity
and will be the better farmer for his
work there.
Ross Higgins showed his knowledge
of machinery this week when the
needle in The. Creveling's big
gasoline lamp broke and Ross took it,
filed it down, put threads on it and
fixed 1T again all right.
Frank Liken, who has charge of the
grain and coal business here for his
father and himself, expects to go to
Geneseo, Illinois, their old home, the
latter part of the week and spend the
holidays with his old time friends.
The ladies of the M. E. church had a
very successful affair at their Fair last
week. We understood the receipts
amounted to $40 or thereabouts. In
that they did splendidly and are true
ly grateful for all the aid they received
Geo. Gray got back from Texas last
Friday and will remain in this vicinity
for short time and visit his early
acquaintances and friends. While
they have had plenty of rain dowr
there, there has been none too much
as yet.
Carl Forsbeck got home from Ames
Tuesday, where he is learning thu
scientific knowledge that goes with
twentieth century farming and the
business world. The country need!
more boys in college learning tn,
things that most help them along il
life.
| S. P. Petersen is again back in Gray
working at his old trade, harness
maker. He is established in Crotch
schen & Co g store and will be pleased
to meet all his old patrons. We fount
him busy Tuesday at new work ant
ready to tackle any thing that come
along.
Jay Lancelot of the Real Estat
Gray Exchange, went to Missouri
Tuesday with number of land seek
ers Jay is hustler in this line AM
has gained much experience since h
started in this line that will be G
much value to him on this an
subsequent expeditions.
Johnnie Renftle, who was manage
here for Musson & Son of Audubon
when they had the elevator here, cam
over from his home by Dedham Sal
urday and spent Sunday with the d.
A. l.. Beers family. John mad
friends while here who are Away
glad to have him back among then
Hon. Asmus Boysen got home Tues
day morning from Chicago where b
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