Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-10
GRAY

John Liken expected to ship out
some stock on the Tuesday evening
train.
Miss Snively from Yetter, is IN town
this week visiting at the home of her
friends in the DR.. Beers home
The rains the first of the week pu t
the creeks all out of their banks and
did considerable damage to the bottom
lands.
The ball team was to go to Manning
Wednesday to again try their luck
with that team to carry off victory if
possible.
Mr.. Banner one of the machine men
that comes over to help the implement
men was over from Dedham trying to
assist the boys.
Chas. Wilson the agent here was
called to Chicago Monday night to as
sist in the rush caused by the big
strike and Mrs. Wilson is acting in his
place as agent.
Fred Polzin was one of the thrifty
neighbors of the town who brought q
dozen big swine to town Tuesday to
turn over to our local shippers and re-
ceive his money.
Dick Northup was in town Tuesday
after couple ofloads of sand to com.
plete his new house that he is build
ing on the L. N. French farm that he
purchased last fall.
Chas. Moore we'll to do and pro-
gressive patron of the town took a
binder home with him the first of the
week to garner natures golden harvest
as soon as it is ready.
Frank Hoffman was on the market
Tuesday with dozen good hogs.
Frank is breeder of only the pest of
hogs and consequently his stock al
ways bring big prices.
Chas. Wiley another of our thrifty
farmers was in town Tuesday In
spite of the rain with twelve good
hogs that brought him snug sum
to lay away in the bank.
], F. Liken & Son placed whistle
on their elevator that refuses to whistle
but it is through no fault of the
mechanism of the machine but be-
cause it was put on wrong.
Mahlon Hepp is sick this week with
threatened attack of typhoid fever.
Mahlon has not been very strong all
spring and his system has been left
open to the germs of disease.
Monday night the town was ablaze
with sky rockets and the air was rent
with the noise of cannon tirecrackers
as the boys purchased the whole lot
left over by Mertz and so had their
holiday on Monday.
Prof F. P. Hooker and his helper
Will Kester were up Tuesday working
on the telephone They changed the
central. from Creveling's store to the
drug store of E. G. Mertz. where there
patrons may use it as before.
Fred Keinopple one of the hustlers
in the farming fraternity in the
country, was in town the first of the
week and took home with him the
binder of his choice and if the rain
ever stops will be ready for harvest.
John Archer who was here one time
as proprietor of the barber shop and
pool hall was in town Tuesday selling
cigars of his own manufacture. He
is located in Red Oak and has a good
business started and is now out eX-
tending.
Len Bridenstine had the misfortune
last week to loose very valuable horse.
The loss of horse now means some-
thing in a monetary way and at this
season OF the year the farmers generally
need all the horses they have and can
i'll spare one.
Henry Thomas is talking of accept
ing position on the road with Hensley
Bros. d Hamler, of Extra, for their
Liquid Hog Remedy which is meeting
with such unparalleled success where
ever they have tried it. Henry would
make hustling salesman and do good
work for the firm
Chas. Ramsey is now going about
on crutches at Manning. He was pass
ing along the street on dark night
and struck his ankle against hook
on ladder and received severe prod.
1t is not one however that will disable
him but will throw him out of en-
ployment for time
The inhabitants of Gray divided
themselves among the various towns
on the Fourth and celebrated in proper
style. They did as all good people
should do, Went and heard the eagle
scream and helped to implant in the
minds of the growing children that
best sentiment of all-personal and
public liberty.
Dublin's Red Hatred Club.
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