Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
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Groteluschen & Forsbeck had car
of hogs all ready to send out last Tues.
day evening.
John Lacy went down to the county
personal business.
Mrs. Uthoff, of Manning, was dow n
Tuesday visiting with her friends at
Honas Mundt's home.
Chas. Wilson is back from Chicago
and again attending to his duties as
agent at the railway Office.
Hi Packard started his self-binder
going Monday in his barley, which is
proving rich and bountiful harvest.
t. B. Creveling went on the road,
Monday, with one of his wagons leav-
ing Mrs. Creveling to look after the
store.
Mis-. ]. E. MCGUIRE was down to Au-
dubon last Monday visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Gun
ningham.
Bert Denny, who drives one of the
t. b. Creveling wagons was unable to
go out on the road Monday on account
of sickness at home.
E. G. Mertz and wife and cousin
went up to Manning, Tuesday, to wit
ness the contest between the ball teams
of Audubon and Manning for local
championship.
The telephone central is now at the
MertZ drug store and we understand
that several other changes were made
the past week by Professor Hooker
and his assistants.
Aus Linn, the expert paper hanger
and painter Just finished neat and
tasty job of work in the Chas. McLach-
lin home, SO it is now pleasantly
changed and fixed up new.
In the local game of ball last Tues
day between Gray and Manning. Man
ming came Oft victorious with score
of seven to three in their favor though
the boys here put up good game.
Haying time is on in earnest now
since the rain has stopped and the sun
has come out. Tons and tons will be
put up this week, as the crop is much
heavier than was at first anticipated.
Mrs. George S. Gray and her two
girls arrived last Saturday from her
Texas home and expect to remain
some time and visit some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Audas.
Miss Mollie Ludwig, who has been
in Manning at work Is now at home
with her mother, Mrs. Honas Mundt
and will remain for some time to rest
up and enjoy visiting her old time
friends.
]. E. Mcclure came almost getting
himself into hot trouble the other day
as he was capturing a swarm of bees
that had settled at his home. The lit.
tie fellows resented his intrusion of
their quarters.
Miss Lena Mertz from Odebolt came
down, the latter part of the week, and
is visiting with her cousin Gene Mertz
and wife and enjoying the social pleas
ures of the town, which at present con-
sists of ball games.
Hon. Asmus Boysen has crew of
men in the field this week busy put
ting up the immense crop of hay. He
finds the hay field considerable differ
ent from the legislative field but he is
sufficiently able to cope with either.
Hon. Asmus Boysen entertained a
few of his chosen friends last week in
honor OF his birthday which he wish
ed them to help celebrate. They all
had merry good time and retired
wishing him many more birthdays
and enjoyable days.
Some of the small boys from the sur
rounding communities came into town
Saturday, to play game of ball with
the boys of the town. After lively
time through all the innings the boys
in town won out and now expect to go
up to Manning soon to play the boys
there.
The farmers are looking forward to
one of the biggest all around harvests
ever put up in the county. The small
grain that went down has now
Strengthened up and looks so big and
rank, that it proves pleasing picture.
Everything seems to be heading heavy
and the crop will undoubtedly be big.
The Fourth Quarterly Meeting for
the Gray Circuit will be held at Botna
on Saturday and Sunday, July Goth
and 9th. Presiding Elder w. F. Cor
lex will preach Saturday evening, Sun
day morning at eleven o'clock and at
eight O'Clock in the evening. Business
meeting at half past two on Saturday
afternoon. All are invited
6. E. BERTCH.
The town is now becoming heroic
and feel sure of the proves and native
ability of her young men. Athens of
old was proud of the speed and endur-
ance of her young men and the pride
and grit of and in the local ball team
is shown in the fact that they put up
a purse of fifty dollars to be covered by
Manning and winner to get all alta
game of ball at the Manning grounds,
next Tuesday. Each team is confident
that their particular god of sports will
be with them to help conquer the
enemy and show them what easy vic
Tins they are, but only time can tell
who really is victorious.
IT'S Ever Thus.