Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-30


lodge and expects to add several to
their membership during the coming
~ Onths.
Chas. WITHHOLD and Mr.. Goddard,
who reside near Gray returned the
last of the week from their trip down
in Missouri. They We're pleased with
that country and purchased 44O acres
of land between them. They are
thinking of moving down there at
some future time.
w. A. Slough, who has been max
ing his home in Michigan but who
has been visiting with his sister, Miss
Jessie Slough and brother, Frank
Slough, at the Wayside Inn, expects
to depart today for Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, to remain during the winter in
that warm cline.
The auction sale of the old Polzin
Fisher stock being conducted by
Whermann & Landers will continue
until the entire stock is closed out.
Goods sold over the counter after sale
hours will be sold at 20 per cent dis
count. The sale this week was very
well attended considering the rush of
work among the farmers but there are
still many bargains left.
A male quartette has been organic
ed in Gray composed of Rev. Hicks
w. j. Lancelot, Emerson Shelly and
Will Barger and are known as the
Harmony quartette. They will fur
nish vocal music this winter for diff
ferent gatherings desiring good first
class music. The boys are all good
singers and the quartette bids fair of
being most decided success.
While Mrs. Todd was on her way
home last week she was so unfortunate
as to be in a railroad accident. The
engine on the train she was on got out
of repairs and was run into town to be
fixed up, the coaches being left on the
track when the engine from another
train collided with the coaches. Two
ladies were injured but Mrs. Todd was
fortunate and escaped unframed.
Phil NJ. Gould will deliver lecture
IN the Woodmen hall, on Nov. 5th.
This is the first number of the Bust
ness lecture course and promises to be
a good number He is sent out by the
Cooperative Lyceum Bureau OF
Omaha, Nebraska, and comes highly
recommended. There have been forty.
seven season tickets sold up to this
time and indications are for a large
turn out
Honas Mundt has received part OF
the goods for his new store and
has them placed on the shelves. He
is expecting the rest of his stock in q
few days and then will open his store
to the general public. Honas has had
considerable experience in the store
business and thoroughly understands
the inside working of store and will
no doubt conduct a first class business
receiving his share of the patronage
from his old costumers and all new
ones that come to buy of him he
promises to treat them right.
G. R. Spurgeon of this place and
Miss Emily Wyland of Harlan, were
quietly married last Saturday at the
home Of the brides grandmother, Mrs
Griffith. Rev. Parsons of the Congre.
gational church of that city perform
ling the ceremony that united them as
husband and wife.
| Miss Wyland is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wyland, deceased
Ibut has been making her home for {
iuhioC1 VI ySdIs Wltn her STauU
mother. She has taught in the Shelby
county schools for the past seven
years, always giving perfect satisfac
ton in all her years of school work
She is a lady of high moral attain
ments and refinements and possesses
those traits of character that have wor
for her hosts of friends and admirers
in her home at Harlan and in school
work in Shelby county.
Mr.. Spurgeon who has been conduct
ing the elevator for the Trans Mississ
ippi Grain Co., for the past year but
was in the employ of this same com
pany for two years previous at Harlan
Iowa, is young man who possesses
an ability to win friends and retair
them by his selfsacrificing nature
His business ability is never question.
ed as shown by his remaining with
the firm for this length of time hav
ing the sole charge of the company
business, which shows the confidenc
and trust they place in him. He ha
many friends here who extend hin
hearty congratulations in his MARI
age.
They returned Monday from Hal
Ian and will fit up rooms in the Ora
grain office and board at the hote
until they are able to secure a house
Success and happiness is the wish c
their hosts of friends.