Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-05-01
GRAY

Go to G. r. Spurgeon at the Trans
Mississippi Elevator for seed corn.
Peter Mundt is down to Audubon,
this week, assisting in Brorson's drug
store.
Honas Mundt made business trip
to Manning, Tuesday, going overland
by team.
Nels Christensen was sufferer from
the high wind Friday night, by hav-
ing his windmill blown down.
Dr. Beers folks were busy this week
repairing their back kitchen, having
it replastered and refitted in general.
HI. B. Shelly is home, this week,
from Glidden, where he has been for
short time working at the carpenter
trade.
Mike Mcclure father of j. G. Mcclure
was up from his farm out south west
of Audubon Monday visiting with
Johnnie
Sam Garmire brought nineteen good
head of hogs to town Tuesday to add
to the list already purchased by the
firm here.
The chimney to the q. B. church
took tumble last Friday night in the
storm but those in charge soon had it
repaired for use.
Chris Jensen has decided to put
new roof on his building and will soon
begin to have it so the wind and rain
will not effect it,
Groteluschen & Forsbeck shipped a
car of hogs Tuesday to the Omaha
markets and August Nietzel expected
to go with them.
Frank Rice drove up Tuesday from
Audubon to exercise his colts and to
take travelling man back to the coun-
ty seat with him.
Sandy Petersen gave an exhibition
of the speed of his broncho, Tuesday,
by driving it around the block to get
it used to the cart
Chas, Ramsey is now up by Man
ming working on the new road, which
is paying such good wages that he can
not resist working.
Frank Leet, of Audubon, drove up
| Tuesday and he and J. E. Mcclure
drove out into the country to attend
to matters of business
Vern Culver representing the mill
in Audubon was mp Tuesday looking
after the interest of their mill in this
portion of the country.
q. r. Spurgeon, manager of the
Trans Mississippi Elevator, made a trip
over to Kirkman Sunday to spend the
day with his parents in that town.
j. e. Mcclure and wife and C. e.
Mertz and wife drove up to Manning
Sunday, enjoying the day. got supper
and then came back home in the night.
Fred Bowman and Frank Miller
Odd Fellows lodge, but we did not
learn if they were in to get through or
not.
Two sons of Frank Mclaughlin
went over in Viola township, Sunday,
and spent the day visiting friends in
the l.. M. Estes home, who used to be
their neighbors.
The dance billed last Friday night
was failure as the elements that night
were not the most inviting to the
pleasure loving public and did not
care to be out in the wind.
| The Christian Endeavor have pre-
pared a special program for next Sun
day night. There will be special songs
and Rotations and profitable time
| will be given to all who attend.
Ed Steere was the lucky man to get
| the sofa, that Il. B. Creveling has been
| promising to someone for long time.
He held number 1S1, which happened
to fall to his lot. as the one for the sofa.
The Groteluschen & Forsbeck cattle
firm were hustling hard this past week
getting together car of butcher stuff.
They find this class of stock very
scarce this spring, as the scarcity of
grain this winter run stock through
very thin.
Rev. Wickersham, representative of
the Simpson college. was in Gray Sun
day and gave everybody very good
talk in the M. E. church. He is one
of the brainiest men in the church and
always says something when he adj
dresses the people
MISS Jessie Slough, prOprietress of
| the Wayside Inn, was busy the first of
the week, cleaning and fitting up
rooms over the Gray office for sleeping
rooms. She has always been bothered
by too little spare bed room and hopes
thus to be relieved.
Chas. Tucker, of Viola township,
was in town Tuesday and made deal
with our town harness maker, S. p.
Peterson for single harness. He was
over after buggy he has ordered, but
as it is not here he expects soon to
come back and get it.
DIR. Hoxsey returned Tuesday from
Storm Lake where he had been the
/ past few days with his family. He has
decided that he will not move to Gray.
He cannot get suitable house and
does not feel able build and so is barred
believing it good point with room for
two Doctors.
Cashier j. E. Mcclure had the artist
Austin Linn don the front of the Farm
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