Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
Real Estate Exchange,
Gray, Iowa.


Ben Habur is in bed again after
having been up for several days.
G. E. Mertz was business caller in
the county seat of Carroll county last
Sunday.
Elmer Greenlee of Viola township,
was in Gray Saturday transacting
business.
A show is billed in town for Friday
night at the hail but we know nothing
of it's merits.
Robert Billings was in town last
week and purchased good buggy of
the local firm here.
Howard Kittel was laid out the
first of the week and unable to attend
to business affairs.
Miss Belle Lancelot was down home
Saturday and Sunday visiting at the
home of her parents.
John CARRIER went down to Audubon
Monday to look after matters of per-
sonal business affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hight Packard are the
proud parents of a sweet girl baby
born to them last Tuesday.
There was special meeting of the
team in the M. w. A. to get in shape
for future work on candidates.
John Thomas of Wisconsin, left
Tuesday for his home after few days
visit with his cousins in the Lewis
home east of town.
Geo. Spurgeon was knocked out the
first of the week with a sore finger
that gave him great deal of in
convenience and pain.
J.E. Mcclure of the Farmers Ex-
change bank, was shaking hands with
friends down at the county seat be.
tween trains last Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs Hicks have had the
care of quite a sick child at their home
the past week but it is now much i'm
proved and getting on nicely.
Frank w. Reuse will be the next
victim in the M. w. A. lodge as he
will be taken through the various
degrees next meeting night if all goes
we'll.
Ping Pong is getting to be quite an
interesting game in town. A couple
of boards are here and those partaking
find the exercise both beneficial and
exciting.
John F. Liken shipped car of hogs
Tuesday evening to the Omaha mar
kets. They We're good bunch and
had ought to bring away toward the
ton of the market
Conrad Deetz living up by Manning
has advertised big public sale for the
18th and from the amount of stock ad-
verified we would judgea man could
get some bargains.
The members of the U. B. church
have decided to make some repairs and
changes in their parsonage. They will
raise it up a story and otherwise fix it
up for convenience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin
are the proud parents of wee girl
that came to them last Thursday to
receive It's share of the love given to
the rest of the family.
A cousin of Mr.. and Mrs. Swaney In
Manning has been visiting them last
| week and Sunday came down and
visited Roy Swaney the hustling real
estate dealer east of town.
The firm for which Max Ehlerts
has been working has offered him q
| position to go with them to the town
where they moved and tuesday he
thought of going with them.
| j. w. Lancelot was taken quite sick
the first of the week and a DOCTORS
service was required to relieve him
The doctor thinks he can be out again
in short time if he keeps quiet.
Uncle James Foster is becoming
famous as celery raiser. We have
heard several remarks lately as to its
merits and size that leads us to believe
he is one of the best gardeners in the
whole country.
Miss Lillian Jones of Wisconsin
who has been visiting relatives at the
Lewis home and who was here for 8
time and then left, came back last
week and the first of this departed
again for her home.
The churches are arranging for 8
union of forces at Christmas time fol
a Christmas entertainment. They
are both working in perfect harmony
and will give good and interesting
entertainment when the time arrives
Chas. Mclaughlin, the oldest boy
of Frank, was severely hurt Sunday
by being butted by a muley steer in
the feed yard. He was feeding the
cattle and this one became infuriateG
and attacked him. He was un
conscious for a time we understand
but is now getting on nicely.
Hon. Asmus Boysen, Nels Christen
sen and Sam Randles of this place anC
Frank Leet of Audubon went out into
Nebraska Monday to look at a big
ranch which we understand they hat
] thoughts purchasing. They believe