Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-09-18

Lutheran church near Gray, departed
Tuesday for Minnesota to visit with
his parents for time and to rest from
his pastoral duties, so when he returns
he will be able to do better work in his
church.
Rev. Bertch breaches his farewell
sermons next Sunday at Eden Valley
at II o'clock. Gray 8 O'Clock and at
Botna at 7:30 in the evening He will
go down to Des Moines Tuesday
morning to attend the district con-
ference.
Emil Borkowski and Herman Wier
returned from Wisconsin Saturday,
where the latter purchased large
tract of land. Both these gentlemen
now own farms in Wisconsin and are
making preparations to move there
next spring.
Mrs 6. E. Bertch and children will
depart Saturday for Abel to visit with
relatives and then will go on down to
Des Moines to attend the conference
which convenes there next Tuesday.
She will visit with her parents at Car
Isle for a time before her return.
F. r. Mclaughlin, M. ]. Audus, J,
A. Campbell, F. r. Huffman and r.
Z. Nedrow, went down to Des Moines
Tuesday evening to attend meeting
of the different Odd Fellows lodges Of
this district, which convenes at that
place this week.
Misses May and Flossie Thomas, of
Rock Island, Ill, nieces of Mrs. j. l..
Nedrow, who have been visiting with
her and other relatives in this vicinity
the past two weeks, left for Audubon
Monday to visit for day and on Tues
day they took their departure for their
home in Illinois.
E. p. Beems, proprietor of the Gray
pool room and barber shop, has taken
out one of his pool tables and has put
a partition across his building and will
fit up the rear end for dwelling. He
| expects to paper and paint the whole
interior which will add to the beauty
OF the same. John Campbell is doing
the carpenter work.
The base ball boys of Gray has made
arrangements for base ball tourma-
nent to take place in Gray next Fri
day, Sept. 10th. All are expecting a
good time and good crowd. Botna
and Dedham teams Will play the first
| game in the morning at 10 o'clock,
followed by Audubon and Manning at
1880 and then the winners will play at
3. The gates receipts will be divided 40,
30, 20 and 10 per cent. Horse races
and other amusements have been
arranged for during the day.
The two months old babe of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Shultz, passed from its short
stay on this earth to it's celestial home
beyond, on last Wednesday,, and the
little infant form was laid to rest on
last Thursday in the Lincoln Center
cemetery. The services were conduct
ed from the house by Rev. Ehlers.
The grief stricken parents have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their sad hour of sorrow and affiiction.
During the short time this little one
has been in this home it found a way
into the parents hearts that now leaves
them in such grief as only parents can
feel.
Harvey Briggs was born in Saratoga
county, New York, July 80, 1924, and
passed from this life Sept. IL. 1902,
having reached the mature age of 70
years, l month and - days. He
moved to Illinois from New York
state in the spring of 1880, where he
made his residence for number of
years and afterwards moved to Iowa.
He was united in marriage to Sarah
Allen, Oct. Is, 1913. He leaves a wife
and three children, Silas R. Briggs,
Byran A. Briggs and Mrs. Sparks
Baker, of Lincoln township. The
funeral services were held at the home
in Lincoln township on Sunday at
10 O'Clock a. m., Rev. G. e. Bertch
took charge of the services, after which
the remains were placed to rest in the
Lincoln Center cemetery. IT'S hard
tosee our dear ones go even though they
may have lived their allotted time, but
it leaves vacant place in this home
for the wife and his three children,
which can never be filled.
The meetings at Eden Valley church
which have been in session for the past
ten days, under the supervision of Rev
Chariot, who conducted the union
revival meetings in Gray last winter.
assisted by Rev. Bertch, closed last
Sunday evening. Rev. Chariot being
i'll on Sunday, Rev. Bertch, of Gray
preached the closing sermon. These
meetings have been the means of turn
ing number of people from the ways
of sin and wickedness and help to
start them on the narrow path which
leads to everlasting life. Twenty.
eight people confessed Christ as their
Savior and expressed desire to lead q
better life and twenty seven united
with the church at this place. The
meetings were most decided success
in every particular. This being q
busy time for the farmers, but not
withstanding the church was filled to
overlooking each evening with people
who took an interest in the meeting
and came to help make it success in
every way possible. Rev. Gharrett
departed for his home at Bloomington.
Ill, Monday, where he goes to rest
: from his labors for short time and
then will again take up his revival
work.
Catherine Elizabeth Manuel. Buck
ner was born Jan. 8, 1913, in Darke
nNnntv Ohio foI