Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-02
GRAY

H. D. Herrick was among the farm.
ers to have good number of hogs on
the market last week.
Frank Mclaughlin has his new barn
finished and is now ready to fill it
with hay for winters use.
Gus Schroeder brought in thirteen
head of fine swine the latter part of
the week and sold to local buyers.
Fred Hepp has put a new floor in
part OF his blacksmith shop to insure
safety to horses while shoeing them.
Mrs. Needles went home the latter
part of last week after a pleasant visit
with her daughter. Mrs. e. E. Beems.
Charley Rooney was in town the
first of the week with a load of cattle
that easily went in with the tops on
the market.
A good delegation of teachers from
this point went down to the county
seat Monday to attend the Institute
now in session.
The town seemed to be full of agents
the first of the week showing up the
merits of their goods and trying to in
duce the people to buy.
Asmus Boysen put seventy head of
good hogs from his ranch on to the
market here last week and they show
ed they had been we'll cared for.
Honas Mundt was on the sick list
the first of the week and Ormsby
Beers was assisting him out in his
work by clerking for him awhile.
At least $50 head of hogs came to
town the past week to the firm of
Groteluschen d Forsbeck which shows
that this enterprising and hustling
firm are doing big business along
this line.
Every one is making preparations
for a glorious time the Fourth. The
merchants and town people have
every thing in readiness to welcome
their guests and give them every thing
there is to be had.
Mr.. Clark who purchased the farm
OF Mrs. Wilson, has Mr. McWilliams
out there doing work repairing for
him. He expects to keep on fixing up
until he has one of the best improved
farms in the country.
The genial face of AL Ayers was seen
in town last week and he was here
again Tuesday visiting his old time
friends. AL is we'll known to our peo-
pie as his residence here and at Mann
ing left him many friends.
jeanne Stambaugh has the founda-
ton started for house she is having
Markleys erect Just west of the
Methodist church. She intends hav-
ing very neat residence put up that
will be credit to the town.
Fred Hepp and j. w. L. Rowe,
general agent for the Milwaukee
machines, were out among the farmers
the first of the week showing up their
goods. They lind binder sales slow
Chat Dustin was up from Audubon
Monday making ready to move his
household goods and family down
there. His family have long been
| fixtures here and their friends all
deeply regret seeing them move from
| here.
Geo. L. Gray Of Chesterville, Texas,
arrived Monday evening in response
to the message telling of the serious
condition OF his father at the Wayside
Inn. He says that Texas is all right
and that every thing is moving along
nicely down there.
| The warm days and nights of this
week have been a boon to farmers.
Corn is making tremendous growth,
a few more days will put it where it
belongs all over the county. Small
grain and haying will both be here at
once and they are expecting their
hands full.
George Gray was taken by sudden
stroke of paralysis last Friday and the
doctors in attendance thought it i'm
possible to save him, but his powerful
constitution seems to be getting the
best of the disease and Tuesday he was
better. George is the founder and
builder of Gray and his many friends
hope to see and hear of speedy re-
covery.
Runner and suspicion do not always
find things out and some things do
not travel far or wide. We were in
formed this week that Ross Higgins
was married over six weeks ago and
none of his friends here knew any
thing of it until last Saturday. Now
if he is, we extend our hand, if he is
still fooling us, we publish him any
how for punishment.
The creamery here is fast turning
into cream station as the milk haul
ing became so much of burden that
none could be found to do it. Now
hand separators are found all over the
country and the cream hauled three
times week and get good results. ].
w. Lancelot is doing a good business
selling separators as he has one that is
giving universal satisfaction to the
patrons who have tried it.
| The Heart.
The human heart is practically a
force pump about six inches in length
and four inches in diameter. 1t beats
20 times per minute, 1920 times per
hour, 1OO,S0O times per day and &c.
10000 times per year and 2,575, No.
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