Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-01-15
for a time she was in critical con.

O. V. Armstrong and I. L. Mona
hon of Denison have rented the Geo.
Gray grain Office and are gathering
up sewing machines over the country
and bringing them in here to repair
them. They are doing pretty good
business.
John Mcclure former cashier at
the bank here but now occupies a po-
sition of the same nature at Extra
was an over Sunday visitor at his
home in Gray. He has purchased a
house at Extra and will soon move to
that place.
Johnny French who has been MAX
ing his home at the Wayside Inn
left for Dexter Thursday to visit
with his father l.. N. French and
family. He expects to be absent for
a week or two visiting at this place
before he returns.
Greenwaldt, Groteluschen s. Com
pany invoiced their stock of Deering
machinery the first of the week and
figuring up the business done the
past year which they found very sat
isfactory and much in excess of the
previous years business.
The masquerade ball at the hall
Friday evening was we'll attended
and everyone had a good time, not be-
| ing able to tell who they were dane
| ing with. When the masks were re-
moved many found they had been
mistaken in identity eff several.
Sandy Peterson former harness.
maker at Greenwaldt, Groteluschen &
Company left for Denison Sunday,
where he will work in a shop in that
town. This leaves Gray without a
harness maker and now there is very
good opening for the right man.
Geo. Everett was driving along
Monday when the buggy slipped
around on the ice, breaking wheel
and throwing the occupants to the
ground with considerable force but
no one was hurt seriously only one of
the number received a slight bruise as
a result of the fall.
j. F. Liken s. Son tore out the old
shelter in their elevator the first of
the week and replaced it with new
one, as the old one had become quite
badly worn. These people pay the
same price for ear corn as shelled
which they are enabled to do by do
ing their own Smelling.
Jas. Foster Jr. and wife of Man
ming were down Saturday and visited
with his father Jas. Foster Sr. and
wife. Jas. Jr. left for Chicago Sun
day where he will remain for q time
and on his way home he will stop off
at Rock Island and visit with his sis
ter who resides at that place for a
short time.
A dance will be given at the Wood
men hall on January Both by the Ger
man people of this vicinity. They
have secured an orchestra from Man
ming that will furnish the music tor
this occasion. Not only Germans are
invited but others as well, but the
dance will be controlled by the Ger
man people.
Quarterly meeting will be held at
the church at Botna Sunday by the
Presiding Elder, Rev. N. f. Hicks.
Rev. Hicks of this place will conduct
a revival there, beginning the first OF
the week and will be assisted by the
Elder. He expects to continue the
meetings there for two weeks and per-
maps longer.
/ The Woodmen hald pubic install
lation at their hall Thursday evening
and after the exercises a big supper
was served to crowd of nearly two
hundred and fifty people. 1t is hard
to get just enough for SO large a
crowd but everyone had plenty and
all had one of the best times that they
have enjoyed for some time.
II The Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges held installation of officers at
| their hall over I. B. Creveling' store
Friday evening and installed and in
lstructeG their new officers in the diff
ferent offices. After installation a
bountitul supper was served to all
| those present and everyone had q
plenty and then there was some to
spare.
| The Union meetings closed at the
| u. B. church Sunday evening which
have been conducted by Rev. A. Ben.
nett pastor Of the M. E. church and
Rev. Hicks pastor OF the U. B.
church. There were four people thai
went forward during, hemeeting and
sthe church people were 5rousednup III
their work and are now awake to the
interests of their church.
Wilson Swaney departed Friday
for New York City and from there he
will go to Washington, d. G. to lool
after a patent relay he has recently
perfected for use on the telephone. Mr.
Swaney thinks he has worked out thu
theory of this little instrument anG
!, by its use on the telephone a person
can be heard talking as plainly one.
hundred miles as though the distance
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