Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-09
GRAY

Mrs. Swaney is visiting this week at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will
Barger.
Otto Borkowskie returned from Wis.
Friday and will remain for the
harvest.
Mrs. James Foster was down from
Manning visiting relatives the first of
the week
Tom Musson, of Audubon, was up
Tuesday to visit his old time friend,
Geo. Gray.
Fl. W. Beason and wife, east of Au-
dubon, We're up the Fourth visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Rice.
Mr.. Spencer, a mason and gravel
roof fixer was up from Atlantic Tues
day looking after personal affairs.
Rob Ping and two of his workmen
came up Tuesday to work for some one
in the community whose name we did
not learn.
Masons were down from Manning
the first of the week laying founda-
ton to an addition he is putting on to
his house.
The Brokowskie brothers have their
engine at F. c. Hepp's blacksmith
shop getting repaired ready for the
fall threshing.
The cottage of Miss Stumbaugh is
fast nearing completion and is improv-
ing the looks Of that block to a con-
siderable extent
Sandy Petersen was down from Den
ison where he works in a harness shop
and visited his parents and celebrated
the Fourth here.
Fred Ludwig, of Cushing, was here
over the Fourth visiting his parents,
brothers and sisters and enjoying him
self in the celebration.
Grant Lancelot is home this week
helping his father as his call for sepa-
rators is more than he can attend to
and also helping at the creamery.
Geo. Gray, they believe, is improv-
ing some all the time and hope is now
entertained for his recovery which his
many friends will be glad to learn.
Mrs. Hopkins and Miss Woodhouse,
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day and are visiting this week with
their daughter and aunt, Mrs, Frank
Rodgers.
Mrs. Frank Corner was expected
home this week from Audubon where
she has been sick for some time but
we did not learn whether or not she
| returned
The people Of Gray are anticipating
wedding for the near future. When
bachelors rent houses and fix them
up it is generally indication of some
thing doing.
Kew. Ehlers received a telegram the
first OF the week that his brother had
| died at his home in Tennessee and
would be shipped to Newell where
Kew. Ehlers went to conduct the
funeral exercises.
Monday morning as the Oldest son
OF Mrs. John Ruiz was driving to town
with the running gears of wagon
with just few boards on it so as TO get
load of stone, cat frightened one OF
the horses, making it kick The boy
was so close to the horse that he was
| hit on the head and knocked under the
| wheels. The team then ran and drug
| him him nearly a quarter of mile
| and then ran on to town where they
We're stopped. The boy was insensi-
| bic when found but under the skilfull
| management of DR.. Beers was soon
brought to life and is now getting on
| nicely 1t seems almost miracle that
| no bones were broken or that his life
even was spared.
The Fourth has come and gone and
| one of the biggest crowds that ever as.
sembled in the north part of the county
was present. 1t was an ideal day and
| the citizens had prepared everything
| necessary to make a success. The
| crowd began to arrive early and when
all We're present the estimate was
placed at about 200O people. The Ju.
| venile band from Manning gave very
satisfactory music and showed remark.
able ability. The grafton by Rev.
Hicks was mastery effort and every
one who heard it took on new lease
of patriotism and pronounced him a
splendid orator. The ball game be.
tween Ross and Dedham proved a
walkaway for Dedham by score of Is
to ,. The dance at night was we'll
patronized and ran until late in the
morning. The STANDS did good bust.
| ness and were out of many things be.
fore night. In all it was one round OF
pleasure from start to finish and the
people feel proud of their success.
Every one was orderly and quiet and
no signs were seen of extreme drunk
enneSS.