Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-23
GRAY

z. q. Mertz went out to Omaha last
week on business.
Mr.. Griffin, of Audubon, is acting as
nurse for Geo. Gray.
Asmus Boysen sold another car of
hogs the first of the week.
Mrs. Tom Scott was down to Audu-
bon last Saturday visiting friends.
OF: b. Creveling and family visited
at the John Cameron home last Sun
day.
Miss Lottie luton was on the sick
list the first of the week but is now
improving.
James Foster is fixing up his cellar
and getting it in fine shape by putting
in good brick walls.
Mrs. wager, of Audubon, was up
sunday and visited at the home of
Will Barger and wife.
Miss Humphrey, who has been WIS.,
ltlng at the S. G. Randles home, left
for her home Monday.
Mrs. Sands is still very sick and the
doctor thinks she will have a hard
seige to pull through.
The M. w. A. lodge of Manning
VII! give picnic and log rolling in
their town on August -.
Mrs. Chas. McLachlin and a niece
OF hers went up to Manning Tuesday
Tor days visit with friends.
The Asmus Boysen family arrived
nome last week and will be at home on
tnelr ranch during the summer.
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taking in lots of stock and hustling
out after more stuff all the time.
Miss Emma Petersen went out to
Omaha last Saturday and will remain
for time working for family out
there.
Ham Buckner brought in a car of
fat cattle Tuesday and shipped them
to Omaha going with them himself to
insure good prices.
7. B. Creveling was over to Fiscus
this week and helped Geo. Somers to
put in switch board similar to the
one he has in his store.
Mrs: Lacy went down to Sharon
township Sunday to visit with her
daughter Mrs. Wulf, who was up to
Gray Sunday visiting them.
Mrs. Stuart, who has been at the
bedside of her brother Geo. Gray ever
since he was afflicted, went to her
nome in Audubon last week.
Mrs. Bowman got home the first of
the week from short visit with her
son Charley and her folks were Glad
to have her back with them again.
Rev: Hicks and family left Tuesday
tor Nebraska where they expect to visit
for time with relatives and friends
and to enjoy short respite from their
work.
Sandy Petersen was wearing big
black eye the first of the week. He
came in contact with a bee that got
the betterof him and laid him out as
it were for time.
Friends up along the Great Western
roaa VIII now have the pleasure of
rldlng on 1t as they put on an accom-
modatlon train from Harlan to Fort
Dodge the first of the week.
Mrs. G. H. Wilson and three bows
are in Tama City this week VISITING
her parents while Charley, desolate
ana lonesome, broods over his lonely
meals in silence and patience.
Mrs. Corner, out east of town, is
very sick at this writing and little
hopes are entertained for her survival.
her brother from Monroe county is
here visiting her and will remain for
time.
Mrs. Mertz, mother of Gene, came
IN on the evening train Tuesday for a
few days visit with them. She will
then go to Odeboldt where they have
new home just completed and ready
for use.
e. D. Maddix, the young man who
has been here for few days from
Evanston, Ind, selling bible scroll
was busy delivering them Tuesday.
He ls working so as to get money to
defray his expenses while in college.
Ad Firebaugh and wife are the
proud parents of a boy who came TO
their home last Wednesday to share
their comforts and to receive from
them the early knowledge and exner-
fence that will make or mar him for a
good and useful man.
Chas. Hepp was kicked by a horse
last Monday and 50 severely bruised
IhaV Ae VIII not De aOle TO work good
for some time. 1t comes rather hard
on him just at this time of the wear
when arms and hands are the most
needed part of his system.
Geo Gray is improving fast now
from his -paralytic stroke. He is now
able to sit up and can move all his
limbs now although not vigorously.
His grip in his left arm is good and
he feels he is gaining very fast. He
was moved from the hotel to his rooms
across the street where the room is
larger and where he can get better
circulation of air.
While working in the hay field for
John Liken last week Will Blakely
received very painful wound by an
accident that might have been fatal.
He had brought in a load of hay and
left his fork on the load. The sweep
of the hay fork was too much for him
and knocked him off, the fork preced-
ing him and he fell on the tines, one
OF them penetrating the arm at the
shoulder and another striking his
neck, After treatment nv tho Soo+or