Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-20
GREELEY.

ANEELEYs
We are gathering pumpkins now.
George Egan marketed two loads
OF hogs in Hamlin, Saturday.
Mrs. Louis Anciaux has returned
from her visit in North Dakota.
Grant Kness marketed load of
heavy porkers in Hamlin, Saturday.
James Egan was on the fluttering
Hamlin markets Monday with some
fine swine.
Mrs. Rev. Chas. Bentley has been
seriously ill, but is much better at
this writing.
Spencer & Bennett, of Extra
erected new wind pump for W. H.
Egan, Friday.
Marshall McNutt spent Thursday
in the care-go.away atmosphere Of
the Atlantic carnival,
Mrs. Lloyde Miller visited with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Minerman,
Wednesday, OF last week.
Chris Haderer and force, of Audu-
bon, are at work on the Stuart land
building that new house for Clint
Rucker and repairing that old one
for Albert Johnson.
Ira Johnson and Charley JAYNE
are knocking the beef trust all to
smithereens. They expect the
community to consume one beef
per week from now on.
The Patty Brothers are honey
combing north east Greeley with
wells, doing work for the following:
Will Egan, Thomas Egan ST.,
Thomas Egan Jr.. Clinton Ruck
and others.
A party was given at the Hensley
nome Saturday evening in honor Of
Lee May. He is going away off
some place. don't know where the
Sam patch" it is, Oklhoma, 1
guess.
"AND THERE BY HANGS A TALE"
Last spring Mr.. Joe Kessling, of
Bear Grove, moved his family onto
the old Luke Baker farm, owned
by S. s. Berry and begun to work
by the month for the later gentle
man. Sickness and misfortune had
reduced Mr.. Kessling's family to
state that attracted the attention of
Charity. Accordingly one summer
day the Union Baptist Ladies Aid
met at the Kessling home to
do some sewing, etc. In the even
ing of that day, circumstances
made it a matter of great conven-
fence for the ladies to step across
the way and take supper with Mrs.
5. S. Berry, who, by the way, is
member of the said aid
society. Soon after this it was
whispered about that Mr.. Berry had
subtracted the price of the Aid So.
ciety's supper from the wages of
his hired hand. The members of
the church, in which Mr.. Berry is
prominent, began to grow pale.
Some began to shy away from tn
as if they were fearful that
the roof would collapse. The SPAR
rows and pigeons would gather
in little knots around the cupola as
If in hurried consultation then fly
away across the sunny fields during
Sunday services. Perhaps they al
ways did this, but when people be-
gin to lose confidence in each other
and grow suspicious the evil side
of every thing flops up. All this
time, Mr.. Berry was dangerously
of the dark, evil sha-
dow that was haunting his foot.
steps. One evening a friend ap-
prised Mr.. Berry of the circum.
stances. He was shocked, and
with the frankness of innocence
went straightway to the Aid Society
and retuted the charge, and oc-
by Rev. Chas. Bentley,
went Immediately to Mr.. kessling
and secured written statement
signed by Mr.. Kessling, that in his
dealings with Mr.. Berry nothing
of the kind had ever been mention
ed or thought of. The written state.
ment is now in Mr.. Berry's posses
sion and completely exonerates him
from the evil charge. The origin of
this malicious falsehood is mys-
terry with which no one cares to
dehle themselves. Suffice to say
that If the parent of it is a conscien-
tious being he is now suffering the
natural and inevitable penalty of
his nefarious act. 1t has not only
injured Mr.. Berry, but it has defled
the community which is now blush
ing with shame to think that they
so long entertained this hydrahead-
ed monster to the secret corners Of
gossip.
PARTING WITH THE FLOWERS.
October winds dirge now moan
ana signing, sobbing, kindly spread