Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-03
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The Boys are Manly and Do No
Mischief.
SOME HAPPY SOCIAL TIMES.
Tall, Ghost Like Forms Fit Through
the Streets. Round Dozen Club
Out. Another Crowd at Danish
Brotherhood Hall. A Younger
One Yet at Dwight Vests.

nc duClSuL CUSTOMS were %.
served Monday night and much
pleasureable and innocent fun in
dulged in. Jack-'o-lanterns could
be seen in all parts of the town.
Tall white ghosts were seen lurking
IN the shadows and now and then
surrounded by COLLINS could be
eeen stalking up the streets. Those
with strong imaginations could
the air, and black cats in space.
Several tribes of young boys were
out early in the evening and had a
good time before curfew. In all it
was such time is is allowable. In.
nocent fun was had, but no one was
damaged that cost money to repair.
AT DWIGHT VESTS.
Early in the evening the road
leading up to the farm home of
Dwight West was lined with ehad-
owy forms that glided up through
the fallen robe of night to enter the
home and wait for future develop
ments. Later more stalwart ehad-
ows cleft the darkness and strobe
rather than glided toward the home
THAT was now glow of light. Soon
the ghosts were laid and a lovely
lot of girls were turned by magic of
the witches wand from spectres to
real flesh and bone. Then the good
time begun. Things to eat were
prepared and disposed of. Old
fashioned games were INDUCED in.
Tricks new and old were sprung,
and in fact anything to make the
time pass pleasantly and swiftly.
The crowd as may be seen by the
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they sure had royal good time.
Those present were: Mertie Bruner,
Gertie Bruner, Bertha Young, Luz
Richard Guernsey, viii Minerman
Gerald Hensley, John Riley, Homer
Beers, Floyde Young, Claude KEEL
sey, Harold Sturgeon.
ROUND DOZEN CLUB.
This bevy OF fe,nal divinity Gf we
don't get mobbed for the remark)
had "A most goulish and itinerant
program. Their itinery took
them to most of the homes of the
members. They were all ghosts.
Outsiders tried to pierce their mask
as they glided up and down the
streets, but they invariably failed.
They were attended throughout the
night by two forms of outer dark
sAess. Witches though they were
they could not shake off the shad-
ows. Departed spirits of men they
T y. This club is supposed to be
meEs h.ters (hate to see them out of
their sight and they tried to elude,
evade, skip, run away from, and
otherwise get rid of them, but could
not. The first place of entertain
tment was at tina home of Miss Annie
Hansen for Miss Catherine Emig,
who has not entirely foreswown
man and who was going to another
party. Here they found the rooms
/ decorated with autumn leaves,
pumpkins and kindred articles ap-
Ipropriate for the occasion. The
supper table was decorated by q
diamond shaped glass center piece
I on which burned candles, and the
guests were treated to steaming hot
Stowls of oyster soup. From there
bhey went on to the home of Lena
Bush where cake and apples were
lserved. The decorations were about
the same in all the homes. Again
they went on to the home of Lou
Knox where good old pumpkin pie
and apples were served. From there
they went to Mrs. w. A. Hamler's
where hideous sights we're present