Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-12-06
GREELEY GREETING.
Mud, fog and thunder


Rolled the whole show under.
Rose Valley has secured teacher.
We failed to learn the name.
Miss Vivian Deweese will resume
her duties in the Little Valley school
December 3.
After helping Art Anciaux gather
IN his corn crop Samuel Dutler Jr.
is again with Ira Johnson.
George Kramer Of Leroy, came
down with his phonograph and par
ticipated in the Z. b, church fair.
A very pleasant gentleman accom-
panied by Miles Kness, of Audubon
was selling stock food In west Greeley
Wednesday.
Arthur AnciauX finished husking
corn on the eve before Thanksgiving
in consequence OF which he was in
excellent spirits for giving thanks.
Claude Jayne, assisted by Messers
Lloyd Miller and Henry Burr, is
building Il gigantic corn crib in Frank
DuVall's feed yard. Mr. Duvall will
buy considerable corn.
Thursday evening December &,
marks the beginning of what promises
To be IL spirited revival at the Union
Baptist church. Rev. Chas, Sloan
will be assisted by Rev. Mr.. Alexan-
dry. eminent pastor OF the first Bap.
list church Of Panora. Mr.. Alexan.
dry has had broad experience In
evangelistic work.
Harry Covault has sold his fine
ninety acre farm in east Greeley TO
Melvine Masterson receiving 900
per acre. The Covault and Master
son farms lie side by side and the
deal was consumated under the pres
sure OF Mr.. Masterson spirit OF ex-
pansion and Mr. Covault's desire to
be more favorably located,
The committees have all been an.
pointed and set in operation TO make
the Union Baptist church center of
grand Christmas festivities. The
event will offer good opportunity
to httingly deliver your tokens OF
love and friendship. Do not become
victim OF regret by staying at home.
The Union Baptist oyster supper
and church fair which Indictment
weather would not permit TO take
place Thanksgiving eve Inaterialized
in the Little Valley school house
Saturday night, December |. The
skillful management of the Dorcas
Ladies Aid Society combined with
the excellent auctioneering ability OF
William Rucker made the event
marked success. The sale of tho mer-
chandise which consisted OF aprons,
quilts, carpet mittens, chair cushions
etc was prefaced by steaming oyster
supper in the inviting fumes of which |
soclability, permeated by the siren |
strains Ola photograph reached de- |
lightful climax from which il reluct- |
antly retreated before the urgent
voice OF the auctioneer as he mounted |
the rostrum to begin the sale AS the |
sale progressed, Charley Simmons a
handsome young bachelor, slowly de. |
veloped into star bidder in the |
apron deal; and at last gave the |
audience pleasant shock by eagerly |
buying cradle quilt. Such daring
provisions for the future in the face
Of a jocnlar assembly is indeed he
roic. Charley is eligible to Car
1egie medal, and 10 would be an in
Justice, and reprehensible neglect not
% mention the fact to Carnegie's
lero-fund committee. Predominant
n the crowd were well behaved young
people who participated in the bidd-
ng with a spirit quite helpful to the
enterprise. The supper alone yielded
$500, while the proceeds from the
'ale would perhaps multiply this
amount by two, thus leaving a goodly
Ium in hands which will endeavor TO
,e spent in a way most pleasing to
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