Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-22
HAPPENINGS UP AT GRAY

Mrs. Shaw's neice is visiting her this
week.
Mrs. Perry's brother and wife are
visiting her this week.
Mr.. McMullen's father and mother is
visiting them this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zuerk returned home
from Spirit Lake Friday.
Mrs. Inns mother and sister are
visiting her for few days.
Elna and Rosa Groteluschen are going
to German school this year.
We are glad to report that George
Coppersmith is improving nicely.
A. F. Altman and wife have some
relatives visiting them this week.
DR.. Beers and wife went over to Car
rolltown to see their daughter, Edna.
Several of Gray and surroundings
people attended the Audubon County
fair
Chas Newell left Tuesday evening for
Omaha, Nebraska, where he will attend
court.
Mrs. James Shaw's brother of Dor
chester has come to stay until after corn
picking.
Glenn McLachlin and daughter were
here visiting few days returning home
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Gray and daughter, Mrs,
Baldwin, went to Audubon on business
Monday.
Jay Bridenstine and wife departed
for their home at Crete, Nebraska,
Monday,
Clayton Bates and family visited
Sunday with Clarence Shingledecker
and family.
Mrs. George Shredder went to Ross,
Monday evening to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Evertts.
Mrs. Newell's sister and husband of
Coon Rapids was visiting them few
days this week.
Mrs. John Campbell's father, Mr..
Anderson from Audubon came up Tues
day to visit them.
Mrs. Ethel Evans returned home
Monday where she has been visiting her
brother at Des Moines and friends at
Dawson.
Mrs. Tom Spilker and son, Billy were
were at Manning, Friday Mrs. Spilker
went on over to Kirkman to spend a
few days.
Rev. Harvey preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday. The new minister
Rev. Hosier will preach here next Sun,
day at three o'clock.
Harry Bates snd family were request
ed to come to Carroll, Saturday morning
to see Mrs. Hart who is very sick. Mrs
Hart used to live in Ross and are friends
of Bates.
DR.. Beers and wife returned home
from Idaho, Saturday after an clever
weeks visit with their children. They
say they have had fine visit during
their absence.
Wednesday morning of last weel
word was received here that a son wa
born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray, Jr
Friday Mr. and Mrs. Audas received ;
telegram from there to come at once
that Mrs. Gray was very sick. The,
went on the next train. Then Saturda,
evening Mrs. Lou Shingledecker receiv
ed letter and / will give some of it
contents On the previous Monda,
GraY's house was struck by lightning
1t struck the center of the house, which
is an l. shape, and ran down both valleys
tearing the kitchen off, also shingle
I and siding. Their only daughter ant
their hired girl were washing on tn
N back porch at the time. 1t tore thing
4 all to pieces around them and knocket
the hired girl down. In Mrs. Gray
room it knocked the dresser over an,
broke the glass. In the pantry it brok
glass jars and even melted the solder OIL
the buckets which were hanging there
Mr.. Gray finding that none were hur
went to the telephone and as lucl
would have it, the phone would work
He called for help and people came b.
} wagonloads, but fortunately they wer
I not needed. There was no fire but tn
house was full of smoke The shocl