- Edwin Wade, the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wade, left last night for New York City to try to trace up the members of his family.

- Auctioneer Robert Mullen has four auction sales to cry this week. The auction season is opening up early and they all want "Uncle Robert" to cry their sales for them.

- Barney Grant finished threshing last Tuesday. Oats went about 40 bushels to the acre and barley about 25. Pretty good grain crops for this year, and the grain stacks are dry and nice.

Transcription by C.J.L., September of 2003