Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
Fred Blume returned to Iowa City

Wednesday.
Geo. Gregg went to Manning on bus
mess today.
Hiram Mendenhall went to Colfax,
Monday evening.
Mrs. Eek Walkup is doing acceptable
service as clerk in the post office.
l have buckwheat flour for sale at
my residence. A. A. ZANER.
The public schools will open Mon.
day after vacation of over two weeks.
Pearl Roberts started Monday even
ing on a visit to Louisville, Kentucky.
III. w. Van Gorder has returned from
his visit to the old York state home.
j. A. Kerr, of the Eagle clothing
house went yesterday to Des Moines
on business jaunt.
John Minor and family spent New
Years day at the home of Mr.. Minors
brother in Viola township.
w. L. Smith, an evangelist of the
Christian church, commences a series
of meetings at the court house tonight.
j. +. Russell is going to enlarge on
his line of shoes making his stock one
of the best and most complete in the
city.
Chas. Wilkins is confined to his bed
at the home of his -in-law, Henry
Hale, in this city. Lagrippe is the
cause.
Mrs. John II. Scott and her niece,
Miss Pratt, were visiting last Saturday
at the home of VIM. Rucker, of Greeley
township.
b. f. Howald came in from Des
Moines Wednesday evening and will
spend a few days in Audubon looking
up business matters.
Miss Lou Rose, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. r. G. Langworthy, for
some days, returned to her home in
Bayard Wednesday.
Wilbur Kennels, one of our crack
musicians went to Jefferson, Iowa,
| Tuesday to assist in an orchestra for
some special occasion.
F. G. Lewis, a clothing man from
Brooklyn, Iowa, formerly with Evan
Davis at this place, was in the Andu-
Don metropolis last Tuesday.
ID. w. Matthias has moved to his
new quarters on upper Broadway. He
has one of,the neatest, best located and
most convenient rooms in the city.
The Audubon dry goods stores are
commencing war on winter goods
and intend to turn their winter stock
into money at all events. Announce
ments elsewhere will prove interesting
to those who have desire or need of
anything in those lines.
Grover Cleveland yesterday evening
announced the names of the members
of the Venezuela commission. They
are as follows: David j. Brewer, of
the United States supreme court; Rich
ard H. Alvey, of Maryland; Frederick
r. Condert, of New York; Daniel c.
Gilman, of Maryland; Andrew d
White, of New York.
The A. g. G. club, translated by some
the audubon Cigarette Club" gave a
party New Years night at the w. W.
Smith residence. The young ladies
were invited but were left in the
dark as to where the gay young men
were to be found waiting to serve a
superb luncheon of fruit, confectionery
and cake. 1t being leap year it was
emmiently proper that the young ladies
should be compelled to hunt for the
party. AS to how many may have
failed to find it is not known but it is
certain that enough found it to con-
stitute the merriest and pleasantest
party of the evening.
The Park hotel was the scene of a
very pleasant social event New Years
day and evening. Several Audubon
young ladies were the entertainers and
proved themselves adopts in the art.
In the afternoon and early hours of
the evening they received their gentle
man friends and of course entertained
them royalty. A dainty luncheon was
served. About eight o'clock the
dining room was cleared and dancing
was the program. Among the ladies
who carried the affair to a successful
and happy termination were: Marie
Slower, Vivien Hinshaw, Stella Van
Pelt, Beulah Soar, Doll Kennedy,
Georgia McIlvain, Cecilia Soar, Gene
Culver, Iva Creveling, Vesta Baxter,
Myrtle Wilson, Sadie Farmer, Nellie
Dickinson and Ianra EnrhnS