Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
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the VIM. Fulton home.
Mrs. Joe Bell is quite sick and DIR.
Rendleman is prescribing for her.
Three new members were admitted
to the Congregational church Sunday
morning,
Mrs. Gransberry and family are liy-
ing in the Peters property south OF
Cotton's grocery.
John Rendleman has moved his real
estate Office into the building just east
of our city meat market.
1t was shock to our citizens to learn
OF the death of Mrs. A. Hallock, an old
resident of our little city.
Otto Witthauer and family go over
to Panora next Saturday to spend
''Xmas" with his parents.
Geo. Knapp, wife and baby visited
his mother from Monday until Tues
day. Their home is at Newton.
Mrs. Jas. Gearhart, who is stopping
at the home of Henry Conkling, had a
relapse last Sunday and does not seem
to rally.
Mrs. Ira Dayton and two children
left Wednesday of this week for Cali
fornia to pass the winter with her two
brothers.
Geo. Hunt has purchased the Emery
Williams property at West-town and
himself and wife are nicely located
therein.
The atmosphere was so clear Sunday
evening that we could hear the church
bell at Brayton, five miles away, very
distinctly.
Chas. Curd, who has been working
in the lead mines of Missouri, came up
home Friday to visit over Sunday with
his parents, returning Monday.
Harry Page, son of Geo. Page, of
Greeley township, is installed at our
depot helping hustle baggage and
learning telegraphing. Harry is
good boy and all wish him success.
Marshal Humphrey and wife have
been spending few days down at Car
son visiting Uncle Sam Minser and
family and J. W. like and family.
Sherm returned Sunday morning.
G. B. Parkinson has closed his store
and shipped his stock and household
goods to Panama, Ia, where he ex-
poets to engage in business. Extra
loses an excellent family by their re-
moval.
J. A. Slender, of Brayton, has sold
his drygoods and grocery stock to a
gentleman by the name of Tate. They
commenced to invoice Saturday and
then Mr.. Slender and family will move
down into Missouri.
John Crane and'wife returned from
their stay at Missouri Valley Monday
of this week. Mr.. Crane has had three
cancers removed from his face. He
thinks the last one was the end and he
will be free from them now.
Grandma Hamlin is nicely located
in the Christian parsonage where she
will remain until spring when she will
build her house on the site of the old
one, putting up much better house
city.
Mrs. Thos. Allen received word
this week that her father who is in his
83th year and lives in Ohio, was very
feeble and could not recover. Her
daughter, Mabel, who lives in Omaha,
came home and at once went to help
care for him.
Tom Littlefield returned from
Wyoming Saturday morning where he
has been the past two years, to spend
Christmas with his parents over in
Audubon township. After two years
trial of that country he thinks you can
look along time to find place that
will beat Audubon county.
Late Sunday evening as DR.. Laur-
etzen came down out of his office after
pail of hard coal, he neglected to put
on his rubbers and his feet flew out
from under him and he fell striking his
right eye on the stone window sill
cutting it so bad he had to call med
ical aid and have it sewed up.
Mrs. VIM. Thielen, living south of
town, leaves today for Waterloo, Black
hawk county, to visit her people for a
couple of weeks. She will be present
at the old home to help make Xmas
merry. 1t has been number of years
since she was home and we bespeak
for her pleasant time.
Last Saturday evening about forty
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tibbins friends
broke the stiffness of their quiet home
and walked in on them and proceeded
to make themselves at home remind
ing them in the meantime that it had
been just fifteen years that day since
they accepted each other for better or
tor worse. They took with them many
fine presents and did not forget the
good things to eat. 1t was late when
they told them good night. wishing
they might have many more years.
After the regular sermon Sunday
morning, Rev. Wissler tended his res
ignation as pastor of the Congregation
al church here. Rev. Wissler has
been with MS four years and during
that time has done good work in his
church making it strong by his untir-
ing efforts. Bnt he feels as he said
Sunday morning that he as well as the
church would be benefited by change.
Should he go away, himself and family
leave great many warm friends who
wish them success in their new home
Grandma Murphy died at her home
in this city last Sunday morning after
long illness of heart trouble. She
was past 70 and for some years has
been sufferer of rheumatism, which
brought on heart trouble. Everyone