Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-07


Banker Charles Van Gorder and Mrs.
G.. B. Russell wheeled down in Mr..
VanGorder's new automobile and they
spent a few hours with Edwin an d
Mollie Delahoyde.
Rev. W. W. Hartsaugh has about re-
gained his usual strength and health
end was caller upon Rev. Hill, the
Congregational divine at Atlantic, the
first part of this week.
Professor J. l.. Conger, who is one
of the instructors in the county normal
at Audubon, arrived here Saturday
evening and shook hands with his
friends for few hours.
Gretchen Delahoyde writes glowing
letters from the top of Pixies Peak,
Colorado, to her mother, Mrs. +. W.
Delahoyde, telling of trip up to that
famous resort by team, a few days ago.
Mrs. Arthur Bartlett, from Chadron,
Nebraska, arrived here Friday evening
to have a good long visit with her
mother, Mrs. F. J. Stranger and her
brother, ID. E. Stranger, and his family.
Mrs. Grace Green-McC Claim and her
little baby arrived from the west last
Thursday to visit her brother Walter
over east of town, and her husbands
parents, T. J. McClain and wife, in this
city.
Henry Donahue, for twenty years
section foreman at this place, moved
his family up to Audubon last Thurs
day. They are the best of people and
a credit to any community where they
may reside.
The ladies of the Christian church,
of this city, will give an entertainment
upon the lawn of John Stoner, on
| Thursday evening, August IA. There
will be a program and refreshments
will be served.
Herbert Herrick has resigned his
position in the butcher shop in this
city and the first of the week in COM
pany with his father, J. d. Herrick,
started on land hunting expedition
up about Waterfowl, South Dakota.
John Harrison had his face all made
up to be married to Susie Ref on the
18th of August, but the Bishop of the
Catholic church said 'No, sir Mr..
Harrison, you will have to put off tn at
happy event until some later date"
And John, he put it off.
John Carlson and wife, worthy
Danish people, west of town, buried
their fifteen months old baby in a
cemetery near their home one day this
past week. Group attacked the child
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its spirit had fled beyond the shores of
time.
Every thing is lively down here
along the Iowa telephone company's
line. A force of men are setting new
poles, stringing up two new copper
and one iron one upon the line and
fixing the central office. They will be
here part of the week and then gradu.
ally work on northwest to Templeton.
Prof. f. P. Hooker was down here
this week and in company with John
B. Connrardy took trip over into
Audubon township. We understand
that a strong effort will be made to run
the Musson Bros. line running out
from Anita in north westerly
| direction.
Mrs. John I. Hensley and family,
Mrs. Dena Statzell and family, one of
Mrs. Jacob Rabson's girls, Jack Conn
rardy and Harold Sturgeon, loaded all
that was needed into two wagons and
started for Lake Okoboji last Friday.
Some day this week the Frank Hensley
and Walter Copeland families will
start for the same resort and when they
come home we will tell you some of
the fish stories they tell us.
A deal of considerable importance
was consumated here this week, l.. ID.
Wells & Co. selling their stock of gen.
eral merchandis to John Rendleman
and John Hunter, taking the Peter
Schumacher four-hundred acre farm
in Audubon township on part pay, and
then these gentlemen in turn selling
the stock Of goods to Peter Hansen
aud John Lohner, two of the clerks in
the Frank Gault & Co. store. These
latter named gentlemen to take posses
sion on August 18th. The members Of
the new firm are energetic business
men, have wide acquaintance and
will certainly command a good share
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