Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06

| Wis w -. hcHLcuy FttuFHeu yes
terday from visit at the home of
her son near Gray.
Russell Mott has returned from a
six weeks service in farm work for A.
N. Detwiler, of Lincoln township.
The Audubon County Medical So
ciety will meet at the Court House,
Tuesday, August 18th, at 2 O'Clock.
The school house work is progress
ing first rate. The brick work is done
and the shingles are going on the roof
now.
e. g. Nelson, who is still in poor
health, left Monday for Hot Springs,
S. d. We sincerely hope he will re-
cover.
ID. f. Scars are to occupy the
rooms now occupied by w. H. Doak's,
over the Vermilya store, after Sep
TENDER /.
G. F. Howell, the assistant mana
ger of the Atlantic Chautauaua, was
in town Saturday advertising their
attractions. ........ .-. g..
Wilson Burnside returned last week
from Colorado where he was viewing
irrigated lands in the northeastern
part of that state.
Harry Sampson has been working
in the hay and grain fields of his
fathers farms recently, fortifying his
constitution so as to further pursue
law studies this fall.
Mrs. Chas. McLachlin, of Gray,
and her niece, Miss Virginia McLach-
lin, librarian of the Illinois State
Normal school, visited at the w. HI.
Cowles' home Tuesday.
The Woman Lodge will give an ice
cream social Tuesday evening, Aug.
ii, at the home of |. w. Baker if the
weather is favorable. If not it will
be at the Yeoman Hall. Everybody
invited.
Sherm Wright has been helping his
brother east of town the past week or
so harvesting. He says he likes his
work in the Atlantic clothing store
quite well but intends to take trip to
southern Missouri soon.
Rev. Montgomery, of the Hamlin
Presbyterian church, occupied the
pulpit in the Presbyterian church in
this city Sunday. Rev. d. w. Cas-
at, of Corning, took Mr.. Montgom-
ery's place at Old Hamlin and Lone
Star.
Mrs. M. M. Corner, of Gray, died
Tuesday night after long illness.
The funeral will be at one o'clock to-
day, conducted by Rev. Bennett, and
| interrment at Cameron Center. We
hope to have more complete obitu-
airy next week.
Tomorrow evening some of the
young people are planning to have a
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Sumner, west of town. Mr. Sum
ner's have just finished nice addi-
ton to their dwelling and the young
people have a notion of properly dedi-
eating it.
Jens Soc, a wealthy and prominent
farmer of Sharon township, died last
week in Wisconsin, whittier he had
gone few weeks before i'm search of
health. He was suffering from inso-
mania, or inability to sleep, and from
nervousness. His death came from an
overdose of medicine. His body was
brought back, arriving here Saturday.
F. S. johnson and wife and daugh-
ter, of Morris, ILL.,, are here visiting
his brother, Frank A. Johnson, the
implement dealer, and family and
other relatives. They are on their
| way back home from a visit to Colo
RADIO Springs and other interesting
points in Colorado. Mr.. Johnson is
county recorder of his county, Grundy
| county. 81. t,n. t.'. -.
Mendenhall & Stocking have, had a
patent granted on stove pipe joint
which enters the chimney. 1t is said
to be handy and useful contrivance.
Mr.. Mendenhall has also been allowed
patent on new pig extractor. He is
working up plan to give away $500
worth of property as premiums to sue
cessful guessers on the amount of
these articles sold. He is successful
salesman and is handling articles Of
| merit. ~ .'. 's.-n'"
Rev. ID. w. Cassat, field secretary
for Corning Academy, was in town
Monday in the interest of that edu-
cational institution. Judging from
what is currently reported about that
school and from its catalogue we think
they have very good school. 1t is
an academy and aims to prepare stu
dents for college, Their course has
recently been extended and now stu
dents can pursue one years collegiate
work in the academy.
Will Wilson returned Sunday from
visit Of two months to the Pacific
coast. He spent week or two at Los
Angeles visiting relatives and friends.
He reports the Bakers as getting
along well. He spent most of the
time in the country north of San