Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-05-14
NASH & PHELPS.

The May meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Nj.
T.. church was held at the home of
Mrs. G. w. Marlin on Tuesday after
noon May 18th. missions contri-
butlng to other Forms of Social pro-
gress" was the topic for study. Mrs.
II. G.. Leach read a tract entitled
"What one Woman Accomplished
through Prayer Questions and an
swers from the Mystery Box" form
ed an interesting feature of the pro-
gram with Mrs. A. @. Ross rs leader.
A good number were in attendance and
refreshments were served.
Rev. b. G. Barnes, OF Lisbon, who
is assisting Hon. A. G. Rankin in his
work In favor of the Marshal Bill,
was in town over Sunday. Among the
friends of early days whom he found
in Audubon are Mrs. Hurd and the
editor of this paper. Though retired
now from long and useful life as a
minister he is still active in the good
work for temperance.
Ed Beason and Doc McHargue
went out to Omaha, Thursday, and
on Friday evening came riding into
town in fine new Rambler Automo-
bile which Mr., McHargue had pur-
chased, closely followed by another
one, and they both attracted much at
tention. Some more fellows will proba-
bly, get the fever. The thing seems to
be catching.
Jay Ford, of st. Paul has been
here on visit to his relative Mr.. E.
II. Cole. He has unique and envi-
able connection with the Great Civil
War through his ancestry. He is
son of the Civil War not only once
but three times, his father, grandfath-
err, and great grandfather having been
loyal soldiers in the Union Army.
The ball team of the Carroll High
School passed through to Atlantic,
Saturday, to play return game. In
the game at Carroll the score stood
Five to Two in favor of Carroll. In
the game at Atlantic 1t stood Five to
Two in favor of Atlantic. 1t is often
said that young roosters fight best In
their own barn yard.
Audubon was very short on water
for about twenty-four hours beginning
Tuesday afternoon. While the pump
was running at high pressure the main
running through the Park burst and
made a shut off unavoidable. To dig
the ditch and replace the pipe took
lot of work, but the water was turned
on again yesterday afternoon.
.-Brayton and Extra must have felt
well pleased Saturday when Messrs.
Carper, Elwood, Gilchrist and Kness,
four candidates for sheriff, happened
there at the same time to interview the
voters. l.. M, Estes, the other candi-
date. had clear field in Audubon for
doing missionary work.
DIR. j. G.. Newton, John Schlater,
Fred Bartlett, and Il. ID. Powell, four
Extra Masons were up to Audubon
Tuesday night and were Interested
spectators at the imitation OF II. d.
Mantz, w. II. Smith, and Peter Chris
Jensen to the mysteries of the Royal
Arch Degree,
F. B. Campbell, of The Republi-
can Office, went down to Extra, Satur-
day, to supervise the placing OF some
fine red granite markers at the graves
of his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Campbell, who lay side by side in
The Cemetery at that place.
This spring is giving the country
an unusual number of storms that are
destructive of life and property. The
one about Omaha Tuesday night was
quite severe causing the loss of doz'
en- lives.
For SALE: Jens =. Jensen, pro-
prietor of the. Spring Valley Stock
of Hereford Cattle; and has some
heifers and bulls for sale.
We have seen much in the papers
about the Tobert letter. Go to the
court house Tuesday afternoon and
see what Mr.. Tobert has to say about
ii.
The person who took my buggy
from back of Niklason's barn will
pie ase plant it back where they found
it or will see that it is done.
GEO. STEMM.
The trains on the Rock Is landfrom
the west were badly of yesterday be-
cause of q washout east of Council
Bluffs.
w. II. Doak arrived home We'd
nesday from his trip to the south with
his mind made up to go to New Mex
leo for a home in the future.
Sherman Wright is still on crutch-
es because of slash he gave one of
his feet two months ago. He will pro-
badly be laid up most of the summer.
John Wilson, of the eastern part
of the state, and Mrs. Floyd Wilson
of Manila, were here on visit at the
home of III. b. Wilson.
Mr.. Chas. Elliott came out from
Des Moines last week and Is visiting
at the home of his brother w. G.
Elliott.
Il. d. Phelps is making q fine inn
provement about his home on the hill
by putting in cement walks, curbing
and grading.
Republican meeting at the court
house in Audubon Tuesday afternoon.
At Extra Tuesday evening.
Ralph Conybeare is the literary
editor on the Cosmos published at Coe
College Cedar Rapids.
j. NJ, Cole and +. +. Anderson
have gone to the Lake to enjoy fishing
for few days.
Attorney I'M. Graham went down
to Atlantic, Tuesday evening.
Philip Kraus, of Lincoln town
ship, was down Saturday.
-Birdsall and Torbert at the Court
House next Tuesday at two O'Clock.