Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15

The almighty dollar rules the world
Save the dollars by taking rs per cent
discount at Hoovers. 20I
We command attention by deserving
it. BY selling goods less than you can
buy elsewhere. q. w. Hoover the up.
to-date furniture dealer. 20I
Mrs. A. NJ Currier went to Newton
Monday for visit with her daughter,
Mrs. f. L. Drake. She will be joined
by Mr.. Currier later in the week.
Rev. Christensen returned from
Oklahoma Thursday where he had
been to dedicate new church in the
Indian reservation section of that state.
II. w. Wilson was in Avoca the fore
part of the week visiting old time
friends and acquaintance. Mr.. Will
son formerly lived in Avoca and is
widely known in that section of the
country.
A meeting of the G. A. RS. will be
held at the County Clerks office next
Saturday evening at 500 o'clock, for
the purpose of making arrangements
for Decoration Day. A full attendance
is desired.
James Stronge, nephew of James and
Thomas Law, arrived from Belfast,
Ireland, Saturday. This is his first
visit to the United States and he has
not yet decided, whether 10 make this
country his future home or not.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Agnew have re
turned from three weeks visit with
their son, Elmer Agnew, at Cotton, s.
d. Mr.. Agnew says the weather in
South Dakota was fine and that we
have had great deal more moisture
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Walters, who
we're called here by the death of the
lady's father, l.. b. jennings, returned
to their home in Omaha Thursday.
Mrs. Jennings and children may de-
eide to remove to Omaha soon to make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Cowles went to
ottumwa Monday to visit their son and
family. Mr.. Cowles will remain while
Mrs. Cowles attends the state meet
ing of the p. K. O's at Burlington.
Miss Susie Musson also departed Mon
day and will attend the meeting at
Burlington.
l.. b. Webster former employee at
the q. w. Hoover store. was in the
latter part of the week. He was on
his return home to Osceola from trip
to Michigan where he had gone with a
view to locating, but the proposition
was not satisfactory. He expects soon
to go to Billings. Mont. TO accept po-
sition in an exclusive undertaking es-
tablishment.
Supt. Fl. p. Smith. former superin-
tendent of schools in this city, but now
OF Newton, was in the city Saturday
looking after business matters and Wis
iting friends. Mr.. Smith is greatly
pleased with his work in Newton and
Newton people are evidently well salts
fed with his work, for he has been re-
elected at the head of their schools at a
substantial increase in salary over last
year.
JEFF Ashling. of Chamberlain, s. D.,
has been in the city several days visit
ing his brother-in-law. A. j. McLeran
and his son, Harter, and on Tuesday
departed for his home. Mr.. Ashling
has number of relatives in Iowa and
having only fifteen days layoff from his
duties as rural mail carrier, vast able
to spend more than few days in each
place. We acknowledge pleasant call
from him.
Clark Wilson has family bible in
his possession that has been in the Will
son family over 1856 years. This bible
was purchased at Belfast, Ireland in
1871 and is intact with the exception of
the title page. With this knowledge at
hand it would be hard to convince any
one that the Wilson's were any other
than Irishmen. The name itself doesn't
signify anything for L. A. McGinnis
says he Is q Dutchman.