Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
LINCOLN AND FISCUS

The big platform dance at Aaron
McCuens Saturday evening was the
biggest outdoor dance held in this To-
cality since the ones held in the grove
at Fiscus several years ago. A tre-
mendous crowd was present many com
ing after midnight. people were there
from Jacksonville, Walnut, Kimball-
ton, Elkhorn, Irwin, Botna, Manning
and Ross. All told the total number
of men women and children present
was between 225 and 300. Dancing be-
gan at nine o'clock continued till three
o'clock next morning, the night being
very pleasant being still and cool. Two
violins, two horns and the piano,
handled by Will McCuen. Chas. Neff,
Aaron McCuen, Chris Christensen and
man from Walnut gave excellent
music. Walter McCuen and ROLAND
Christensen had stand, but were sold
out in short time, the crowd being
much larger than was expected.
George Fisher of Oklahoma is here
on visit after an absence of nineteen
years He was an early settler in this
locality, coming from Koszta, Iowa in
the eighties. George had lived four
teen years in Oklahoma and is "a good
booster for his state. He expects to
take several from here on an excursion
to Dixie land in about month.
The Liberty Creamery will probably
be short of an ice crop next winter If
the dry weather continues. The water
was left out of the pond so as the de-
bris could be picked out after the
cyclone. The dam will soon be re-
paved so that the reservoir will fill,
but the water flow is small and is
gradually getting smaller.
Col. Marion Armentrout is home
from college at Fremont, Nebraska,
having been taking a course of book.
keeping and typewriting. He will re-
main at home the coming fall and
winter selling real estate and crying
sales and next spring will return to
college and complete his course.
Andrew E. Anderson and wife of
Guthrie county came over Saturday to
visit with friends and to attend the
big dance. Andy is farming a half
section in Guthrie county, is well sat
isfed with his new home, he has 1876
acres in corn this year.
Nels Nelson has decided not to run
his threshing machine this fall. 1t
seems as though it would't run salts
factory and he notified the company to
take it back.
Miss Alice Powell formerly Of this
place was married some time ago to a
man in Alton, Iowa. They are here
atpresent spending their honeymoon.
Mrs. o. N. Hilsabeck of Hamlin
spent several days here last week with
her mother. ODE came over Saturday
returning home Saturday.
Abe Kaufman and Arlie Hilsabeck
threshed their oats last week, the for
mers going 80 bushels and the latters
AZ bushels to the acre.
Mrs. N. B. Noll and Mrs. L. Linda
mood of Greenyille, Ohio, sister and
niece of Mrs. J. f. Bobenmoyer are
here on a visit
Aaron McCuen started his threshing
machine Monday. Jim Nelson will
run the engine and Aaron will be sepa.
rator man.
Dethlef Bros. will do the painting
and Hold Tree of Manning the masonry
work for the new schoolhouses.
Emil Ploen is nearly recovered from
the injuries received from the explosion
of some weeks ago.
Frank Dickey began working for
Elmer Bobenmoyer Thursday at $40
per month.
Tom Newell shipped two car loads of
cattle to Chicago Monday.
Mrs. Maud Duling of Viola is here
seeing her folks.
J. w. Nelson purchased a new Ford
car last week.
Blanche speace was on the sick list
last week.