Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

MISS Bertha Brandt, one OF our
rural school teachers was called to
Calender today to see her father,
who is ill.
Miss Lena Brown, a trained nurse
of Cedar Rapids is expected here to-
day to pay visit to her mother, Mrs.
l.. Heuerman
G. l.. Swender, who has been in
Kansas City for some time, arrived
in Audubon last evening for visit
with former friends.
Lester Potter and wife of near
Coon Rapids came last evening for
visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bever of Milford
came Tuesday to enjoy a visit with
his uncle, A. M. Currier and wife and
to spend few days at the fair.
Mrs. John Koenig went to Hub
bard today to attend the Evangelical
Association convention, being held
by the Womans Missionary Society.
If you wish to buy farm or if you
wish to sell a farm or exchange
small farm for large one, call on w.
K. Lee, Coon Rapids, Route q 39-1p.
Chas. "Hipe" Evans, who has been
working at Shenandoah for some
time, returned to Audubon Sunday
for visit with his mother, and may
decide to remain here.
1t is estimated that yesterdays
crowd at the fair was the largest that
has ever been present on the grounds
since the existence of the Audubon
County Agricultural meetings.
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Tunis Petersen, viii oliver, Coonie
Miller and Jas. Burrell families
drove over from Coon Rapids yester-
day to attend the fair.
T. c. Kester and family are enjoy
ing the pleasure of new surrey that
they purchased of Ruhs & Carter.
1t is that beautiful one that was on
exhibition at the county fair.
The open meeting of the Column
bian Club will be held at the Mrs. w.
II. Cowles home Tuesday afternoon
Sept, 29th, at o'clock. All mem
bers are requested TO be present.
The Mike Kerwin family came
from Carroll yesterday to attend the
greatest fair ever held in Audubon
county. Mike says that he would not
miss the Audubon county fair for a
good deal.
Mrs. Peter N. Schmidt claims Mon
day, Oct 5th, as her public sale date.
Later on she will move to Audubon
into the house she recently purchased
of Jens Hermansen on S. Washing
ton Street
Mrs. Kate Sheets of Harlan was a
visitor in Audubon yesterday with
Ar mn Mrc Mttoh n
and took the opportunity to attend
the fair, something she has not
missed in years.
A. C. Ross leaves today for Cedar
Rapids, where he will attend the M.
E. conference, after which he will go
to Minnesota and S. Dakota to look |
after business affairs. He expects to |
be gone couple of weeks.
The Audubon public school was |
closed yesterday afternoon and will |
close this afternoon so as to give the |
faculty and pupils chance to attend |
the county fair. Most of the business |
houses closed also on these two after
Moons.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. |
e. Church will hold a meeting at the |
church parlors Wednesday afternoon |
at 1880 O'Clock. Business of import |
ance will be attended to and all men, |
bers are urged to be present. Mrs |
Harter CcClaren, Sec.
Lost Henry Disston saw, square
headed sledge, claw hammer with
my initials on and Is house-moving |
jacks. Parties having these articles |
please return to me and avoid troub- |
lie, as il is known where most of the |
articles are. Hi G. Walters. 39-2w |
Mrs. M. H. Cameron and two sons |
following an extended visit at FIT. |
Collins, Colo, with her sister, Mrs. |
Hub White and family and at Leba-
non, Kan. with her parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. p. w. Carter and her sister Mrs |
l.. E. Ward and family, arrived home
yesterday morning.
l.. S. Bridenstine arrived home
last evening from Harrington, Neb.,
where he was called to attend the
funeral of his nephew, S. Nedrow
His sisterrin-law, Mrs. j. A. Rickett,
former resident of Audubon, but
who moved TO Dixon. Neb., 2 years
ago accompanied him home for "A
visit.
Schrader & Marsh have received
their new outfit OF tools and machin-
cry, including gas welding machine
and chain-hoist derrick. They are
two hustling young men and no
doubt will do well in their new yen-
ture at the Hayes Boys garage. Note
their ad in this issue of the Repub-
lican.
Deputy Sheriff C.. II. Reynolds
made ii a point yesterday, of his own
free will, to take count of all the
automobiles and teams that were on
the fair grounds yesterday afternoon
and gave us the number last night.
He counted exactly 563 automobiles
and 249 teams, besides a very large
number of single rigs.
The local restaurants and the feed
barn men did thriving business yes
terday. Every stall in town was filled
and hundreds of teams were hitched
to the different racks The restaur-
ants were crowded all day, but every