Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Give us your order early for
Memorial Day flowers. A. H. Rob-
erts. 1872.
Amos Fancher, who has been in
disposed the past week, was able to
take a trip out to the farm yester-
day.
Miss Ella Kerwin of Carroll was in
1.-The city over Sunday a guest at the
home of her brother, j. E. Kerwin
and wife.
Mrs. Chas. Wilde spent last Fri
day in Atlantic visiting friends and
while there met Miss Mary MCGUIRE
who had been away on visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Humiston, Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Currier and Mrs. G..
z. Long were over visiting friends at
Guthrie Center yesterday afternoon.
]. w. Richards went back to Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday to see his grand
son who is confined to the Jennie Ed
mundson hospital, where he is grad
ually improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Murphy of Carroll
were here the fore part of the week
to see Albert Kerwin, who has been
critically i'll, but who seems to show
signs of improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Ross who have
been in the city the past three weeks
visiting their sons, Joe H. and Lial
Ross, departed yesterday morning for
their home in Cedar Rapids.
We sell Colfax Mineral Water by
the case. dozen quart bottles for
$40, delivered in any part of the
town. Renftle & Reed, phone 491,
South Park stree, Audubon.
| c. w. Moorman who has been in
these parts the past two months left
yesterday morning for his home at
Zeal, s. D., While here he visited his
daughter Miss Hazel Norman.
| Walt Fredericksen has completed
the modern store front at the Kraft
building on South Park. The glass
Is set in aluminium making beaut-
iful and substantial piece of work.
| A. c. Harmon, G. c. Carter and S.
AIRY comprised trio that attended
Knight Templar work at Carroll Tues
day evening. They Joined five fthe
other Audubon Sir Knights who were
also present.
Rev. Clinton r. Smith will give
his lecture "A Crown set with
Pearls" at Creston this evening at
the Evangelical church there. On
Friday evening he will lecture at the
Noble Center church near Griswold
| Mrs. c. b. Brooks of Iowa City
came the fore part of the week for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Car
rie Wood. While here she will also
assist in caring for Grandma Wood
who is quite i'll. She is past 80 year
of age.
| c. O. Ditto who has been taking a.
course in engraving at Peoria, Ill.,
stopped in the city few days the
fore part of the week for visit with
his uncle, VIM. Ditto ten miles east
of town. Last evening he departed
for his home at Monte Vista, Colo.
A. E. Armstrong, the hustling real
estate dealer of Bear Grove was in
town yesterday looking after n deal.
Mr.. Armstrong has a wide acQuaint-
ance in this county and all who know
him are numbered among his friends.
His visits here are always welcome.
| Uncle Jesse Keith, has been con-
| fined to his home the past few days.
He has enjoyed good health for over
/ SO years and his recent ailment has
fallen quite heavily on him. He was
better yesterday and everyone in
town will be eager to learn of his re-
covery
Mrs. Carroll Kimball deputy grand
chief, of Council Bluffs, will be here
tomorrow evening to inspect the
Pythian Sisters. A full attendance of
the membership is desired. After in
spection lunch will be served and
each member is requested to bring
plate. cup and spoon.
All hotels and rooming houses
have been filled to overlooking the
past week and those engaged in that
business have been compelled to turn
business away on account of the
crowded condition. There are many
requests for furnished rooms and If
any of our people have rooms to rent
kindly inform this Office to that eff
| feet.
l.. ID. Phelps arrived in Audubon
from California Friday morning. He
remained here visiting old friends
until Tuesday morning when he de-
parted for his old home at Milton,
Vermont. He has a nice summer cot
tage on the lake and about the mid
die of June Mr.. and Mrs. f. s. Watts
expect to spend couple of weeks
with Mr.. Phelps.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Wilson will
leave tomorrow for Marengo to visit
Mrs. Wilson's brothers and sisters.
However, most of their time will be
spent at Williamsburg and North
English. While in that vicinity Mrs.
Wilson will attend a family reunion
there being twelve of her family still
living and all of them reside in Iowa
county but two.
Miss Daisy Frick was a passenger
to Des Moines Tuesday morning
where on Wednesday she attended
the convention of the druggists of
the state of Iowa who handle Rexall
remedies. From there she will go
to Lake Okoboji to join her father
who went to the lakes last week,
and will spend ten days enjoying the
fresh air and eating fish.
Miss Esther Gerlach, of Cumber-
land, is here on visit at the home
of Mrs. Jackson Giddens. The lady
has bbeen teaching school at Elliott,
and having finished her school term
came to pay the Giddens family a Wis
1t while the reverand gentleman is
in Des Moines. We are pleased to
chronicle the great Improvement in
Mr.. Gidden's condition, and his fam
lily expect him to return home to-
morrow.
| Frank Mantz, editor of the Man
ming Monitor, was in the city the
last of the week, and while in town
paid this office very fraternal call
Mr.. Mantz is making good paper Of
/ the Monitor and has the united Tup-