Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-02-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


yesterday where he will be engaged
in digging a county drainage ditch
Robert Twist left yesterday for
Bedford, Iowa, where he went to in
vestigate a bushes proposition.
Miss Florence Lawrenceson of At
lantic is in the city guest at the
home of her sister, Mrs. I. d. McCar-
vile.
Glenn Kline is helping Perry Car
ter making the necessary prepare
tions for his farm sale which is to
held Feb. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Snellbaker are
rejoicing over the arrival of an s "
pound boy, born to them Tuesday
morning, Feb. 2.
Miss Lillian Kitson returned to
her school work at Atlantic Tuesday
evening after spending few days
with her parents.
February started its work very
much like a man who has big task
before him and only a limited time
in which to complete it,
Miss Elizabeth Foley was a passen-
ger on the Northwestern for Carroll
Tuesdaty evening where she went
to visit the M. f. Kerwin home.
NJ. E. Thomas and family who
were called to Extra to attend the
funeral of Geo. Huyck stopped in
Audubon yesterday enroute to their
home at Dunlap.
VIM. johnson of Franksville, Wis,
was in the city the fore part of the
week enroute to Extra where he ex-
pected to make his sister, Mrs. Chris
Kirk, an extended visit.
w. j. Callow left yesterday for
Pierce, Neb., where he will spend a
couple of weeks visiting a number
of cousins, many of whom he has
not seen in twenty-four years.
Leo Downey, who has been here
three weeks or more, visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Downey, left
Saturday for his home near Menlo,
where he is employed on farm.
A. Hansen who has been making
an extended visit in the west, and
spent week with old school chums
at Extra, called on friends in Audi
bon the fore part of the week. Yes
terday he returned to his home at
Spencer.
Philip and Simon Foley took the
Northwestern Tuesday evening for
Northern Iowa where they expect to
investigate business proposition.
They also witnessed the Hagedorn
and Fromm wrestling match at
Manning.
Mrs. j. f. wager who has been at
the bedside of her mother, Mrs. w.
s. Moreland, left yesterday for her
home at Milford. Mrs. MoIeland is
in critical condition and the attend
ing physician does not think she can
survive long.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Turner, who
came last week for visit with their
uncle, II. T. Turner and family, ter
minated their visit yesterday, return
ing to Des Moines and thence to their
home at Madrid where they will be-
gin housekeeping.
o. X. Purdy, the steady and eff
cient clerk at the Frick Drug Store,
was off duty yesterday. On inquiry
it was found an IL pound girl had
arrived at his home early that morn.
ing and he preferred to remain with
the folks for a while.
The snow storm prevented the
presentation of 1.-The Night Before
Christmas" billed at the M. w. A.
opera house Monday evening. The
company was unable to reach Aud
ubon from the north as there were
no trains over the Northwestern.
Rasmus Hansen. who visited at the
home of his brother, Nels j. Hansen
five miles northeast of town, depart
ed Tuesday evening for his home at
Hurley, s. ID. During his visit here
he was present at the marriage Of
his neice to Mr.. Hans Schmidt which
occurred Thursday, January 2S.
Mrs. Mary Petersen arrived from
Keystone, Iowa Tuesday for an ex-
tended visit with her sister, Mrs.
Meta Schmidt. This severe winter
weather is most disagreeable to her
since she has been used to a warmer
climate. About the first of March
she will return to her home at Los
Angeles, Calf.
Well, he saw it. And accordingly
we are promised six more weeks of
the same brand of winter that we
have had for the past six weeks
Cheerful prospects isn't it? Yessir,
Brer' Grounding comes out and sees
his shadow, and it was the first day
in most six weeks that he could have
done so.
Clyde Davenport one day last week
found perfect specimen of pearl
in clam shell he picked up along the
banks of the Des Moines river near
FIT. Dodge. He has refused offers of
$500 made for it. The pearl is con-
ical in shape and weighs about three
karats. Local jewellers say it is
worth from $1,000 to $4,000.
Ruhs & Carter are having the in
terror of their hardware store
beautified. A new steel ceiling has
taken the place of the old one and
painters are busy putting on the dec
orations. AS soon as the weather
permits, new front will be installed
and they will then have the swell
est" front of any business house on
South Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. McGinnis left
on the noon train yesterday for Os-
wego. Kans., where they will spend
short time visiting A. w. Gray.
They then proceed to Greenville, Tex
as to visit their daughter, Mrs. John
w. Gray and family. 1t may be that
before returning they will land in
California to take in the exposition
and return to Audubon the latter
part of May.
l. w. Wright came back Wednes-
day morning from an extended visit
at Columbus Junction. Fairfield and
Eldon. He was called to Columbus
to attend the funeral of relative,
and while in that part of the state
remained to visit the scenes of his
childhood DAYS. He reports much