Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

clark departed last evening for LO
Angeles, Calf, where they will spend
the remainder of the winter.
Jens ]. Andersen and wife residing
four miles west of town are the hap
py parents of a baby girl born to
them yesterday morning.
e. M. Cole, a student at the Stat,
University at Iowa City, returned
home Tuesday for couple of weeks
visit at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feeder Schmidt are
the happy parents of a baby born I,
them the last of the week. Mr.
Schmidt has been so elated over tn,
new arrival that ithas been Difficult
for him to remain at work.
The attraction at the M. w. A. op
era house Tuesday evening, isis Per
kins", was we'll attended and all re
ports are that the production was ex
ceptionally well presented. Oul
theatre loving people were well pleas
ed.
Manager w. S. Roberts has booked
a splendid play for his opera house
which is to appear here on the even.
ing of January 9th. 1t is reported
as being one of the best companies or
the road and should play to good bus.
mess here.
John Johnson who was called to
Audubon last week by the serious
illness and subsequent death of his
mother, Mrs. Christina Johnson, re-
manned to visit his relatives until Sun.
day when he returned to his home al
Mendoza, Ill.
Harley Fiscus of Marshalltown
was in the city Tuesday being called
here to attend the funeral of Mrs
Frank Rinehart His wife accompan-
led him to Manning where she re-
manned until Mr.. Fiscus Joined her
the day following.
Mrs. G. e. Long came from Car
roll yesterday to assist her partner,
Miss Minnie Burr, in the invoicing OF
that they have enjoyed a good years
business and are getting ready for a
still greater business for 1916.
j. c. Swezey who has recently pur.
chased the feed barn from MT. Foley
took possession of the place recently
and this week his son r. II. Swezey
again started in the livery business
he having several teams and other
equipment to conduct the business
The annual election of officers fol
the Audubon Gun Club will be held
next Sunday afternoon at 1880 at the
Gem Theatre. As officers for the COM
ing year are to be elected, good at
tendance is desired. By order of the
president. l.. ID. Ross, secretary.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carr and Mrs. w. w
Smith expected to move into the
Smith building last week, but on ac-
count of the death of Mrs. Bryant
the moving was deferred until the re-
turn of Mrs. Smith from Silver City
New Mexico.
Newton Smith of Guthrie Center
was in the city Saturday looking after
business matters and visiting OLD
friends Mr. Smith has for many years
sold road graders to the townships
and county officers and was here to
try to interest the board of Super
visors.
Mre. Nels Munksgaard entertain.
ed the members of the Child Improve
ment Club at her home Tuesday af.
ternoon. A pleasant afternoon was
had talking over subjects with refer.
ence to baby welfare, after which de-
lightful refreshments were had
Mrs. DIR. A. l.. Brooks who has been
staying at the sanitarium conducted
Dy the state of Iowa at Oakdale, neal
Iowa City, arrived home the last OF
the week to visit the family. She is
looking much better and is greatly i'm.
proved in health, which will be graf.
flying news to her circle of friends.
The third number of the winter
lecture course Is to be held at the
Presbyterian church on Saturday Jan
29th. The attraction is to be o. D,
McKeever, prominent lecturer. He
comes highly recommended and we
have every assurance that our people
will be delighted with him.
C. E. Price, the manager of the
at the Wilson Il Freeman depart.
ment store has another advertise
ment in this issue of the Republican
He is making the last call for whirl-
wind finish and offers some special
inducements for the last few days.
A. Segel, who recently returned
from a two weeks visit with his par
ents at Berkeley, Calf, has returned
and has accepted the position as city
engineer of Audubon. Last Monday
he began the preliminary survey OF
the town, having in view the matter
of paving the main streets of the city
next summer.
The genial Jack" Lancelot, ed,
itor of the Extra Journal was in the
city Tuesday, having business before
the board of Supervisors. This was
his first visit to Audubon in four
years. He is always welcome visit.
or. He is gentleman who makes
friends very easily and has the hap.
Ply faculty of keeping them.
Miss Bessie Turner, a teacher In
the rural schools Of Audubon county
had several fingers on both hands
frozen one day last week when she
attempted to reach the Mike Foley
school in Melville township, where
she is teacher. She walked to the
school the morning of the big bliz
card with the thermometer register
~ uCtOWs
Murphy and Rukes, the horse buy
ers from Indiana, arrived in the cit!
the fore part of the week and made
arrangements to buy horses in Audi
bon at F. o. Niklason's barn on Sat
urday Jan. 22nd. These gentlemen
have purchased great many horse.
in this locality and the farmers tel
us that they pay better price thar
any of the many horse buyers who
come here from time to time.
F. A. Buthweg is having his share
of sickness in his family. His wife
is just recovering from second at
tack of the grippe, his daughter theI
had the mumps and yesterday she wa
taken with the chicken pox. Mr.
Buthweg himself has been fighting
the grippe ever since the Thursda,
before Christmas. He remarked
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