Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The ladies Of the Methodist church
will hold their pie social at the
Smith 4 Butterton plumbing shop on
Saturday, March IL from two O'Clock
to eight O'Clock.
F. J. Chandler arrived from Man
hatten, Kansas. this week and after
visiting at the home OF his uncle, J.
r. Chandler, will probably secure
work in this vicinity for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. c. v. Christensen
are rejoicing over the arrival of
hine pound girl at their home in this
city last Monday Mother and little
babe are doing nicely.
Mrs. Chas. Layland and little
daughter went to Omaha the fore
part of the week to spend several
days with her mother. Mrs. Moon
and other members Of the family.
Mrs. Sam Kopp who visited rela-
tives here over Sunday. left the fore
part of the week for Creston where
Mr.. Kopp has purchased farm, they
having disposed of their farm near
Glidden.
Miss Belle Parnham went to Ind
ianola the fore part of the week to
spend a few days with friends. Miss
Parnham was formerly a student at
Simpson College and has a number
of friends in the city as well as among
the student body.
Leonard Stowe, who for several
months was employed in the Farmers
State Bank, but who resigned his
position to take up farm work, left
for Des Moines Tuesday to look after
some business matters and to visit
friends.
Mrs. F. S. Watts returned from Fl.
Dodge and visit with her son, Char
les Watts and wife at Plover. Tues
day she went to Council Bluffs and in
the afternoon appeared on the pro-
gram in connection with the Baby
Contest that has been in progress
In that city the past month.
T. ]. Stafford spent couple of days
In Atlantic this week attending the
tournament of the state checker
players. Tom Is some checker player
himself, but he says there were some
experts at the Atlantic meeting whom
he believes have a knowledge of the
game that he does not quite under
stand.
b. r. Frick came back to Audubon
last week after an absence of ten
years. He has disposed Of his large
drug store at Vale, Oregon and is go
ing to make his old Audubon friends
an extensive visit before he decides
to locate elsewhere. Mrs. Frick stop
ped off at Kansas City for visit but
she expects to join her husband here
in few days.
Joe Richards has gone to Omaha
and Council Bluffs to try his luck
with the new Perfect Ironing board,
the recent invention of Hi Menden-
hall. Mr.. Richards will take orders
for the present, or until the car load
OF boards arrive from California. In
this car there are 5000 boards, and
as soon as they can be assembled here
In Audubon. deliveries will be made
r. G. Wieland and wife returned
yesterday from Spencer, West vir-
ginia. where Mr.. Wieland hes pur-
chased an electric light plant. epen-
Ger u q county seat town of 1900
population. He will remain here un-
til about June nrst when he viii
take possession Of his newly pur-
chased property. Mr.. Wieland's fam
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first OF September.
Earl. the three year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Jordan. living four
miles northeast of town, was badly
scalded last Sunday when he split a
quantity of hot soup over his body.
His face. neck and shoulders were
quite severely burned, but II is not
thought that he will suffer much as
the burn was not very deep. II was
serious enough. and all their friends
hope the little one will speedily re-
cover
The program given at Douglas
Center school No. last Friday eve
ming was we'll attended. A number
of boxes were sold by Hans aHnsen
and Aida Mendenhall who proved to
be splendid auctioneers. The boxes
brought an average of $3.50. A neat
sum was realized from the venture
and Miss Hulda Johansen, the teach
or. has every reason to feel proud Of
the manner in which the people of
the community patronized the play
that was presented in such pleas
ing way.