Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| Mrs. Richard Blake of Guthrie
Center who has been here several
days visiting old friends and at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Blake
left this morning for her home.
| Mrs. Andrew Mikklesen departed
Monday for Walback, Nebr., for an
extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Milo McIntire. Enroute she
stopped at Carson for few days visit
with another daughter.
Fred Tompkins of Bridgewater, la.
was in Audubon the fore part of the
week looking after the affairs of his
brother, Frank Tompkins who died
recently. Fred has been appointed
administrator of his brothers estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ferguson
who took patient to Clarinda the
latter part OF the week, returned
nome by way of Nicola, where they
visited over Sunday at the home of
her brother, VIM. Mcclure and fam
| lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Farquhar and
daughter Wynona, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
II. Adams and Prof. Clifford were
among those from Audubon who
heard the great Mischa Elman, violin
list, at the Coliseum in Des Moines
Monday evening.
Councilman Chris Henriksen. who
with his son has been at Hot Springs
Ark, the past three weeks, writes his
folks here that he is greatly improv-
ed in health and that in all proDabil-
Ity he would be home the latter pard
of this week.
The ladies of the Methodist church
who held their pie social at the Smith
& Butterton plumbing snop last Sat
urday did a splendid business and
realized a good sum for their efforts
They are indeed grateful to the pub
lie for their liberal patronage.
Mrs. d. L. Thomas and Mrs. p. A.
Rasmussen were in Atlantic Tuesday
visiting Mrs. Elizabeth Tharnish, who
is at the city hospital recovering from
a surgical operation to which she sub
mitted last week. We are pleased to
report her condition very favorable.
Mrs. H. Reinemund who visited at
the home of her mother at Carlyle,
Iowa, where her sister, Mrs. Bertha
Lamoraux is recovering from a, siege
of illness, returned nome the fore
part OF the week, her sisters condi-
tion being considerably improved.
John Rinehart, who spent several
weeks in Indiana visiting relatives
stopped In Audubon last week to Wis
| it his brother, Frank Rinehart. Tues
day the two brothers left for Wood
ward, Oklahoma where Frank will
be guest at his brothers home for
a month or more.
A. d. Fletcher. who visited
here several days with his sister,
Mrs. F. c. Miller and family, return
ed Tuesday to his home near Winter
set. Mrs. Miller has been in poor
health all winter and her condition
at this time is not much improved.
1t is to be hoped that with the ap
Iproach of spring weather she will i'm
prove more rapidly.
Hi MendeNhall, who purchased
the old laundry building from the
Dixon Lumber Company, is having
the building removed. He is still un-
decided as to whether tomove in on TO
the Rock Island or the Northwestern
right of way. The building is to be
remodled into a manufacturing pant
is one of Mr.. Mendenhall's recent in
ventions.
Ray Booton last week sold his
Smoke House to his brother, Homer
Booton, who is now in full possession
of the place of business. Ray has had
an attack of appendicitis and he de-
cided that he had better get work OF
some kind that took him out of doors
where he could get more exercise
Monday he went to Perry to investi-
gate proposition and If 1t suits him
he may decide to move his family
there.
James Dean, who formerly lived in
Humboldt coundy was among those
who were killed by the Villa bandits
at Columbus, N. NJ, recently. The
people of Humboldt have raised re-
ward for the capture of Villa. Mr.
Dean is an uncle of G.. e. Farrell, the
barber at Gray and has been fire.
quent visitor there. A number Of
Audubon County people knew Mr..
Dean and all regret to learn Of his
untimely death.
| Chas. Heath of near Extra has been
in the city the past week recovering
from an operation performed at the
hands of DR.. May the latter part of
the week. For sometime he had been
complaining of pains in his head. II
was discovered that an abcess had
formed back of his ear and 1t was
necessary to drill hole in his skull
to relieve the puss that had formed
At this writing he is improving nicely
while every indication points to a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. ]. M. Rynerson, OF Marengo
and Mrs. w. HI. Starker of Des Moines
who were In the city for a week or
more visiting their sister, Mrs Chas
Ping, departed the fore part of the
week for their respective homes
While here they were present at the
celebration of Mr.. and Mrs. Pings
silver wedding. The occasion was
celebrated in a very pleasing way
and all who know Mr.. and Mrs. Ping
will join in hoping that they may live
to enjoy their golden wedding
John Ward for many years prom
inent citizen of Audubon, but on ac-
count OF his extensive business in
terests, was compelled to remove to
Sioux City, was in town last week,
being here to represent the firm or
Ward & Weighton in their bid on the
water main extensions. The firm was
successful in landing the contract.
the price being $14,193.30. Mr.. Ward
reports business conditions good and
says that his family enjoys their new
home which they recently built at
Sioux City.
Tom Davis visited his son Frank
at East Moline, ILL.,, last week and Is
back home again. He also visited at
Colona, ILL.,, where he lived several
years before coming back to Audi
bon. Mr.. Davis has some notion of
going back to Illinois IL he can sell
his town property. We regret to