Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| ID. M. Deem of Harlan is here this
week attending to business at his
marble works.
John Wagner left Tuesday morn
ins for Canada 10 look after some in
terests of business.
John Martinsen and family spent
yesterday in Omaha viewing the
sights and visiting friends.
VIM. Gilfillen was a visitor to
Coon Rapids the first of the week
with his sons, Ray and Claude.
VIM. McGovern has purchased a
variety store at West Liberty, Iowa,
taking charge of same this week.
John Butterton and w. C. Sheets
went to Des Moines yesterday by auto
to attend to matters of Importance.
Mrs ]. Sherman of Kirkman, came
| last evening to visit her mother
Mrs. Allen Eddy and the ]. II. Baker
family.
John Naylor returned yesterday
from Sioux City, bringing with him
| two car loads of cattle he purchased
while away.
| Geo. A. Foley and children are en-
ioying a visit from his daughter, Mrs.
Leo Lidd, of Shenandoah, who came
last week.
The Webster City schools have
been closed because of infantile par
alysis, the third case of the disease
being discovered.
Nels M. Nelson will hold big hog
sale next Saturday week. Watch for
his sale bills. Nels has some very
fine hogs for this sale.
James Blake, wife and son Jimmie
departed Tuesday for Alberta Can,
to enjoy visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Jas. Nelson and family
Alex Ferguson, wife and little Bes-
sic O'Brien went to Manning yester-
day morning to visit relatives, then to
Omaha TO spend few days.
The electrical storm of Sunday
night and early Monday morning did
quite a bit of damage TO trees and
outbuildings in this vicinity.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Ger
man Lutheran curch were entertain
ed at the home of Henry Frederick
sen in the county yesterday.
Mrs. w. R. Campbell came Mon
day from Kimball, Nebr., for visit
with relatives at the G. E. Mccoy
home four miles east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Harmon and
son Harold went to Omaha yesterday
Afternoon in their auto to attend the
Ak-Sar-Ben and look after business
l.. S. Bridonstine and wife went to
Manning Tuesday by auto. From
where they took the train for Hum
boldt, S. d., to visit with their son,
John, and family.
Chris Hahn and daughter Mrs. c.
Kleuver, who have been on an extend
ed visit at Belle PLANE, Canada, with
relatives, returned to Audubon yes
terday morning.
C. j. Thomson, the tailor, and wife
are the proud and happy parents of
a dandy baby boy, born to them Sun
day night. They are now the parents
of six children, all boys.
: Harry Northup and wife, Will Ray
and wife, Pete Dennis, w. J. Ham
ilton and Harold Niklason autoed to
Omaha yesterday afternoon co as to
be in the push at the Ak-Sar-Ben.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Watts of Omaha
who visited at Chicago and stopped
over in Audubon for a visit with their
son, F.. S. Watts and wife for several
days, returned to their home yester-
day.
Frank Cheatle, representing the
Hubbard, Warren & Chandler COM
mission firm of Chicago, made his an
nual visit in Audubon this week and
was a guest of DR.. C. S. McLeran and
family.
Jim Mushrush and family, his sis
ter, Mrs. Fannie Andrews and son
Jud arrived in Audubon yesterday by
auto from ,Worthington, Mimi, to Wis
1t with their mother Mrs. Eliza Mush-
rush and numerous other relatives.
B. p. Baker of Berkeley, Calf, and
Mrs. G. Roberts of Tecumseh, Nebr.
arrived in Audubon Tuesday for a
visit with their brother, ]. H. Baker
and family. Mr.. Baker met them at
Atlantic and accompanied them here.
John Bylund and w. e. Lee of
Coon Rapids, were here Tuesday on
business. They are in the real es-
tate business at Coon Rapids and Mr.
Bylund informed us that they sold a
160 acre farm near Bayard Monday
to ]. s. McCord.
Mrs. Catherine Taggart accom-
panied by her mother who has been
here from Kansas on visit, left Sun
day for Coon Rapids to visit relatives,
after which they go to Kansas. Mrs.
Taggart may decide to make her
home with her mother.
Pay-up week in Audubon is prov
ing very satisfactory, collections be-
ing made easier than heretofore. In
fact many are calling at the different
business places and paying voluntar-
lily, which makes 1t unnecessary to
present statements of ones account.
Mrs. Thos. e. Mason and children
have packed and shipped their house,
hold goods to Primghar, Ia, where
Mr.. Mason has purchased business.
The family expect to visit friends and
relatives at FIT. Fodge, after which
they will join Mr.. Mason in their new
home. The Mason family have been
in business In Audubon the past sew
eral years and made many friends
while here, who regret to see them
leave Audubon, but nevertheless wish
them success in their new business
and home.