Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-09-13
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Miss Olga Christensen departed
Monday morning for Des Moines
where she will enter Highland Park
College. She gave up her position
at the Marquesen store recently TO
permit her to take this advanced
course of study.
Chas. Ping and his wife have just
moved into their new residence which
was built in the southeast part of
town during the summer months.
They have a delightful location and
will no doubt prove a pleasure to
both of them.
G. G.. Brockway, wife and little
daughter, came from Perry Tuesday
to spend a week at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brockway.
Carson is the same genial fellow he
always was, and is doing nicely in
his new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Axmcar and
three children, of South English
and Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Fancher and
family, of Webster, arrived in the
city the fore part of the week and
will be guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Fancher during fair
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Jorgensen who
have been here on an extended visit
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Peter
Anderson and other relatives, leave
this afternoon for Green Bay, Wis,
to make a three weeks visit with rel
atives before ,going back to their
home at billiard, Florida.
w. w. Smith and wife who have
been absent from the city two months
or more will return from Silver
City, New Mexico the latter part of
the week. Mr.. Smith is better and
gradually regaining strength so that
he will soon be able to his
duties at the Rock Island station.
The Audubon Red Cross Chapter
has pledged itself to forward it's al
lotment of rs sweaters, scarfs, wrist
let's and socks on September 3Oth.
Those parties having yarn out for the
making of these knitted garments
are urged to make note of the date
of shipment and to hand in the fin
ished articles before hat time.
/. A. Jones, who has been at Shell
by, Mont, since early last spring, re-
turned home yesterday and will re-
main here for the winter. He has
been busy carpentering and doing a
little farming on the side. Every
thing is prosperous out in Montana,
but Mr.. Jones says he is quite well
satisfied to be back in Audubon.
Mrs. c. A. Zierke and son Myron,
OF Ocheyedan, Iowa, arrived in the
city the fort part of the week for a
visit at the home of the lady's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. II. Lacey.
While in the city Mrs. Zierke paid
this office a pleasant call and had
her subscription to the paper extend
ed for another year.
l.. S. Cook and family have given
up their residence in Audubon and
have moved to Dallas Center, Iowa.
where they will live with his parents.
His father is in poor health and a
younger brother has been drafted in
to the army leaving the farm with
out help. Mr.. Cook regretted to
leave Audubon. but under the cir
cumstances he vas compelled to as
sist his parents, who live about a
mile and a half from Dallas Center.
Az J. Phillips and wife and their
son c. C. Phillips and wife, of Po-
cahontas arrived in the city the fore
part of the week for a visit with old
time friends. Mr.. Phillips came to
Audubon in 1879 and purchased the
farm later owned by John Sherman,
four miles northwest Of town, at
81 an acre. He left here II years
ago and this is his first visit to Audi
bon in many years. He met many
old friends at the fair and said he
was greatly surprised to see so many
of them.