Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-08
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8 LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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Teddy Olsen and G. Hoeguesen
went to Omaha last week and enlist
ed as cooks and have we understand,
been sent to FIT. Logan, Colo.
The trip to the Camp was without
special mishap excepting that Mr..
Renftle's Ford refused to perform
its part. it was towed into Panora
and placed on the operating table
there.
The Story Hour held in the lib
rary building last Saturday morning
in charge of Miss Wolff was we'll
attended by 46 children being pre-
sent. The stories told were very in
teresting
DR.. Donald Macrae of Council
Bluffs has been commissioned as
Major in the officers reserve corps
by the war department. DR.. Macrae
was here recently with the Unit X
soldier boys.
Monday morning dawned bright
and balmy and the Boy Scouts in
great glee were on the ground at the
corner of the Methodist church to
make the start on the coverted trip
to Camp Dodge.
Ben Twist who was here for
visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
John Twist east of town. returned
TO Camp Dodge Sunday. His brother
Will was to have taken him as far
as Atlantic by auto.
A marriage liscense was issued
this week by Clerk Horning to Roy
Briscoe and Elizabeth Lange. who
proceeded to the office of Justice
ID. l.. Thomas and had the knot tied
that made them man and wife.
Mrs. Jas. Gray and two children
returned home Tuesday afternoon
from an enjoyable visit at Lewis
with her brother. Frank Harmon
and wife and her sister. Mrs. Daisy
Fairholm and family at Massena.
BILLY" Allen who has been the
right handed man for j. s. Dennis
at the draying and ice business for
q number of years, is taking a layoff
from his duties, and may decide to
take up some other kind of work.
Fl j. Rudy had the ligaments
in his right hip strained last week
while loading lumber at the county
yard. The attending physician band
aged the injured member and Mr..
Rudy is about again doing light
work.
Robert Fry. living in the country
is installing at his home this week
a large electric light plant. manu-
featured by the Universal Battery
Co. of Chicago, which he purchased
Tuesday from the G. c. Carter Hdw.
Co.. who has the agency in this
Well. Camp Dodge is worth 60
ing far to see. indeed il cannot be
seen in a day. however, the Audubon
troop OF Boy Scouts got to see some
Of the Audubon soldier boys and al
so the magnificent Capital building
IN Des MoineS and the wonders of
The Iowa State Historical Building.
NJ. +. Kerwin. son Tom and
daughters. Misses Mary and Agnes
md Mrs. Ed. Schiltz and daughter
Lucille came from Carroll by auto
Tuesday to visit with j. T. Kerwin
and family. Mrs. Schltz and little
laughter will remain for weeks
'isit, the 9th RS returning home yes
.erday.
Mr.. Renftle's load was soon par
celled out to the other autos and
he Joined the Niklason car and
proceeded on to Camp Dodge. or
course he stopped on the return trip
1t Panora where he waited for his
Did friends to complete the recovery
and he arrived at home safe and
sound FINALLY.
The account of blow-outs punctures
ETC, is not interesting. neither are
hey pleasant memories of all of
hem, some had more than their
share. But the Audubon Boy Scouts
Will not soon forget the day when
hey visited Camp Dodge, and the
friends who so kindly furnished
hem transportation certainly have
heir thanks.
A. &. Ross returned Tuesday
rom his farm at Dell Rapids, s. d.,
where the farmers are busy dispos-
ng of a large crop of small grain
md picking large crop of corn.
He came by way of Austin. Mimi,
md Usage, Ia, through which sec
ions of Minnesota and Iowa they
lad about six inches of snow a week
lgo Sunday, and the sleds were in
Use several days in town and coun-
.ry the same as in winter time. Mr..
Ross expects to remain here during
most of the winter.