Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-09-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

DR.. Adele X. Dreaming. who is the
judge in the Baby Health Contest
at the county fair, came Monday to
fulfill her duties and award the prizes
to the babies who score the most
nearly perfect in the various classes.
George Cronkhite and wife came
from Panora Tuesday to spend the
week with relatives and to take in
the fair Her father, r. G. Ping,
will return with them the last of the
week and will make his home with
them for the present.
Mrs. T. B. Greenlee and her sis
ter, Miss Cora Woodbury. returned
to Audubon Friday from a visit with
They expect to leave the early part
will live for at least year.
F. o. Niklason came home from
ST. Louis, Mo-, last week where he
had taken two car loads of horses
and mules. Mr.. Niklason says the
horse market is better than it was
and that the allies are again on the
market for artillery horses.
Col. V. C. Schwaller and his son,
the well known auctioneers from
Templeton, were in the city Tuesday
and took time to pay this office
pleasant call. They are planning on
a big run of sales this fall, and al
ready have number of dates taken.
j. H. Chandler and wife of Man
haitian, Kansas came to Audubon
last week for a visit at the home of
his brother, J. r. Chandler and wife.
They will stay here during fair week
and then go to Pennsylvania, his
former home to visit the scenes of his
childhood.
Mr.. and Mrs Norval Snyder and
daughter Mrs. Carl Mott and her hus
band drove from Des Moines Sunday
for a short visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. II. Baker. They left yes
terday for various points in Nebr.,
but expect to make a more prolonged
visit on their return.
Harry Ruhs, of Hamilton, H.,
came last week to visit a few days
with his brother Ed. Ruhs. Harry
will probably have to go to war
pretty soon as he will be in the sec
ond draft. and thought this would be
good time to make his brother a
visit.
]. J. Ruhs returned the fore part
of the week from Rochester, Mimi,
where he went to consult specialists
regarding his physical condition. He
did not think it was necessary to sub
nit to an operation so came home
to rest while, which will probably
bring him relief as fast as anything
else he could do.
Miss Cecilia Foley. daughter of G.
A. Foley, departed Sunday for Car
roll to spend a few days with her
sisters, Elizabeth and Lillian, who
conduct a millinery store in that city.
Monday she continued her journey to
Dcs Moines where she will attend
St. Joseph's academy during the COM
ing school year.
Mrs. Walter Kolb who accompan-
led her father. ]. NJ. B. Clark to Des
Moines last week, has returned. She
reports that her father submitted to
a surgical operation at the Lutheran
hospital on his arrival there and
when she left his bedside, he was
making satisfactory gains for re-
covery.
E. S. Bates and family came over
land in their automobile from Ho-
ward, S. d., last week for a visit with
his father, Ed. Bates. The family
left here few years ago to make
their home near Howard They have
prospered and recently had an op-
portunity of disposing of their hold
ings to good advantage. We hope
Mr.. Bates and his family will decide
to return to Audubon county to make
their permanent home.
Monday was an exceedingly busy
day for the agents and their assist
ants at the local railroad stations.
unloading and checking the many
pieces of freight and express, shipped
here for the exhibitors at the county
fair. Nearly everything in the line of
fair exhibitions composed the big
shipments, all the way from fire
works to alligators and Bantam roost-
ers to prize Herefords.