Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


quick we can serve you. Kraft-Farr
Co.
Mrs. A. M. Evans returned from
Atlantic today, where she had been on
several days visit at the home OF
her son, Ed. Evans and family.
Berg and Sig Henricksen returned
| from Chicago this morning, where
they spent several days purchasing
new stock for the big department
store.
Charles Blohm returned last night
| from Yuma, Colo, where he had gone
to look at the country with a view TO
purchasing some land in that section
of the state.
|. Nj. Darland left this morning for
Grinnell where he will attend a meet
ing of the Baptist's association. From
there he will go to Barnes City for a
visit with his son, A. c. Darland.
T. II. Swezy and family, Homer
Booten and family, John Horning and
others left this morning by automo-
biles to attend the big Carroll county
fair and to be present at the Ford
watermelon feast this afternoon.
A large grain stack near the west
corporation line of the town of Kim
ballton, caught fire yesterday after
noon. Prompt response by those who
discovered the blaze saved the stack
from total destruction. The fire was
put out before a great deal of dam
age was done.
A. L. Kness and A. b. Mendenhall
have just purchased Minneapolis
Panel silos from the local dealer, c.
II. Wilde. Fred Weeks has also pur-
chased a silo chute to be put on the
silo he recently built. This makes
/ 2 silos that Mr.. Wilde has sold with
in the past month.
S. G. Andersen, son of j. X. Ander-
sen, living four and half miles
northwest of town, departed today for
Brush, Colo, where he will enter the
sanitarium for the benefit of his
health. His many friends hope that
he will get the relief so much sought.
Lawrence Damn went to Des
Moines this morning to look after
purchasing some material to be
shipped to Canada. Sunday he re-
turns to his large ranch near AL
berta, Canada, and will get back
there in time to look after his crops
Henry Hansen who has been max
ing an extended trip in South Amer
lea, was in the city several days this
week visiting his sister, Mrs. j. S.
Johnson and family. His home is in
Oakland, Calf, and stopped here en-
route to his home, leaving for the
west this morning.
III, L. CbiIJC rotnrpaJ
morning from Battle Creek, Mich,
where he took his son Edward ten
days ago. He reports the boy in
fairly good condition and has hopes
that the stay at the sanitarium will
bring him relief from his ailment.
Mrs. Childs is with him and will re-
main until he returns home.
Martin Petersen and wife and her
little niece arrived from Algona this
morning to visit at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Christ. Peter
sen near Kimballton. Martin has
been drafted in the army and will be
called into camp September 5th, so
he decided to make his parents a
short visit before going.
Mrs. Annetta Smith, who has been
here several weeks visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. G. Johnson, departed this morn
ing for her home in Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Smith was expected to join her
here, but owing to the street rail-
way strike which is now. on, was I'M
able to come.
E. NJ. Johnson has just received
another shipment of Studebaker cars
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the 18th of September the cars will
raise in price and he has number
of prospects who will no doubt avail
themselves by purchasing cars before
that date.
The auction in the park tonight
promises to be we'll attended. The
band will give its regular evening
concert and We may expect some
some specialties that will mean
wholesome entertainment. The arti-
cles will be sold by Colonel Kness and
is a part of the goods that were to
have been sold last Saturday.
Frank Bagley took the early Rock
Island for Omaha this morning to
spend few days with former friends
and enjoying a short vacation from
his usual duties. He goes later to
New York and points in Vermont, in il.
tending to return to audubon before
Sept 9Th when he will go to camp
with the olner men who have been
drafted from this county.
the paving gang is doing splendid
work these days. The weather has
been favorable and if il continues a
few weeks more the curbing will all
be finished and it will then be but a
short time until all of the concrete
has been laid. The bids for putting
in the paving to the cemetery VIII be
let by the city council Aug. End.
This will in all probability be the i;st
contract TO be let for several years.
w. j. Kness, the solicitor for the
Audubon Music company, reports bus,
mess tip-top. This company handles
only the very best makes of instru-
ments and Mr.. Kness says he finds
little difficulty in disposing of instru
ments to persons who desire a re-
liable make of piano or talking ma
chimes. A new shipment of pianos
arrived the fore part of the week,
among them some player pianos.
Perry Harmon. one Of the Audu-
bon boys who has been making good
in various positions he has held re-
Gently, came home from Montreal,
Canada, today. He has been work
ing in large mill, but the work was
so strenuous and hours so long, that
he was unable to remain with the
position. Help is a scarce article in
Canada and Perry thought he pre-
ferred TO be at home for help would
be scarce here too before long.
William Henriksen and Arthur
Berg were in an auto accident Mon
day evening that might have proved
quite disastrous. They were driving
along Mest AudmbOn and whom in