Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-04-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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Mrs G. w. Preston, left Saturday
for her home in Anita.
Strawberry plants from soc to
| $1.00 per 100, standard and ever
bearing kinds. Write w. NJ. Bonn
berger. Harlan. Iowa.
Leo Novak principal OF the city
public schools was in Des Moines Sat
urday attending the relay meet
which was held in the capitol city.
Mrs. Max Jacobsen and Miss Mary
Jensen, who visited at the Frank
Leffingwell home at Anita over Sun
day. returned home the fore part of
/ the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Weston are
rejoicing over the arrival of a nine
pound son at their home the fore
are doing nicely.
Mrs. f. B. Wray who has been in
the city visiting at the home of her
son, l.. Z. Wray and family, depart
ed Monday for Minneapolis, Mimi,
where she will make an extended
visit.
Mrs. Frank Davis and children
and her uncle. X. F. Roberts, arrived
in the city Saturday from Los An
geles, Calf, to make an extended
visit at the home of her father. w.
S. Roberts and family.
! Mrs. Frank Mantz, wife of the
editor of the Manning Monitor. was
in the city over Sunday with her son
visiting at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Fisher and with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Wolf.
| Miss Vera Rutherford who attend
ed the marriage of her cousin Miss
Ruth Rutherford. which took place
at the home of the brides parents
at Grinnell last Wednesday even
ing returned home Saturday.
Bertel Wonsmos and Ray Smith,
who have been conducting a success
full land scape picture sale at Hol-
stein, Iowa. arrived in the city Mon
day and will visit the balance of the
week at the parental, NJ. B. Wonsmos
home.
The correct way to drape the stars
and stripes has been a question that
has been asked by many persons re-
Gently. We learn from an author
itative source that when the flag is
hung as a banner. the stars and
stripes should be in the upper left
hand corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bagley. Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Watts, Miss Edith
Phelps and Frank Bagley were at
Redfield Sunday where they joined
II. T. Watts and family of Des
Moines in a picnicing party at Rang
ing Rock a delightful place for pic
nicing parties.
Miss Fannie Smutney who has
been at Ennis, Texas. the past sew
eral months, leaves the first of the
month for Pennsylvania, where she
will be engaged in settlement work
Her many Audubon friends will be
greatly interested in the success of
her new duties.
F. o. Niklason, Audubon's famous
horse buyer, left Saturday for Oaks.
N. d., where he will spend couple |
of weeks buying horses. The horse
market is better at this time than
it has been for several months, and |
there is quite a demand at this time !
for artillery horses which Uncle Sam
is buying.
Frank Elgin. District Commercial
Manager of the Iowa Telephone Co.. |
with headquarters at Council Bluffs, |
was in the city Monday looking after
business matters and consulting with |
the local manager, G.. II. Virtue. who |
is giving the people of Audubon the |
best telephone service the city has
ever had
Walter Rubel, residing eight miles |
southeast of Audubon was taken to |
the hospital in Atlantic the latter
part of the week. He was in such |
a poor physical condition that it was
impossible to operate for appendi- |
citis. Reports from the hospital to-
day are to the effect that he is in a |
serious condition.
Mrs. Matilda Johnson who has
been staying at the Leonard house
the past nine weeks, took seriously |
i'll Sunday but had gained sufficient |
strength by Tuesday so that she was
able to go to the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. H. Eagan, near Anita.
where she will remain until she has |
fully recovered from her illness.
Word comes from the hospital at |
Des MOines that Mrs. Brit Eaton, who |
submitted to surgical operation |
last week, is gradually recovering |
from the shock and is showing mark |
ed improvement. Her immediate |
family and close friends will be
pleased to learn such gratifying
news.
r. r. Phillips of near Wichita, |
left Saturday for Harlowton. Mont.
where he will spend the summer. He
owned some land In that section |
last year. but sold it last fall to good |
advantage. He may decide to buy |
another farm while he is there. |
Quite a number of Audubon county |
farmers are also locating in the vi |
entity of Harlowton.
Miss Dora Clark who was called |
to her home at Waukon last week to |
be at the bedside of her father. who
was quite ill. returned Tuesday to
resume her duties in the Domestic
Science Department at the public |
schools. Her friends will be graft |
fed to learn that her father was |
considerably improved when she left
his bedside.
Mrs. F.. C. Underhil who has been |
a guest at the home of her parents, |
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Detwiler. the |
past three weeks, departed the latter
part of the week for her home in Los
Angeles. Calf. DR.. Underhill haG |
expected to join his wife here mas
much as the family contemplated |
moving back to Iowa. but they have |
changed their plans and will contin-
ne to reside in California.
j. Richards is in Omaha again do
ing his annual spring house cleaning
with his vacuum cleaner. Mr.. Rich |
ards has been making these visits to |