Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-09-20
LOCAL N PERSONAL

ing a visit with his daughter, Mrs.
James CARRIER in Gray.
Thomas Campbell and family drove
overland to Panama, Sunday to spend
the day at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Al Glascock and family.
Aug. Burr and wife, daughter Miss
Minnie and son Aug, were among
those from Audubon who attended
the great Lutheran reformation jul
bilee at Manning Sunday.
Chiropractor Kingsbury and family
went to Gray Sunday to visit at the
home of Edison Farrell and family.
The occasion was in commemoration
of Mrs. F~arrell's 2Sth birthday.
Miss Lena Drury and her sister,
Mrs. Avia S%nellbaker, who visited at
the home of their mother, Mrs. p. /.
Drury, returned on Monday to Des
Moines where they have employment.
L. w. Bradley and daughter, Mrs.
G. II. Crosser returned to their
homes in Omaha Saturday after a
pleasant visit at the home of Mrs.
C~rosser's daughter, Mrs. Arthur Nc
Mutt.
VIM. O'Brien and wife and son
Charles, of Joliet, ILL.,, have been in
the city the past week visiting at
the home of his brother, John O'Brien
and family and at the George Brady
home.
Edward Stanton and James Nc
Mayen who have been visiting thru
out the summer at the home of VIM.
Jones, went to Chicago, ILL.,, Friday
to return to their work as conductors
on the Rock Island lines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Christensen
went to Des Moines Friday to at
tend the 45th wedding anniversary
and ordination of Bishop A. l.. So
holm, of the Danish Lutheran
Church. He returned the following
day.
Mrs. Mary Morris, of Pasadena,
Calf, arrived in the city Sunday to
make a months visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. j. r. Wright and
family. She will not return to the
coast for the winter but will remain
with her daughter, Mrs. H. w. And
rews, at New Providence, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. b.. Finn and
little daughter spent over Sunday
at their home in Sioux City. Charles
Johnson, his foreman accompanied
them and remained to start a force
of workmen on the paving contract
the company has in Sioux City. The
big truck and other machinery was
shipped yesterday as it will not be
needed here anymore.
Mrs. Sofia Roth, who has been
visiting the past two weeks with her
sons, Walter and John, returned to
her home in Omaha Saturday. She
was accompanied by her granddaugh-
ter, Genevive Roth who has been
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Roth, the past week,
and who goes to resume her work as
bookkeeper for the Moline Pillow
Works in the Nebraska metropolis.
j. P. Svendsen, the head baker
at the Jensen bakery, left Tuesday
morning for Omaha to bid his young
est son goodbye who vas leaving
that afternoon for FIT. Riley, Kansas.
Mr.. Svendsen has three sons in the
service and all of them volunteered
The first W have already. received
promotions and are making a record
of which their parents may well feel
proud.
F. A. Buthweg returned Tuesday
morning from Indianola where he
accompanied his son Harold, who
will be a student at Simpson college
this year. Mr.. Buthweg said Har-
old had secured a pleasant place to
room and would no doubt enjoy his
work. The attendance at Simpson
this year will be greater than at any
previous time in the history of the
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. %Jorgensen were in
the city recently on their return from
Salt Lake City. Utah where they had
a most delightful visit with their
son. Harry Jorgensen, who is in train
ing there at IN officers camp. Their
son volunteered his services to the
government when the war fist broke
out and he is highly pleased with the
work that has been assigned him.
Mr.. n Mrs. ~Jorgensen now reside
on a farm across the line in Guthrie
county.
Mrs. NJ. C. Shumate returned to
Omaha Monday morning after a de-
lightful visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Herndon. They had not
seen each other in 40 years and the
visit was IN of much interest to all.
Mrs. Shumate and Mr.. Herndon were
schoolmates in childhood days and
in fact this is the first time they have
seen each other since they left
school. Mr.. and Mrs. Herndon ex-
pect to make her a visit in Omaha
before long.
Mrs. Meta Schmidt celebrated her
59th birthday at her home in this
city last Saturday in the company
of her children and near friends.
At noon a sumptuous dinner was
served the guests remained for the
afternoon to enjoy a social hour.
Mrs. Schmidt received a number of
suitable gifts which attest the es-
TEEN in which she is held. 1t was
a most delightful occasion and one
that will ever be remembered with
pleasant memories.
H.. III. Xaiger accompanied a party
of seven Audubon county farmers to
F~orsythe, Mont, last Saturday. These
men are all looking for land and
there are many opportunities in Mon
tana that are especially attractive.
Mr.. Zaiger and X. J. Petersen of
Hamlin are associated together i'm
selling Montana land and have sold
a great deal of it to frmers in this
vicinity. Mr.. Petersen was i'll Sat
urday and unable to go but he inform
ed us he expected to go at the time
at the next excursion which will
probably be September Goth.
At the special teachers examina-
tons held at the court house last
week. six took advantage of the OPP
portunity to meet the requirements
of the state and wrote the questions
for a certificate. This county is
very short of teachers yet tho the
number is not as large as it was a