Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-08-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

LOCAL AMI FEkSONAL
Miss Franc Anderson returned
Monday from a ten-day visit with old
friends at Shelby, Iowa.
Mrs. Phil Peterson and Miss Nellie
Gordon of Des Mones arrived in the
city Monday for visit at the home
of Mrs. f. E. Clark and family.
The Misses Katherine and Theresa
MCGUIRE who came to visit their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Mcclure,
left Monday morning for Madison. S.
D., to spend two weeks vacation
with former friends.
A large crowd was in town Satur-
day afternoon. but the threatening
clouds drove the people home late in
the afternoon. This section of the
country was blessed with a fine show
er of rain which lasted several hours.
Mrs. James Mcdonald who visited
at the home of her mother. Mrs.
Henry Colley, near Atlantic. is in the
city on a visit at the home of her
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. c. Gates,
before returning to her home in Coun-
Gil Bluffs.
Rev. J. p. Christensen. pastor of
the Danish Lutheran church, was
at Ringsted. Iowa, Saturday to be
present at a meeting of the Young
: Peoples society of the church, but
returned to Audubon Tuesday morn
ing.
The dance given at the w. o. w.
hall last Friday evening was we'll at
tended. The Bell Bros. orchestra of
/ Carroll, furnished the music. The
| dancing season will soon be on and
these social affairs will probably be
/ held in the hall every two weeks.
Nate Turner. one of the progress
sive farmers who resides near Extra,
was in the city the fore part of the
/ week spending the day with friends.
! and in the afternoon left for Month
/ cello and Manchester, Iowa, to visit
relatives.
George Viewer and family and LATE
! Simpson and family left Sunday in
| the Simpson car for an overland trip
to Cheyenne, Wyo., to make a visit
with friends. Enroute they intended
to visit friends at Yuma Denver and
other Colorado points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Stafford and
their little daughter. who have en-
! joyed ten days visit at Milford
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
| Story, came home the last of the
week Mr. Stafford is again at his
usual place in McCort's meat market
after much deserved rest
| Aaron Anderson who with his son
| are breaking out a lot of prairie land
on the section they bought in the new
Danish colony near Standard, Alber-
/ ia Canada, sends word that he wants
| the Republican sent to his address
regularly. Crop conditions are fairly
good in that section of the country.
John Martinsen of the Ford garage
| has just unloaded two car loads of
/ the popular Ford cars John says
people are fast beginning to realize
that the Ford in fact is the universal
car. His greatest difficulty is in be-
| ing able to secure enough cars to
supply the demand.
Web. Firebaugh who visited his old
home at Bushnell H., last week re-
turned to his home nine miles north
west of Audubon Monday. He was
accompanied by his brother. Daniel
Firebaugh of Jewett Mo-, who had
also been at Bushnell but will make
a short visit here before returning to
his home.
Mrs. Matt Butterton returned Mon
day afternoon from an over Sunday
visit with old-time friends at Poca-
hontas. She also made short visit
at Fonda. where the county fair was
in progress. She reports a fine rain
in that section of the country on Sat
urday afternoon and evening, which
was badly needed.
| F. L. Drake, wife and baby, ar
rived in the city Sunday and will
make a fortnight's visit at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
Currier. Mr.. Drake has a splendid
business at Newton. but feels that he
is entitled to a short vacation at this
time of the year and preferred to
spend the time among Old friends in
Audubon.
Mrs Frank Nelson and daughter
Esther arrived from Harrington, Kan
sas, the latter part of last week TO
Join her daughter Beatrice who has
been guest the past month at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j Andersen
in Douglas township. Mrs. Nelson
and her children will remain for a
several weeks visit and may probably
be Joined later by Mr.. Nelson.
Arthur Farquhar, who owns con-
{ siderable land near Yuma, Colo. re-
turned from that place Thursday aft
/ er a weeks stay. He states that a
lack of rainfall has made the small
grain exceedingly light and there is
not much chance that the bean crop
/ will yield enough to replace the seed.
This strikes home to good many
Audubon people who We're expert
menting with beans this year But OF
/ course IF the weather had been so
and so ii would have been different
We had hoped the boys would make
a mint of money this year with beans
at Sc a bushel.