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

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

the Peter Rubel and Sophia Rubel
homes the fore part of the week.
A. C. Ross leaves tomorrow for
Dell Rapids, S. D., to be with his
tenant in the harvesting of the small
grain crop and disposing of it.
Georgia Wade Mcclellan of Carroll
arrived in the city to look after bust
ness here in relation to the w. r. c.
of which she is the inspector for this
district.
Mrs. E. M. johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Ross spent Sunday at Red
Oak visiting at the home of the son
and brother, Glenn Johnson and
family.
Mrs. E. c.. Ford and little daugh-
ter came from Garner the latter part
of the week for a visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Simcox.
E. o. McKurnan who has been here
on a ten days visit at the home of
his sister, Mrs. p. j. Stanton, depart
ed Tuesday for his home at Okmul-
gee, Oklahoma.
]. J. Ruhs went to Omaha yester-
day to consult specialist. He has
been feeling some better of late, and
there is reason to believe that he
will yet find permanent relief
Louis H. Crow, private in the
Iowa Ammunition train, returned to
Des Moines yesterday after a. forty
eight hour furlough to visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. ID. Grow.
AL Clark, one of our hard working
rural mail carriers, came back this
moning from Higgins, Texas, where
he spent his two weeks vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Clark.
A party of II young ladies went to
the poor farm Tuesday evening,
where they enjoyed hastily prepar-
ed supper. 1t made a pleasant out
ing and afforded them. great deal
of pleasure.
C. II. Wilde and family leave to-
morrow for Indianola to attend the
Des Moines District conference of the
Methodist church. On their return
home they will stop at Des Moines to
visit Camp Dodge.
Miss Daisy Frick returned yester-
day from an over Sunday visit at
Osceola, Iowa. where she was guest
of her brother Branch Prick and
family who is engaged in the drug
business in that city.
Ferl Jones. who has been working
in a meat market in Atlantic resign
ed his position last week. He came
to Audubon and is now employed
with N. c. Barentsen in the Park
Meat Market.
Miss Lena Vested returned to her
home in Atlantic this afternoon. She
came to the city to bid her brother
goodbye who leaves in the morning
for Camp Dodge to begin training in
the National draft army.
Quite a number of our people were
in Guthrie Center yesterday attend
ing the fair. Today a number of
others are in attendance. The
threatening weather prevented many
others from going who had intend
ed to do so.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Allender and
two children, who have been visit
ing at the home of the lady's par.
: ents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Lans, re-
turned on Tuesday to. their home
near Mt. Pleasant. making the triI
overland in their car.
The remainder of the Reynolds
grading force departed this evening
for Sioux City. About half of them
went yesterday and most of those
that remained went today. Those
who remain will depart in day OF
two to begin work in that city on
paving contract of Mr.. Films.
III Miss Lola Rucker went to De!
Moines yesterday where she will en-
ter the Lutheran hospital for sur
gical operation. Her many friend
hope her ailment is not of seriou
character and that she will return
home greatly improved in health.
III Clarence Niklason and wife lef
Tuesday for Cambridge, Mass. wher
Mr.. Niklason will enter Harvar
University. Mr.. Niklason grauate
from Leland-Stafford university las
June and since then he and his wifi
have been visiting their parents her
" and at Extra.
Van Gorkum Bros, arrived froI
! Pella last week and are getting thei
tile ditching machine in working OF
der. They have put in thousands c
acres in this vicinity, but the pas
year their work has mostly been nea
Dedham. The genial Happy" is tn
same as ever.
Mrs. Catherine Booton. the age
mother of Charles Booton of thi
city died at the home of her daugf
ter, Mrs. wager in Viola Cente
September 9th. She had been
poor health for sometime. Funers
and was largely attended by man
old friends.
Now is the time to have your aut
tops repaired while the weather
warm. When it gets cold an
stormy everyone will come at ono
and there are hundreds of them
repair so some will have to wal
| am prepared to do this work nov
Bring it in. A. M. Currier.
Harry Melton, pharmacist at tn
Frick Drug Co. received call to al
pear in Council Bluffs yesterda,
Accordingly, he left on the mornir
train. He expects to return in da
or so. tho he was not positive. L
said he thought the call was to r
ceive more equipment, but the bo!
may leave at once for Camp Mill
Long Island, n. Y. There is nothiT
certain as yet to the movement
the Red Cross unit to which be b
longs.
A. ]. Hunt. wife and son Lee lie
today for Perry where they will
tend the funeral of Mrs. Geo. Mccall
Who died ~ her home in Perry la
Monday. Mrs. Mccain was res
dent of Melville township at an ear
date and continued to reside in Il
county until 10 years ago when Il
family moved to Menlo, later goil
to Dexter and then to Perry. Tn
have one son living in this count
Guy Mccain, who lives ON far
east of Hamlin Funeral Servic