Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13

Mrs. r. A. Griffin of Lake City,
who visited here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Detwiler and
daughter, Miss Dora, has returned to
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Richey of Pond
Creek, Okla. who visited in the coun-
try with his sister, Mrs. Henry Ben
ton and family, depart for their home
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reuschling,
who enjoyed a visit at Washington,
Iowa, for two weeks with her broth
ers, the Duvall boys, returned Friday
to Audubon.
Mrs. John Freese went to Manning
oil Fridays evening train to meet
her daughter, Miss Hilda, who vas
returning from a visit with her sis
ter at Mason City.
Mrs. X. j. Petersen of Hamlin,
who went to Ottesen, Ia, last week
to visit her daughter Anna, who
teaches school there. returned home
the first Of the week.
Harold Masterson and Fred Mar
tinsen, who were at Lafayette, Ind,
Chicago, ILL.,, and Detroit, Mich, on
business and a sight seeing trip ar
rived home Saturday.
F. o. Niklason, who was at differ
ent parts of North and South Oak
ota purchasing horses and mules and
shipping some he had already pur-
chased, returned home Friday.
Mrs. Catherine Carroll, following
a couple of months visit at Morris,
Seneca and Joliet, ILL.,, with numer
Gus relatives and friends, arrived
home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM Carr and son Bert visited
in Audubon Friday with friends, en-
route to their home in Atlantic. They
had been to Sac City to visit her
brother, VIM. White and family.
Fords are all right almost any
time, but a bob sleigh and a good
team have them beat all hollow when
the weather is like it was with the
heavy snow of last and this week.
Mrs. George Umland and child left
Tuesday morning for Manning where
they will join the husband and father
Land make their future home, having
purchased a farm near Manning rec
emily.
j. K. Jensen went to Rock Island
Friday evening where he expected to
get a position in the arsenal. If he
is unable to do so, he intends to join
some other service of the United
States army.
Mrs. Jennie Gates, following a
most enjoyable visit here with her
niece, Mrs. II. G. Rice and husband
and with various relatives in the
county, returned to her home at Red
field Tuesday morning.
Ira Mease, of Knoxville, Kansas,
who was visiting his uncle, OF Mease
and family near Gray, came to Au-
dubon Friday evening for a visit with
his aunt, Mrs. John Alt and husband
on S. Washington street.
Mrs. r. j. Field, of Fort Dodge,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth McCarville at Allan
tic and with her brother, l. ID. Nc.
Carville and family in Audubon, re-
turned to her home Tuesday orn
ing.
Mrs. w. ]. Callow received a let
ter Friday from her husband, who
was called last week to Davenport to
see his sister, Miss Clara Callow,
who was dangerously i'll. stating that
her condition was not at all encour-
aging.
Sheriff Wilson, Leo Kerwin and
Clarence A. Turner accompanied the
Volunteer soldier boys to Des Moines
Monday morning. A large crowd
was present at the depot when the
boys left. despite the extreme cold
weather.
Jens c. and John Jensen, who
passed the examination for aviation
service IN the army at Omaha recent
ly, and who were home for a visit,
returned to Omaha Friday evening,
where they expected to be sent to
the aviation field in Texas.
Cy Hunter and wife Of Manning
came last Friday evening for a visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Thos. Fin
nerty, living east of town. Mrs. Sam
Hunter Of Glidden, came at the same
time for a visit with her daughter
Mabel, and with relatives at the Mrs.
Jesse Keith home.
Ed F. johnson and Bert McLeran
who were in Des Moines last week
to attend the Shriner meeting and
banquet, have returned home and re-
port one grand time. OF course 1t
wouldn't be Ed and Bert II they did
not have a good time. Also they at
tended the big wrestling match while
in the Capitol city.
III. ]. Fabricius will retire from his
farm a few miles west of Audubon in
the near future and take up the re-
sponsibilities of a business career.
While at Irwin recently he purchas-
ed a store building and fixtures and
will start a gene.al merchandise
store with a compete stock of new
goods. Mr. Fabricius Is well known
in the business life Of this county
having been in the mercantile bus
mess here and elsewhere for a num-
Der of years, before retiring to farm
life a few years go He has numerous
friends who, with the Republican,
will wish him all the success in the
world. Mrs. Fabricius and children
will remain resident of Audubon un-
til the close of the school term next
lima Whan fhnv will iain tho hnc-,