Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-07-12
PREACHERS ENJOY
THE CAMP LIFE
Audubon People Among Those Who
Form Delightful Party i'm Camp
Life at the Lakes

Il.
writes us splendid letter under date
of July Sth, which is as follows:
This is beautiful Sunday even.
ing and all the camp is singing bur
me, so | thought | would write a lit
tie sketch OF our camp which we have
named Circuit Riders Camp" I'irs
let me tell you OF the trip and those
that make up the camp.
! According to previous Grange
ments we left Audubon or ruesday
July 3rd at 630 a. M The rs. cal
out was the new Ford which I drove
! its being pinlA4d Tor its paper taa
or ntmDer, bnt was now driven by
4 Paul and with him was Mrs. Gid,
/ dens, j. ". Giddens. my father. OF
st. Joseph, Mo. Mrs. Joseph Holder
ana har TWO year old son. of St JOS.
J eph Mo. and Earl Giddens. Pau
took the lead so if he should have
/ car trouble he could be picked III
along the way, bat he rambled right
along in the famous car and was on
the camp grounds long before anyone
else Never had single thing &c
wrong.
/ The next car out of Audubon was
ana
with him was Mrs. Ruhs, and four
/ children. Vernon, Dorothy, Gladys
and Grace, and Ruby Giddens. The
car was in fine trim and although the
driver was not feeling well, she went
OFF like a big pickerel just gotten of
the hook.
The next car was the Rev. G.. A.
Lawton, of Carson, and with him was
b a fT,n 4 not
son Alfred. and Miss Mabel Pierce,
OF Lewis. He pulled a trailer which
was loaded with tents. etc. Then fol-
lowed the Rev NJ. Il. Talley. of At
lantic, superintendent of the Atlantic
District. and with him was Mrs. Tai
ley and their three children, Reba.
Horton and Ebert.
was left to bring up the rear, pick
up the helpless. bind up the punctur-
ed and pull to shore any that might
Stuck by the way. l had with mo
my sister, Della Giddens. of st. JOS
/ eph' Mo, Dorothy, Helen and Jewel
Giddens and Elizabeth Halbert. of
Elliott. Then pulled trailer loaded
with tents, suit eases. fish halt. etc.
Revs. Tailey and Lawton having
started without breakfast stoDpCA a
z Il.
/ passed them by. E-cryth.ng went
well until about nine miles o. stem
Lake | found brother Ruhs LAWNS ry
the side of the road lookin, like q
Pike about two days out OF wate-.
lhey phoned for doctor, bu kind
man and his wife, their names have
forgotten. had given him some mill;
10 drink, and before the doctC- ar
rived q
caught up and went on to town to
bring Paul back 10 drive in. .s law
ton came along and his vii could
drive his ford so he drove the Nh
chell for Mr.. Ruhs into Storm Lake
where we all stopped for dinner in
their beautiful West Park.
Here We We're DELAYED for n time
as Mr.. Ruhs was not able to drive
out a Mr.. Carter. who is in the bank
ing bushes at Perry. being on the
way TO the lakes with his wife and
daughter. in a large car, let his wife
GrlVe ms car and he drove for Mr.
/ kGhs to Spencer. This kindness will
not soon be forgotten by our com
pany
/ AT Spencer, Lawton took the wheel
and his noble, brave wife. drove their
car to Arnold's Park. Here Mr.. Ruhs
mad gotten so he managed her to the
Ed. trick farm, where we are Camp
ing.
NOW let me say here Mr.. Frick has
what looks to me to be about the
best farm around the lakes, and |
nave been around them twice. He has
a line lake front. well wooded, with a
spring nearby. This company votes
hai 40 nj
klndnesses shown them, too numer-
Gus to mention.
To get down to the lake front you
must go 'own very steep hill. Paul
and | made it 0. X. Mr.. Ruhs did
not feel like trying so | got at the
wheel. Talley started Just ahead of
me, and the big Mitchell was too
much for me. and she slid and poked
her Rose into Talley's car, nearly
causing smash up. But the little
Ford stood pat and saved nv neck
We finally got her down safely and
We're soon in camp.
Here We found Rev. A. f. Stat
hauer, of Des Moines. superintendent
or the Des MoiEes district. in camp.
having come the day before. With
him was his wife, his daughter Elina
+
OF Des Moines. Later we have been
Joined by Rev. ID. b. S. Prather. of
Elliott, and with him was his wife
and two children. Cathleen and Ben
also Lester Prather. BY counting
the names you will see that we have
80 in camp.
the first night. hut | skipped out at
< K a m ri
began pulling them out. slipped
back and called my father out and we
landed is fine ones before breakfast.
We have had fish every meal and
have over two hundred in the box.
This being Sunday we have re-
trained from fishing. Had Sunday
School at 1880 a. m, and vesper ser
vices this evening Mr.. Ruhs is feel
ing much better. gaining in weight.
ana he ought TO, for he has eaten
enough hsh TO have fins, and sleeps
fi:e.
All III camp are well and having
great time. Every one had a fish
story to tell, principally of the big
ones they pulled out but let get away.
was over TO the hatchery this af-
ternoon to see Mr. Barger. Have ar
"'9N" " meet NM al f.oO IN the
morning 10 go out for bass. cropie
and pickerel. You see there are five
preachers here, yet none of the neigh
bors have complained Of loss of any
chickens. but one party came to our
camp to look for lost goose.
think the superintendent. Talley
ana Slathauer, got the goose as they
are often seen together and seem 10
be talking over what appears TO be
a secret
l iorSot to say that on arc.va, |
WAS hnrt a font an my troiIor opl