Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-18
+ LOCAL AND PERSONAL =

Miss Irene Craig. bookkeepel
at the Kraft Farr Co.. is taking heI
vacation this week and yesterday
went to Iowa Falls to visit her
folks. She will probably return in
a week or ten days.
Mrs. /. Sherman and children
and her sister, Mrs. NJ. B. Tribe
of Kansas City, Mo-, who are here
on a visit, went to Atlantic Tuesday
afternoon for visit at the home
of NJ. r. Sherman and family.
Mrs. Elizabeth McCarville and
Miss Katherine McCarville who
have been making an extended visit
at Fort Dodge. were in the city
Monday for a short time enroute TO
their home in Atlantic.
Daniel Hecker is rushing the
work on the new residence proper
ty he is building on the street to
the Northwestern depot. The
building is made of hollow tile and
will be covered with stucco.
John Crees and wife living
south of town. have received word
that their son, who is in the army
was in a hospital in Paris. The
many friend of the Crees family
trust the patient will speedily re
cover.
Mrs. Everett Smith was in Car.
roll over Sunday visiting her hus-
band at the hospital where he was
taken a week ago. She returned
Monday morning and reports that
he is not getting along as we'll as
she had hoped.
James Hood and family. who
live near Hamlin were agreeably
surprised to learn last week that
their son Clarence had safely ar
rived in France. For severa
months he had been in training al
Hemstead. l.. /.
Mrs. V. w. Freeman, who hat
been a guest at the home OF hel
daughter. Mrs. S. E. HEREFORD ant
family, returned the latter part Of
the week to her home in Clarinda
Mrs II. Hamilton, and children vii
remain for a longer visit with hel
sister
There will be Il short session o.
District Court at the court house
in this city today. Judge Rocka
ANiApN' Va Atlantic lHlOTmtO JONI
Horning. clerk of the district cour
10 that effect. The matters to be
taken up will probably be of an i'm
portant nature.
Ross E. Erven, who left here
several weeks ago for Camp Dix
NJ j., enlisting in the engineer,
corps, has sent his parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Geo. Erven word that he ha.
landed safely in France. The,
have another son, G. A. Erven who
has been in France about a year.
Bud" Berg went to Des Moine:
Tuesday afternoon for the pur
pose of enlisting in the marines. Il
he is unsuccessful there he will en-.
ter the navy. Dude" says it Ii
time to put stop 10 this Ger
man foolishness and he is gOine
to do his share to bring that about
Jens Loss and Harry Lauridser
of near Extra had collision in
front of the Beason garage Tues
day afternoon. Lauridsen was
going north just as Loss was com.
ing out of the alley back of Smiths
drug store. Both automobiles were
pretty badly damaged but no one
was injured
Mr. and Mrs. Val Leonard who
have been visiting at the home OF
his parents, returned on Monday
to their home at Mason City where
Mr.. Leonard has good position
While here they also had the pleas.
ure of visiting two sisters. Mrs. A
Denger. and Mrs. l.. j. Yaggy, OF
Davenport who are guests at the
parental home.
A number of men in town who
are not so extremely busy all OF
the time, have been going out in
the country the past week helping
their farmer friends with the har
vesting. Irving Johnson got so en-
thusiastic last week that he left
his work at the store and went on,
in the country where for two day.
he helped put up hay.
number OF the friends of Mrs
f. Reed planned and carried GU
pleasant surprise on her Monday
evening. II was her birthday anG
they called to help remind her OF
the occasion. The evening was
spent in a sociable way and during
the course of the evening refres h
ments were served Before leav
ing they left her a remembrance
of the event.
ID. l.. Freeman and S. C. AIRY, whC
attended the Grand Commandery OF
the Knight Templars at Marshall
town last week. returned home Fri
day. A large attendance is report
ed. The new hotel building which
burned down at Lake Park last veal
is in course OF erection and the re-
port showed that the new building
would be modern fire proc
structure.
A number OF members OF the
club and their wives enjoyed a pic
mic at the club house last Thursda.
evening After the men had enjoy
ed a game of golf. supper was ser
we'd. which had been prepared b.
the ladies. The evening was spen
on the large veranda where music
| helped to while away the time
| Some of the social members from
l EYira ware in attendance