Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-12

Miss Mabel Brooks returned yes
terday to Des Moines, after a weeks
visit here with her sister, Mrs. d.
w. Wood and family.
A pony strayed to my pasture last
Thursday. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying for this
notice. Jess p. Schouboe.
Judge Wheeler adjourned court
for the December term yesterday and
returned to his home at Council
bluffs last evening. Court will be
reopened here Jan. 4th.
Mrs. Henry Turner, who has been
seriously i'll with the influenza is
showing decided improvement,
which will be gratifying news to her
many friends.
/ Harry Laubender, who returned
home Sunday from Camp Pike. left
last evening for a visit with his
brother, George Laubender and wife
at Blencoe, la.
| Mrs. Walter Brainard and two
daughters were passengers to Car
roll yesterday forenoon for a visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Pfiester and family
Rev. G. B. Christensen arrived
home. yesterday morning from Ra-
cine, Wis, where he was attending
church conference, and Chicago,
where he went on business.
George r. Alcorn, the carpenter
| contractor on the st. Patrick's new
church, returned yesterday from
Omaha, where he spent several days
on business and visit with his
| family.
A. Alec went to the country Tues
day for hunting trip, returning
home in the evening with a large
Jack" rabbit, several cotton tails
and one of the finest specimens of
badgers we ever saw.
C. f. Demorist of Council Bluffs
was here last week visiting with
Mr.. Virtue and looking after business
for the Iowa Telephone company, he
being district commercial manager,
taking the place of the late Frank
Elgan.
Miss Irene Morrissey, teacher in
| our county schools, left yesterday
morning for Omaha, where she was
to meet her mother, Mrs. j. B. Nor
rissey and go to her home at Shen-
|
of the year.
| John Sunberg and wife, Mrs. Rob-
ert Fry. Charles and Worthy owen
and Charles Higgins autoed to Nj az
ming yesterday to meet William
Owen, So. who died at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Feeder Schmidt,
in Yuma, Col.
Corp. j. VanDruff. who formerly
worked for George Ross and has
been stationed at Camp Dix, N. j.,
has received his discharge and ar
rived in Audubon Tuesday evening
for visit with Mr.. Ross and family
and other friends.
| The fire department was called
Tuesday night to the Audubon Mill
| ing company on account of what
looked like a dangerous fire. Upon
arrival there it was found that only
the burning of some SCOT from the
| flue was the cause and no further
damage was done.
C. A. Miller, who purchased the
Mrs. Nettie Stanley farm three and
| a half miles southeast of Audubon,
with his family, is moving back to
Audubon from Harlan and will again
make it their future home. Mr.. Mil
Ter has given up chiropractic work
on account of his health.
Mrs. +. b. Witten and three
children of Burlington, Okla, who
have enjoyed an extended visit with
relatives at Hillman, Mich, arrived
here Tuesday afternoon for a visit
with her sister-in-law. Mrs. j. w.
mclaughlin and family, after
which they return TO their Oklahoma
home.
! The clerks and mail carrier eX-
animation that was to have been
held Saturday, Dec. IA, is postponed
to Saturday. Jan. II. All applicants
will receive card admitting them
to take the examination. Applicants
lr.uSt have attained their 18th birth
ldsy within thirty days OF the ex-
. mination date and must not be over
AS years old.
| a deal was consumated last week
whereby J. w. Mcclure. residing in
Melville township. became the own
Ter of j. $. Johnson's new modern
ihCme on S. Tracy street. This is an
ideal home and Will be just the thing
for John and his estimable family,
who have worked hard and now
move TO the city to take life easy.
| Possession will be given the latter
part OF January.
| Ed. Dellahoyde of Extra was an
| Audubon visitor Tuesday and re-
given by the Masonic fraternity He
informed us that he was to leave
next week for California to join his
8 "A Il.
| With the fine weather we are en-
| joying in Audubon county, there is
no reason for anyone TO go to the
south or elsewhere To avoid cold eli
mate.
Mrs w. H. Brockway, Mrs. w. j.
Brockway and Mrs Ed Ruhs. wife,
mother and sister respectfully, of
Lawrence Brockway. who was bad
ly injured in France and recently
returned to America, went to Camp
Dodge yesterday morning to visit
him. His wife will go from Des
Moines to Cole city. H.. her former
homo for a holiday visit with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs y. L. Bevins.
Mrs. Brockway informs Us that the
first official news received here
about her sons injury was Tuesday
night. when two kilograms came to
her.
Miss Mabel Brooks. VINO is taking
the trained nurses course III Des
Molnes hospital. came to Audubon
he last of the week, for visit with
her sister. Mrs. u. w Wood and
family Mrs. Lorenzo Brooks and
son. William. who have been en-
Toying couple of months visit in
Chicago with her aunt. arrived home
Friday morning and will be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs Wood for