Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-25
. LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Henry Petersen was passenger
to Manning this morning.
Chas Booton is in Manning today
looking after some business matters.
X. d. Hawks, the live wire in
surance agent, was in Atlantic yes
terday looking after business mat
tiers.
A. F. Choate, of the Audubon
Marble works, left this morning for
an over Sunday visit with relatives
in Ottumwa.
Steen Jensen of Nevada arrived in
the city this morning for a few days
visit at the home Of John Davis and
with other friends.
Friends in the city have received
word that a daughter was born 20
Mr. ard Mrs. F. w. Joilansen. al;
their hvLe in Cherokee on July ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Robinson, of
Scotland, S. D., are in the city this
week visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. w. G. Wilson and
family.
Miss Lorraine Graham, who has
been making a two weeks visit with
her friend, Miss Miriam Evans, at
Williamsburg, returned home Fri
day of last week.
Rev. C. w. Proctor went to
Council Bluffs yesterday to attend a
Centinary Conference of the Metho-
dist church which is in session two
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. owen Davis and two
children and his father John Davis,
went to Menlo by auto yesterday
for visit of the latter's daughters
Mrs. Earhart and Mrs. Mclntire.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
G. Wilson, bern Tuesday morning,
died two hours after birth. Mrs.
Wilson is getting along nicely and
doing as well as could be expected.
Mrs. E. Hollingsworth and daugh-
ter Gertrude, who have been here on
visit with friends went to Allan
tic yesterday and after a visit there
will return to their home in Shell
ton, Nebr.
VIM Layland, who has been seri-
ously i'll for several weeks was TAX
en- to Des Moines yesterday where
he will receive treatment at sani-
tarium. 1t is hoped by his many
friends that he will receive much
benefit.
George Gore, who visited at
South English with his sister who
is seriously i'll, returned home the
fore part of the week. His wife and
mother are still at the bedside of
the sick one who is not expected to
live.
The local exemption board Mon
day examined so of the men who
had been reclassified and placed in
Glass One. A number OF those eX-
amined were those who registered
June 5th and asked for a deferred
classification.
Mrs. Ed Kohler and daughter
Gladys, who have been here on a
visit at the home of the lady's sis
ter, Mrs. Alfred Potter, went to
Gray this morning for an extended
visit at the home OF another sister,
Mrs. Dennis Buckner.
DR.. A. l.. Beers had the misfor-
tune yesterday to break his right
arm when he started 10 crank his
Ford. The critter hack-fired, caus-
ing the above injury. The doctor is
carrying his arm in a sling. but says
he is still in good shape to clean up
the Huns.
j. A. Strouse, who has been MAX
ing an extended visit at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Ed. Coffman,
six miles northeast of town, left
this morning for Cripple Creek Colo.
After stay there he will return to
Audubon for a few days and will
then return to his home at Freedom.
Ind.
James Law and son John and Har-
ry Thompson left this morning for
Hamilton, N D., where Mr.. Law
has 100 acres of land under Guilt
walton, 1000 acres of which is in
wheat. Reports from there are
that the small grain is especially
good. and Mr.. Law will have lot
of wheat for the allies when he gets
it threshed. r
Harry Conklin has purchased the
/ acre tract north of the city,
known as the James Lee place,
trading in this city, property. Mr..
Conklin. who conducts the cafe,
hopes TO be able to raise a lot OF
chickens and pigs, so he will have
plenty of meat for his cafe. harry
says he will have plenty of room to
keep a few cows 10 insure plenty OF
fresh milk as we'll as TO be able TO
have large garden.
H. W Wilson informs us that
an old friend of the family Mrs. A.
f. Consigny. the widow of Major
Consigny. of Avoca died recently at
the Methodist hospital at Des Moines
Her remains We're shipped TO Avoca
where funeral services were held
on Sunday. She with her husband
located in Avoca in 1872 and have
been residents OF that town ever since
She was a woman of literary taste
and attainmeints. and loved and
admired by host of friends.
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