Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-09-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL /.


Miss Wayne Ruddy departed Mon
day morning for Livingston, ILL.,,
where she was called by the death OF
Michael Ruddy. who died Saturday at
the aged of 70 years. The deceased
visited here on several occasions and
is well known to a number of our
people. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon.
Word was received in Audubon to-
day from Yuma, Colo, stating that
Ted Kellogg, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Kellogg, former residents of
this city. was gradually recovering
from an attack of typhoid fever. Ted
has been a very sick boy and his
convalescence is good news to the
friends of the family.
r. j. Loveland has returned from
Ames, where he spent few days
looking at a canning factory and
after some important business mat
tiers. The few days he was gone
proved to be fine vacation from his
strenuous duties at the canning fac
tory where he has been exceptionally
busy for several weeks.
a. OScoSi iCtulntu W Ills
in Lincoln, Nebr., Monday after
spending few days in the city. Mr..
lessen has been hired as the butter
maker at the Audubon Creamery,
taking the place Of Peter Windfeldt,
who will soon leave. Mr.. lessen will
return to Audubon in time to take
charge of the creamery the first of
October.
S. T. Daugaard stopped in Audi
bon Thursday enroute to his home
near Brayton from Langford, S. d..
where he has extensive land inter-
ests. He said crops were very good
in that section this year. One of the
pleasing features of his trip this
time was the exceptionally good
hunting and fishing, which is now
in progress.
Rev. E. B. Cousins is in Upton thf
week attending the reunion of the
24th Iowa, which was in session
Wednesday and Thursday. He and
W. b. Davis were both in the cath
Iowa during the Civil War, and the
reunion this year will no doubt be
OF much pleasure to the remaining
veterans. Mr.. Cousins will also visit
his nephew. the Hon. Robert G. Cous-
ms. one of Iowa's prominent men.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Lane and
daughters. who have been enjoying
ten days visit with her relatives
at Muscoda, Wis, returned home the
latter part of the week. While the
FAMILY was visiting at the old home
town, Mr.. Lane went to the rock
quarries at Wausau to purchase a
new stock of monuments for the Au-
dubon Marble Works. They made
the trip overland in their car and re-
port most delightful trip.
Hon. Otto Witthauer, came from
Des Moines Monday to look after
business matters in connection with
the settlement of the estate of his
wife's father. the late w. II. Bow
man. Mr.. WHITAKER is still employed
with the Rock Island Railway Com
pany, and from here went west, but
will return to Des Moines by the end
of the week. where he and his fam
lily are now making their home. they
having sold their property in Extra.
Earl Ruddy, one of our young men
who was indicted in the service last
spring and sent to FIT. Worden,
Wash, has Just completed ten days
furlough visiting his wife and other
relatives and gone back to camp.
Earl says he has successfully passed
his overseas examination and expects
most any time to be sent across. He
says the other Audubon county boys
are getting along fine and are also
ready to go across when the time
comes.