Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
= LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

n. u. Leach returned FRIDAY from
Texas where he accompanied num-
Der of Audubon county people who
went to look at the land in the Rio
Grande valley. and we understand
that all of them made purchases.
Miss Alice Kester, one of the teach
ers in the public schools at Lone
Rock, Iowa. the past year. arrived
in the city Saturday to spend her
summer vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Kester.
j. w. Dixon, president of the Dix
on Lumber Co.. of this city, came
from Sac City Saturday to spend a
few days visiting the local manager,
w. ]. Laubander, and to look after
business matters in connection with
their yard.
Mrs. Lake Ulrich, of Boone spent
Decoration Day in the city with rela- |
tives and friends. She returned home |
Friday morning. She reports Mr..
Ulrich as getting along nicely with
his work in the Northwestern Rail-
way yards.
Woods Soar. who has been in the
state visiting friends and in this city
with his father, d. E. Soar and his
sister, Mrs. j. S. Small went to Des
Moines Friday morning and after a
short visit there returns to his home
at Butte. Mont.
Alex Ferguson was called to Mech
anicsville Friday morning by the seri-
Gus illness of his father, John H.
Ferguson, who suffered a stroke of
paralysis. He is quite well advanced
in years, and it is difficult to deter
mine how serious his condition is.
= Miss Ollivene Hansen went tol
Grinnell yesterday morning to be in
attendance at tho graduating exer-
cies OF the Grinneil high school,
which takes place tonight. Her
friend, Miss Harriet Wadsworth, is
a member of the graduating class.
Mrs. Molly Schallow has gone to
Winner, S. ID. where she will conduct
a rooming house. She regretted to
leave Audubon, but on account of her
son Herman Hukel, living near there
she decided to make the move She
anticipates plendid business in her
new business venture.
We inadvertently neglected to men
tion in our issue last week that A. e.
Beason had contributed S25 to the
Fire Department for the splendid
work they did in saving as much of
his garage as they did at. the time of
the fire. Mr.. Beason fully appre-
ciated their efforts and rewarded
them substantially.
Miss Wanda Willetts went to her
home at Castina Saturday morning.
The other teachers to leave were,
Miss Inez Eastman to Austin, Mimi;
Miss Alice DeLurey, to Sommers Ia;
and Miss Marian Evans to Williams
burg, Iowa. w. F. Roseman has
gone to his home at Kellogg and Miss
Berenice DeFrates. to Elgin, Ill.
w. j. Kness, wife and daughter,
who visited at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Eliza beth Alt a few
days, returned to their home at Man
ming Friday. They are making ar
rangements to move back to Audi
bon and make this city their perma-
nent home, all of which will be
pleasing news to their many friends.
d. E. Soar and daughter, Mrs. J
8. Small went to Hudson, S. ID. Fri
day morning to assist Mr. Small to
pack their household goods prepara-
tory to shipping them to Audubon as
Mr.. Small and family will make this
city their future home. He has sold
his business interests at Hudson and
will come here at once to take charge
of the harness business he recently
purchased of Mr. Soar.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dawson re-
ceived word the latter part of the
week from Walter G.. 4, Nachia, the
young man who worked for them last
year and who enlisted here last Feb
ruary, that he arrived safely in
France last week. He is a young
man % years of age, and while at the
Dawson home mode many friends, |
all of whom will be glad to hear of /
his safe arrival overseas. His home
is in Michigan.
About fifty young people went TO
Carroll Monday morning by automo-
bile TO attend the funeral OF the late
Michael Kerwin, which was held at
8 O'Clock. The heavy rain about noon
made the roads impossible so they
were compelled to return home by
rail. The storm amounted to almost
a cloud burst and covered a territory
from Carroll to near Ross, where
they had about the same amount of
rain as we did in Audubon
DR.. r. f. Childs received a letter
from Harry Melton Sunday in which
he informed the doctor he had just
been promoted to Sergeant. Mr.. Mel
tn was employed in the Frick drug
store several years and when he left
here he Joined Unit X. which left
Council Bluffs under command of
Major Donald MacCrae and is now
doing duty in Fran ee. His many
friends viii be pleased TO learn that
he is we'll and gaining recognition.
G.. E. Trunnel accompanied by his
wife and children came from Lake
Park by QUITO the latter part of the
week for an over Sunday visit with
her brother. Harvey Williamson and
other relatives. Mr.. Trunnell and
his family left here six years ago
last spring, but by no means have
they forgotten the many friendships
they found while they lived in the
county. They are always welcome
pleased to see them.
Chas. Van Gorder returned from
Emyra, N. Y. Thursday afternoon
where he had been several weeks
visiting at his old home town. He
was called east by the illness of his j
brother. r. B. VanGorder, who died
while he was there. This makes two
brothers who have died since last
February. Enroute home he stopped
in Chicago, where Mrs. VanGorder
who had been at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Lowene Kirk, Joined
him on the return home.
Miss Mariana Brown, one of the
teachers in the public schools, left
Friday for her home in Springville,
n Y. where she will remain until next
September when she returns TO Au-
dubon 10 again take up her duties IN