Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
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Another large crowd will leave
here March 5th for the Rio Grande
Valley of Texas. Going with us?
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hayden Tuesday evening. The
mother and child are doing nicely.
Ted and Aug. Porsch were pasen-
gers to Atlantic yesterday where
they will spend couple of days Wis
iting friends.
And still they are going to the
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
There's a reason. See Leach if you
want to go with us March 5th.
F. X. Staley of Perry, arrived in
the city yesterday and will spend a
couple of weeks visiting at the home
of his son, Wills Staley and wife.
Harry Ruhs left Tuesday for Ham
ilton, Ill. where he went on bus
mess mission. He will return the
latter part of the week to remain
for the summer.
Miss Laura Deist was a passenger
to Atlantic yesterday where she
spent the day with her sister, Mrs
Harry Schrader, who is at the hos
pital recovering from an operation
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Frese, of Council
Bluffs, arrived in the city yesterday
10 look after some business mat
tiers. They formerly lived here, Mr..
Frese being engaged in the harness
business. l
There will be a meeting OF the
w. r c. in the X. p. hall on Thurs
day, March 18th at 200 O'Clock 1t
is hoped that goodly number of
the members be present. Mrs. Eliza
Meyer, Corr.
c. +. Thomas. pastor of the Union
Baptist church in Greeley township
and W. II. Covault and Ellis Guy.
were passengers to Denison yester
day where they went to attend
Baptist laymen's convention.
We do not sell land in the Rio
Grande Valley of Texas. We show
it and make one price to all And
our friends buy it because they
Excursion next Tuesday. March 9Th
See Leach or phone 315
Joe Swezey returned last night
from Little Rock, Ark, where he
has been for several months. He
has son at Camp Pike and he was
near him. He reports all of the
boys in good health and getting bet
ter satisfied with the south.
Mrs. l.. d. Ross. who has been
visiting friends in Chicago and later
at Iowa Falls with her parents, ar
in hn oil
Mrs. Ross will occupy the John Nc
kibben property and remain resi-
dents of Audubon since they have
sold the hotel.
Mrs. l.. Heurmann who is maxi
ing her home with her daughter at
Ferguson, Iowa, arrived in the city
yesterday and will make ap extended
visit here with old time friends
She was accompanied by Mrs. Fred
Berg, of Manning. who will also visit
in the city. ssa
spent several days visiting relatives
at Nora Springs, Iowa, returned
home yesterday morning. I.
Rev. Provensen, pastor of the Dam,
ish Lutheran church, returned yes
terday from several days stay
at Cedar Falls.
Aksel Christensen. who for several
months has been employed in
bank at Rupert, Idaho, returned to
Audubon the fore part of the week
and will remain with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Christensen He
! likes the west quite we'll. but is con-
! ..s,,
| for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Weiderstein
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Koenig, Jr.,
were called to Walnut this morning
by the death of Mrs. Koenig's broth
err John Doll. The deceased lived
in this county for many years. Fun
eral services will be held at the home
tomorrow. He leaves a wife and
| five children and was about AZ years
old
w. c. Wilson, II. A. Edwards, A.
j. Shupe and p. A. Rasmussen are
| in Council Bluffs this week serving
as jurors and grand jurors in fed
eral court which IS now in progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffith, Iiv-
ing three miles east of town are re-
! jOicing over the arrival of son.
born yesterday morning. This makes
three sons in the family.
Carpenters are making quite
change in the front end of the Ack-
erman store. The entire front part
of the building will be used by the
dry goods department. The grocer
! les have been moved to the rear and
| with the new arrangements the en-
| tire force will be better able to give
the public the excellent service for
! which this store is noted.
s. w. Spath, who has been farm
Ing mile north of Ross, sold his
| farm last fall and is this week NOV
ing back to his ola home at Geneseo,
Ill.,, where he has purchased resi-
dence property. He loaded his car
yesterday but will remain in Audu-
bon until tomorrow. Mr.. Spath and
family are excellent folks and all
who know them regret that they
are leaving but hope they will be
satisfied in Illinois among their
childhood friends.
| There is only 100000 acres of
land in the lower Rio Grande Valley
Of Texas, in the irrigated districts,
a wedge shape strip extending back