Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-13
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+ LOCAL AND PERSONAL


Let all who can go without wheat.
Save your share of wheat for the
Allies.
Ask for twelve ounce loaf of
bread.
Cut down the consumption of
wheat.
Use potatoes in the place of
wheat.
give my share of wheat TO my
country.
We must send wheat and more
wheat-and more.
Now is the hour of our testing.
Wheat is the test.
Try going without wheat for a
meal--a day-a week.
Buy substitutes but no wheat flour
help win the war
Going without wheat is an incon-
Notwithstanding worse.
Food will win the war. Food to-
day means, first of all. wheat.
Miss Ellen Mcclure was in Allan
| tic the fore part of the week visiting
friends.
c. H. Wilde and family returned
today from several days stay in
Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Bilharz were
| in Des Moines yesterday going ov-
erland in their auto.
A grave crisis exists with respect
to the wheat flour supply for oar
soldiers in the trenches.
Giving up wheat is a little thing
compared to the death struggle in
which our soldiers are engaged
Hans Hansen, the genial Canada
Land Man. was in Avoca the fore
part of the week looking after pros
poets.
Habit tells us to use wheat bread.
Changing our habits is none too
easy. But it is no easy task to win
the war.
Mrs. Charles Proctor and daugh
ter Miss Lois Pauline. returned the
fore part of the week from visit
with relatives at Des Moines and New
Virginia.
A. c. Ross went to Des Moines
this week where he will take in the
sights incident to the G. A. r. En-
campment which is in progress there
this week.
Mrs. w. E. Kimball and son, who
have been guests at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. A. L. Brooks the past week
returned Tuesday to their home in
Des Moines.
Mrs. ID. c. Mott and daughter Mil
dred, of Des Moines. arrived in the
city yesterday for an extended visit
at the home of Mrs. G. II. Buck, and
with numerous other friends
Mrs. S. w. Wright and daughter
Mildred, who have ben at Colfax,
testing the medical properties of
Iowa's famous mineral springs, re-
turned home Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. p H. Savage of Lincoln, H..
arrived in the city the fore part of
the week and will make an extended
visit at the home of her nephews. H.
j. Savage and Thomas ana James
Campbell.
Mrs. Mike Mertes and Marie Jen-
sen, who have been visiting relatives
in this vicinity and in Extra. return
ed to Audubon yesterday for visit
before returning to their home at Sc
dalia, Mo.
Mrs. John Mcclure, who visited
her son Albert at Denison, returned
home Tuesday evening. Albert is
employed by the Standard Oil Co.
having charge of the station at that
place.
The Busy Bee Knitting Club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. G. w, Hoover. These splendid
women have made great record
knitting for the soldier boys and on
Tuesday afternoon they accomplished
lot of work.
Charley Linn, of Gray, was in the |.
city Monday enroute home from
Atlantic where he visited his father, /.
A. l.. Linn, who is in the hospital
for a surgical operation which will
probably be performed the latter
part of the week.
Alex Ferguson. accompanied by
his father, came from Mechanicsville
Saturday. His father, who suffered
a slight paralytic stroke several
weeks ago. has so far recovered that
ne is able to handle himself He
will remain here for the present.
Miss Mabel Secor, head trimmer
at the Wilson Department Store the
past four years. closed her season
Saturday. Tuesday she went to Oak
land where she will visit and may
later go to Storm Lake after which
she will probably return to Audubon.
Herman Hermansen came from
San Francisco. Calf. Tuesday for an
extended visit with his brother. Jens
Hermansen. They had not seen each
other for period of twenty-three
years, and we can all imagine how
delightful their visit is at this time !
George Currier who has been
working here in the harness shop of
his brother A. NJ. Currier. went TO
Anita Saturday where he viii spend
most Of the summer. Work is quite
slack just now and so George conf
cluded he had better take a vacation
until fall.
Mrs. VIM Settlemire and two chill
dren. who have been at Dixon. Nebr.
since last December, returned home
yesterday. Mrs, Settlemire was call
ed to kimball, Nebr., by the death OF
her father. Howard Kelly. and she
has remained for a visit with many
relatives.
w. S. Richardson and wife of
Des Moines arrived in the city the
fore part of the week and will make
Audubon their headquarters for a !
while. He is here representing the !
Des Moines Nursery, which was for
so many years represented in this
community by Mr.. Jackson.
l. G.. Cramer was called to Win
amaze, Ind, Tuesday afternoon by the
serious Illness of his brother-in-law I
Samuel Deckman He has family