Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-30
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= LOCAL AND PERSONAL 4

Mr.. and Mrs. Worthy Owen are
the happy parents of son born to
them Monday of this week.
Ottumwa the latter part of the week,
going overland in his car. He found
the roads in splendid condition until
he left Des Moines and from then on
encountered some bad spots where
the day before local showers had
left considerable water.
F o. Niklason. who was at Scot
land, S. d., week or ten days buy
ing horses, returned to Audubon on
Saturday evening. He was some
what surprised to learn that his barn
had been burned, and yet he had
suspicioned that it would come
sooner or later.
DR. John Riley of Extra was in
the city Tuesday visiting friends
while enroute home from Eagle
Grove where he had been to visit
his son, Dr. Bruce Riley. who has
but recently returned from hos
pital in Des Moines, where he sub
mitted to surgical operation.
MISS MNItle DdNls, WIN ptth
attending the Audubon public
schools the past year, and in the
meantime making her home with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w b.
Davis, departed Tuesday morning for
her home at Morristown. S. ID. She
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Wray who
were out in Casper, Wyo., several
weeks with the intention of locating
there permanently have returned to
Audubon and may finally conclude
TO stay here. 1t is difficult mat
ter to find a better place to live than
right here in patriotic Audubon
county.
Fred Seimsen and C. F. Seimsen.
who spent a few days with friends
in Omaha, We're compelled to come
home by rail Friday. They had driv-
en- overland in an automobile and
when they reached Avoca the heavy
rains had made the roads impossible
and they We're compelled to leave the
car.
F. NJ, Mendenhall, wife and baby,
Nuo were mere lew hdNS ltlf
day for their home near Oskaloosa
where he is farming this summer.
This is the first visit he has made 70
Audubon for some time. He has
been somewhat lonesome. but thinks
now he will get along nicely in his
new location.
Mrs Carl Duling and children left
the latter part OF the week for Anita,
Iowa. where she will be a guest at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Fred
Dennis fortnight before returning
to her home at Coal City, Ind. Mrs.
Duling has been in the city the past
several weeks visiting her son and
other relatives.
p. II. Carroll returned Monday af-
ternoon from ColfaX were he took
Blaine Swart on Sunday for a visit
with his wife. who has been at the
springs for a couple of weeks for
the benefit of her health. Mrs. Car
On account of the rain they were
compelled TO leave the automobile in
Des Moines.
Miss Myrtle Roth took a few days
layoff from her duties at the Acker-
man Co. store and was in Kansas
City. Mo. visiting Ernest Marsh,
who has just completed a course of
training in the sweeney Auto School.
Mr. Marsh is there with a number
of other Audubon county boys. She
returned home Tuesday and reports
the Audubonites all in the best of
spirits
w. h. Bolton and family arrived
in Audubon Saturday and will make
this city their home in the future.
Mr.. Bolton was able to sub-let his
house at Stuart so that his family
can be with him now instead of hav-
ing to wait until next September. He
took charge of the wagon he purchas-
ed of Alex Ferguson Monday morn
ing.
Frank Blunt, of Milford, has been
in the community the past ten days
visiting at the homes of his sons-in-
law. Arthur Williams and Charles
Duvall. and with lot of good friends
he left when he went away. The
fore part of the week he went back
to Milford with the assurance that
he will always find right royal well
come on his visits to Audubon
county
J. W. Williams. of Dexter. was in
the city a few days visiting with
his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
ThOs. Williams. His mother has
been quite sick. but when he left
Tuesday her condition was much inn
proved. While in the city he made
this office a pleasant call and had
his subscription advanced another
year, for he says 'the Republican is
the old stand by"
II. T. Watts and family and Mrs,
+. 5 Watts. who has been guest
at the home of her son in Des Moines
came TO Audubon Sunday. Mrs.
Watts will remain here for while
and Harry's family will stay this
week. On account of the rain Sun
day night Mr.. Watts was compelled
to go back to Des Moines by rail,
but he hopes to join his family here
next Sunday.