Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Mrs. S. E. Virtue who has been
here on visit with her son G. H.
Virtue and family, returned to her
home in Council Bluffs yesterday
afternoon. Mrs c. II. Virtue ac-
companied her for an over Sunday
visit.
Jake and Henry Ruhs were in
Winterset and other parts of Madi-
son and Clark county Tuesday look
ing after a farm in that section of
the state. Mr.. Ruhs will probably
buy if he can find something that
suits him.
C. Z. Demorest, district COM
mercial manager for the Iowa tele-
phone company with headquarters
at Council Bluffs, was in the city
yesterday looking after local affairs
and visiting the local manager, G..
II. Virtue. He found matters in
splendid shape here. Mr.. Demon
est succeeds Frank Eglan, who died
very suddenly few months ago.
Willard McCarville entertained
six young ladies and six young men
at the Club House Tuesday evening
as a fare well to Miss Marjorie
Huntsberger, who has been here on
al extended visit A most delight
full time was had and the refresh
ments that were served helped to
make the evening all the more en-
joyable.
Miss Mable Secor, who has been
purchasing a fall stock of millinery
for the Wilson Department store,
returned from market this morning.
Miss Secor says there is a wonder
full array of beautiful styles for fall
and she believes the ladies of Audu
bon and vicinity will be more than
pleased with the offering she has at
this time.
w. G.. Wilson, Berg Hendriksen
and Peter Hansen, went to Des
Moinos yesterday to be present at
the meeting to be held in the capitol
city today. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss the food sit
uation of the state. There is going
10 be a big shortage of food and it
is going to he q problem to handle
the matter so that food can be equal
~ distributed
Mrs. Matte CTotheIs has received
some kodak pictures from her bro
Their Pete" who is now at Camp
Pike, Ark. He is the same jovial
Pete" and looks every part the
soldier. He said he did not like to
give up the work in the Smoke
House but he felt that he ought to
do his part 10 stop the Huns, so he
is anxious and ready to go overseas
most any time.
Miss Minnie Burr returned from
Chicago Saturday where she pur-
chased large and complete line
of fall millinery. She was accom-
panied by Miss Mildred Paine, of
Lake Linden, Mich. who will again
have charge OF the trimming depart
ment. Miss Burr has been absent
several weeks, having visited in
Canada and other points before 60
ing to the Chicago wholesale houses.
George Foley returned Tuesday
afternoon from the Great Lakes
Naval Station, where he visited his
son who has been stationed there
found his son greatly in love with
the WOrk. mere WAS d TuulOT tHdt
they would be transferred to another
location, and this will probably
take place within the next few days.
Mr.. Foley also spent a day in
Chicago before returning home.
Harold Farnham, the seventeen
year old son of Charles Farnham,
residing north of the city, was quite
seriously injured last Thursday
afternoon, when the windlass to
we'll drilling machine slipped out of
his hands and struck him on the
forehead. The boy was brought to
town and il was found that the bone
was crushed. An operation was
performed and the bone raised. He
kept on improving until yesterday
afternoon when he was taken to his
home. Unless some unforeseen COM
plications arise, he will soon recover
without any serious effects.