Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23

M. T. Foley left on the early Rock
Island train yesterday morning for
Chicago to look after some business
matters Enroute home he will stop
at Morris, H., to visit his boyhood
friends.
Miss Anna Andersen went to Car
rol this morning where she expected
to meet salesman for a wholesale
millinery house to purchase more
material for her millinery trade this
season.
Mrs. Van Court, who has been in
the city the past two weeks, having
been called here by the illness of
her father, VIM. McLeran, sr., re-
turned to her home in Omaha this
morning as her fathers condition
was considerably improved
200 acres of very choice land, 8
miles from town, good new barns.
good hog house almost new. good
system of water and in fact all out
buildings in first class condition.
Farm is well fenced. See NJ. Rem
file, South Park, Audubon, Iowa,
Miss Johanna Sorensen, who took
her little nephew to Des Moines the
! fore part of the week for an opera
ton at the Lutheran hospital, came
back today. She reports the opera
tion successful one and says the
young boy is en- the way to recovery.
Norman Spencer was in the city
over Sunday guest at the home of
| c. II. Gardner. He had not seen the
Gardeners for some time, and altho
! mis- visit was short it was an agree
/ able and pleasant one for all con-
cerned On Wednesday morning he
returned TO his home at Creston.
Mrs. Frank herman and son Billy
came from Ogden yesterday after
noon for visit with her brothers.
| ID. l.. and w. II. Freeman. She will
remain until next week to see her
father, f. j Freeman, who is ex-
| pected to arrive from California,
/ where he has been for the winter.
Miss Margaret Law, teacher at
! Douglas No. /, held a box social at
her school recently from which the
| proceeds amounted to $5565 The
pupils of her school also purchased
$40 in Thrift Stamps This is GER
tainly a splendid record and Miss
Law as well as the people of her
district are to be complimented for
their patriotic endeavors.
j. j. Hemmingsen, living four
miles west of Audubon, who went to
Rochester, Mimi two weeks ago with
his wife. returned hcme this morn
ing. Mrs. Hemmingsen submitted to
surgical operation at the hospital
ten days ago and her condition was
such that he could leave her for a
while. She will completely recover
from her old trouble and may be
able to return home in a couple of
weeks.
The ladies of the Catholic church
sold ice cream and cake in the park
Saturday Afternoon and evening.
Their labors were well rewarded.
for after deducting all expenses they
cleared $l25. On Saturday June LIST
the ladies will conduct a food sale
at the Alderman Co. store They
wish through the columns of the Re-
publican TO thank the public in gen.
eral for the liberal patronage accord
ed them last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs f. II. Adams left
yesterday for Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
where they will spend couple of
weeks for the benefit of their health.
Mr.. Adams has not been feeling
very well all spring and he thought
a rest from business cares and a
change in climate might be benef-
cial to his health. Their many
friends hope they will get a great
deal of good from drinking the
health giving waters.
The Alderman Co. Store has a !
strong appeal TO make to the people |
OF the county in today's Republican. |
They are not only asking the peo-
pie to give them a share of their |
patronag, but they are presenting an
argument that is well worth consid- !
ering. In order to make shipping |
facilities better throughout the coun-
try il behooves everyone to buy as !
near home as possible. And from |
that view point they are appealing !
to the people of the county in to-
days paper Make it special point |
to read their advertisement today. /
Think and then act.
The Republican today contains
the statement of the condition of
five of the leading banks of the
Regardless of the heavy
demands made for Liberty loans.
War Savings Stamps, Red Cross and
the like. the banks all show flour
ishing condition. The Republican is
proud of the showing made by these |
banking institutions. 1t will be in
teresting reading to those of our
readers who desire to know some
thing of the financial conditions of
the banks. The five statements is
a showing very few county seat pap
ers are able TO make II