Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-09-18
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= LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| male hog weighing about 175 lbs.
Inquire of Henry Jacobsen.
Mrs. Julia Parsons was in Man
ming the fore part of the week Wis
iting relatives and old time
friends.
/ Frank Berg who has been vijitin,,
trends in Des Moines for a week or
ten days, returned home Monday
morning.
Mrs. John Sutton who visited at
the home of her daughter, Mrs
VIM. Miller, the past ten days, left
Mondav morning for her home at
Manila
| Until further notice a four piece
{, orchestra will accompany the pic
lures on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday nights at the first show only
at the Crescent Theatre.
| Mrs Mary Bowman of Denison,
arrived in the city the latter part of
| the week for a ten days visit at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Everts and family.
Mrs. H. ]. Jensen and son DON
aid, who weer called, to Elk Horn
last week by the death of her
mother Mrs. X. w. Knudsen, were
in the city Monday enroute to their
home at Mitchell, s d.
| c. N. Andersen and wife, residing
six miles southwest of the city, left
the fore part of the week for an ex-
tended visit with relatives at Fargo,
N ID. While there they will also
visit at the home of Jens N. Heyne
and family.
Johannes Forslow left Monday
morning for his home in Chicago af-
ter spending a couple of weeks at
| the home of his aunt, Mrs. Jens
| Hermansen and family He was
well pleased with Audubon and had
a fine time while here.
. o. r. Jones and son Arlo of Ha-
! warden, Iowa were in the city Mon
| day enroute to their home. They
were at Brayton Saturday attend
ing the funeral of his grandmother,
Mrs. Emily j. Jones, one Of the
| pioneers of Audubon county.
c. H Sampson left Tuesday for
Edmund, Wis, where he will spend
couple of weeks visiting at the
| home of his relatives. Edmund is
Mr.. SIMPSONS birthplace and mas
much as he has not been back there
for many years, he anticipated a
| pleasant visit.
H. N. Berg, a son of Chris Berg
| of this city, came from Hamburg
| the latter part of the week for Wis
| it. Mr.. Berg left here four years
age and is now conducting the Ford
Garage at Hamburg He says he is
| getting along nicely and meeting
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he ordered the Republican sent To
| his address, which of course we are
| pleased TO do.
| Jess Metheny, wife and three
| sons came from Duncombe Tuesday
to visit relatives for couple of
weeks. Mr. Metheny conducted a
barber shop in this citv several
years, later going to Arion and from
there to Duncombe Last week he
sold his business at Duncombe and
he is now looking for another loca-
| tion. He and his family are look
ing we'll and hope TO enjoy their va
cation here very much.
Edward Sunberg took first prize
in the pig contest at the fair last
week. The pig weighed SO pounds
July LIST and Saturday the hog was
sold and weighed 230 lbs, which
| AL agree was a splendid gain for
| sixty days. Edward has every
reason to feel proud of the record
he has made, all of which goes to
show that an energetic, hustling
young boy can make money as we'll
as some of the older ones.
| F. P. Hooker of Ell Renp, Okla,
was in the city the later part of the
| week visiting former friends. Mr.
| Hooker was superintendent OF the
Audubon public schools for a period
| OF fourteen years. On leaving this
| city he entered the manufacturing
| business at Ell Reno where he has
remained until now. He saw man.,
changes in Audubon and compli-
mented us on the excellent civic inn
provements that had been made dur
ing the past few years.
J. E Kerwin has sold his resi-
dence properly to Gay S. Thomas of
Ralston, who expects to move his
family to Audubon in a short time.
Mr.. Thomas has purchased an inter-
est in the Iowa Savings Bank and
will become one of the vice-presi-
dents of the institution on his ar
rival here. Mr.. Kerwin is yet I'M
decided as to what he will do in the
future. but we trust that the change
does not mean that he and his fam
lily are to leave Audubon
August Johnson, living near Lar
land purchased the so acres adjoin-
ing him on the west last week from
A. Graham, Chas. Bagley and
Andrew Christensen. This is the
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land store is located. The store
has been leased for three years to
Arthur Brown who will take pos
session about October LIST. Mr..
Johnson also gets possession of
the store building and fixtures.
The consideration was 1915 an acre.
Mel Graham wife and two daugh-
tiers. who have been spending the
past several months at Long Beach,
and other points in California, re-
turned home Tuesdav afternoon.
They report a. pleasant stay in Cali
| fornia. but of course glad to get
back to Audubon. Mr. Graham has
| improved in hearh and looks ten
years younger than he did when he
| lett. He has been so accustomed
to taking exercise that We would
not be surprised If he challenged
some of his friends to a foot race at
the race track some of these fine
cool mornings. Be that as il may,
We are all glad he is back and trust
that his improvement in health will
be of permanent nature.
James Law returned to Audu-
bon the latter part of the week af-
, ter a three months absence near
l InmnSfnwn n ID Whara he assist