Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-12-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Earl fdTf went 10 OmdUd lHlS
morning to purchase lot of new
material for the clothing store.
We take your Liberty bonds at
full value, give you 500 worth of
merchandise for your 500 bond. j.
F. Baker.
George Everts left yesterday
morning for Yuma, Colo, where he
will spend several days looking af-
ter his land holdings.
Nels Buckholdt, who for some
time past has been working in a
lumber yard at Rockwell City. ar
rived in Audubon yesterday for a
visit with friends.
C. l.. Christensen who sold his
residence property to o. Porsch will
move his family into one of the new
houses John Horning is building in
Freeman's addition.
a DR.. and Mrs. j. L. Magennis are
rejoicing over the arrival of nine
pound son, born yesterday morning.
Mother and the little son and heir
are doing splendidly.
James Johnson, residing near Ex-
ira was in the city yesterday enroute
to Minneapolis, where he attended
the north union conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists which was
in session several days.
Clarence Sorensen left this morn
ing for Nevada, Iowa, where he will
visit few days with friends and will
later go to Hutchinson, Mimi, to
visit his parents. After the holt
days he will return to Audubon.
Gerald Brockway, who has a good
position at Mason City, came home
yesterday to spend few days
with his parents. Gerald says the
cement plants, brick yards and 9TH
err industries were compelled to
close on account of the coal short
age.
Mrs. Emil Dreher went to Allan
tic last night for a short visit with
her sister and tomorrow she contin-
ues her journew to Clarinda for
visit with another sister, Miss
Hilda Rathkamp, her younger sister
who has been here on a visit accom-
panied her.
]. E. Cast of LeClaire, Ia, who
spent a day visiting Aubrey Hern-
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ing. Mr.. Cast is one of the biggest
pure bred hog raisers in southeast
ern Iowa, and while here purchased
three of Mr.. Herndon's best Spot
ted Poland China sows.
The light plant in Audubon is in
better shape at this time than plants
in many other cities. Their coal
supply is sufficient to last them at
lesat another month. Coon Rapids
and other nearby towns have been
compelled to shut down entirely or
partially on account of having no
fuel.
Some of the lodges were to hold
their election of officers in the city
this week but the closing order for
bids the holding of lodge for the
present. The w. o. WIS were to
hold their election last night and to-
morrow night was the time set for
the Masons to hold their annual cleo
ton.
Andrew G. Larsen, one of the pros
porous farmers of near Hamlin was
in the city yesterday and had the
Republican sent to his address for
year. Mr.. Larsen has been a farm
er in this county many years, but six
years ago moved to Guthrie county,
but this year he is back in Audubon
county and doing splendidly.
VIM. Miller, one of our valued
readers at Oxford, Iowa, writes us
very encouraging letter and at the
same time encloses a remittance for
another years subscription to The
Rnnnhliaan MiIln. fnly a
Republican is about the best news
paper that comes to his home and he
is not a bit backward about saying
so.
]. NJ. Darland, who spent Thanks
giving with his daughter, Mrs.
Sales, at Council Bluffs, returned
home this morning. He said it was
pretty cold in the Bluffs yesterday
morning and expected il would be as
bad here, but on inquiry he found
that the thermometer registered IA
below here while it was only below
at the Bluffs.
Alfred Morgensen, wife and chill
dren, who have been here on a visit
at the home of her father, William
Kaarup, left Tuesday morning for
their future home. Mr. Morgensen
has been farming near Vibord, S. D.,
but has sold out there and is moving
to Illinois, stopping here enroute to
make short visit.
A. w. Quinby was in the city yes
terday and in an interview with him
he stated that he would hold his pub
lie sale January 18th. Mr.. Quinby
has purchased a farm near Howard,
s. D., and will move his family there
about the first of next March. We are
sorry to lose him from the commun-
ity, but he feels that he will be
lettering himself by making the
move.
Rev. H. l.. Wissler pastor of the
Congregational church at Extra,
from 1895 to 1903, was in the city
this morning returning to his home
at Gilbert, Iowa, where he has had
a charge the past four years. At
the present time he is out in the in
terests of the Pilgrim Memorial
Fund, and called on his old men,
bers at Extra, where he met with
good success,
Mrs. Thressa Schultz and daughter
Barbara who have been here on an
extended visit at the parental w. w.
Smith home, left yesterday for Des
Moines to spend few days with her
sister, Mrs. ID. ID. Drake and family
after which she will return to Au-
dubon for a few days and will then
return to her home in Silver City.
New Mexico, in time to spend
Christmas with her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zion and
daughter, Miss Hazel, of Mason City
were in Audubon for the week end,
guests at the homes of #. M. Rice
and F. w. Smith and families. They