Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-03
THEDA BARA
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r. =. Miller returned from erosion
Saturday morning, where he had
made visit with friends, returning
home by way of Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. varble and
daughter Violet left yesterday
morning for ten days visit at the
home of the lady's sister at Lenox,
Iowa
Peter Jorgensen and wife who
have been here on an extended visit
with relatives and frinds, have re-
turned to their home at Culbertson,
Mont.
Mrs. Bessie Wade and two sons,
who have been here on an extended
visit with her sister, Miss Mable Nc
Mutt and other relatives, departed
! Tuesday morning for their home at
Deadwood, S. ID.
John Clark who was recently dis
charged from the army but who has
been here visiting his father, j. M.
B. Clark and other relatives for
month. departed for Douglas, Wyo.,
where he has been living for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Brown who have
been in Florida for several months
were in the city over Sunday visiting
at the home of their uncle, James
Lang and family They returned to
their home in Omaha the fore part of
the week.
Leo Booton and Miss Lucille Car
per left yesterday morning for Spirit
Lake where they will visit week or
ten days at the home of his two
uncles, and enjoy some of that good
fishing that is so pleasant these hot
sultry days.
We are again enjoying the priv
lilege of mailing our letters at the two
cent rate and postal cards at one
cent. The law became effective on
Tuesday. Eventually the high cost
of living will be reduced to the before
the war basis.
1 All the Boy Scouts who attend
Sunday school or some other Sunday
morning service during the four Sab
baths beginning July 9th will be ell
igible to attend an auto hike to Wall
Lake during August. All boys must
report to VIM. Wright, Ray McIntire
or Emert Brooks. By order of G.
w. Proctor, Scout Master.
e. G. Hall a special photographer
who has been out over the state in
the interest of the Gordon Van Tine
Co., of Davenport, was in the city
the fore part of the week. He had
been at the A. E. Kness home taking
a picture of some buildings he had
erected from material purchased
from the Davenport company.
James Gray of the Alderman Co.,
spent several days IN the city the
fore part of the week. Last night he
left for London, Ontario, Canada for
I an extended visit with his daughter.
Enroute home he will stop in New
York City where he will purchase a
large line of fall goods for the store
here and at the four other towns.
Henry Smith went to Casey the
!. fore part of the week where he will
l.. ID. Hight. Mr.. Smith was one of
the doughboys who helped to push
the Hun onto his own soil and was
recently honorably discharged from
the service and had been visiting old
time friends in and around Audubon.
Mrs. Peter Mathisen who recently
returned from Carroll where she
spent several weeks in the hospital,
was pleasantly surprised at her home
, Friday afternoon when party of her
: intimate friends came to spend the
afternoon with her. After several
hours of visitation and a general
good time refreshments were served.
Benjamin Carr of Hinton, Okla,
| n forprar vacidopt Audubon arri W.
; ed in the city the Iore part of the
week for visit with old time friends
and at the home of Chas. Jordan,
northeast of town. Mr.. Carr is
looking well regardless of his in
creasing years which he apparently
carries very lightly on his shoulders.
j. M. Armstrong. the real estate
dealer of Sterling, Colo, spent few
days in the city last week with old
time friends. He likes his home in
Colorado and says the country is de-
veloping wonderfully. A large num-
Der of people are going to that sec
ton of the state and buying farms,
which seem to be advancing In price
just like they are doing here and
elsewhere.
Alex Caldwell and wife are home
from their months fishing and out
ing at Lake Okoboji. They had a
mighty fine time and can prove it by
Alex Ferguson and wife who were
with them for a couple of weeks.
, They were accompanied by his broth
} er Frank Caldwell and his cousin,
Mrs. Harry Grove of Morris, ILL.,. who
were with them at the lakes and will
remain for short visit in Audubon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Mertz re-
turned home Friday morning from
the lakes where they were for. an
outing and on pleasure and at Mil
ford, where they enjoyed a month S
: visit with their relatives. While
away, Mrs. Mertz hac a severe siege
of illness, which delay &c their home
coming. She is ieefing a great
deal better now and will soon be
health. This will indeed be pleas
ing news to the many friends of the
J family.
Theda Bara, the greatest of vam-
pires, is coming back to us in 1919
version of her best vampire produc-
tion "A Fool There Was" This
play in its new dressing will be
shown at the Crescent Theatre next
Saturday. II was this stirring
screen drama that brought Miss
Bara to the forefront of screen art
lists. and IL was her sterling acting
OF the role of Satan's ally that start
ed the vampire craze" in motion
pictures. THE story is an intensely
human one, and the staging Of it is