Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-08-14
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sunday afternoon with friends In
Carroll.
Mrs. John Petersen returned
yesterday afternoon from short
visit with friends in Atlantic.
j. Sizer who has been out at
Yuma and other points in Colorado
returned home yesterday morning.
H. NJ. Beck went to Des Moines
yesterday and he will probably
return home today with a new car
for the Beason garage.
j. S. Small who came from Kans-
sas City several days ago for a
visit with his wife left Yesterday for
Sioux City, where he was called to
look after some business matters.
Look here, ladies. Wilson's De-
partment Store has special sale on
! today. They are offering bargains
worth while. Look at their ad in
today's Republican and then skip
over to the store and get in on the
parasol sale.
Charles Evans, who has been
working at Polk, Neb., since he re-
turned from the army, came yester-
day morning to be present at the
big celebration today. He will re-
main until Saturday when he will
report for work at Polk.
B. F. Dryden and family, Aug.
Niklason and wife, Bert Gregory
and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Womer and three children, were a
party of Audubonites who spent ov-
err Sunday at Lake View, returning
home Monday afternoon,
The members of the w. r. c. are
requested to meet at the w. o. w.
hall on Thursday afternoon of next
week at $3.50. This will be a
farewell to Mrs. ID. r. Sturdivan,
and everyone is requested to bring
plate and glass. Mrs. Eliza
Meyer, Cor.
Holjer Jensen returned Tuesday
from weeks visit with friends at
Denver, Colo. Enroute home he
visited Arthur Horning and Albert
Kerwin at Omaha, and he reports
that the boys are well pleased with
their new position in a large whole
sale house.
While you are talking about gifts
for the soldiers let us remind you
that we have splendid line of
Diamonds, Watches, Stick Pins,
Cuff Links and Wedding Rings. We
want you to make this store your
headquarters while you are in the
city. j. F. Baker, the Jeweler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Larsen who
have been enjoying several weeks
visit at Denver and Colorado Springs
returned to Audubon yesterday
morning. They said they had fine
htf n
to Audubon for the big celebration
for the soldiers and sailors held in
this city today.
The heavy wind storm Tuesday
afternoon did considerable damage
to shade trees in all parts of town.
1t did little damage to corn. 1t
looked like big storm for while
but developed into nothing worse
than a strong straight wind. This
is practically the only wind storm
we have had this year, for which we
are all mighty thankful.
]. H. Ross received word from
his wife at Rochester, Mimi, that
the head nurse at the Mayo hospi-
l | tai had told her she would be
able to return home in few days
Yesterday morning Mr.. Ross went
to Cedar Rapids to get his two
. childred to take them with him to
Rochester and the fore part of the
week they hope to be able to return
to Audubon.
Arthur Horning and family
came overland in their big auto
truck from Hopewell, S. D., last
night. They will again take up
their residence in Audubon and will
move into their house September
first, when Emil Clemensen will
vacate the house. They want to
get nicely located so that the chill
dren can begin their studies in the
public schools.
]. B. Durbln of Madison, Wis,
arrived in the city Tuesday and is
visiting at the home of w. w. Per-
rine and family. Mr.. Durbin sold
his farm near Madison this summer
and will give possession the first of
next March While here he will
look around for a place and if he
finds anything that quits him he will
buy and return to good old Audubon
county to make this his permanent
home.
j. II. Ross of the Iowa Savings
Bank, who has been at Rochester,
Mimi, the past ten days with Mrs.
Ross, who submitted to an operation
last week for goiter, returned home
last Saturday and will remain for a
week, or until such time as she is
able to leave the hospital and re-
turn home. Mr. Ross says she is
getting along nice:y and is making
recovery to the entire satisfaction of
the attending physician.
How. Duvall received the sad in
teligence Tuesday that his brother,
A. /. Duvall had died at the old
home place near Washington, Iowa.
The deceased had been sick for
many years. He was known to a
number of our people as he visited
here at different times. Wednesday
morning Mr.. Duvall and his wife
and his brother, Frank Duvall left
for Washington to attend the funer-
al which will be held today.
Jens Hermansen, the contractor,
had the misfortune last Friday to
.injure his left hand He was do
ing some work with a circular saw
and in some manner his hand was
caught. The four fingers of the
left hand were badly cut and the
flesh lascerated. The injury was
very painful, but the attending
physician has hopes that the fin
gers can be saved and that ampu-
tation will not be necessary.
Merrill Northup who Is in the U.
s. navy, came from FIT. Lyons. Colo,
the fore part of the week to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. North