Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
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= LOCAL AND PERSONAL =

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Miss Annie Petersen of Hamlin
visited over Sunday in Audubon with
her sister, Miss Rosie Petersen.
A. ]. Leake of Extra was in Audu-
bon Monday on business and to see
his mother-in-law, Mrs. l.. w. Della
hoyde.
Geo. Erven, jr., Just returned from
army duty for visit with his pa
rents, Geo. Erven, ST.. and wife,
went to Atlantic Sunday to visit a
couple of days with his uncle, j. Nc
Afee.
Val. Leonard, ST., received word
last week that a new grandson had
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Val Leonard, ir., at their home in
Mason City. Grandma Leonard has
been at the home of her son in Ma
son City for the past several weeks.
A. T. Crow of Marshalltown, Ia,
came to Audubon Monday to enjoy a
viist with his brother, M. ID. Crow
and family, IL miles northeast Of
Audubon. He will visit at the
home of his brother-in-law, Jack
Lancelot in Extra while in this To-
cality.
Chas. Dennis, employed by the c.
& N. w R'y Co., at Ogden, Iowa.
came to Audubon Sunday for visit
with his parents, and to see his
brother, Fred Butch Dennis. just
mustered out of army SERVE, and
who was home for a short visit with
his relatives.
F. r. Mclaughlin. daughters,
Misses Mae, Grace and Gladys auto
| ed TO Blockton, Ia, Saturday and re-
turned home Sunday with their
daughter and sister, Miss Hazel, who
finished her term of school last week
and came home to enjoy her sum-
mer vacation.
Mrs John Weighton. daughter.
Miss Thelma and Miss Lucy Leib ar
rived home Sunday from Chicago,
where they were several weeks with
Miss Thelma, who submitted to a
surgical operation. Miss Thelma Is
feeling fine and getting along nicely,
so her mother reports.
The police of Audubon can be
none too exacting in the enforcement
of traffic regulations. One arrest
| and one comparatively nominal fine
is trivial and insignificant in COM
| parison with Que auto accident. Let
the police power of the city lay on
its full ability in seeing to it that
traffic rules are obeyed.
II is reported on reliable authori-
ty that a local business man and a
friend stepped into local confec-
tionary store recently at the instance
of the merchant. The merchant
told the waiter they would like some
refreshments without war tax on
them. whereupon the courteous wait
err promptly carried the merchant
and his friend two glasses of water.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Butterton, his
brother Matt and sister, Mrs Oma
Fickess left Saturday for Pocahontas,
la. to attend the funeral of their sis
ter, who was burned to death last
week. Matt returned home by train
Monday afternoon. John and wife
were called from Poeahontas to Des
Moines to attend the funeral of Mrs
Butterton's niece, Miss Parnham,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Parnham, former residents of Audi
bon.
Sunday was one of the best days
in point of weather that has occur
red of late this spring, and the re-
suit is that there were hordes of au-
tos and drivers out, and many people
went to the country in spite of a
few rough spots in the roads. How
ever, muddy spots are very scarce
The fishermen had little luck and
the mushroom hunters. not any
The room" season is over. A lit.
tie less of the coolest of winds Sun
day would have put the day in the
class of the ideal in point of weather
People along Tracy street were
surprised to see a big tin bucket APP
parently drop out of the machinery
of Ford car Tuesday evening, but
when they saw that the bucket was
attached to a rope. they discovered
that someone had Mayed joke on
the driver. The bucket ratified joy
fullv over the pavement while the
driver was entirely unaware of spec
ulative attitude of the audience on
the sidewalk. The attention his
machine attracted. finally caused the
driver to stop and make an inspec-
ton, which resulted in his cutting
the bucket loose from its moorings