Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-08
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from a business visit of several days
at Sioux City.
Mrs. Meta Schmidt was an after
noon passenger Friday to Lorah to
visit her daughter, Mrs. c. L. Han
sen and family for a few days.
Mrs. George Wolff and two sons
/ went to Extra Friday afternoon for a
visit of a couple of days with her rel
atives and former friends, Extra
having been their home at one time.
George r Alcorn, general con-
tractor left Saturday for his home in
Omaha to visit his family over Sun
| day and look after the milling ma
! terial to be used here on some of the
work he has in Audubon
/; Mr.. and Mrs. Max Jacobsen and
children of Boone came to Audubon
| the last of the week for a visit of
several days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Leffingwell and
| with the E. II. Jacobsen family.
D. w. Wood sold his residence and
two lots on south Tracy street Thurs
! day of last week to John Butterton
Mr.. Butterton is undecided as yet
what he will do with the property
/ but may decide to erect a fine home
On one of the lots.
Judge Rockafellow went to Allan
I tic Friday afternoon for an over
I Sunday visit with his folks. Court
Reporter Charles r. Linn went down
/ Friday morning, being fortunate
! enough to catch an auto ride. They
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court.
Jens Stedwald of Brayton was
here last Friday and took out his
naturalization papers. His witness
was Boy Boysen, also of Brayton.
! They returned home on the evening
/ train. G. NJ. Petersen of Extra was
here the same day and received his
citizenship papers.
: General Wood and Ex-President
ably mentioned for the republican
nomination for president next year.
Both are very able men and patriotic
to the core. Gov. Lowden of Illinois
is also probability and probably the
/ stronger of the three.
Prices on various articles of food
dropped materially on the Chicago
market last week and speculation in
-four forestalled through the action
I of the food administration. But on
I the whole food prices will not change
much the country over for a year or
so, not until Europe has raised a
crop.
Rem Phelps returned home Friday
morning from Atlantic, where he
went to get his son Levere, who sub
mitted to an operation for append
citis and strangulated hernia several
weeks ago. The boy returned home
with him, much improved in condi-
ton, although unable to walk upon
his arrival home.
Charles Johnson received a letter
last week written by his brother, AL
va Johnson. from France on April
18th. In the letter he told of seeing
Jesse Roberts the previous Sunday
the first boy he had seen from this
county since going overseas. And,
oh, what time we had for a while
at least, says Alva.
The ex-kaiser and all officers un
der him during the war, as we'll as
others, who were guilty of violating
the rules of warfare in the way OF
cruelties and the wanton destruction
of property are to De tried for their
crimes. America will furnish one
of the judges. Holland will be
asked to surrender the kaiser to the
allies.
The race of color question is big
/ one. To recognize the equality OF
the Chinese and Japanese and per-
hitting them to immigrate to this
country without restraint, or on the
same conditions as white peoples, be-
cause of their peculiar habits and
nature. might raise a much more Sc
rious race question to this country
than the negro race problem.
We have been looking for report
of the meeting of the editors in the
Chicago dailies gathered to discuss
the Victory bond loan, but it was
scarcely referred to. We learned
the reason when the editors got
home. Mayor Thompson made the
/ address of welcome. The editors
/ called it an insult when they got
, home. The Chicago management of
I the government loans has been noted
| for its breaks.
High schools in Iowa are the most
| conspicuous agents of the American
ization movement which is sweeping
/ the country. Essay contests on
world problems are being conducted
in more than $50 high schools OF the
state as a part of their work with the
| Iowa Patriotic League. The league
| has $4,000 members among high
! school students and is being promot-
ed by the etension division of the
University of Iowa.
! The sun shone brightly last Thurs
I day and people became encouraged.
thinking that they would be given
the chance of furnishing the plant
ing of their gardens or making a
start, the first of the season for
some. However, Friday morning
! things became rather gloomy looking
again and before noon the rain,
something We have gotten used to,
came pouring down. putting a damp
er on the good intentions of many
! people and all outdoor labor.
| 1t takes bachelor to tell how to
! raise children, man who has failed
I to tell you how to succeed, a black
! smith to tell you how to run a bank,
a disgruntled employee to show you
how to conduct your business, devil
to tell you how to get out a newspa-
/ per. and an inexperienced man to ad-
wise you on how to hold down your
lob. Look around you. and every
day you will see and hear some min
compoop expatiating upon some sub
tect. about which he knows absolute