Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-26
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several weeks in Des Moines return
ed to Audubon the last of the week.
Miss Ruth Statzell came Friday af-
ternoon from her home in Extra for
| a weeks visit with friends at the
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Bates home.
| Fred Clemensen of the Audubon
Auto Co., who spent few days at
Des Moines on business, returned
home the latter part Of the week.
/, J. s. Smith, after a several weeks
sojourn at differ ent Colorado points,
and a visit at Abel with his son, A.
A. Smith and family, arrived nome
Friday evening.
Mrs. L. e. Tramp, Mrs. c. Kruse
and Mrs. w. Reese, who attended
the Royal Neighbors' convention
held in Atlantic, returned home on
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hunter of Gid
den were Audubon arrivals Friday
evening to attend the funeral OF
Frank Law and visit relatives and
old time friends.
| Rev. j. F. Costello returned home
| Friday afternoon from Des Moines
where he was in retreat for several
days, many of the Catholic priests OF
this diocese being in attendance.
Winter wheat is heading out
| fine and promises big crop. Early
oats are also heading out and corn
generally is looking well. There is
no prospect of famine in this part
of the country.
Rev. VIM. Mack, who was in at
tendance at the new era conference
held in Council Bluffs, returned
home Friday afternoon. Mrs. Mack
who enjoyed a visit with relatives
and friends in Des Moines arrived
home later.
VIM. Kaarup and Hans Schmidt
departed Friday evening for Viborg,
s. d., to get their auto left there
three weeks ago while on visit. The
rainy season put the roads in such
bad condition that they were COM
PEELED to return by rail two weeks
ago.
Lee Willis, who has been employ
ed on the Sylvester Moore farm and
his daughter, Miss Verona, departed
Friday evening for Smith Center,
Kansas where he will work In the
harvest fields. He will not return
| to Audubon as he expects to begin
| farming in Kansas next spring.
Editor Hoogenakker and daughter
Harriet went to Pella, Ia, Thurs
day evening. where he was called on
account of the serious illness of his
aged father, A. Hoogenakker, who
has not been very well OF late. Geo.
Scott took them as far as Manning
hx, 20 ha oh n m Ix q
quick train connections.
c. L. Bartlett of Minneapolis,
where he has headquarters for a real
estate firm, came to Audubon Friday
from Farragut. Ia, where he held a
lot sale last week. He enjoyed a
few days visit with his father,
Fred Bartlett and wife of the Park
hotel and departed Sunday evening
for his home at Minneapolis.
A copy of Senator Reeds speech
against the league of nations and the
consequent equality of races has
been received at this office. Like all
other articles sent by persons wish
ing free advertising, 1t found its
way into the waste basket. With
the H. c. of l.. at the present time,
free advertising is out of the ques-
tion entirely.
why villa and his like are allow
ed to run at large to the detriment
of Americans, is something that we
do not understand. They should
minated for the benefit of all man
kind. II the Yanks can make the
world safe for democracy, why not
I L. L. fA
Americans?
Ed Gronert returned home FRI
day from Lake Okoboji. where he
was with n friend from Manning on
fishing trip. He says he caught a
IL pound cat. not stating whether ii
was fish or not He also caught
several bass. one Of which he says
was over IA inches long and weigh
! ed only two pounds. Some fish
story. But Ed knows how To tell
fish stories as well as play ball.
The threatened rain of last Thurs
day night did not happen to Audi
| bon, so part of the band concert
was given and then the talk on
world Wide Prohibition" by DR..
Rev. Louis Albert Banks. He prov
ed himself an able sneaker and held
the interest of the large crowd as
sembled in the park for over an
hour A heavv deluge of rain, we
are informed, fell between Extra and
Atlantic.
Joe Casper who went to Daven-
port recently and intended going
into business for himself near that
city, has given up the idea and he
returned to Audubon last week and
is again employed at the McCort
Meat Palace, where his familiar
features have been seen these past
several years. Joe is a first class
man at the business and his friends
are real pleased to see him back at
the old stand.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dawson and
SON John autoed to Extra Thursday
night and departed Friday morning
for Seattle, Wash. Portland. Oregon,
San Francisco, and Los Angeles to
spend the summer. They Will visit
a sister-in-law of Mrs. Dawson's in
Seattle. They expect TO return to
Audubon in September. Enroute
home they will visit at Colorado
Springs. Colo. and Des Moines, Ia.
with relatives and friends.
John Sorensen, who was overseas
for some time. received his honor
able discharge from army service
last week at Camp Dodge and re-
turned to Audubon. He was in the
9Oth Division, 35Sth Infantry and
saw duty in the Argonne Woods
and St. Mihiel front and was for a
time in the army of occupation in
Germany. Mr.. Sorensen enjoyed a
visit at Webster City. Ia, with his
brother, Ed Sorensen. before coming
to Audubon. In conversation with