Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-12
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* LOCAL AND PERSONAL y

\ Ed Lacy was a business visitor in
l Audubon Friday, returning to his
home at Gray on the evening train.
w. e. Boyer returned to Audubon
the latter part of the week from a
few days business visit in Manning.
Chas. Peter Nielsen went to Elk
horn Thursday to attend the funeral
of his old time friend, MAIDS Peter
sen
Peter Kommes of Extra transact
ed business in Audubon last week,
returning to his home Thursday af-
ternoon.
E. H. Jacobsen, who spent several
day in Council Bluffs and Omaha ON
business, returned home Saturday
morning.
Mrs. V. L. Culver and daughter re-
turned home Friday morning from a
few days business and friendly visit
at Des Moines.
Harvey Dollahide of Omaha was
a business visitor in Audubon the
latter part of the week and enjoyed
visit with his relatives while here.
Mrs. ]. G. Miller and little daugh-
| ter were Saturday morning passen-
gers to Griswold to enjoy visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs G.. w. Boz
seek.
r. d. Hawks, who went to Des
Moines to attend the insurance
agents convention and while there
attended to some business matters,
returned home the latter part of the
week.
Rev. c. r. Cook went to Atlantic
| Friday morning to be present at the
| celebration and picnic dinner given
\ by the Methodists of the Atlantic
District, who went away over the top
in the NJ. E. Centenary Drive.
Land values in Iowa age going sky
high. But when it comes to high
priced land, we are not in it with
| Holland Land in Holland is SELL
| ing at from $4,000 to $4,000 per acre
and hard to obtain at that price.
Mrs. ]. X. Herbert, after a weeks
pleasant visit here with her son,
Ralph Herbert and family and with
other relatives and friends, returned
to her home in Atlantic Friday morn
ing. Her son accompanied her
home.
Miss Francis Ross left Saturday
| forenoon for Cedar Rapids, where
she will be joined by her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. ID. A. Ross and together de-
part for Hartford, Conn, go enjoy
visit with their son and uncle, l.. r.
Ross and family.
Hans Hansen, the Canadian land
| agent and his brothers, Jens M. and
Christian Hansen departed Thursday
evening of last week for Canada.
Jens M. and Christian will remain in
L 10 me- OF
with the farm work of their brothers.
"A somewhat aggravating thing in
social life," remarked the milk toast
philosopher, lis when you have said
rather a good thing to an acquaint-
ance to have it reported back to you
in a week or so as excellent, but
credited to the man you particularly
despise.'
Mrs. j. c. Burkey and daughter,
Mrs. c. H. Stevens and the latter's
son, Junior, left Saturday morning
to visit the son and brother, Floyd
Burkey and various other relatives
and friends at Ross. Mrs. Stevens
and son are here on an extended
visit with Mrs. Burkey.
An elderly lady approached a sol
der whose head was swathed in
bandages and asked him sympatheti-
cally: Were you wounded in the
head?" The doughboy, weary with
answering so many questions answer
ed with droll, mo mum, in the
leg, but the bapdage has slipped up" /,
Mrs. Henry Friedrichsen and
daughter, Miss Clara, left Saturday
morning for Des Moines where Miss
Clara will attend the Des Moines |
summer school, formerly known as
Highland Park College. Mrs. Fried
richsen went so as to see that her
daughter was properly situated in
comfortable quarters.
A. E. Moreland, wife and children
returned home Friday evening from
a fishing trip to the lakes. They
were more fortunate than others, in
that they had large bucket full of
fine looking fish. They made the
trip to the lakes by auto and were
compelled to return by rail, on ac-
count of the recent rains.
Postmaster General Burleson is
sued an order Friday of last week re-
turning the telephone and telegraph
systems of the country to private
ownership, effective Immediately.
Why not do the same with the rail-
road systems? Then, probably we
could expect better accommodations, +
especially on the branch lines.
M. B. Wonsmos left Friday morn
ing for Omaha, where he will make
his future home. Mrs. Wonsmos
will join him later. Their sons,
Henry and John will remain here
and be employed on farm in this
locality. The many friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Wonsmes will regret their
departure from Audubon, but will
wish them well in their new home.
Read the B. B. Reilly advertise
ment in today's Republican calling at
tenton to the new Inc of footwear
that he in manufacturing. They
are ladies', mems and children's moe
casins. He showed us a sample of
them and they are just the thing for
tired feet. He is also making fine
line of house slippers and work
shoes that are a new wrinkle in foot
wear. Call down at his work room
and investigate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Duvall left on
the early Saturday morning train for
Washington, Ia, to be with his
brother, A. /. Duyall, who was seri-
ously i'll. He has been ailing for
the past three years. Mrs. John
Reuschling, a sister of the Duvall
boys left for Washington couple of
weeks ago to help care for her
brother She returned home Satur-
day and reports her brother as being
in critical condition.
Mrs. Don Preston returned home
Thursday evening from visit of