Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-02-06

People who have nothing to do
are usually pressed for time to do it.
Mrs. v. s. Cozine lert Saturday
morning for business and friendly
visit in Atlantic to spend the day.
Mrs. Frank Hudspeth and children
went to Manning Saturday forenoon
to visit her mother, Mrs. c. Dunnick
and family for few days.
C. H. Reynolds and family, who re-
Gently sold their residence property,
moved TIE fore part of the week to
Stuart, where they will live on a
farm.
Mrs. M. M. McIntire and son Ray
left Saturday evening for visit with
her brother, Ernest Cole and family
at Menlo, where they spent couple
Of days.
Mr.. and Mrs B. r. CASTOR, follow
ing an extended visit at Omaha with
their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Gran
ey and family, returned home Friday
afternoon.
Bob" Austin, employed at Council
Bluffs by the Iowa Telephone Co.,
spent several days here last week on
business. He returned to his work
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Lauritz Hansen and four chill
dren returned to their home at Extra
Saturday afternoon, after pleasant
visit here with her father, Fred
Gjerloff and sister, Miss Clara Gjer-
loft.
Miss MARITIME Hansen went to
Council Bluffs Saturday evening to
visit friends over Sunday. Her friend,
Miss Edna Esbeck who was visiting
here from Extra, accompanied her as
far as Extra.
M. /. Masterson, who bought 400
acres of his farm eight years ago at
$3.50 per acre, has just recently re-
fused an offer of $400 per acre. This
is one of Audubon cOunty's good
farms and is in a good state of culti-
walton.
Louis Kring, who has been farm
| ing the VIM. Weiderstein farm north
west of Audubon for some time, will
depart the goth of this month for
North Dakota, where he has purchas-
ed farm. VIM. Heuss who will
hold his public sale February 10th,
and Cecil Beers expect to accompany
the Immigrant car to Dakota.
Mike Mccarthy and son Leo Of
York, Nebr., arrived in Audubon the
last OF the week, being called here
on account of the death of his sister,
Miss Mary Mcclure. They accom-
panied the remains to Fulton, Ills.
for burial, leaving here on the Sat-
urday evening train over the North
western.
Mrs. r. l.. Travis of Jefferson, who
was helping care for her mother, Mrs.
| II. O. Sampson of Atlantic, transfer
red here Saturday forenoon enroute to
her home. Her mother was much
improved when she left her bedside.
Mrs. w. ]. Audas of Gray spent
| with friends.
Mrs. H. C. Rogers left for Mar
shalltown on the Saturday morning
Northwestern train for an over Sun
day visit with her cousin, Miss Ed
ma Faulerton, when she will go to
1 her former home at Oskaloosa for a
visit with her former friends and sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Harry Hahn and her
husbands mothers. Mrs. Rogers and
various other relatives.
An old fellow who we supposed
had long since given up all thought
of dancing and like frivolous amuse-
mems handed us this the other day:
GA new dance called the flu futter
has been invented. To dance it you
take one step forward, then sneeze
twice, pivot and swallow two quin-
inc capsules; swing your partner,
then cough in unison; take two steps
backward and blow your nose, and
then waltz home and consult doc
tor" -Exchange.
Americas Job as banker for the al
lies has been lighter this month than
at any time since the nation entered
the war. Only $170.000,00 has
been paid out as allied loans since
January LIST, the treasury reported
although payments on this account
have been nearly 100000 900 per
month. The reduction Is caused
principally by the curtailmene of snip
ment of food for payment of which
tho American credits has been large
ly used. Total credits expended by
the treasury now amounts to $685.
1890 but only $7,S54, 900 has
been actually paid out under these
credits.