Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-04-10
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: LOCAL AND PERSONAL !

Ut. d. NJ. FultOn spent toudy III
Ross on professional business.
Mrs. S. w. Wright returned home
this morning from visit in Atlatnic
with her relatives.
Save for old age and Old Glory
buy War Savings Stamps and don't
forget the Fifth Liberty Loan.
Mrs. Joe Blohm is entertaining
several of her friends today at her
home, this being her birthday ami
versary.
Mrs. L. Lee of Sac City and her
daughter, Barbara, are guests Of
friends at the Simon Hansen home
this week.
Rev. Chas. 8. Lang returned home
this morning from Radcliffe, Iowa,
where he attended the Evangelical
Church Conference.
Mrs L. A. Beers and daughter,
Mrs. w. Bellamy, went to Gray this
forenoon to visit a couple of days
with former friends.
Nels Sorensen and wife returned
to Extra this morning, after a visit
over night at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joe B. Kevan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brockway ex-
pect to leave for Perry this evening
to attend a meeting and visit their
son, Carson Brockway and family.
William Hale Thompson was re-
elected mayor of Chicago by a plu-
rality of 1880 votes. The city
went wet by majority of 247,22S.
What a shame!
10, In q
world, now at Harvard university,
will be transferred to the navy's
Great Lakes training station, Chica-
go, about April 18th.
Only one marriage license has
been issued so far during the month
of April. That was to MAIDS Han
sen, aged "a, and Catherine Ratten-
borg, "a. issued Tuesday.
Laurel Peppers came from Camp
Dodge this morning for visit with
his relatives, having been granted a
five days furlough. He does not
know when he will receive his dis
charge.
The appeal of the war department
for $4,000 men for overseas service
was answered at New York by more
than 500 applicants. This number
is said to be a record for peace tim 2
enlistments.
w. n. Walters, North Western
agent, went to Onawa, Ia, Tuesday
evening to enjoy weeks visit with
his PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B..
Walters and with other relatives
and former friends.
Frank Berg attained his 21st
birthday anniversary Tuesday of this
week and a pleasant time was had
Tuesday night at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Berg in
honor of the occasion.
]. c. Jensen of near Elkhorn was
friendly visitor in Audubon yester-
day. He departed last evening for
Britton, S. d., to visit with friends
and take a look at the country with
the intention of purchasing some
land.
Mrs. w. B. Robinson of Scotland,
s. D., who visited here with her
daughter, Mrs. w. G. Wilson and
family, departed for her home this
forenoon. Mrs. Wilson and son
Billie accompanied her to Scotland
for visit.
Jens C. Winthers Tuesday of this
week purchased the 400 acre farm
in Melville township of Mrs. Ger
| trude Nash This is one of the
many fine farms in Audubon county
and will prove a good bargain for
the purchaser.
Attorney Chas. S. White expects
to leave Audubon for Canada about
May list, when he will put in the
time farming again, where he owns
considerable good Canadian land.
Chas. believes that even a good law
yer can make more money if he sue
ceeds in becoming good farmer,
| which we expect Charles to do.
During the electrical storm of last
evening quite bit of damage was
done in the vicinity of Gray. Wires
were torn down, two windows in the
Ed Rice home destroyed and two
windows in the Thos. Scott home
broken. also the phone and wires in
the l.. Groteluschen store burned
out, besides some minor damages.
Perry Harmon, who has been en-
ployed at the Audubon Milling Co.
since his return from army service.
resigned his position last week and
yesterday departed for Griggsville,
Ills. where he has accepted a posi-
ton in a large mill. Perry is a
splendid young man and no doubt
will make good in his new position.
Chas. Beers of near Ross is the
proud owner of new Essex automo-
bile purchased from A. f. Beason.
This is the first one ofits kind in this
part of the county. The Essex is
one of the best kind of cars on the
market, and the fact that Mr.. Bea-
son mas the agency is sufficient guar
antee that the car is everything the
manufactu, ers claim for it.
Mrs. G. Il. Long returned from
Chicago Saturday where she spent
several days purchasinga line Ofnew
millinery for the department at the
Alderman Company store. Mrs.
Long found many new creations
which she bought and with this
large assortment feels that the mill
inery department is in good condi.
ton TO meet the Easter rush.
"Big Bill' Haywood. secretary Of
the Industrial Workers of the
World, and 35 of his comrades for
whom attorneys pleaded in the Unit
ed States circuit court OF appeals at
Chicago, will be allowed their free
dom on bonds ranging from $1,000
to SIS, 1000. pending the decision of
their appeal by the court. They are
prisoners in Leavenworth peniten-
tiary, where they should remain.
Letters received from number of
the boys who are with\the army Of
occupation, state that the influenza
has broken out on the second round
among the soldiers and civilians and