Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

Mrs. Harry Mertz returned to Pan
anna today after visit here with
her relatives.
]. z. Wright left on the afternoon
train Monday for a business visit at
the Bluffs and In Omaha.
J. l.. TODD. who was here on a
business visit with Sam GaTmire, re-
turned to Des Moines MCaday after
noon.
Miss Anna Leander, guest at the
home of Henry Poulsen for @ couple
Of days. returned to Brayton Mon
day afternoon.
L. w. Hillyer came Sunday after
noon for q visit over night with his
son at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hillyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Biggs, who
spent Christmas week in Guthrie
Center with his mother and brother.
returned to Audubon Monday after
noon.
Chris Dreher, after pleasant
visit here with his relatives, left
Tuesday for Camp Dodge. He
expects to soon be mustered out of
service.
Mrs. Willie Peppers Of Extra re-
turned to her home Monday after
noon, after a pleasant visit here
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W..
Dawson.
Jens Larsen and wife, who visited
in Audubon at the home of his
returned Monday evening to their
home at Walnut.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Baker and son
Harold of Manning. spent the day
Monday between trains with their
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Kness
and children In Audubon.
H. G. Leach has taken the agency
in this county as solicitor OF sub
scriptions for the Des Moines Re-
gister and Tribune and will make
a thorough canvas Of the county in
their interest.
Hans Henderson, the mason con-
tractor ON the new Catholic church
and several of his masons, who spent
che Christmas holidays in Omaha
with their relatives, returned here
Monday evening.
Miss Rena Baumgardner, who has
been nursing the flu patients at the
Hansen Bros. In the country, re-
turned to her home in Extra Mon
day afternoon. She reports the sick
folks as much improved.
Merrill Northup, who enjoyed his
16 day furlough with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Northup and
other relatives and friends, depart
ed yesterday for Fort Lyon, Las An
amis. Calf, where he is stationed in
the marine service.
Chris Jensen of the marines and
having quarters on the u. S. 8. st.
Louis at Bumbkin Island, Boston,
Mass, arrived home last Thursday
evening to enjoy his 80 day furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Jensen, northwest of town.
Miss Edna johnson departed
Monday evening for Denver, Colo,
where she will enter the Western
School of Music and Dramatic Art
to take advanced study in that line
OF work, in which she is already
quite proficient, having studied both
In the past.
William F. Dittman. stationed at
Fort Sheridan in the medical corps,
after enjoying five days furlough
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Dittman, returned to his quar-
tiers Saturday evening. His mother
accompanied him as far as Gray
where she visited over Sunday at the
home of her son Robert and family.
Miss Maggie Hansen, who attends
the Hutchinson, Mimi, college and
came home to attend the silver we'd
ding anniversary of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Hansen, held Thurs
day, December 26th, and remained
for q visit with her relatives and
friends, departed for Hutchinson,
Monday evening to resume her
school duties.
Some of the window frames and
other material for the new Catholic
church being built in Audubon. ar
rived Saturday evening. Work on
the church has been delayed some
what the past week on account of
away to spend the holidays with rel
been a handicap in the progress OF
the work.
Martin Kjer and family. who
have been occupying the VIM. Owen.
ST.. home for the past several
months. moved Saturday to West
Audubon, where they will reside until
the first of March when they will
get possession of the property they
purchased in Freeman's addition.
Chas. Higgins of Hamlin and wife
will move into the Owen property.
John Jensen. who visited here the
past week with his friend, John
Martinsen and family and his broth
err J. &. Jensen, who recently ar
rived home from overseas, departed
Monday afternoon for Fort Sill, Ok
lahoma, where he has been in train
ing. His visit was a most enjoy
able one. Both brothers have
worked for LMr. Martinsen in his
garage and as John says they are
welcome and will always find work
at his garage.
Saturday December 2lst was the
shortest day of the year. II is the
day that the sun reaches its farthest
southern point and will begin to
come back north again and the days
will be longer from that time. This
means that the turning point toward
summer is made. although this date
just marks the entrance OF real win
ter. However summer is coming
and We will all cheer up at least for
the first of the year when the annual
drive OF the bill collector COM
mences.
Mrs. Herbert Petersen and chill
dren, who with the husband and
father. came here six weeks ago
from Devils Lake. n. D.. TO visit
his parents. Erik Petersen and wife
and her relatives. went TO Extra
Monday afternoon 20 visit her sister.
Mrs. Lawrence Peterson. Mr..
Peterson and brother Silvanus de