Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-08-07
Mrs George Eyerts went to Anita

| the lOT6 part u the WICK 10 Speuu
a few days with her daughter, Mrs.
H. e. Williamson and family.
Miss Alma Ohlerking, who has
been a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Deist the past week, de-
parted yesterday for her home at
Wabash, Nebr.
We make fresh Danish Roll every
day. This is made of the very best
meat, is cooked to a queens taste
and ready to serve. Try it and we
know you will like it, Barentsen' S
Meat Market.
Miss Esther Paulsen who has
been in the vicinity the past month
visiting numerous relatives and in
the city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Hansen, left the last of the
week for her home at Dwight, Ill.
Mrs. Sherman of Carroll, who
has been visiting her son, l. s.
Sherman and family at Ross, left
on Tuesday afternoons train for
Atlantic where she will make an ex-
tended visit at the home of her son
Matt Sherman and family.
Jim Nelson, who conducted a
barber shop here for several years,
but who has been working in Des
Moines the past two years, was in
! the city Tuesday visiting old friends.
He has quqit the barber business
and is now on the road for a large
wholesale house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ferguson,
! who have been visiting relatives in
Audubon and near Extra, were in
the city yesterday enroute to Man
ming where they will make a short
visit before returning to their home
at Harrington, Nebr. Mr.. Fergu-
son and family came to this part of
the state in 1878 and remained here
until about ten years ago.
]. H. Ross has written friends in
the city that Mrs. Ross submitted
to a surgical operation at the hospi-
tai in Rochester, Mimi, last Satur-
! day morning. She recovered from
the shock very nicely and today
word comes from the hospital that
she is rapidly recovering, all of
which will be highly gratifying to
her numerous friends who have
been considerably alarmed about
her condition. D-ts
Paul M. Wolf, county agent OF
Audubon county, is enjoying a two
weeks vacation from his strenuous
duties and Saturday evening depart
ed for Dayton, Ohio. where he will
spend most of his time with rela-
J tives. Mr. Wolf has been putting
in some hard ticks since he came to
Audubon and he has been excep-
tionally successful in his work with
the members of the organization, all
OF whom have the most explicit con-
fidence in him.
T. j. Fredericks, of Parker. S. D.,
was in town Wednesday visiting old
time friends. For many years he
farmed in Melville and Greeley
townships but moved away about
seventeen years ago. His WIFE, died
several years ago and was buried in
Maple Grove cemetery He has
been in Audubon but once since that
time until yesterday. He found many
improvements in the town and said
it certainly was about the best town
of. its size he had been in for many
years.
In Polk county there have been
| SIC petitions of divorce filed this
year and 200 were carried over from
| last year. That makes over 1000
divorce cases that have been or are
to be adjudicated in the courts in a
period of six months. Judge Ut
terback states that many of these
cases are due to the haSty marriages
precipitated by the war Girls
| we're smitten with the pomp and
romance of soldier life and hundreds
of lilly matched couples were united
in matrimony and after the excite
ment OF war had passed and the men
donned their civilian garments the
mis-fits were discovered.
Carroll Horn was in the front line
trenches in France putting up the
best fight possible against the Ger
mans when a gas bomb exploded
near him and before he could util-
ize his gas mask he had taken
Whit of the deadly concoction. He
was taken to a hospital where he
recovered except as to the use of his
voice. He was left speeches. and
the best skill in the government
hospitals in France could do nothing
for him. He returned to his farm
home near Moulton. Appanoose
county, and resumed his work on tho
farm. While blowing near a ditch
the embankment gave way and
down plunged his team. In the
excitement of the moment he shout
ed at the horses and to his utter
amazement his voice rang out strong
and clear and ever since he has had
on trouble with his voice.
The Shelby county fair will cele-
brate its fiftieth anniversary Sun
day afternoon, August 18th. There
will be good program strictly in
keeping with the day. Fifty years
ago the people came to the fair
with OK teams, while now there will
be parties coming in flying machines
making a landing in front of the
grand stand. One can scarcely
realize the progress in fifty short
years. Not a single person within
fifty miles should miss this pro-
gram. The admission for this day
IT, only Csc which will also admit
you to the grand stand. Bring the
children so that when they attend
the next 50th anniversary they can
compare the progress made. Come
and help entertain the honored
guests who come not with OK teams
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