Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-04-10

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Roasted pigeons don't fly into
ones mouth" said Daniel Guggen-
helm, the Copper King, to a young
i man. First you have to find the
pigeon, then be able to shoot him,
clean him and then roast him. Ex-
actly so is it with business.
Mrs. Sarah A. Stotts, who makes
her home with her sister, Mrs. S. A..
| Graham, is seriously ill and her con-
dition is alarming to her relatives,
being a complication of ailments. A
trained nurse, Miss Gertrude Bash
am of Extra, is caring for her.
Join the Audubon County Farm
Bureau. This will make you a
member of the State Federation OF
Farm Bureaus which is an organiza-
ton of nearly $4,000 Iowa farmers
working together for their own good
| and for that of their respective COM
munities.
p. C. Knudsen and wife, who were
| called to Hutchinson, Mimi, on ac-
count of the serious illness of their
son-in-law, A. Hansen, arrived in
Audubon yesterday morning enroute
| to their home near Extra. They left
| Mr.. Hansen in much improved
condition.
Mrs. Mary Sapp of Atlantic, who
was called here several weeks ago
| on account of the illness of her aunt,
Mrs. Tom Williamson, went to Coon
Rapids yesterday forenoon to visit
relatives She will return to Au-
dubon the last of the week, then go
| no ,xyhn hn
Sixteen wives seems to be the
worlds record for any one man
outside of Solomon, Bluebeard and
Brigham Young. This man was a
Frenchman, James Gay, who lives at
Bordeaux. He lived to be 101 years
old, was then a widower, and was
planning to marry number seven
teen.
! Mrs. Anna Olsen, who went to
Valley Junction recently to visit her
sister. Mrs. Brown, returned home
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Brown.
who was quite i'll, had so far recov-
cred from her sickness to be able to
accompany Mrs. Olson to Audubon
for a visit with her and another sis
ter, Mrs. Matt Johnson.
The Audubon high school grounds
are to be put in shape this spring
for base ball. The rough places
are being filled in with dirt and
Tuesday evening Supt McIntire was
busy grading the rough places. 1t is
| the intention of the school board to
have skinned diamond, otherwise
the infield will be too rough to
make a good diamond.
Mrs. Boy Beers. living southeast
of Hamlin in Greeley township,
while preparing breakfast at her
home last Thursday morning. fell to
the floor in a faint. II was thought
that she had a paralytic stroke. but
later her casewas diagnosed as con-
vulsions caused from kidney trou-
| BILE She is recovering now, but
for a time her condition was pre-
carious.
Emmert Brooks autoed to Allan
tic Monday to meet Dr. and Mrs,
w. f. Kimbell and son who were
enroute to Audubon to visit at the
DR.. A. l.. Brooks home for awhile.
Last Sunday DR.. Kimbell had the
misfortune to break one of his great
toes. when he let coal chute door
/ L.
! him much pain. but is doing nicely
now under the skilled treatment of
his father-in-law, DR.. A. l.. Brooks.
The two Petersen brothers OF west
Audubon had an auto collision last
Sunday morning near the Standard
Oil station with the John Jensen big
Mitchell truck. The boys were driv-
ing in the westerly direction with
their Ford while Jensen was going
north Both cars were somewhat
damaged, but fortunately the men
escaped uninjured. as they were not
| going at great speed. II was one
of those unavoidable accidents. and
neither of tho parties were to blame
as far as we are able to learn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Meyer received
message from their son Roy Meyer
Monday. in which he states that he
I has arrived safely in America and is
| i'm the DebarkatiOn Hospital No. 5
receiving treatment, but is feeling
fine. His parents are of the opinion
that Roy is one of the casuals. They
also received card Wednesday
from the hospital manager that Roy
was doing nicely and he would let
them know of his condition. should
Roy become worse Mr. Meyer has
been overseas since August, 1917.
A meeting of the township chair,
men and solicitors for the Liberty
Loan organization will he held ut
the Crescent Theater on Friday.
Anril 18th Mt 330 p. m. Hon
Emmett FINLEY of Council Bluffs will
address the meeting. On the same
day the crack drill squad of the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
consisting of "a people, accompanied
hv the Rlueiacket Band OF 30
pieces will be in Audubon from 4'2o
n $50 Several sneakers OF note
win accompany the drill souad ann
hand in the interest OF the hig
drive.