Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-10-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


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Corn husking is now the chief oc-
cupation of the farmers and will
continue to be for several weeks un-
til the large crop is gathered.
Some people will buy anything, if
the salesman is smooth enough.
They tell that an Abel woman pur-
chased a membership in the league
of nations for 81.
Mrs. C. A. Russell who has been
in the community the past month
visiting relatives, terminated her
stay Monday when she returned to
her home at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Miss Ellen Graham who has been
subbing in the public schools in Ex-
ira the past month, finished her work
last Friday, evening. Monday morn
ing she went to Fort Dodge to in
vestigate position that had been
offered her.
Mrs. Milton HI. Glover Of Wichita
Falls, Texas, Mrs. G. Caswell of
Denison and Miss Esther Gates who
were in the city for an over Sunday
visit at the home OF their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Gates, re-
turned to Lewis Monday morning for
visit at the parental John Gates
home.
Mrs. l.. j. Yaggy who has been
here on a visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Val. Leonard,
left Tuesday morning for Des Moines
where she will attend the Grand
Chapter of the Eastern Star in ses-
sion there this week. Tomorrow
she goes to Iowa City, where she will
visit her daughter before returning
to her home in Davenport.
Last week 1t was announced that
reduction in prices of shoes had
already occurred and by Christmas
further decline would follow OF
course such a statement was a ray
of light and a ground for hope that
better time was on the way. But
now comes the president of the shoe
manufacturers association and says
there is no ground for the report,
that shoes will be higher, and thus
hope again turns to disappointment.
They do some mighty funny stunts
down in Oklahoma, almost equal to
Kansas, and appears to get by with 1t
and here is the latest. An Okla
homa man dumped his peach crop in
to his well, added a few raisins, and
corked up the top; now it is said that
the dump yields a delicious hard
kicking brandy that sells quite read
lily for as much as SIS per gallon; so
il is reasonable to presume that the
knows how TO make money out of a
well Of water.
Men wanted to sell groceries, sell
ing experience not necessary. One
of worlds largest grocers Capital
over $1,000.000) wants ambitious
men in your locality to sell direct
to consumer nationally known brand
of an extensive line of groceries.
paints, roofings, lubricating oils,
stock foods, etc. Big line, easy
sales. Values beat any competition.
Earn big money. No experience or
capital required. Complete sample
outfit and free selling instructions
start you. Long established reli-
able house. Write today. John
Sexton & Co, 352 w. Illinois ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
MIR. and Mrs. o. c. Donaldson who
have been in Extra for visit with
their son Wesley and in Audubon
with their son DR.. ]. X. Donaldson,
the past two months, left Saturday
morning for Ismay, Montana, where
they will make an extended visit at
the home of their daughter. Mrs. Ray
Zollinger and family before returning
to their home at Palo Alto. Calf.
They had a delightful time visiting
old neighbors and regretted to leave
at this time but the winter climate
is very attractive just now and we
do not blame them for getting away
before the changeable weather comes
here in good old Iowa.
According to an estimate made by
State Superintendent p. E. McClena-
han, Iowa is fully 1000 teachers
short of the number needed this fall
TO meet the demands OF the schools
of the state. That other states are
correspondingly short is indicated
by the requests coming to the state
superintendent from other localities
asking for teachers. "A school
board member in here the other
day." said the state superintendent,
recalled that a few years ago the
board was asking that teachers
making application for positions in
the sehols furnish photographs with
their application. Now this board
member says the board is sending
out to teachers and teachers agen-
cies, literature boosting the town,
photographs of the school buildings
and information concerning the adj