Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
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= LOCAL AND PERSONAL =
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! Mrs. Phil Foley who has been
n quite sick at her home with an at
II tack of the ju is greatly improved
II today.
III E. M. Cole who has been working
: at FIT. Dodge, returned to Audubon
4 Monday morning for few days
| visit with his parents.
Il David Ferguson who has been
here on a visit at the D. G. Ross
i home, left Monday morning for his
) home at Joliet, Wyoming.
n Rev. G. B. Christensen who at
tended church conference in Chi
cago the latter part of last week, re-
turned home Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Thomas Egan and child, who
4 have been here on visit at the
John Egan home, returned to their
home near Adair Monday morning.
I Mrs. Grant Jacobs who has been
!, here on visit with her sisters,
) Mrs. James Law and Mrs. Peter
1 Nelson, returned on Monday to her
home in Des Moines.
James Lang and c. l.. Christian
I sen of the Audubon Hardware Co.,
y are in Des Moines this week attend
Z ing the state convention OF the
hardware dealers of the state.
Miss Donna Baker went to Des
Moines yesterday morning where
she will remain few days to enjoy
: the great musical treat which is
4 booked at the coliseum for tonight.
W. j. Dixon of the Dixon Lumber
Co., was in the city the fore part Of
the week looking after matters in
the Audubon yard and visiting the
! local manager, w. j. Laubender.
\ He went from here to Rockwell City
where he owns another yard.
+ w. Smith who was called to
Sioux Falls, S. d. the latter part OF
last week by the serious illness Of
J his mother, returned home Monday.
h When he left her bedside her con-
dition was considerably improved
and he felt that she was gradually
improving.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
( VIM. III. Boust died last Saturday,
D having lived but few hours.
\ short service was held at the ceme-
4 terry by Rev. Shenton in the after
4 noon. The parents have the SYM
!, pathy of the people OF the commun-
y ity in their sad bereavement.
4 Miss Isabelle Walker. a niece OF
II o. K. Purdy, came from Carson last
/ week for a visit at the Purdy home.
/ Miss Walker Is trained nurse and
is taking care OF Mrs. Purdy and the
yi10h pound daughter born to Mr..
4 and Mrs. Purdy on Monday. The
II mother and babe are doing nicely.
II Miss Rachel j. McGill and Thorn
\ as Edwin Van Dyke, both residing
near Gray, were united in marriage
Z at the Presbyterian manse by Rev.
Il VIM. Mack last Saturday afternoon.
| They returned home after the cere-
| mony where an informal reception
was given them in the evening. They
\ will move onto a farm near Gray
!, some time next week.
z Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Niklason
| went to Anita yesterday morning,
| where they will spend few days
looking after the making of arrange
; ments to move onto their farm about
2 seven miles from Anita Harold is
4 ready to make the move now and
| hopes to be able to do so in order to
| be ready to begin spring work at
the earliest possible moment.
, Mrs. N. l.. Petersen went to Des
4 Moines the fore part of the week
n where she will visit her daughter,
I Anna, who is still at the Iowa Luth-
! eran hospital recovering from a SUR
gical operation. Her Improvement
: has been such that the hospital at
( PENDANTS said she could leave that
! institution and return TO her home
! in Audubon the latter part of this
7 week.
y Miss Lena. daughter of Mr.. and
} Mrs. p. C. Knudsen, and Henry
= Me- I'm.
\ Johnson, both of Extra township
! were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents on last Sum
y day afternoon. They are both
: splendid young people who have a
\ host of friends. About the first OF
4 March they will move on farm
| north of Extra.
I Mrs. ID. j. Conklin has been
y in Council Bluffs the past ten days
1 with her daughter. Mrs. J. S. Bald
win, who submitted to a surgical
operation The patient is getting
along nicely but it will be at least
Is three weeks before she can leave
le that institution. When she Is able
2 to leave she with her husband will
If come to Audubon to make their
10 home they having sold out at Au-
h burn, Neb.
= Leonard Reese, teacher in the Des
r. Moines high school, arrived in the
o. city this morning for visit with his
= parents. He has resigned his po-
= sition there and taken position
70 with the government as inspector OF
re schools for disabled soldiers. He
o. will make his headquarters in st.
Of Louis but will travel over four
D. states which comprise his territory.
k. Mr.. Reese will leave for st. Louis
n Saturday to begin his new work on
&c Monday. Ns
William Kilcoin, who lived here
~ with his parents for many years died
ot at his home in Manila last Friday,
~ death being due to pneumonia fol-
y. lowing an attack of the flu, He is
y the son Sf Thomas Kilcoin, who with
y two brothers and three sisters are
q left to mourn his untimely death.
They are: Mrs. Harvey Cramer OF
q Glenwood; Frank, Edward. Phillip
y and Annette of Manila. and Margar-
ne ct of Harlan Funeral services
al were held at Manila and interment
9 made at Harlan.
o. August Conrad living out on route
p four had the misfortune the last of
n the week to lose the thumb OF his
a. right hand He was saving some
20 wood with buzz saw, and in some
manner stumbled and fell while the
:, saw was in motion. He threw his
~ hand against the saw resulting in
20 the amputation of the thumb. He
- was brought to town and given med
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