Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-08-26

Robt. Ping Is back to Audubon
after more than three months So
journ in California most Of his time
being spent at Los Angeles. Mr..
Ping is looking fine and says he
feels as though he was about 40.
Miss Helen Graham, of Atlantic,
has accepted position with Evans
Marquesen and will have charge OF
the millinery department. Miss
Graham has had a great deal Of ex-
perience in the millinery business
and will no doubt look after the
needs of the patrons in the millinery
department.
Harry Conklin had his tonsils re-
moved about ten days ago. Since
then he has not been in the best of
spirits for 1t has been a great an
noyance and he has not recovered as
rapidly from the effects as he had
hoped. However he is still able to
be about and will see that all is
well that ends well.
George Kibby, wife and children
and Miss Mollie Agnew, left Satur-
day overland for Cotton, s. D., where
they will make a visit at the home
of Elmer Agnew and family, re-
naming until the fore part OF next
week when they will return home
via Des Moines, where they will
stop day or two taking in the
state fair.
Miss Eva Luse returned to Cedar
Falls Wednesday. morning, after
spending few weeks in the city visi.
Mr nd Mr.
Luse. Miss Luse is one of the in
structors in Iowa : State Teachers
College, and although the fall term
does not begin until Sept. Sth, she
was compelled to go at this time in
order to get ready for the opening
Of the years work.
Boots" Marsh the foreman at the
Johnston garage is Carrying his left
arm in a sling the result of blood
poisoning He had a small pimple
on his arm which became infected.
The infection spread until his en-
tire arm was affected. Prompt
medical attention has arrested the
invasion into his body and there is
now every indication that he is on
the road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn Clark and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Leighty have
just recently returned from the Rio
Grande Valley of Texas where they
purchased tract of land. They are
greatly in love with that country
and climate, and it may be possible
that they will move there next
spring. Bert Killinger, who went
with them two weeks ago. remained
to help harvest the cotton crop.
T. H. Turner, wife and daughter
Miss Bessie, who have been making
an extended visit at Douglas, Wyo.,
with their sons Clarence and Floyd,
of the week. Mr.. Turner says the
boys are getting along famously on
their ranches and seem to enjoy life
to the limit. AS for himself, we'll
he prefers few more neighbors so
that visiting is a little more fire.
quent.
VIM. Abram Rutt and Miss Ber-
neice Messersmith, daughter OF Mar
tin Messersmith were united in mar
riage at the Methodist parsonage by
Rev. Shenton, yesterday morning at
ten o'clock. The young people will
live on a farm east of town. They
have large circle of friends who
unite with the Republican in wish
ing them an aundance of happiness
and prosperity throughout their
married life.
Harrison county got the attention
of the prohibition enforcement agents
last week, although but one man,
Karl Benedict, aged &c years, was
found with a still. Agent Sumner
Knox, with headquarters in Council
Bluffs, made a series of raids around
Dunlap, visiting about dozen homes
and two soft drink parlors in the
town. Although he found grounds
for suspicion here and there he was
able to locate nothing definite ex-
cept at the Benedict farm.
Albert Simmons who has been in
Audubon for the last two weeks re.
turned Wednesday from Texas where
interest of his firm. The Dies Moines
Oil Lease and Acreage Co. Mr.. Sim
mons states that the showing of oil
in the Twin City Oil & Gas Co.'S
Kokernot No. / Well has made the
prices of leases, mile farther away
from this we'll than Mr.. Simmons
lease. from 500 to 5000 per acre
Excitement is high down there and
everybody is very optimistic.
Southwestern Iowa again has
broken into the limelight because Of
it's railroads, but this time is less
favorable way. During the past
eight months nearly a half million
dollars worth of goods have been
stolen from box cars on the nine
trunk lines centering IL Council
Bluffs, according to admission by
the heads of the secret service de-
partmentss of the various railroads.
Less than $4,000 worth OF this ma
terial has been recovered, and Of
ficials of the roads. alarmed at the
thefts have sent all available de-