Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-07-29


Ivan Kelley who has been working
on a sewer disposal plant for Ward
& Weighton at Pearson, Iowa, re-
turned home this morning.
Lewis Myers and Frank Gerber
left this morning for Yuma, Colo,
where they will look around and may
decide to help harvest a while.
Miss Helen Conway and Miss Car
RE Herndon were passengers to
Des Moines this morning where they
will spend a few days with friends.
Chris Dreher returned home from
Colorado the first of the week. He
had been out there looking after his
land holdings since early in the
spring.
Oscar Hansen who has been work
ing for John Klinkafoose on the old
Brady farm, left this morning for
Harlan, where he will visit his
brother. ~
Albert Isdo Joined a party of Men
10 friends here this morning who
were on their way to the lakes in
northern Minnesota, where they will
spend a couple of weeks fishing.
F. d. Lane and family who have
been Spending a week with relatives
in Wisconsin, returned home last
night. They made the trip over
land and report a very pleasant trip.
Mrs. H. B. Wilson was called to
North English this morning by the
death of her brother, Lewis Foss,
aged 81 years. She will attend the
funeral which will be held tomor-
row.
Miss Edith Johnson of Morris,
ILL.,, who has been a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Meyer,
left this morning for Dexter, Iowa,
where she will make a visit before
returning to her home.
Mrs. John l.. Taylor of Chicago,
arrived in the city the fore part of
the week and is a guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Agnew. She
remains until tomorrow when she
goes to Omaha for short visit.
Mrs. G. H. Carroll, Miss Floy and
Edwin and Mrs. d. E. Farr of Aledo,
H., arrived in the city last night for
a visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Farr. They came overland
and report a most delightful trip.
VIM. Sutcliff, of Philadelphia, Pa,
who has been here all week visiting
at the home of John Wagner, left
this morning for Des Moines and
from there will return to Ames,
where he is attending college and is a
classmate of Dan Wagner.
A company of neighbors and
friends gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Jensen last Sun
day evening to help celebrate the
seth birthday anniversary Of Mrs.
Jensen. The evening was spent in
social way and delightful time
was had. '@'-
Miss Anna Dorr who has been Wis
ting relatives at Extra returned this
morning to her home at Sioux City.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Gault of Extra, who was enroute to
South Dakota for visit with her
daughter, Mrs. L. d. Varney and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Smith and B.
H. Law left yesterday morning for
Clear Lake where the former will
spend a couple of weeks enjoying an
outing. Mr.. Law went to do part
, of the driving and will return after a
couple of days. Mr.. Smith will
likely drive up into South Dakota
before returning home
Wesley Jay, the efficient janitor at
the court house left the latter part of
the week for Howard, S. D., where
he will visit at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Fry, and with other
relatives. Wesley has stayed on the
job at the court house pretty steady
for several years and is deserving Of
a little recreation.
Eugene Utter of Rockwell City,
was here Sunday for visit with old
time friends. Mr.. Utter lived here
a couple of years following the pur-
chase of the light plant by the pres
ent company from Mr.. WeilaRd. He
has charge of the plant at Rockwell
City. He came overland with John
Preston.
Miss Lola Rucker went to Manila
Wednesday morning by auto to visit
her sister, Mrs. Harry Carroll and re-
turned in the eveninfi, having reach
ed Manila lust twenty minutes after
Mrs. Carroll had left for her new
home in Perry, where Harry has a
position as fireman on the Mirwau-
kee railroad. ~.
A number of friends of Mrs. Irv-
ing Johnson gathered at her home
Tuesday evening to surprise her on
the occasion of her birthday. All
gathered at her home while she was
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they arrived home about nine o'clock
they found the house occupied and it
was not until then that Mrs. John
son realized what the occasion was.
Refreshments were served and the
evening spent in social way.
VIM. Rucker went back to Tabor
the latter part of the week to take
charge of the construction work un-
der way for the erection of sewer
system in that town. He was COM
PEELED to quit work couple of
weeks ago on accodnt of the short
age of material. This condition has
now been relieved and there is every
prospect that the plant will be COM
pleted. The contract is held by
Ward & Weighton of Sioux City.
DR.. w. X. Riley of Wisner, Neb.,
has located at Extra where he will
occupy the office and residence of the
late DIR. Newton. Mr.. Riley is
nephew of DR.. ]. C. Riley, the vet
eran of Audubon county. who has
practiced medicine in Extra for
long period of years. The young
man comes highly recommended and
will no doubt make success in his
new location. While in the city with
his uncle yesterday they made this
office pleasant call.
Rev. G.. b. Christensen who has
been holding meetiags in North Da-
kota, Montana and Canada the past
three weeks, returned home yester-
day morning. Rev. Christensen