Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-05-27

day evening to help celebrate his
birthday anniversary. A delightful
time was had by ali present.
Miss Anna Van Sise, who has been
making an extended visit at the
home of her brother, A. j. Van Sise
and family, departed this morning
/ for her home at Waterford, Pa.
Mrs. A. 1. Duvall who has been
here on an extended visit at the
| home of her sister, Mrs. II. w. Du-
vail and family, returned this morn
! ing to her home in Washington.
NJ. F. Kerwin of Carroll, arrived
in the city yesterday for visit
with friends and to attend the
funeral of Mrs. J. w. Mcclure which
/ took place at the Catholic church
| this morning.
| Mrs. NJ. r. Sherman of Atlantic,
arrived in the city today for visit
with her son at Ross and to attend
! the graduating exercises of the A. H.
s., which will be held tonight Her
grandson Is one of the members of
! the graduating class.
/ VIM. Kness and son Charles who
I have been here visiting his three
sons, who reside east of town, de-
/ parted this morning for his home
at Monticello, Iowa, where he was
| called to look after some important
| business matters.
Mrs. ]. f. Glass of Atlantic, ar
rived in the city yesterday for a visit
! at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
| John Budd. This morning she left
over the Northwestern for Storm
| Lake, where she will make an ex-
! tended visit with her sister.
Irve Johnson, Ed Esbeck, Bert
| Killinger and Henry Leighty return
ed Tuesday from a couple of days
fishing trip. They had pretty good
| luck. Mr.. Johnson has some pretty
| interesting stories to tell about the
| trip. Ask him about some of them.
Mrs. Verne Boeke who has been
| head trimmer in the millinery de-
partment at the Marquesen store,
| finished her seasons work last Fri
day and returned to her home at
Hubbard, Iowa, where her husband
is engaged in the furniture and I'M
| dertaking business.
Donald, the six year old son of NJ.
F. Ehlert of Ross had the end of his
| fore finger on his right hand taken
off last Saturday evening when he
was playing with lawn mower.
The wound was given medical at
tention and Donald is getting along
as we'll as could be expected.
Jacob Mogg is building a new
house on his FIVE acre tract east OF
Audubon. He has just finished one
residence and is now starting on the
second one. He hopes to be able to
complete the residence by early fall.
The tract lays two blocks east of the
road leading out to the cemetery.
Mrs. L. L. Ryan is dangerously i'll
at her home. She gave birth to a
daughter last week and for few
days was getting along nicely. How
ever on Saturday some complications
| arose and since then she has been
lowering between life and death. 1t
| is hoped that she may recover.
Alden Owen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Owen had his finger pretty
badly cut the the latter part of the
| week. 1t required the attention of
a surgeon, who treated the wound
| very carefully. He is getting along
| nicely, but the cut which was made
by a sharp Ratchet caused the little
one much pain.
John Albertsen and wife who
have been here on visit at the
| home of her parents. Hans j. Mel
! son, near Extra, returned this morn
/ ing to their home at Humboldt, Ia.
| Thew were ACCOMPANIED nv Mrs. Al
| bertsen's sister. Thelma Nelson, who
! will make an extended visit at her
| home.
Hans Marquesen of Elk Horn was
| in the city last Monday visiting his
son Evans Marquesen and family.
Late in the afternoon he returned 10
| his home. Some time during the
night he took seriously i'll and for
some time was unconscious. This
morning We learn. however. that he
is considerably improved.
The members of the Audubon
| Country Club are enjoying their
| club house and grounds TO its fullest
extent this spring. The grounds
are in splendid condition. The ten
| mis- courts are better this year than
they have ever been before and many
are avaiIing themselves of the oppor-
tunity of securing little out-of-
doors exercise.
| The copious shower Saturday ev-
ening drove the people home much
earlier than they had hoped for. Yet
| the rain was needed and has put
the crops in better condition. Corn
planting is about finished except in
a few instances where the ground
has been too wet to plow.. All indi-
cations point to a good crop this
year regardless of the backward sea-
| son.
]. X. Jensen and wife entertained
a company of friends at their home
last Monday evening complimentary
! to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Johnson and
family who leave overland today for
| California. II was in the nature OF
farewell The best wishes of a
| host of friends will follow them TO
their new home, and all hope they
will enjoy their stay in sunny Cali
| fornia.
Mrs. Ed Johnson gave delightful
! party last Saturday afternoon in
! honor of her mother, Mrs. Mahlon
/ Boyd, who was 65 years of age that
day. A dozen old neighbors were
| invited to the Boyd home for the af-
ternoon, and a most delightful time
! was had. Later in the afternoon
| refreshments were served. The
| friends gave her silver sandwich
plate as a remembrance of the oc-
f. casion.
The clerk force at the Marquesen
store held picnic IN the store after
closing hours last Thursday evening
| at which all the clerks and Mr.,
Marquesen and his family were pres
ent The occasion was gotten up in
| honor of Miss Wren Lane, Miss
Lenore Weighton and Miss Kathryn