Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-10-14
> LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The Board or Supervisors was in
session Monday looking after the
usual routine of county business.
Mrs. w. N. Walters and daughter
who have been visiting at the home
of relatives in Maquoketa, Iowa, re-
turned home Monday morning..
Mrs. Herman Freese and baby
were passengers to Guthrie Center
Monday morning where they Will
spend a week at the home of her
parents.
The shower Monday evening cooled
off the air and laid the dust in nice
shape. 1t was hot, dusty and windy
all day until about six o'slock when
we got little shower of rain
Miss Olive Kusel, who has been a
guest at the Clarence Carlson home
the past ten days, terminated her
visit Monday morning when she re-
turned to her home in Sioux City.
A. ]. Van Sise, who is connected
with the state highway commission
with headquarters in Atlantic, was
in the city Monday and Tuesday look
ing after some matters connected
with the roads Of Audubon county.
G. F. Davis was in the city sever
al days last week visiting his father,
w. B. Davis and family, and with
other relatives. Tuesday he return
ed to his home near Morristown. s.
d.
c. j. Hansen, a member of Co. H,
49th Inf, located at FIT. Cook, Nebr.,
who escorted the remains OF Louis
Blohm to Audubon Sunday. remained
In the city until Tuesday morning
when he returned to FIT. Cook.
Miss Kathryn Beno, of Council
Bluffs, is a guest at the home Of Mrs.
]. A. Lougheed for ten days. On
Friday evening Mrs. Lougheed enter
tanned a company of friends at bridge
In her honor A very delightful time
was enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Darland, resid-
ing east of the city are rejoicing over
the arrival of a son at their home on
Sunday. Mother and son are doing
nicely. This makes two sons and
daughter in the Darland home, and
we should say that it is an ideal
family.
All of the business houses were
closed Monday afternoon until three
o'clock out of respect to Louis Blohm
the young man who died while in the
military service in France about two
years ago. The remains were ship
ped to this country at government
expense.
The candidates for office on the Re-
publican county ticket have been get
ting out over the county pretty we'll
the past ten days. The public sale
season has opened and this gives
them splendid opportunity of meet
ing the farmers Of that particular
neighborhood.
]. G. Prosser returned Monday
morning from week end stay in
Cedar Rapids where he had been
called by the serious illness of his
father who is not expected to live.
When he left his bedside he was very
weak and the attending physician
did not think he could survive.
The fire department made hurry
ND call to the B. F. Dryden vulcaniz-
ing plant Monday afternoon. The
blaze had gotten good Roadway on
the roof, but the prompt action OF
the fire department in getting line
of hose playing on the fire soon put |
II out so that little damage resulted.
H G. Leach returned Sunday from,
a weeks stay in Hartford, s. d., With |
his mother and sister. Mr.. Leach |
reports crop conditions very favor
able there and thinks the state looks !
about as good as it did few years |
ago when he sold so much land in |
that section of the country.
Rev. ]. j. Kildig, of Blair, Nebr..
was in the city over Sunday assisting |
in the mission meetings held at the |
Danish Lutheran church Sunday and
Monday. He made several addresses |
while here. He Is connected with |
the publishing house of that city. |
He remained with Rev. Hansen until
Tuesday morning when he returned
to his home.
S. M. Luse has in his possession
one of the freaks of nature. We
have heard of double peanuts, double
cherries and potatoes, but We have
never before heard of a double
pumpkin. 1t was something entirely /
new to him and no one he talked
with said he had ever seen one. The
speciman is good one and some
thing worth seeing.
Herman Meyers was out driving
with his family in Lincoln township
last Sunday and when near the Det-
wiler corner another car ran into
them broadside, almost upsetting the
car and breaking off the fender.
Fortunately the car did not turn over
but it was mighty close call. Mr..
Meyers says the car was not so bad
ly damaged but what it can be fixed
again.
F. C. Sampson, A. C. Ross, Arthur
Tarquhar and John Lovelace were
among the many from Audubon who
went to Atlantic Thursday to hear
and see Senator Harding, the next
President of the United States. All
were greatly enthused with his short
address and came home firmly con-
candidate had helped the entire Re-
publican ticket materially
Henry A. Lauridsen. of Extra. and
Miss Nellie Louise Crees, daughter of
John Crees, were married in Atlantic
Friday by Rev. F. W. Simpon, pastor
Of the Methodist church. The brides
brother John Crees and his wife were
witnesses to the ceremony The
bride is well known here and is one
of the excellent young ladies OF the
community. They will make their
home on a farm near Extra.
There has been more or less trou
BILE at the light plant during the past
week. On Thursday night some of
the machinery was entirely put out
OF commission so that there was no
light or power from early in the eve
ming until the next morning. This is
the first time the plant has been en-
tirely out of commission since II has