Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

DdpllSlS VI ISll oOulh INV"
counties held their annual convention
in Malvern on September "a to 26.
F. o. Niklason, the horse buyer, re-
turned Friday from Cedar Rapids,
where he shipped a car load Of
horses.
Mrs. E. Tharnish was a passenger
to Nc Claim Nebr., Tuesday morning
where she will look after some buusi-
ness matters a few days.
The persuasive politician is now
abroad in southwestern Iowa, and
the women are receiving various sub
stitutes for the old time cigar.
Mrs. A. Bartlets who has been a
guest at the home of Mrs. James A.
Miller and family, six miles east Of
Davenport the fore part OF the
week.
Several thousand old settlers of
Pottawattamie, Mills, and Montgom-
cry counties gathered at Macedonia
last Tuesday for the thirty-fifth an
nual reunion.
H. NJ. Clark, the county engineer,
went to Denison Saturday for an
over Sunday visit with his mother
and later he expected to spend a few
days with friends in Chicago.
When you are asked to join the
County Farm Bureau, October 18th,
don't say that you will see them
again, but sign at once. You are
the one who will be benefited.
Mrs. B. H. Henriksen left Tuesday
morning for Ames where she will
Il 90 tnJhi a
there will be initiated into the mys-
teries Of some ladies organization.
Chas. Messersmith accompanied
Mrs. Judson Fiscus to her nome in
Valley Junction the latter part OF
the week and remained for few
days a guest at the Fiscus home.
A. l.. Hockett and wife, of Red
Oak and Mrs. ]. T. Hockett, Of Man
ming, who were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Ross Monday.
returned to their homes Tuesday
morning.
Every member get a member" is
the slogan which has been adopted
by the Audubon Farm Bureau which
is cooperating with the State Fedora
ton in it's big membership drive on
October 18th.
Four negroes, armed with shot
guns, attempted to hold up Fred Pet
erson, of Nicola, last week near the
city of Council Bluffs. He wheeled
his automobile around in the road
and beat it back to the city.
Christopher Columbus discovered
America on October IL, 1892. The
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will
discover a lot Of new members on
October 18th, 1920, on their Farm
Bureau drive in Audubon county.
Montgomery county republican
women are the best organized of all
Iowa counties, according to Mrs. F.
Dodson, state chairman of the re-
publican women's division, who at
tended a Ninth district conference
at Council Bluffs last week.
day morning for Worthington, Mimi.
where she will make an extended
visit at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Robt. Wellington, and at the
same time visit the little grand
daughter who arrived at the We'll
lington home a short time ago.
Jack Dempster, a Council Bluffs
policeman, was shot through the
body last week in a gun fight with
negro. Although a bullet had drill
ed completely through his abdomen,
the officer kept fighting until he
tainted, and succeeded in wounding
the negro, who later escaped.
Adds Ruby, 10 years old, Of Far
/ I'D ~ CtnrU
window last week, and broke a col
lar bone. She said that often dur
ing her waking hours she had thot
of trying a jump from the upper
window, and this is thought to
have prompted her subconscious
mind.
w, H. Freeman arrived from Cas-
per, Wyo., Tuesday morning to be
here while his father, e. j. Freeman
of Los Angeles, Calf, is in Audi
hon on a visit with his son and
daughter. Will is looking the pic
ture of health and he brings the re-
assuring news that Mrs. Freeman,
who has been somewhat under the
weather, is again enjoying her US
ual good health.
Rev. F. &. NJ. Hansen and wife who
visited relativessat their former home
in Davenport, returned to Audubon
Monday morning. The same after
noon Mr.. Hansen left for a ten days
| trip through Minnesota, where he
will speak at various points in the
interests OF the Young Peoples
Society 0 the Danish Lutheran
church.