Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-05-13
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= LOCAL AND PERSONAL =
Barn for sale. J.F. Baker.

ter the fore part of the week looking
after business proposition.
Miss Gertrude McCarville of At
lantic who has been here on visit
at the /. d. McCarville home, return
ed to Atlantic Tuesday morning.
Wills Jones left Tuesday morning
for Omaha where he will visit a few
days. From there he goes to Den
.<ver where he will probably locate
permanently.
Mrs. A. E. Bates went to Atlantic
Tuesday to meet Mrs. Richard
Guernsey of Ell Paso, Texas who will
make an extended visit here at the
Bates home.
f. A. Johnson returned Saturday
from Stratton, Colo, where he visit
ed his son, Ralph, who has charge
of big ranch there and is farming
to beat the band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Phares of the
Modern Cleaners, returned Monday
from an over Sunday visit with rela-
tives and friends in Atlantic, where
they formerly lived.
w. c. Elliott returned Tuesday
from Creston, where he spent few
days with his brother, Chas. Elliott
and family. After a few days VISIT
here he will return to his home at
Seattle, Washington.
Mrs. Chas. Jayne and daughter
Thelma, who have been seriously i'll
at their home nine miles southeast
of town with pneumonia, are getting
along nicely, and there is every indi-
cation now that they will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Leonard and
son left Tuesday evening for Lake
City, where Mrs. Leonard will re-
main few days while Mr.. Leonard
goes on to Minnesota, where he
owns a farm which he has just dis
posed of.
eddie Porsch who has been out in
Colorado looking after some land,
with view to purchasing, returned
home Tuesday morning. He visited
at Yuma, Burlington and other
points, and is quite taken up with
the country.
Mrs. l.. G. Bagley left Tuesday
morning for Iowa City, where she
will attend the p. e. o. convention
in session three days. Mrs. Bagley
is delegate from Chapter BJ and
will represent this chapter in the de-
alterations of the convention.
The Audubon Creamery Co. is
progressing nicely with their new
building which when completed will
be used for their poultry and egg
business in which they are engag-
ing. Chris Thompson has charge
of the masonry work and is doing
splendid job.
Harry Carey of Anita, and we'll
known to many of our people, died
at his home Sunday afternoon. He
was engaged in the real estate bust
ness and was about 81 years of age.
flu two years ago, which left him in
"a weakened condition.
Walter Graves who has been do
ing carpenter work for the Williams
boys at Cheyenne Wells, Colo, arriv-
ed home last Saturday. His son
Arthur, who worked with him, stop
ped for a visit with friends enroute
to Audubon and did not reach here
until Tuesday afternoon.
John Horning traded one of his
three houses in Freeman's addition
to Harry Raebel for property in
north Audubon some time ago. Yes
terday he sold the house TO r. d.
Hawks. Mr.. Rachel will give pos
session as soon as he can move into
the house he traded for
Robert Twynam of Belfast, Ire
land, arrived in the city Sunday and
will make an extended visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Law
and family. He served in the
army several years and after his dis
charge from the service decided to
come to America. He is nephew
of Mrs. Law.
Mrs. H. M. Beck and children
came Tuesday morning from Muske-
gon, Mich, where they have been
for several weeks, to join Mr.. Beck
who has a position in the Earl
Johnston garage as head bookkeeper.
Mr.. Beck has rented the former G.
W. Hoover residence which he and
his family will occupy.
Splendid rain Tuesday afternoon
and evening. The ground was pref
ty hard but the moisture has made
ii possible for all growing yegeta-
ton to push through the ground.
With some warm days now we may
expect to see things grows and in
another month we will never know
that we have had late spring.
Allan Biggs was called to Colorado
Springs, Colo, Saturday by the Sc
rious illness of his wife, who has
been there for her health the past
six weeks. Mrs. Biggs has seri-
GUS case of appendicitis and it was
necessary to submit to surgical OPP
Grafton at once. The operation
was performed Sunday and word
from Mr.. Biggs is to the effect that
his wife is getting along very nicely.
r. G. Ping left Tuesday morning
for Panora, where he will make a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. George
Cronkhite and family. Mr.. Ping is
having a lot of his newly patented
step ladders made which he contem-
lates putting on the market in a
short time. He has also invented a
new lock, which he will endeavor to
put on the market. 1t is very
simple arrangement and would APP
peal to the general public.
j. b. ]. Lohner is one of the bust
est farmers in the country these
days. He owns large tract Of land
year Forbes, ~ ID. He spent three
weeks getting the land in condition
for this years crops, but owing to
the backward spring came home for
a fortnight. Yesterday he return
ed to Forbes and will remain until
the crops are all in. He is farming
240 acres and says he is doing his
share to Increase production this
year.