Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-28
Extra.

Miss Keo Odell is down with the
measles.
i. p IIalock was up from Oakfeld
Tuesday.
Supervisor Stanley was down from
Hamlin Tuesday.
VIM. Fulton was at Atlantic Sunday
visiting with his father.
Geo. Henshaw was business visitor
at Omaha from Sunday uutil Tuesday.
Chas. Clure was called to Marine
Monday to work in a harness shop
there.
Father Zazer went to Council Bluffs
Tuesday to attend the half yearly con.
ference.
Peter Hansen and John Lohner drove
to Audubon Sunday to spend the day
with friends.
H S. Wattles who has been survey
ing at Audubon for some time was
home over Sunday.
Bert Hardenbrook who joined the
regulars year or so ago is now with
his company at Chickamagua.
Amos Tibben was busy the first of
the week hauling out the lumber and
rock for his new residence in Audubon
township.
AL. Beard and Lark Dunn have pur-
chased a SOD cutter and taken con-
tracts for sodding a number of yards
around town.
James Beard and Art Sturgeon were
sodding the yard about AL Voorhees,
new residence in Extra Heights Mon
day and Tuesday.
Rev. Wissler will preach the bacca-
| laureate sermon for the high school
graduating class of '9S, at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday May 80.
Mrs. Grant Stonebrook, of Audubon,
visited Sunday here with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Kreamer accompanied her
to Audubon to visit her son, Grant
StOnebrOok.
Geo. JeffrieS and family started over
land Monday for Jamaica where Mr..
Jetfries has purchased another harness
shop leaving his Extra business in
charge of his son, Bert.
Grant Smith has had building
erected in west Extra and will put in
restaurant. His store fixtures were
put in the first of the week and he will
soon be ready for business.
Frank Devise and Miss Eta Crane
were married at Council Bluffs last
Thursday. The newly welded couple
returned to Extra Saturday and will
continue to reside in this city.
| The new machinery for the Audubon
township creamery association was re.
ceived here the first of the week and
was hauled out to the new creamery
building Monday and Tuesday.
The trustees of Extra township will
meet with Supervisor Hoegh today to
lay out the road work for this town
ship. This will be an important meet.
ing as but very little of that kind of
work has been done for some time.
Word has been received from Will
Anders that he has joined the national
guards at st. Joseph, Mo. This makes
three Auduban county boys who have
enlisted at st. Joe. the other two being
Gus Keith and Ed Elicit, of Audubon.
Next Sunday the Methodist church
will be re-Opened for the first time
since they commenced the improve
ments which are now completed. The
other churches will close their morn
ing services and union meeting will
be held.
The barn Oh the lot occupied by
Peter Christensen was burned to the
ground Monday. Some straw and ex-
celsiOr which had been used in the
Grating of furniture had been placed
in the barn and it was through this
| that the flames were started. The lit
tie four year old son of J. B. Rendle-
man thought it would be nice to
see the straw burn, presumably new
er dreaming of consequences, 80 set 1t
afire. The department was called out
but arrived too late to save the barn.
The new Maccabee hall was dedi-
Gated by the local lodge Tuesday even
ing. The lodge room and its adjoining
ante rooms occupy the entire upperfioor
over Geo. Henshaw's implement house.
The walls and ceilings have been beau
tifully papered and painted and exhlb-
it the incest of taste. The wall paper
is of the correct greenish cast and has
a large figure, with ceiling and border
to match. The wainscoating and cal
tars are traced with gold and the
whole produces a pleasing effect. The
rooms are lighted by an aceteylene
gas plant constructed bv Til Woodruff.
The gas fixtures are of highly polished
metal and add greatly to the decora-
ton. The carpets were not put down
at the time of the dedication but will
be added in the near future. Take it
all in all the Maccabees and Extra have
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