Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-12-29
with US again that Grandma will b.
her usual self again.

with US again that Grandma VIII be
her usual self again.
Henry Bush, of Atlantic, spent
Christmas with his father and mother
here.
N. j. Marietta returned to Atlantic
Monday where he is taking treatment
of DR.. Emmert.
Carl Fort, son of P.of. Fort and wife,
is spending II couple of weeks with
them in their new home here.
Peter Scllwab and wife, of Greeley
township are parents of new boy
baby. Peter says lie will have corn
lmsker one of these days.
Ed Cotton has traded his farm east
of town OIL Troublesome creek, to Fred
Bartlett for his forty acres south Of
town wher. Bud Rendleman now lives.
Th, .yvoodmen have purchased a nice
new carpet and are having it sewed
and put down and the hall fixed up in
nice shape before installation, which
is their first meeting in January.
II. S. Wattles was at Audubon the
first of the week helping j. NJ McKara-
han invoice. When lie finishes there
he will help his son in law, j. NJ.
Thomas, at Extra and G. L. Bison, at
Brayton, invoice their stock.
Tom Bryant and family came in Sat-
urday from Newton to spend the holi-
days at the "A. b Houston home. They
had Il tree for the children, grand child
ren and great grand children and all
| report the finest kind of time
Fred Andrews four children have all
been very sick with the measles and
| Saturday night the oldest one, Louie,
died. On account of the others being
SO very low it WAS necessary TO hasten
the funeral services. Sunday afternoon
Rev. Wissler had prayer and the little
| fellow was laid to rest in our beautiful
cemetery. The next oldest is near to
deaths door, but all hope lie may re-.
cover. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews have the
sympathy of all and AL hope that the
other three will fully recover.
Miss Dora Hensley, sister of VIM.
Frank, Jno. and Chas. Hensley, died
Monday afternoon at the home of her
brother, Wm., in Greeley township.
Some months ago her lungs COM
menced troubling her and she seemed
to grow weaker day by day until the
end came. All was done for her that
kind and loving hands could do but to
no avail. She is the last one of the
girls, having never married she lived
with her father until his death after
which she has lived among her brothers.
She was kind and loving sister and
to know her was to like her. The
bereayed friends have the sympathy
of all The funeral was held at one
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
M. E. church.
j. M. Thomas and Mrs. E. Croy drove
to Brayton Sunday to hear their names
called from off the Bison Christmas
tree. The tree was fine and well loaded
with nice things for all present.
Grandpa Wattles had gone Oh the
train not being well enough of his cold
to ride through the chilly wind, so he
was there too. Uncle Mack acted AS
old Santa and did good job in finding
each number of nice and valuable
presents from off that tree. A big
dinner was one of the most attractive
features of the day and each one done
him OF herself justice. None have n
better time on an occasion like this
than these people do. Nothing is left
undone to make each one happy. Such
occasions remain fresh in memory "a
long time and make one feel young
again.
Christmas is over and everybody
happy and ready now to settle down to
business. Santa done good job this
year, not missing many homes and
made many little ones glad by his CON-
ing. The Ferris wheel at the Christian
church was handsome and a success in
every way. Lots of nice gifts for
young and old and all felt well repaid
for their labor in arranging the wheel
and preparing the program. The fam
Gus Use saw" at the Congregational