Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
Extra.

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DR.. Newton and wife were called to
Dallas, Ill, Tuesday by telegram.
Mrs. James Gearheart is still i'm
proving much to the satisfaction OF her
friends.
The building occupied by S. Gano's
furniture store is being treated to a
new tin roof.
Chas. Jenkens has tapped the water
main and now has it running into his
place of business.
James Henry has added Il new soda
fountain to his restaurant, This is
something all can enjoy.
T. J. Carmichael enjoyed short
visit from an old school mate and his
wife one day last week.
Irs. w. E. Brinkerhoff and oldest
daughter visited her husband in At
lantic the last of the week.
Rev. Jno. McQuerry, of DeSoto, ar
rived Monday to visit friends before
his parents move to DeSOta.
Mr.. Ewing and wife, of Council
Bluffs, visited few days with Rev.
Wissler and family last week.
Mrs. Anna Seibert, who has been in
Kingsley visiting for the past three
months, is visiting friends here.
Geo. Martin aud wife, over on
Troublesome, gave an enjoyable dance
to their friends last Friday evening.
Surveyor Wattles was in Audubon
Tuesday measuring up after the grades
at the poor farm and the Repass hill.
Grant Smith and wife are proud of
their little girl baby that came into
their new home last Monday morning.
Clarence Scott and wife, who reside
on the POage farm are the proud
parents of nice girl baby born Tues
day morning.
E. A. Kimball, of Chicago, lectured
on Christian Science ut the X. p.
opera house last Monday evening to Il
fair sized crowd.
Artist Jno. Harrison and his men are
decorating the new bank building with
paint this week. JnO. is hard to beat
and will be sure to do good job.
Louise Welch closed her school at
the Green school house last Friday, |
treating the pupils to a picnic out un
der the shade trees that surrounded |
the school building.
Walter Connrardy arrived home
Monday evening from his western trip
and is very sick man at his mothers |
home in the south part of town We |
hope he may soon recover.
Miss Alice Kennedy, who has had
charge of Mrs. L. b. Raglan millinery |
parlOrs this season, has finished her |
work and returned to her home at Des !
Moines last Saturday evening.
Mrs Newell Jobes left Tuesday noon |
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Bert JEFF |
ferries, at Redtield She will return |
Saturday and bring Mrs. Jef1eres and |
baby with her to spend the Fourth.
A number of our young ladies had
an "Old Maids picnic by moonlight |
last Friday evening. Later the old |
bachelors procured Il rig and joined |
them to see they had a safe home COM
ing.
The flower cantata given by the
Ladies Aid society of the Congregation |
al church and billed for tonight pro-
misses to be great success in every
way. We cannot give report as our
letter will reach you before the event |
Nick Quitting, who clerkcd for Chas |
Houston so long in his drug store,
started for Wyoming, Sunday, where |
he has like position. Nick is one of |
our best young men and what we all
wish is that he will make his fortune
and return to Extra.
Henry Houston has moved from
Burlington to Des MONIES and taken
charge of the Kelley Institute, operated
by o. j. Houston before his death |
Mrs. Houston and daughter, Lulu, are
expected soon to spend the summer
with relatives here and at Oaktield.
We have steam merry gO-rOund in
town. They have come to STAY until
after the Fourth and help furnish fun
for yonng and old They are all set
and commenced operations last Tues
day evening, giving all free ride the
first evening. Come to Extra to celc-
brate and enjoy yourselves and let the
little folks swing
Jno. COnnrardy and his crowd will
arrive at Grant, Nebr.. on their return
home in time to celebrate, and then
start for home. Grandpa Poage has
had as much fun as some of the Younger
ones hunting. The day before Walter
left them he went into the mountains
to hunt bear, they were then in Wyom.
ing. We did not learn what he fonnd.
V. r. Sexton, having sold his barber
shop, sold the most of his household
goods on the street Saturday and will
as soon as he can arrange, move to St,
Paul, where he has a good position.
Mr.. Sexton and wife have lived in our
little city about one year and in that
time have made many friends who re-
greet to see them move away and at the
same time wish them success in their
new home.
James Welch, once an Extra boy.
came in Friday evening and gave his
sister, Louisa, happy surprise. He
has been attending college at Tabor
the past year, but for a number of
years after leaving Extra his home was
down in Oklahoma. He was quite
young when he left Extra but is fine
young man now. His many friends
give him welcome and hope he may
conclude to remin.
Hugh Smith, who has been working