Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01

Extra.


Mrs. G.. C. Basham and mother have
moved into the front rooms OF Mrs.
ID. w. Miller's house.
Memorial services were held at the
M. E. church Sunday morning. Rev.
MeQuerry preached the sermon.
Miss Kittie Coonrardy and her
cousin, Miss Flo Lena, cameln Sunday
morning from Grant, Neb., to attend
q Commencement.
Arthur Dean and Miss Maud Moore
came up from Anita Monday and spent
the night and Decoration Day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas May.
Robt. Gransberry has opened a
feed and exchange store east of the
livery barn in the Spoo building. This
makes Extra two feed stores.
Theo. Gear and family were called
from Marine last Saturday to the bed
side of Mrs. James Gearheart, who re-
mains very low at this writing.
Miss Minnie Anderson attended the
Commencement exercises at Audubon
last Friday evening. Her cousin, Miss
Daisy Anderson. was one Of the class.
VIM. Walker is very low at his home
on North street. This is somewhat
unusual for William and his many
friends hope to hear of his speedy re-
covery.
Arthur WadswOrth and wife came
down from Audubon Saturday between
trains and called upon his brothers
wife, Mrs VIII Wadsworth, who is here
from Nebraska visiting, and other
friends,
Miss Amber Kelsey, of Des Moines,
arrived in this city this eYening at the
Commencement exercises in which her
brother, Gland Kelsey, will graduate
from the grammar class Miss Amber
will remain a few DAYS and visit mt the
home of her parents.
Mrs. James Gearheart is very low
at her home on the hill north of town.
1t seems that her friends have little
hopes of her recovery which seems sad.
Late Tuesday evening she was some
little better and all hope she may be
spared to her family and friends.
The son of Frank Pfetfer, who was
kicked in the face by horse one day
last week, died Sunday evening and
was buried in the Catholic cemetery
at this place Decoration morning. This
is hard blow to the family as he was
Just starting into manhood. The fam
ily have the sympathy Ofall
Dad" Seibert, which everyone calls
him, with his daughter Maggie, will
next Tuesday move up on the Ed Prick
homestead and have charge of their
home this summer while Mr.. and Mrs.
Prick are in the west We all know
they could not have chosen more trusty
people than Mr.. SeiDert and daughter
but we hate to give them up. Dad
has been faithful hand at the livery
barn for many years, as well as cOnduC-
tor on our bus to and from the trains.
They have a host of friends that wish
them success in their new home and We
all hope the change will do them both
good and in time conclude to move
- back among us.
Regardless of the weather, a big
crowd came in town Tuesday
to observe Decoration day. Oul
streets were one fluttcring mass OF
flags and banners and patriotism filled
the air At 100 they assembled at
the M. E. church where they were met
by Rev, Wissler who delivered to them
very able address such as he always
does. After services at the church
they fell in line headed by the cornet
band and marched to our beautiful
. cemetery where the graves of our sleep.
ing soldiers were decorated with choice
flowers from the hands of thirty-siA
little girls dressed in white We have
eighteen soldiers at rest here, and then
the unknown monument was apprOpri
ately decorated and a prayer offered
up for those that lie in graves unknown
in the far south. In all, the day was q
pleasant one and once again the lessor
of patriotism was taught to our Young
and in the line of march You can count
the missing faces that we saw only one
year ago.