Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
Extra.

John Mcclure was in our little city
Saturday.
Chris Spoo and wife are very proud
Of their new boy baby.
Mrs. G. A. Marlin was passenger
to Audubon Tuesday morning.
G. L. Bison and DIR. Koob attended
the big ball game at Atlantic Monday.
Cherries are ripening and our many
orchards present very beautiful sight
these days.
Ward Monroe and John Jenkins re-
turned Saturday evening from their
western trip.
ElRose Bodey now rides a new Cres-
cent wheel which she purchased from
Mack Thomas.
D. E. Soar, of Audubon, came down
Sunday and assisted our X. p. boys
in their services.
The Audubon township creamery
people were hauling out supplies, the
first of the week. III e'4 y
Tom Davis and wife, of the poor
farm, attended the funeral of Sally
Page here Monday.
Austin Guernsey came home from
Omaha Sunday to visit for time with
his mother and brothers.
Ella Bradshaw, of Carroll, visited
over Sunday with Mrs. John Sherman
and other relatives in this city.
The Methodist people are expecting
to paint their church building soon.
This will be great improvement.
R. N. Carper, of Audubon, came
down Tuesday noon to try and interest
our city officials in street sprinkler.
Otto Witthauer and family drove
over near Guthrie Center Sunday to
attend the funeral of his brothers wife.
Frank Ridgley and wife are rusticat-
ing out on their farm and superintend-
ing things while Will and Gertrude
are away.
Prof. Hooker and his men arrived in
in town Tuesday evening and announc-
ed that they had their telephone poles
delivered within three miles of Extra.
Will and Gertrude Ridgley departed
Friday evening for Cedar Falls to at
tend commencement exercises, of which
their sister Jennie is a member of the
class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cross and one child, of
keokuk county, relatives of Jno. Pine,
arrived Monday on their way to Colo.
RADIO, they are making the trip by
team.
Mesdames Geo. Jen kins and James
Kelsey are at Menlo this week as del
egates to the district conference. Rev.
Chambers and wife are in attendance
going Monday of this week.
AT regular services Sunday morning
the Christian people discussed the re-
pairing of their church. A committee
was appointed to attend to this matter
and report later as to what can be done.
Our band besides number of our
citizens will take advantage of the
excursion next Sunday and go up to
the lake and spend the day. This is a
very nice trip and every one should go
that can.
Edith Davis who makes her home in
Omaha came in Saturday afternoon
and spent Sunday with her mother and
other relatives until Monday evening
when she returned to her duties in the
city.
Fred Blume in company with the
Misses Helen Myers and Mildred Smith
drove down from Audubon Sunday
and visited at the Connrardy home and
attended the X. P. decoration servi-
ces in the afternoon.
Mesdames Chas. Russell and John
Crane started Tuesday noon for their
visit at Mo. Valley, with their father.
Mrs. Crane is in very poor health and
goes thinking the rest will benefit her.
She expects to remain all summer.
VIM Black expects to move with his
family down to Oklahoma, this fall, so
that he can give his boys a better
chance and perhaps get hold of some
land. Mr.. Black and wife are fine
people and their friends dislike to hear
them talk of leaving.
Last Sunday our X. P. boys observ-
ed as decoration day. At three o'clock
the procession formed at their castle
hall lead by the band and marched to
our cemetery where services were held
and seven graves of departed brother
knights were decorated.
The funeral of Sally Page occurred
at the Christian church Monday after
noon, Mrs. Page was a member of this
church a great many years. Her home
at one time was about two miles south
of town. Those who are left to mourn
have the sympathy of many friends.
The Misses Verna Croy, Lottie Ben
nett and Louisa Welch, as dele
gates from the Congregational Endea-
vor society and Nettie Sickels and
Matte Bruner, from the Christian
Endeavor society, are in Atlantic this
week attending the convention which
is in session there.