Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
Extra.

Bert Freeman visited at the home OF
Sam Harm last Monday.
Mrs. E. d. Cotton is not so well
again, being confined to her room.
]. J. DiEick and wife are now nicely
located in their new home up in the
Heights.
The Misses Grace Campbell and
Ollie Pippin spent their Easter al
Brayton.
Attorney Blume, of Audubon, was 6
bcsiness visitor to our city Tuesday OF
this week.
Andrew Parrot, of Dubuque county
is here paying visit to his relatives
and friends.
The Easter exercises at the different
churches proved to be very entertain.
ing and were well attended.
Artist Jno. Harrison has just finished
painting the hotel outside and repaper-
ed some of the rooms inside.
Mrs. Dan Lynch, of Audubon, was
an over Sunday visitor with her
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Austin.
Mrs. G. l.. Bison, Miss Ethel and
"Charley-boy' were guests of her sis
ter, Mrs. Mack Thomas, Monday.
Mrs. W. W. Smith visited few
days lust week in our city with Mrs. G..
A. Marlin and Mrs. Will Donaldson.
Uncle Fred Anderson, of our city,
has been under the weather for few
days. His many friends hope to see
him out soon.
Sol Peterman writes from Nevada,
Iowa, to his wife here in our city that
he has concluded to locate at that
place and for her to arrange to move
there soon.
d. E. Stranger, J. F. McAninch, N.
p. Christensen and DR.. Riley, accom-
panied by their wives attended, Easter
services at Audubon Sunday regard
less of the weather.
w. G. Sturgeon and family are now
located on their north lot, having their
house moved there last week. The
gentlemen that moved the Stuart brick
III AuuupOu iuu tut Jul.
Something you seldom ever see was
witnessed on our streets last Mon
day, and that was herd OF mules,
fourteen in number. We did not learn
as to whom they belonged.
Tom Pippin went down to Oakfield
one day last week to call on /. p. Hal
lock and in the meantime rented that
neat cottage in Kickapoo Park that
Mr.. Hallock owns, for one year.
Miss Anna Doffing expects to leave
this week for Dixon, ILL.,, where she
expects to enter school and take u
musical course. Miss Anna is bright
young lady and her many friends wish
her success.
l.. J. Anderson, of Des Moines, once
a resident of Audubon and a printer by
trade, was in Extra Tuesday of this
week talking insurance. He could not
help remarking that times had changed
since those days.
Mrs. Frank Ridgley has decided to
move those two houses she owns lust
north of the Doffing drug store on to
her vacant lot in the south part of
town and fit them up nicely to rent.
The location is very pleasant and a
DESTROYS place to live.
Rev. Voton and family are expected
to arrive this week and reside among
us. Rev. Voton has accepted call to
fill the Congregational pulpit for this
coming year. Extra extends greeting
to this worthy family and hope their
stay among us will be a pleasant one.
J. W. Tibben, one of Audubon town
ships most respected citizens, died at
his home last Monday evening at six
o'clock, aged sixty-three years. This
was very sudden to the family and
his friends as he had not been ill but a
few days. He was suffering from rheu-
matism and other complications. While
they realized he was very sick no one
thought the end so near. just few
moments before he died he was up try
ing to walk about thinking this would
bring relief as he was in such terrible
agony. He leaves wife and q large
family to mourn him and in their grief
their many friends extend their sym
pathy. Funeral services will be held
today with interment in the Schwene-
ker cemetery, not far from his home.
Mrs. ID. l.. Anderson, one of Audu-
bon county's oldest settlers, passed to
her rest beyond at the age of eighty
three years Monday of this week at
eleven o'clock. 'Aunt Mary" as we
all call her, has been ailing most all
winter and on account of her advanced
age it has been hard upon her. For
the past few weeks her condition has
been worse and the end has been looked
for daily. This will be sad news to all
the old settlers as she was we'll and
favorably known and loved by all.
She came here in the early day with
her husband and they located on the
site that is their home today. She
raised large family, four boys and
two girls, one daughter and son are
laid to rest in our cemetery and the
other children, except one son, with
their father were at her bedside when
the end came. Sne has been member
of the M. Z. church for a great many
years, where her funeral took place at
one o'clock today. Sympathy is ex-
tended TO the Borrowing friends in this
sad hour.