Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-16
Extra.

II. ID. Powell is enjoying avislt from
his father of Atlantic.
Harriet Jenkins returned from her
Atlantic visit on Sunday.
Uncle Jacob Andrews and wife are
home from their stay down on the
farm.
Jake Wagner ard wife of Audubon
township, rejoice in the arrival of a
new son.
The registers for heating purposes
to be placed in our school building
have arrived.
During the storm Saturday Nels
Boose, of Brayton, had fine COW kill
ed by lightning.
Hcnsley Bros. are building a big
double corn crib in their feed lot east
of town, 3Ox64 feet.
ThOs LOhncr he's rented the Uncle
Davy Anderson property and moved
his family back to Extra.
Ed DelahOyde and wife and John
McDanielS were over Sunday visitors
at Atlantic with relatives.
Henry Rohwer and wife have return
ed from their visit to many points in
this state and over in Illinois.
Mrs James Davis arrived in the city
Sunday to visit ut the homa of her
daughter, Mrs. J. f. McAninch.
Albert Cihak has purchased a new
corn harvester of Geo. Henshaw and is
now ready to cut up feed for those who
desire.
Uncle jim Gearheart has improved
This will be good news to his many
friends.
Noah Crane with part of his family
and John Abbott and family started
overland for the lakes for their sum
mer's outing.
Hazel Neff, of Audubon, has been
visiting her little girl friends down at
BraytOn the past week. She returned
home Sunday.
Mrs S. A. Campbell has a very pain
full hand caused by gathering on
the second joint on the second finger
of her right hand.
Mrs. Sam Newton returned to her
home in Sioux City yesterday. She
was accompanied by her sistcrin-law,
Mrs. j. Newton, of this city.
Will Donaldson, our popular baker,
has added choice line of candies to
his business. VIII is q hustler and be
lirvcs in keeping up with the times.
Jno. Slater up in Greeley township
now owns a long we'll He has Just
finished Il new we'll 300 feet deep for
his stock. Quite we'll, thank you.
Jno. Peterman has been awarded the
contract to rebuild the Christian
church here, and as soon as the prop
cr lumber arrives, will commence
work
Just at nightfall Tuesday, gentle
man drove Il herd of mules into town
He had IS head and will try to dis
pose of them as work teams to the
farmers.
During the thunder storm yesterday
afternoon, lightning struck wheat
stack belonging to Jno. Abbott south
of town and burned it to the ground.
This is hard luck.
Nellie MastersOn, republican town
ship committeeman, has called their
caucus in Greeley township for next
Saturday evening. Politics have com
mcnced to warm up quite little.
Will Patty has purchased the. house
Al 4, 1
of the cemetery and moved it down in
the Heights Just north of the A. j..
Drummer property and will fix it up to
rent.
VIM. Van Aernam, of Audubon
township, says that their caucas will
be held on next Saturday evening in
stead of Wednesday. VIM. makes a
wide awake chairman and true to his
party.
Henry Brant, who was over from
Adair a couple of weeks ago looking
after his farm, built a nice barn on
same and made many more improve
ments for his tenants before winter
sets in.
Mrs Minnie Peitree, over in Audu-
bon township, was in town one day
this week, arranging to have a new
we'll put down. She says for twenty
five years she has used one we'll and
this is the first time it has refused to
supply.
Eli Sharp, of ClarinGa, was an over
Sunday visitor with his sister, Mrs.
p. |. Whitfield, of this city. Mr..
Sharp was resident here in an
early day and enjoys coming back to
visit with his old time neighbors and
friends.
The rain Saturday afternoon was
much needed and did not come any too
soon. The wells in the country were
nearly all dry and in many places the
streams were entirely dry. Pastures
were looking yellow and late corn was
suffering.
Chas. Prohaska, of Audubon town
ship came into town Monday of this
week and dressed up his big mule team
with q new set of harness. Chas. is
one of those fellows that deserves pros
perity, and we are glad to see it come
his way.
Jake Hill, up in Greeley township
was up Saturday and was telling that
the wolves had carried off twenty-five
pigs for him and few for Will Ridg-
ley. Why don't you plan big wolf
hunt, such as we had some three years
ago and run in few.
J. b. Connrardy and his force OF
men are building large barn on his
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