Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-01
Extra.

day with her Audubon relatives.
Julin Briggs and family have moved
up in the north part of the state.
Mrs. George Basham transacted
business in Anita Wednesday of thi
week.
Mrs. Will Brinkerhoff, of Atlantic, il
visiting her mother, Mrs. John Crane
this week.
Victor Gearbart has purchased tn,
A. w. Harvey property up in the
Heights. Next!
Mack Thomas and George johnson
sold an elegant piano to Nellie Beers
Tuesday of this week.
0. r. BRENNAN and Miss Rachael
Rodey attended the 5lst band concert
at Audubon Mondoy evening.
Miss Lousie Welch visited from
Friday until Saturday up in Viola
township with Mr.. Green and wife.
Jno. Hicks new blacksmith shop is
almost finished and ready for business.
He has employed VIM Gransberry.
An enjoyable dancing party was held
down on the Gault farm where the
Dofing boys live, last Monday night
VIM. Gransberry has purchased the
property just west of the Fullerton
lumber yard and moved his family in.
TO same.
n. p. Christensen drove over to
Greenfield last Friday to be gone sew,
eral days and to close mp some big
land deals.
Ben Voss is here from York, Nebras-
ka, visiting his brother, Earnest, and
other relatives. He reports Fred Voss
and family well.
Mr.. Schmidt and family are here
ready to take charge of the hotel rs
soon as Mrs. Henry vacates which will
be next Monday.
Frank Duncan, the blind piano
tuner of Atlantic, was up to our city
the first of the week doing some good
work in his line.
Nick Bintner and family are now at
home to their friends on their own
farm he recently purchased from the
Green estate south of town.
Dave Workman and wife, of Audu-
bon were in town Monday, returning
from visit to Mr.. Workman's daugh-
ter, over in Greeley township.
Will Donaldson is here getting his
building in shape to start his bakery.
Extra will be glad to welcome him and
his wife as citizens among us.
Frank Green, of Audubon, ran down
to Extra, Saturday evening, to pay a
visit to ]. M. Thomas and wife and to
look after some business matters, re-
turning Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deerfeld, who have
been so very sick for the past month
with lung fever, are improving, Mrs
Deerfield being able to, sit up some.
This is good news for their friends.
H. S. Wattles received word Sun
day from Fredonia, New York, that his
brother-in-law, Gersham Gibbs, had
fallen on the side walk and broken his
arm. This seems bad as the gentle
man is past eighty years of ago.
S. Binter has Will Patty down al
his place making one of those long
wells we often read Of. Last Saturday
they were down seventy feet and there
they came to rock which took them
two days to move or get past, and are
still going, bound to. find water some
time.
Miss Lucille Connrardy reached the
18th milestone of her life last Friday,
the ODD, and very quietly few of her
young friends stole over to their
beautiful home and gave the young
lady happy surprise. She was re-
membered with handsome opal ring
and Jolly good time is reported by all.
Two more souls made happy, this
time it was Ed, Custom, of Audubon
township, and Miss Ina Baylor,
daughter of Andy Bylor and wife, of
the same township. They celebrated
Washington's birthday by choosing it
for their wedding day. They have
commenced housekeeping on M r Z.
Customs farm with the best wishes of
all fric nds.
About o score of young people
gathered at the home of Andrew AL
lens, over in Audubon township, last
Friday evening and passed q very
pleasant evening. These young people
over on the creek have about the incest
times of any young people about. There
is not a week'passes but there is some
kind of enjoyment on foot during the
winter months.
Little Miss Ethel Bison came up
on Friday, February 23rd, that being
her seventh birthday, to celebrate the
event at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Mack Thomas. A more enjoyable
time cannot be recalled than was had
from that time until Monday evening.
Grandpa Wattles also had birthday
on the 22nd, and was sixty-seven, so
together they made happy couple.
james Harris, brother of Mrs. John
Crane, is here paying that lady visit.
Some years ago, in the early history of
our little city, Mr.. Harris was school
boy here and in later years was in bus
mess, conducting dry goods store at
one time in the old building where the
Journal office is now located. He will
meet many old time friends who are
glad to see him and will doubtless
have a pleasant visit.
Grandma Hamlin received a very
hard fall Monday evening. She had
gone out to the wood shed and was re-
turning with basket of cobs she hap
pened to step on one that was just out
side the door, which rolled under her
foot throwing her with great force to
the ground, injuring her shoulder so
bad that physician was called. She