Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

his new business as to be able to have
charge of a creamery this soon.
The young men of our city have or
ganized base ball team. The name
they have given themselves is the
Extra Rubens." OF course they are
building big air castles of which none
are TO fall. They took up collection
among our business men to raise funds
to purchase bats, gloves, balls and uni
forms. AT last reports they had secur-
ed about $1,000
Mrs. ID. L. Anderson is quite i'll at
her home in the south east part of
town. Aunt Mary, as most everyone
calls her, is getting along in years
where these i'll spells tell the story,
end her many friends feel as though
the end was near. All hope for her
recovery and that she may be spared
to us while longer.
Last Saturday evening about six
o'clock, the people living in the vicin-
ity of the engine house to the water
works were alarmed by an explosion;
on investigation it proved to be q
couple of the boiler fues that had
blown out and scattered steam and hot
water in all directions. Fortunately
for Marshall Thomas, who had been
pumping, that he was away to his sup
per. Repairs have been made and
everything is in working order.
John Sherman, who conducted a
restaurant in Audubon for a number
nf IL, - 4,
chased the Basham restaurant in this
city. We regret TO see Mrs. Basham
go out of business. She has been very
successful since starting in business
and would not have sold only on ac-
count of the illness of her aged mother.
Extra extends greeting to Mr.. Sher-
man and wife and hope they may sue
coed, and that their stay among us Will
be pleasant one.
Mrs. Fred Bartlett, who we reported
last week going to Omaha to undergo
an operation, is reported very low. 1t
seems pneumonia has set in making
her case almost hopeless. Her sister
in-law, Mrs. Fred Tremel, left Satur-
day noon for Omaha to be near her and
comfort the grief stricken husband. 1t
seems sad for mother to be taken
away from her little ones. Nothing is
left undone to relieve her suffering and
the family have the sympathy of many
friends who hope for her recovery.
Grandma Parrot is dead" Such
is the word that came to our ears last
Tuesday and thus we know another
old settler is at rest. Mrs. Chas. Par
rott was past seventy-eight years of
age and has always been we'll and
hearty. She with her husband and
family came to this county number
of years ago from Dubuque to this
state. They were among our first set
tiers, locating near what once was
Lewisville, two and a half miles south
of Extra. On this farm they have
lived all these years, raising a large
family. Eighteen children have been
born to them, all excepting one or
two are left with the bereaved husband
and father to mourn. Grandma has
not been well all winter, but not until
of late was her condition thought
dangerous. 1t was q sudden shock to
her many friends. She was a kind
mother and good neighbor and friend.
Words are weak in an hour like this
at the same time the sorrowing rela-
tives have the heartfelt sympathy of a
host of friends in this their darkest
hour. The funeral was held today,
Thursday, at one o'clock at the home
place and the remains laid to rest in
our beautiful cemetery.