Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-13

Conger, principal OF our city schools.
Word has been received that Glenn
Powell was to be married at Atlantic
yesterday, and Postmaster E. d. Pow
ell went down to be present at the
happy event.
Last Sunday the members of the
Christian church in this city held an all
day meeting. Some of the members
living distance brougt their dinner
and stayed all day. d,
Now they have a petition out and
propose to build sidewalk from Will
Wissler's home up in the heights clear
through west, to the Mrs. Bennett
h ONE on Park street.
Miss Iris Heath was seventeen years
old last Saturday and number of her
school friends surprised the young
Miss and left her some pretty gifts as
marks of respect and love.
The new porch built by Charlie
Milliman for mine host-W. r. Bruner
in front of his hotel was finished in
time for Charlie and his band to
practice there last Saturday night.
c. r. Champion and family arrived
from Green Valley, Illinois this week
and have moved to the Kommas Bros.
farm, formerly owned by Uncle Sam
Crane, two miles south of this city.
Frank Gault & Co. received funny
looking box the other day that came
from Missouri and when they opened
it there lay two fat possums "snippled"
up together that travelling man had
sent them.
Charlie Parrot and wife have moved
from their home In this city to old
Lewisville and George johnson the
piano salesman and his family now oc-
cupy the house vacated, situated in the
south part of town.
John and Mike Martes have post
poned their cattle sale that was to
have been held at the John Martes
home, one mile south of Extra, on
Monday until Saturday March Is, on
account of the storm.
L. d. Powell and Walter Copelan d
were reelected to the school board,
and Ed Delahoyde re-electe d treasurer.
Another ticket with J. b. Connrardy
and Oscar Hunt for directors, was out
and quite contest was made.
Mr.. John d. Bush is just recovering
from quite severe seige of illness OF a
few days duration. Uncle John has
many friends who are always sorry
when he is i'll and are equally glad
when he is we'll enough to be out
among us.
Just to keep in touch with the many
improvements in town, Prof. Hooker
has caused snug "Cubby House" to
be placed in his telephone central
where person can go in and be in
private. Sam Harm and his wife are
deserving of much praise for the man
ner which they conduct the Central. I"
While Martin jacobson and wife
were returning to the John Connrardy
farm over in Audubon township, which
they have rented, one night this week
their team took fright, ran away throw
ing Mr.. jacobson out upon his should
err breaking one of the bones. This is
very unfortunate just at this time of
year and his friends hope he may soon
be sound man in body once more.
The Ladies' Association of the Extra
Cemetery will hold meeting the last
Tuesday in March at which everyone
interested is expected to be present.
The ladies have done more for that
silent city on the hillside than ever
was accomplished before. So come
out and show your faith in them at
that meeting by Your presence and
your dollar or two.
Word was received here last Friday
that Rev. Votaw, formerly pastor Of
the Extra Congregational church had
died at the home of his married daugh-
ter at Princeton, Illinois, which cast a
shadow of gloom over the hearts of
many of our citizens, for he was good
man and they loved him. He will be
eulogized from the pulpit OF that
church and memorial services will be
held for him next Sunday morning.
This marrying business seems to be
an epidemic down this way for now
cards are out announcing that on
March 10, 1902, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John /. Hensley in this city Miss
Mercy Hayes and Mr.. Orville p. Myers
will be joined in marriage. The bride
is charming young lady. The groom
halls from Iowa City and we do not
know him, but we do know he has won
grand prize in the matrimonial
market.
Last Thursday we were privileged to
Join the excursion and go down to At
lantic to attend the Rev. Sunday meet
ings in the Tabernacle and were
shown reserved seats way down in
front where all our people were. Rev.
Sunday in turn called upon Rev.
| Hartsaugh, W. A. Hamler, George
Henshaw, Sam Brown, Rev. I'll. l..
Wissler, Chester Marlin, Peter Christ
ensen. All of whom got up and made
short speeches telling of the glorious
work done in Extra. Then we had a
season of hand shaking and a short
visit and then away for home.
Again the boatman pale has come
into our midst touched they eyes of
one of our oldest inhabitants and he
sleeps. Last Friday at an early hour
Doctor A. NJ. Harrington, veteran OF
the Mexican and Civil wars was called
| from scenes of this life to the world be-
yond the tomb, at his home in West
Extra. For some time he has been
afflicted with kidney trouble and being
quite aged, nature could not throw off
the disease and he was forced to lay
down his work here and enter the I'M
known land beyond the grave. Sat
urday they prepared his body and in
the afternoon took it up to the Extra
| Con,otary and laid IL beside those of