Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
Extra.

EftTds
City Assessor W. j.. Wissler is busy
just now making his annual rounds
among our people.
Misses Matte Bruner and Iris Heath
each got a new ring for selling the
most tickets to a lecture the other
night.
Hon. II. +. Andrews is in Des Moines
this week arguing the Hamp Jones
case against the County before that
August body.
Charlie Prohaska has advertised
public sale at his place few miles
east of town, on Wednesday of next
week, February II.
r. E. Hamlin will move to portion
of his fathers, Matte Hamlin's, estate
with the approach of spring and try
his hand at farming.
Mrs. Z. Croy has been informed
that her daughter Mrs. Minnie Croy-
Anderson out at Denver is the mother
of another boy baby.
No less than forty Extra people help
ed swell the number that heard Rev.
Sunday preach at the Presbyterian
church in Audubon last Sunday.
Will Raper and family came up from
Atlantic last Sunday morning to pay
short visit to their friends at the Frank
Dorr home and their other friends
about town.
'Oh, but it is quite a long way to
walk from the George Huyck crossing
to Extra when there is so much snow
on the ground and it is so deep, dark
midnight, too"
]. F. McAnich Extras popular
grocer has gone to Silver City, New
Mexico where he will bask in the sun
shine OF that land and fight mosquitoes
and lizards for spell.
John Knox has been promoted from
yard man to manager OF the Fullerton
Lumber yard in this city. This is an
honor worthy bestowed, for there are
no better men than John.
Thirteen of the young members of
the Christian church drove over to
Anita last Sunday and on the road
home they were unceremoniously dump
ed into a snow bank-cause thirteens
'hoodo."
Word from Iowa City says they
operated upon Mrs. S. ID. Mays neck
and instead of gaitre they found two
tumors which were successfully remov-
moved. Well bet she was glad there
wasn't "tumore" to be taken off.
This week the Catholic people held
their meeting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bintner. High five was
king, Will johnson got the big prize
and Nick Doffing by playing a trick
real quick captured the bloody prize.
This week was the time for holding
the X. p. banquet at their castle hall
in this city, and from the report we get
they had delightful time. The Extra
Knights of Phythias are known for
their elegant spreads at these annual
feasting times and this was no excep-
ton.
Henry Young, one of the old time
settlers of Hamlin station, migrated
hook and line to Ottawa, Kansas this
week on Tuesday. We are all sorry to
see Henry go, but console ourselves
with the thought that he and his estim-
able family will be coming back to
Iowa by and by.
The young people OF the Christian
church over whom Elder Z. Q. Whit
aker presides presented that good man
with an elegant bible the other even
ing and when the Elder tried to thank
them something hoped up in his
throat, but the tear in the eye told of
the fullness of his heart which he
could not express in words.
We are informed that member of
the p. F Hooker Telephone Co. (Mr
Swaney, of Manning,) was in Extra
last Monday and said that he would be
here again on next Saturday, February
8th, to organize Farmers Telephone
line and we have no doubt but that
there will be couple OF lines running
out of Extra with the approach OF
spring.
A party of Vernon Deets' friends up
in Greeley verify quietly dropped
down" upon that gentleman and wife
on last Friday evening and told them
that they had come to say goodbye
to their neighbors who are soon to
move up into Minnesota where they
have rented farm. The evening was
passed in social chat and then came
the final hand shake, goodbye and
God speed to this worthy young
couple.
Uucle Frank Dorr and wife have
been Jogging along down the highway |
of life together until last Sunday they |
reached the fifty-frst anniversary of
n .u.x:or.o That Jav thar 1auoht- |