Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-30
Extra

Mr.. Conner, q professor OF penman-
ship, is in Extra organizing class.
The Congregational Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. Alfred Greene, Wednes-
day.
Samuel Minser is here from Fort
Laramie, Wyoming, visiting relatives
and friends.
Florence McAninch, who teaches the
Green school, will close very success
full term Friday.
Mrs. Charles Van Gorder and daugh-
ter spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Extra.
The foot ball game last Saturday be-
tween Extra and Marine stood twelve to
nothing in favor of Extra.
Mrs. Kate Ridgley, of Sidney, ar
rived Saturday evening to visit Mrs.
Jake Andrews. who is in very poor
health.
Walter 1. Smith, candidate for con-
gress on the republican ticket, gave a
rousing speech in the X. P. Hall Mon
day evening.
Otto Born returned Thursday from
Dakota, where he has been spending
the summer with Rev. Hartsough's
brother on his fax farm.
Mrs. Maria Pexton, of South Dakota,
arrived in Extra Saturday and will
make her home with her sister, Mrs.
Laura Delahoyde, this winter.
Mrs. W. Il. BrinKerhoff and daugh-
ter Goldie, of Salem, Oregon, expect
to soon arrive in Denver to pass the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Nettie
Irving.
Mrs. Mary J. Riley, Worthy Matron
of the o. Z. S. Chapter Nc. 313, re-
turned Friday from Oskalc osi, where
she went as a delegate to the Grand
Chapter.
Quite crowd of our young people
drove to Brayton Friday evening to at
tend the entertainment given by Lucille
Connrardy and pupils it being the last
day of the term.
A farewell party was given Matte
Bruner by her many friends in the
Maccabee hall Monday evening. Miss
Matte starts Tuesday for Chicago
where she expects to attend college the
next year.
This is the in vitation about dozen
of our young men re ceiyed this week :
On Halloween when the day grows dark,
The Witches will gather in Woodlawn Park,
And many's the deed that must be done
Twixt the falling dusk and the rising sun.
II you these deeds of darkness would know,
To the Herrick cottage you must 90.
There Witch will be waiting for you,
To take you in charge and pilot you through.
So remember the hour and do not be late,
On you the Witches can not wait.
For the moments are short and the hours few
For the work the Witches have to do.
George Littlefeld, of Lewis, acct
dentally took an over dose of chloro-
form which resulted in his death Octo-
Der 81. Mr.. Littlefeld was q carpenter
and some time ago fell receiving injur-
les that at times CO ,ed hum great pain.
At such times physician would adj
minister chloroform. An attack sud-
denly coming on and the physician out
of reaching distance, he stepped into a
drug store, bought the chloroform and
administered ii himself, in his pain not
realizing the quantity. Mr.. Littlefield
is brother of Mrs. Ridgley who until
recently made Extra her home but who
now resides in Sidney.
Mrs. Bradley Beers was laid to rest
in the Extra cemetery last Friday after
noon. The funeral services were held
in the M. e. church. Mrs. Beers was
born in the town of Walton, Delaware
county, N. Y, January IL, 1882, and
came to Audubon county in 1857 and
lived for time in Hamlin township
but later moved to Greeley township,
where she resided until the time of her
death, her husband having died there
on March IL, 1879. Mr.. and Mrs. Beers
were the parents of four children,
Frank, residing in Greeley township,
Samuel Boy who lives upon the old
homestead, and Clara A., the wife of
Edgar Young who also resides in Gree
ley township, and Charles, deceased.