Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-01

Mrs. Harry Bishop, of Council
Bluffs, is at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Shirley north of
Oakfeld on two weeks visit.
Chris Christensen has Mr.. Loss and
son of Audubon at work in erecting
his new blacksmith shop near the
bridge. When completed it will be
a very commodious building for q
smithy.
The Oakhill Band furnished the
instrumental music for Decoration
day and in the afternoon played at
the ball game. The members of the
band donned their new uniforms, q
dark green, for the first time which
helped give them quite martial
bearing.
a. S. Wattles after ten days
visit in Carson, returned home last
week, was called out near Larland
Monday to survey site for a new
road and bridge, returned to Audu-
bon only to find the train had just
turned the corner; when not to be
beat he procured rig drove home in
the evening and as vigorous as ever a.
aighted from the train Tuesday
morning at Extra with huge boz
quet offlowers which he placed on
the grave of his wife in the Extra
Cemetery, and then returned to
Brayton in time to observe some of
the doings here.
We had the pleasure of meeting
the speaker of the day, G.. A. Lux
ford at the Decoration day proceed
ings last Tuesday, the county super
intendant of the Shelby Co. schools,
and found him very pleasant and
agreeable young man of present day
ideas in regard to school work and
matters pertaining to the advance.
ment of the youth of our country in
matters pertaining to scholastic adj
yancement. He informed us he fav-
ored and advocated country school
graduations the same as are held in
our towns, believing it a great in
centive to greater efforts on the part
OF the country pupils to seek higher
honors in more advanced schools.
Emily Ross Lambe was born in
Knox County, Ohio, April 9, 1910
and died at her home in Cass County,
Iowa, May &c, 1905. Aged 65 years,
| month, II days. She was married
to Elias Spry in Knox County,
August %, 1856. To this union
eleven children were born, ten of
whom still survive to mourn with
the husband and father the loss of a
loving wife and dear mother. She
united with the NJ. E. Church in
1855 and was faithful church mem
Der throughout life. She had been
sick since the tenth of last December
and was patient and accomplishing
sufferer until the end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spry were pioneers
having cometo Appanoose Co. thirty
eight years ago remaining their a
year when they moved to Cass County
in 1868 and built the house where
they have reared a large family and
where they have continued to reside
and have earned the love and respect
of all. She was member of the
"Ladies Relief Corps" many of whom
with the family and neighbors
followed her remains to the grave.
The funeral was held at the residence,
conducted by the Methodist minister
Rev. Dean of the Church at Wiota,
after which the body was borne 10
the Bowen Cemetery and inferred in
the family burial lot. The pail
bearers were comrades of Mr.. Spry
and members of Sam Rice Post No. 6
of Atlantic.
Card of thanks.
The whole family wish to express
their gratitude and heartfelt thanks
to the kind friends and neighbors
who SO faithfully stood by us IN our
trouble and sorrow and gave us such
kindly aid and sympathy.
f.. SPRY AND FAMILY.
Notice.
Having sold my business 1 hereby
give notice to all persons indebted
to me to call and settle either by cash