Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-02-28
SOME EXTRA ECHOES

MTo' SdrOllHc Jcuhluo, WIZ h0o
been in Carson visiting friends for
some time, returned Thursday.
Paul Zaner was in Atlantic, Friday,
trying to hire or locate hand to
work for him the coming season.
Will Wissler, of Atlantic, visited
with friends in Extra, last Sunday,
returning home the same evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson johnson, of
Nebraska, visited several days the
past week with Sam E. Harm and wife
Otto Witthauer, of Anita, came to
Extra, Monday, to visit few days
and clerk the Leroy Hensley sale while
here.
Mrs. Mack Thomas, of Aztec, New
Mexico, visited at the Croy home and
with old friends few days the past
week.
Fred Cotton has been on the sick
list several days the past week, suffer
ing from very severe attack of la
grippe.I
Charles JENKINS, who has been farm
ing down in oklahoma for several sea-
sons, expects to farm this year in
good old Iowa.
The Chase dray team ran away, in
West Town, again Monday but this
time they ran into a telephone pole,
breaking it in two.
Anna Christensen, of Bravton, was
visiting with her brother, p. Nj. Chris
Jensen the jeweler, and family several
days the past week.
Mrs. John Tharnish, of Dexter, who
had been visiting relatives and friends
about Extra for some time, departed
for home, Monday.
Lineman Fred Baxter of Audubon
was in town, Monday, and placed
phones in the Jake Jacobsen and the
Henry Foss residences.
w. B. Holmes, who has been in
very poor health for some time past,
was in our city Saturday shaking
hands with old friends.
John Johnson, who has been work
ing for some time past for Volmar
Hansen in the blacksmith shop, re-
signed his position this week and ex-
poets to work at the carpenter trade
Ine coming season.
Doug Hamlin and family expect to
move to theirranch in Nebraska some
time in March. Doug has lived here
for quite while and his many friends
| hate to see him and his eStimable fam
lily leave.
Gertie Cousins, who has been work
ing at the ID. +. Stranger home for
some time, is soon expecting to resign
her position and start to learn the
dressmaking trade with Dollie Bruner
in her shop.
/ Grant Smith, who had been assist
| ing Vic Gearheart in his billiard hall
up at Cambridge, returned to Extra
| last Sunday. Grant tells us Vic had
the bad luck of having his billiard
hall burn down lately. He said it
was insured, but we did not learn for
how much.
Doctor Jacobson took Mrs. Moore
to Iowa City, Tuesday, to be operat ed
on. Mrs. Moore has been in poor
health for some time and at last has
decided to submit to the surgeon S
knife. Her friends hope she may be
much better on her return home.
w. A. Harvey is moving his family
and stock to the farm he and Charles
Curd purchased of E. A. Voorhees,
where he expects to live the coming
season and till the soil. Mr.. Moore,
of near Lorah, expects to move on the
f. c. Wilson place.
The Rock Island Company had their
detective in our city several days the
past week looking up that depot rob-
berry that took place one night coup
| lie of weeks ago. He caused quite
bit of excitement while in town, but
we did not learn if he found out who
done the deed or not.
The Canadian Colored Jubilee Sing
ers gave very good concert at the
Christian church, Saturday evening.
! A large crowd attended and report
very enjoy able evening. The colored
people remained over Sunday in our
city and on Sunday evening gave a
| free concert at the church which was
enjoyed by all, and for which they
wish to thank the colored people.
Mrs. S. A.. Campbell, of Extra, has
received word that her cousin, Earl
Eldrege, who was game warden, OF
McHenry county, Illinois, had been
found with bullet in his heart on a
farm near the town of Woodstock. 1t
is supposed that some poacher done
the deed as his overcoat was careful
ly buttoned over the CHASTITY wound.
His faithful horse had stood for two
days beside his masters dead body
when it was found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Masching,
of Extra, were called upon to mourn
tthe loss of their only daughter, Little
Eva Leona ,Masching, who died on
Saturday, February %, 1907. She had
been i'll only short time, but her
suffering was terrible while it lasted
and she passed away at noon, the
cause being bad case of appended
tbs. She was eleven years, five months
and three days old at time of death.
Every room at school was dismissed
so her teacher, Miss Grace Hensley,
and pupils might attend the funeral