Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-29
Extra Echoes.

DOCTOR I[lcnafuS, OF Olnana, VIII De
at the Office Of Doctor Jacobson ON
Monday, September Two. See him
then ii you want glasses.
Alfred Green, for years in the shoe
business in this city, and now living
in South Omaha where he makes his
home with his son, Fred Green, was
in Atlantic today and left on the flyer
for the Nebraska town, after trip of
three months duration in England at
the place of his birth. Mr.. Green was
born at Frome, Somersetshire, and
since leaving there fifty-two years ago
| had not been back until his recent Wis
| it. He says the town was just the same
| but the people were all changed, there
being but two persons he knew in the
| old days. He also visited in Ireland
and on the return trip stopped at New
York City and Chicago. Previous to
| his departure he spent some little time
! in Quebec. He made the voyage over
on the Princess of Ireland, a Canadian
| Pacific steamer, and came back on one
of the Cunard line boats. The voyage
| both ways was pleasant and unmarried
| by any rough weather. Mr.. Green is
| looking we'll and says the trip did him
q world of good. He says there was
not landmark in New York, as far
as the buildings went, which were there
when he visited that city half centu-
ry ago-W Wednesday Atlantic Demo-
crat.
Ed Reese, Extras base ball pitcher,
went out to Omaha, last Sunday, and
was on the firing line " for the Allan
tic Merchant Grays, against Lee Glass
yl,n t1nx Ia
to One. In speaking of the game the
Omaha Bee said: Reese pitched a
good game all the way through and
pulled himself out of several tight
holes; notably in the third inning
when three singles were made, and
still he kept the hardware men from
scoring. The locals scored twice in
the sixth inning. Roben singled and
stole second; Lynch hit to Reese who
threw to Morrow at first but the ball
scooted past him letting ROben score.
Midikus followed with twO-sacker
which scored Lynch. Reese and Sar-
gent got two of four the hits on the
Atlantic side.
| Lillian Hunt, who had been visiting
friends out at Avoca, returned to
Extra, Saturday.
Billie Newman hauled lumber from
our city this week to build him fine
new residence upon his farm, out by
North Branch.
| Doilie Bruner and Gertie Cousins
returned home this week from visit
with relatives down at greenfield.
Fred A. Minis and Will E. Wissler
were in our city Sunday visiting with
! friends.
Hugh Smith and wife left Sunday
for Des MOines to attend the state
fair for few days.
Mrs. Dorr, mother of Anna Dorr,
is quite poorly this week. Her friends
will be very sorry. to hear of this.
Sam f. Harm left Tuesday for Earl
ing for few days.
Frank Persing added to the looks
of his property, this week, very much
by placing nice porch in front.
Charles Wilde and wife, of Audubon,
spent several days in Extra this week
attending to business and visiting with
relatives.
Will Delahoyde and Charles Find
lay returned Saturday from a few
days fishing up at Lake Okoboji. They
report the fishing up there fine.
Charles Spencer bouget the N. p.
Christensen automobile this week and
now he expects to make a livery auto
out of it. He is having more than he
can do so far taking passengers about
Mary Gill and her mother, who were
at Valley Junction for a week on "a
visit, returned home last Friday and
now Mary is back at work in the Gen.
trial Office.
Miss Bonnie Helm, who was here
from Walnut helping in the telephone
office for the past three weeks, went to
her home Saturday.
Amber Kelsey was at Atlantic, Fri
day, attending the Chautauqua and
visiting at the Will Woodward home.
Messers. Ed Reese, Earl BROMLEY
and Cliff McCarl, the three hired play
ers who assisted Extra this season on
the base ball team, went to Anita on
Tuesday to help Brayton play ball
and from there the boys all expect to
go to their homes, the ball season
having closed in Extra for this year.
Mrs. George Knox, who had been up
in South Dakota visiting for few
weeks, returned to her home in Extra,
Tuesday.
A good many from around and about
our city went to Atlantic, Sunday, to
attend Chautauqua, They report
splendid time.
Miss Hilmar Herrick, clerk at the
postoffice, is now taking several weeks
vacation. She intends to spend one
week in Des Moines and attend the
wedding of her brother, Jim, then she
intends to pass the remainder of her
time in Greenfield visiting.