Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-31
Extra ECHOES.

Hilmar Herpick is at the postoff1ce
at work again after having few days
vacation.
d. E. Stranger was up at Melville
Center, Saturday, visiting at the home
of Preston Keith.
Blanche Noon was calling on her
friend, Genevieve Mccarthy, In Audu-
bon, last Saturday.
Fred Gruby arrived this week from
Rock Island and the family is prepar-
ing to soon leave our city
Mrs. Will Turner and Mrs. John
Jenkins were in Anita several days
this week visiting relatives.
Mrs. Jennie Burton eff, of Kansas,
arrived Monday, called here by the
illness and death of her father Henry
Burton.
Mrs. Kirkbride and Mrs. Smith,
both of Des Moines, sisters of S. ID.
Harm, of this city, are here this week
with their brother and his family.
Uncle William Biutner has purchas-
ed the residence formerly owned by A.
J. Bruner and will soon move his fam
Ily up lIOtu VIC ldlhi, Souuh VI to"H3
and occupy it.
The family ofMr. Nelson who works
at the First National Bank arrived
Saturday and are now living in the
property formerly occupied by the
Gruby family.
Uncle John Dimick returned last OF
the week from a visit up at Boone; and
.-n,, 10 N and Mn Seth
| Hartzell will HE away to Los Angeles,
| California, to pass the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waits re-
turned home Monday from Biggsville,
Illinois, where they had been to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Rodman, the
lady being Mrs. Waits mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knox returned
home Monday from q several weeks
visit in New Mexico, at the James
Beard home. They report a splendid
time although they did not like the
country very we'll.
Phil Andrews, son OF Hon. ID. f..
Andrews, experimental with gasoline.
Saturday night, to his sorrow. He
was monkeying with a gasoline stove
and some matches when a flame shot
out, burning his face quite severely.
Doctor John Riley departed Tues
day for Winnebago, Minnesota, to
visit his son John Riley, who is in
business there. He took his shot gun
along so that if any flock of ducks
should attack him he could defend
himself.
Mrs. J. B. Connrardy had the mis-
fortune Monday to fall down cellar.
She started to go down and had taken
but few steps when she stepped on a
cat, causing her to lose her balance
and fall to the bottom. She felt quite
sore for day or two but at this time
is feeling as we'll as ever
Word was received here this week
by Postmaster Powell that Uncle Sam
is contemplating running another ru'
raj route out from Extra up,towards
the n. Z. Crane home, thus making
FIVE routes out of ourcity, If it is car
ried out it will make it very nice fol
all the farmers in this vicinity.
To the friends who so kindly came tc
our assistance during the illness anc
after the death of our beloved husband
and father, Mr.. John Crane, we wish
to return our heartfelt thanks; anc
especially to the knights of PythiaS
Lodge and its members do we wish tt
return thanks.
MRS. JOHN CRANE AND FAMILY.
About nine O'Clock Friday night tn,
large barn on the farm Of b. II. Simp
son, six miles south OF Extra, caugh
on fire and went up in smoke The
L. 81 az nh n
hav and the heat was so intense thai
the residence of Mr.. Simpson, occu
pied bv his foreman, Sam Scharff
! standing ia close proximity, caugh
on fire but was put out without mucl
damage. How the blaze caught is no
known, but of course it was surely Sc
on fire, and is quite loss. There 4
some insurance butnot enough to nea
cover the loss.
The infant child of Frank Bashar
and wife, of this city, died Saturda
\ morning October 26, 1907, being bu
/ thirteen DAYS old at time of death, AM
was never strong from the time OF it
birth. Funeral was held on Sunda
afternoon at two o'clock, in the Charlie
\ Nav home, Rev. Poulsen, Of the Exir
Christian church officiating, and tn
n body was laid away in the Oaktei
Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Basham hav
n the sympathy of the entire community
this being the second child they hay
lost in the last two months.
Another pioneer of Audubon count
= has answered the final call and gon
hence. Uncle Henry Burton died q
his home, three miles south OF Extra
on Monday October2S, 1907; the funeI
al will be held at the family home a
two of the clock this afternoon, cor
Quoted by Mr.. Nels Sorensen. {
Brayton: and Rev. A. |. Jones, froi
Bedford, Iowa, his former pastor; an
the body will be laid to rest in Tn
Oakiield Cemetery beside those OF M
wife and two daughters who have pre-
ceded him to the great beyond: his r.
mains being borne TO their last Resin
place by his four Grandsons, job
% Hunter, Junior, Duke Hunter, Randall
n Hunter, and Lee Hunter. Now ther
remains of this good mans family, o
this side the dark river, three glrl
and two boys. Mrs. John Hunter, {
Guthrie county; Mrs. Jennie Burton
Neff, OF Kansas: Mrs. John 0. Cottor
of Oakfield, Mr.. Smith and Charlie
Burton, who live on the old homestea
Mr.. Henry Burton was born in lrelan
on September Twelve, Eighteen HUI
dred, Twenty Four, and then b
came out to Guthrie county, lows