Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-02-14
SOME EXTRA ECHOES

Mrs. John |. Hensley, of this city.
| T. J. McGovery, the stock buyer,
shipped car of hogs from Extra,
Friday.
George Henshaw, from Des Moines,
was in our city a few days the latter
part of the week on business.
Mrs. l.. A. VOORHEES, returned home
Thursday, after spending week Wis
iting friends and relatives at Omaha
and other points,
/ Several couples of the young people
from Extra attended the masquerade
dance in Brayton, Friday evening. A
swell time is reported.
MIR. Passmore, of Wichita, who was
here working for Charles Spencer,
was called home Friday by the sick
ness of his babe.
Mrs. John Ref was called to Car
roll, Saturday, by the illness of her
daughter, Mrs. John Harrison; she
having received a message the day
before asking her to come.
John Naylor, of Melville, was in
Extra the latter part of the week help
ing care for his little daughter, Hazel,
who has had quite serious time with
the measles, but she is on the mend
now.
! The Roberts family: at West Town,
who have been quarantined for scar
let fever, expect to be released this
week They all got along real we'll;
which we are glad to state.
Will Crissman and wife, who have
been spending the winter months at
| Long Beach, California, came home
Saturday. They both are looking we'll
but act real glad to get back to Iowa
after all.
| Anna Dorr departed for Templeton,
| last Sunday, she having received a
message the day before stating that
her cousin, Mrs. Earhart, had died.
The funeral was Tuesday, so she went
| to be present at that time.
Mrs. Chris Thompson was scalded
| quite badly last week. She was push
| ing the clothes down in the boiler
where there was scalding water and
the water spurted uponher face, scald-
ing it SO badly that the skin al peeled
off, but happily did not affect the eyes
| any.
Uncle Isaac Statzell, the aged faith.
er of Mrs. w. II. Copeland, 500 Hazel
street, had the misfortune to fall and
dislocate his wrist, yesterday. Mr..
Copeland is private secretary to Con-
gresham Walter |. Smith Council
Bluffs dew in Monday Omaha World
Hearal.
1t is the report here that there is at
least twenty cases of measles in town.
They are raging in the primary room
at school ando2t offorty seven pupils
there were only fourteen able to be
present, last Friday. They are all
doing we'll and some will soon be able
to be back in school, but the little
folks have had hard time of it for
sure.
, Mr.. Charles Hunt and Miss Grace
Campbell, both of Extra, were united
in marriage by Elder III. A. Pallister,
pastor of the Extra Christian church,
Saturday evening, February Q, 1907,
at the hour of eight thirty, in the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A. Campbell. Only the relatives were
present to witness the ceremony. This
couple have grown to womanhood and
manhood in our midst and they have
lots of friends who send them many
good wishes for the future.
Mrs. William Sickels, of Hilrose,
Colorado, who is so we'll known here,
died on Thursday, February I. 1907,
at half past four in the afternoon, of
spinal meningitis; and the funeral
was Saturday at half past ten in fore
: IN M
bad luck Mr.. Sickels is having, as
this makes the second death in his
family in about six weeks, as his son,
George Sickels, died of the same dis
ease. His friends here wish to express
their sympathy during this sad hour.
The dead lady is a sister of Mrs. Gus
Gault, of Extra.
LEAKE AND DELAHoYDE..
Miss Mary Evarts Delahoyde and
Mr.. Amasa J. Leake were united in
marriage on Tuesday, February II,
1907, at half past two O'Clock, after
noon, in the home of the brides broth
er, Mr.. Edwin Delahoyde, at Extra,
Iowa, Reverend Frank H. Richardson,
pastor of the Extra Congregational
church, performibgthe ceremony. The
bride is the daughter of Mrs. Laura
Delahoyde, and had passed many
days in Extra. The home was beauti-
fully decorated with green vines, smi-
lax and carnations; the blinds were all
drawn down and the gas lights turned
on at exactly the time for the wedding
to take place; Miss Ella Boorman. OF
Atlantic, seated herself at the piano,
played the wedding march and the
couple appeared from among the
guests who were present; the marriage
took place: the ring ceremony being
used, the white gloves worn by the
bride were removed to receive q very
| beautiful ring upon her finger. The
| bride was gOwn9d in white cotton
goods which had a panel of embroi-
derry from the neck to the bottom of
| the dress, it was also beautifully tuck
ed and trimmed with lace: she also
wore white kid gloves. The groom
wore conventional black. After most
hearty congratulations all partook of
| a bountful lunch. The gifts they re-
ceived were elaborate and many. The
| next thing was to getout of town. They
tried to leave but could not get team
SO when the carriage came to take them
to the depot they decided not to ride
in it and hailed dray to haul them
to the station; so Mr.. and Mrs. Leake
and the rest of the family rode down
in a dray, while the carriage came be-
hind loaded with old rubbers and ban
ners Of all description tied onto it. At
the depot they had a time. They tied
rubbers and old shoes onto their bag
J gage, and it fairly rained rice on
the train which had been decorated by
the Audubon delegation with bunting
| and yariOuS other things Before