Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
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his room up at the N. p. Christensen
home with the measles this week.
Misses Dena Hensley and Lima
Brinkerhoff spent several days at the
Horton home, in Audubon, this week.
Grandpa Joe Leffingwell, who had
been away from our city for some time,
returned, Tuesday, looking real we'll.
The wife of Rev. H. l.. Wissler, of
Cincinnati, this state, has been visit
ing her friends about the city, this
week.
Mrs. Bert PARROT, who had been
visiting old friends here for several
weeks, returned to her home, Wednes
day, up at Sac City.
At the town election, held last Mon
day, the following councilmen were
chosen: Nick Doffing, 2. Nj. Chris.
Jensen, Hans p. Petersen.
AID Seibert one of the Extra mail
carriers purchased fine driving team
this week which he expects to place
on the route he now carries.
| Miss Florence McAninch, drove to
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few happy hours with friends.
| VIM Delahoyde left last Saturday
for Sioux City where he goes to start
his spring delivery in the nursery
business. We wish him good success.
DR.. Jacobsen and wife returned last
Thursday from Lake View; they hav-
ing been called there by the sickness
of the doctors mother. She is now
improving.
Miss Hully the trimmer, and Mrs.
N. p. Hansen left last Saturday for
Omaha where they go to purchase
more millinery goods to place in their
milliner store.
| Chris Thompson and family vacated
the old Rathbun property up in The
| Heights, this week, now owned by
George Spencer, and are nicely locat-
ed in the Patty house.
| Doctor L. j. Oldaker and Will u.
| Hammer have dissolved partnership
in the dental business, Mr.. Hammer
selling his interest, and has located
in Atlantic. Mr.. Oldaker can still be
found "Plugging" away at the old
| stand.
George Guernsey, of this city, went
to Chicago, Saturday, for short
stay, and his friend, Randall Hunter,
of Audubon, accompanied him so far
as Des Moines. They returned Tues
day evening, but continued the jour
ney on up to Audubon.
James Beard has sold his property,
upon the hill toward the grave yard,
to Martin Jensen. We have not heard
what Jim intends to do but it is rumor-
ed that they are thinking of going
down into New Mexico, where Otto
Thomas and family are located.
Extra Thursday Club Program for
the meeting on April IL, 1907:
CHARLOTTE BRoNTE-KATE DOUGLAS
| VIRGINS.
Kate Douglas Virgins; A Sketch:
Reading from Rebecca 49,
Mrs L Gault
Charlotte Bronte. - Mrs Christensen
| Roll Call. Quotations.
| Hostess Mrs Stranger
A telephone meeting was held at the
North Branch store by the officials.
on Friday of last week. Blanche Yates
the present 8 hello girl" not caring
to accept the position again, it was
| given to Mrs. Elite Charter. The
switch board will be moved to Mrs.
Charters home in April and she will
answer its never ending calls" Ma
tilda,' in Guthrian.
the three weeks old baby girl of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Benton, residing east of
town died, last Thursday, of heart
| failure. The child had never been
strong since it's BIRTH and so has pass
ed to rest. The funeral was held on
| Friday afternoon at two o'clock. at
the home, by Rev. Ateu, of North
Branch, preaching the sermon and
the remains were laid away in Bow
man Chapel Cemetery.
| Mrs. Minnie Wulf- Struthers was
thirty nine years, six months and
eight days old at the time of her
death. She was born at Davenport,
Iowa, and later moved to Extra town
ship with her parents where she made
her home until October %, 1901, when
she was united in marriage to Reuben
Struthers; afterwards moving to Peo-
ria, Illinois, where they have made
their home since. She leaves hus-
band, two small children, an aged
father and mother, five brothers and
two sisters to mourn her death. The
body arrived on Thursday of last week
and was gently laid away in grave
in the Extra Cemetery.
There was a quiet little home we'd
ding at the home ofthe brides mother,
Mrs. II. G. Watterson, in Extra, Iowa
on Wednesday, March 27, 1907, at the
hour of high twelve, at which time
Mrs. Watterson's daughter Emily l..
Rabson was joined in marriage to
James f. Pratt, of Crooked Creek
Valley, over near Anita: Elder H. A.
Pallister, pastor of the Extra Chris
tian church, performing the ceremody
in the presence of relatives and few
close friends. Following the ceremony
the guests partook of dainty morsels
of food prepared in the highest skill
of the culinary art, as only Mrs
Watterson knows how. Miss Rabson
is one of Extras fairest daughters,
and will provea loving helpmeet. Mr..
Pratt is as sound as old wheat in the
mill, a young man of strong person
atty and pleasing address. Well,
here's to your good health and to
mine good health: and may you life
long und prosper"
: Word was received here last Satur-
day morning stating that the aged
mother of Amos Tibben, who resides
: east of town, in Audubon township,
had drowned herself the night before
in the stock watering tank and when
i Mr.. Tibben went out to do the morn