Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
T Xlr1 Echoes,

Doctor John Riley returned from
his visit up in Minnesota, Monday
noon.
Hugh Smiths barber shop received
fine new coat of paper this week
which looks considerable better.
George Knox has been having the
carpenters busy this week building
several more rooms onto his house.
Lou Knox returned to her home in
this.city, last Thursday, after having
spent several weeks in Kansas visit
ing.
Jim Paige was up from Atlantic on
Saturday visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Paige, of this
city.
j. G. Powell returned from trip in
Kansas, last Friday, where he had
been on business. He reports very
nice trip.
Edwin Delahoyde was in Brayton
several days this week looking after
affairs at the bank, as Lou Miller is
unable to attend to business.
J. G. Powell has finished moving his
meat market into the building former
ly occupied by the Kelsey restaurant
where he expects tie continue business.
Norton Marietta has been driving
Adam Seibert's mail wagon this week
thought he would take change for a
few days.
Mrs. Kirkbride and Mrs. Smith.
both sisters of S. d. Harm, of this city,
returned to their homes in Des Moines,
Saturday, after having visited week
with their brother and his family.
Mr.. V. B. Hellyer left Saturday for
Omaha where he went to meet his wife
who had been down in Kansas. They
also visited with their children in
Omaha and returned to Extra on Sun
day. Mrs. Hellyer is feeling about as
/ well as usual, and none the worse for
having taken the journey.
Mr.. Jack Coe and Miss Dollie Bru-
! ner, both of this city, surprised their
friends last Saturday morning when
they took the morning train for Audu-
bon, not saying what they were going
FOR. Every body SuSpiciOned they were
about to be married and sure enough
they came home at noon all tied up.
/ Dollle Bruner has been in partnership
with Gertie Cousins for several months,
running dreSsmaking parlors which
they expect to contiue. Jack Coe has
| been working at the carpenter trade
all summer; is Q young man of pleas
ing address, and of sterling character
! These happy folks were married by
Rev. G. d. Wendell, the Evangelical
minister, at the parsonage in Audi
bon. Iowa, on November 2, 1907; Miss
| Gertie Cousins being one of the wit.
nesses to the ceremony. Their friends
wish them much happiness and pros
perity in the new married life.
There was to have been Hallowe en-
surprise birthday party held on last
Monday evening down at the j, E
Herrick farm home, three miles south
from Extra, but on account Of the
weather 1t was postponed until this
Monday evening when they went down
to help boy" Herrick celebrate his
birthday, and they all report splen-
did time down there. The ladies were
dressed up in sheets and pillow slips
and wore marks on their faces. OF
course the men, more or less SUSPECT
oned that the ladies we're going to
dress up; but the men did look fierce
and they certainly did surprise the
women folks as they were all dressed
up In overalls and blouse, with
masks on and smoking corn cob pipes
made from cob picked up, with a
spike driven into them. Well they had
TO lind partners for supper; when this
was done and all had seated them
selves at the table they unmaSked:
the mon folks using red bandannas for
napkins. Supper over they enjoyed
The remainder OF the evening in yari.
Gus ways, but il was all fun making
time for all which will long be remem.
bered by those who attended.
Again has death entered this com.
munity and another old settler has
gone to his long home. Charles Par,
rott, The Senior, died at the home o.
his son, George PARROT, in the Hamlet
OF Old Lewisville, three miles south
from Extra, on Monday November 4
1907. Had he lived until next May he
would have been ninety years of age
and was the father of genuine Theo.
dore Roosevelt family consisting OF
fourteen children, five girls and six
boys still survive HIM, namely: The
Mesdames Tibbits and Skinner, al
Stroud, Oklahoma; Nate Wheeler, O
near Kansas City, Missouri Ida
Burns, Corning, Iowa: j j. Lewis, O
Audubon, Iowa; Messrs. Mart Parrot
and Will Parrot, of Corning, Iowa
Charles PARROT, of Extra, Iowa
Ezekiel Parrott, whose home is in thu
eastern part of the state; Lev PARROT
George PARROT and Wilson PARROT
whoreside peara bout where their faith
er died For many years Mr.. and Mrs
Charles PARROT resided in Dubuque
county, Iowa; coming to Audubon
county, Iowa, in the Year 1873 and set
ting at Old Louisville where they hav,
since resided and where the wife dice
six years ago last March. He was
man of wonderful vitality, never sicl
more than few days at time; hi
hospitality knew no bounds and man,
is the person who will remember U mel,
Charles PARROT with gratitude in thei
! heart. The funeral was held at his lat,
home yesterday afternoon at two O
the clock, the services being conducted
by Reverend Frank Fl Richardson
pastor of the Extra Congregations
J church, after which long line of car
riages wound its way to the last rest