Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-15

Summary Bases on balls, Reese /
Lem aster, l; struck out by Reese, g;
LeMaster, 8; wild pitch, LeMaster;
two base hits, Reese; home run, Reese.
Umpire, Mccall. The Jefferson Bee.
AND HIS BRETHREN MOURN.
The remains of the late Michael
Scharff, who died at Battle Creek,
Michigan, on August 8, 1907, arrived
in this city about noon today. accom-
panied by his wife who had gone to
Battle Creek with him some little time
| ago. The body was met at the train
| by a number of the friends and dele
cation of Masons, to which fraternity
deceased belonged; and was taken to
the late residence on Locust Street.
| Deceased wasa pioneer Of this section,
having come here in 1856 and gone to
work for Judge Lorah, after whom the
city of Lorah was named. He was born
near Paris, France, in 1884, and when
! fourteen years of age came to this
country, settling at Worcester, Ohio.
He came to Cass county and worked
for Judge Lorah before there was any
Atlantic and when this section was a
wild unbroken prairie. From here he
removed to Audubon county where he
located in south Extra township, there
breaking the prairie and laying the
foundation for a splendid farm, upon
which he lived continuously until the
| last year or more he has made this
city his home; and still retains an in
terest in the place where he first set
tied. He was married about 1863 to
Miss Eliza Hodges, of Iraniston, and
from this union nine children were
born, seven of whom are still living.
His first wife died six years ago and
about one year ago he was married,
at Omaha, to Miss Mary Jones, of this
city who, with the children by his first
wife, survives him. The children are:
Miss Nellie Scharff, Miss Lena Scharff
and Mrs. Eva Bowen, of Los Angeles,
California; Miss Harriet Scharff, of
California; Sam Scharff, of near Oak
field, up in Audubon county; Charles
Scharff, of San Antonio, Texas; and
Byron Scharff, of Carbon, Michigan.
In politics he was democrat. He had
been an Odd Fellow, but of late years
was not active in the organization. He
was good man and one who only
asked that he be allowed to live and
let live. Those who knew him loved
him, and it may be truly said of him
that the world is better that he lived.
The funeral was held at the family
home, in Atlantic. Monday forenoon,
after which u long line of carriages
moved slowly northward to the Bowen
Cemetery, near where he passed the
early years of his married life, and
where the cortege was met by the
Masons of Exodus Lodge, No. 342. at
Extra, of which the deceased was an
honored member, who laid the remains
to rest by the side of the bride OF his
youth, in that little country church
var, according to the rites OF that
order-The Atlantic Democrat.
Mrs. Charles Houston and daughter
Flora Houston left yesterday for Des
Moines and Newton to visit relatives.
A little later Mrs. Houston will go to
North Dakota to remain with her hus-
band on the farm during the busy
threshing season.
The latest report from Ellis Oliphantl
is to the effect than only the fingers OF
his right hand and the thumb down to
the first Joint are gone, the little hn-
Ger being drown down SO that he has
40 use of it. The left hand was not SO
badly hurt and he will have the use OF
that member of the human body.