Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-09-03
Extra News And Notes
THE DEATH OF JOHN F. BERRY.

John F. Berry, of Fostoria, Iowa,
died August %, 1908, at the home of
his wife's father, Mr.. w. HI. Budd, in
Anita, Iowa. He was born at Lindsay,
Canada, was Thirty-five Years, Four
Months and Twelve Days old. Was
married to Emma Budd, at Spencer,
Iowa, November 5, 1907. Mr.. Berry
formerly worked for Davis and Kiehl
here, going afterwards to Extra and
then to Fostoria where he engaged in
the drug business for some time pre-
vious to his death. Besides his wife
he leaves father, Mr.. John Berry. at
Lindsay, Canada: three brothers. Dr.
G, M. Berry, of O'Neil, in Nebraska;
William Berry, of Pullman, Illinois;
DIR. r. p. Berry, of Claremont, Iowa;
all of whom were present at the funeral
which was held from the residence of
II. w. Budd, the afternoon of August
"a, 1908, conducted by Rev. Cushman,
of the Congregational church, and the
burial was in Evergreen Cemetery,
the Anita Odd Fellows, of which order
he was a member, having charge of
services at the grave. He was also a
member of the Masonic and knights
Pythias Lodges, at Extra, and auto
loads of members of both orders, from
our neighboring town attended the
funeral. Jack - by which name he
was known to most of the residents of
this town aud vicinity, was well liked
by all who knew him and who will be
sorry to learn of his death. The wife
and other relatives have the sincere
sympathy of this community in their
bereavement Correspondent
to Atlantic News.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thielen cele-
brated their Silver Wedding Anniver-
sary at the fine farm home, three miles
south of Extra, on Monday August 81.
1908. These good people are possessed
of an army Of friends; they were all
present upon this occasion; and the
gifts they brought would make an East
Indian Princess bride green with envy
The Extra ball team and neighbor-
ing town of Brayton played ball on
the diamond in Athletic Park, Sunday
1t was fine day and a nice crowd at.
tended the game, which resulted in the
score of Seven to Two in favor of
Extra. This was the first game of the
season for the Braytons.
Charles May came home on Sunday
from Atlantic to remain over Sunday
with his family and attend the Silver
Wedding Anniversary of Mr.. William
Thielen, south of town, Monday.
Nels Johnson, janitor at the school
house, and Frank Leffingwell have
been busy the past week mending the
wall in the basement of the school
building, where the furnace is located
Amber Kelsey has been real sick for
several days, threatened with typhoid
fever. Her friends are sorry to learn
OF this and hope she may soon be well
Hans Peterson and wife returned on
Sunday from Denmark. They report
fine time: are looking well and hear
ty as if the vacation had done them
much good.
The Extra Public School will COM
mence September Seven. That will
soon be here and the children will all
come trooping i'll; some of them glad
and some of them sad, we suppose
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Van Aernam,
in the east part of town, have been ill
the past week. Mrs. John Hay, her
mother, has been here helping to care
for them.
]. G. Powell and wife returned Sun
day from a visit at Guthrie Center.
They remained longer than they in
intended on account of the heavy rain
over there.
We are told that James Gwin and
wife, of Malcomb, will soon come to
Extra where he will enter a realestate
I office and they will make this their
abiding place.
Mrs. William Doffing returned Sat
urday after visiting a week at Ports
mouth with her brother Father Fallen
schmid and sister Louise.
Macklin, the blind piano tuner, has
been here this week visiting with Nick
Dotfing and tuning and repairing a
number of pianos.
New phones were placed in Extra
Exchange this week for Will May,
Gerald Hensley, Frank Williams.
M. G. Woodruff was in our city over
Sunday. He is now engaged with one
of Mike Ballman's threshing outfits,
over by North Branch.
Wanted!