Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-09
Extra News And Notes

EAiTd NEWS Anu NOtcS
Omar Witthauer came from Montana
Monday.
Ben Carver, from Anita, was in town
Monday.
Lillian Dire started away for Canada
Tuesday noon
Edwin Delahoyde visited the Brayton
Bank Monday.
Mrs. Gerald Hensley is visiting her
sister at Redfeld.
Mrs Conkling has new trimmer at
her millinery establishment
Verna Croy returned from Seattle on
account of her mothers illness.
The Trebel Cleft will meet with Bird
Connrardy tomorrow evening.
Mrs. John Knox went to Council
Bluffs to pass the week with friends.
Will Hays is the father of girl born
Saturday, the first girl in the family.
Will Doffing and J. B. J. Lohner were
business callers in Audubon yesterday.
Cora Layland of Audubon is passing
this week with her friend Mrs DR.. l.. j.
Oldaker.
The Extra Thursday Club held the
first meeting of the year with Mrs. E.
G. Wilson.
Miss Alma Cotton came from New
York STATE to visit her brothers Ed and
Fred Cotton.
Ben Neilis, wife and twin boys were
in town lest Thursday renewing old
acquaintance.
Mr. South of Missouri Valley came
yesterday to visit his wife at the Peter
Tharnish home.
Mrs. Maude Oldaker returned Friday
from her trip of visiting relatives at
several points in Iowa.
The teachers all arrived and Monday
school started up in full force. A large
enrolment is reported.
Hugh Smith took Nick Teielen, Nick
Doffin, Mel Masterson, Jake Bauer to
South Dakota to see land.
Mrs. Charles May returned from Des
Moines where she met her husband and
they passed few days there,
Halle Rendleman came home Monday
from Des Moines where she visited with
friends and attended the fair.
The Extra Concert Band is up at the
lakes having "toot." Henry Bush
champeroned the boys so everything will
pass off all right.
Hon. d. NJ. Harris and his daughter,
Mrs. Will Rutledge, nee Tennie Harris
came from Missouri Valley Monday to
visit Mrs. Belle Crane, Lima Beryl
Brinkerhoff returning with them.
frankie Belle Crane entertained the
following friends at the Smith Burton
farm last Sunday: Fred Cotton, wife
and sister Anna Cotton, Walter Temple
and wife, Bird Connrardy, James Brad
ley, Charles Herrick. A very enjoyable
day was spent.
Cliff McCarl, who is playing short
field for the famous Humboldt base ball
team, was in Extra Monday shaking
hands with his many friends He was
on the way to Clarinda where his club
takes part in the tournament. When
the ball season is ended he will be with
us again.
The same day this week happened to
be the birthdays of James Walker and
Fred Cotton so surprise was sprung at
the home of Mrs Trent on Thursday
evening. The enjoyable part of the affair
was the informality; and last but not
least was the elegant lunch prepared
by Mrs. Trent The gentlemen were
each presented with a fine pair of cuff
buttons with Masonic emblem.
Mrs. Fred Cotton entertained at din
uer Hon. D. NJ Hargis, her grandfather;
Mrs. Will Rutledge, of Montana; her
mother Mrs. Belle Crane, Miss Anna
Cotton, frankie Belle Crane, her three
daughters Lima, Lola, Leah Brinker-
hoff. There were four generations at
the table Judge Harris is looking fine
for a man of 80 years. He renewed
several acquaintance while here and all
were glad to shake hands with him once
more.
During the present month the Rev.
Holly, pastor of the First Congregational
church, will deliver special sermons on
unusual topics each Sunday evening.
His topic last Sunday evening was The
Power of Love-" September IL his topic
will be THE Second Mile" September
10. "Gone to Seed" September %,
" How We MAY Become a Higher Order
of Beings" A personal invitation is eX,
tended to everyone and cordial wei
come will be given strangers.
Mrs. Rachael McCurdy- Clay, wife of
Mr. G. w. Clay, of Extra was born in
Tama county Iowa, February l, 1857
and after brief but very severe illness
died at her home on September 4, 1909.
A husband, two sons, two sisters and a
brother survive to mourn her departure.
AS Christian mother Mrs. Clay will be
very greatly missed in her home and
among her friends. Rev. W. L. Holly
conducted brief service at the Congre-
gational church on Monday afternoon at
2 O'Clock and then the body was taken to
Tama where the funeral was held on
Wednesday.