Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
Extra News And Notes

Cora Layland of Audubon was an
over Sunday visitor in Extra.
Charles Neff and wife left Monday
for their home at Lebrand, Kansas.
Lima Brinkerhoff is still confined
to her bed and will not be able to fin
ish the school year out.
At the scoool meeting Monday all
the teachers were retained except Miss
Glass who did not apply. She is
fine teacher and the patrons dislike to
give her up.
Messrs. John McKibbon, Henry
Kroger, L. j. McClain, Isaiah Hunt,
Mr.. Milander, V. Hansen, Y. Knox
and his son Kirk Knox were business
visitors in the county seat first of the
week.
j. HI. Halford, of Manning, conduct
ed Masonic School of Instruction in
Extra, this week, and now the boys
say there is whole lot of new wrin-
kles on the old cows horn since his
coming.
James Walker entertained number
of friends at cards last week. His
mother served an elegant lunch and
Miss Gano sang several songs in the
course OF the evening. A fine time is
reported.
MORE WEDDING BELLS
A delightful little home wedding oc-
Cured at the residence of Mrs. w. s.
Ordway, in Oakfield, Iowa, on March
10, 1909, when her daughter Clara M.
Ordway, was united in marriage to
John M. Carver, of Hay Springs,
Nebraska, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. w. L. Holly, pastor
of the Congregational church at Extra,
in the presence of relatives and init
mate friends. After congratulations
the happy couple led the way to the
dining room where an elegant four
course dinner was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carver left on the evening train
for their new home out at Hay Springs
where he is prominent in business Cir
/ cles and held in very high esteem.
Mrs. Clara Ordway-Carver is we'll
known school teacher of this part of
the state, lady possessed of many
graces of both heart and hand. We
join with her many friends in very
best wishes and hearty congratulate
tiOns. ~
THE DEMISE OE MRS. CHRIS JENSEN
Mrs. Chris Jensen died at the family
home in Extra, Iowa, on March Ii,
1909. Her death was wholly unexpect-
ed as her illness was of about weeks
duration; stomach trouble being cause
of her demise. Mrs. Jensen was born
in Sweden, October Is, 1857, and came
to this country in 1850. She was mar
ried to Chris Jensen in Illinois in 1866
and they came to Henry county, Iowa,
where they lived until 1870 when they
migrated near by to Elk Horn and
from there to Atlantic in 1891 and in
1901 they located in Extra, where they
have since resided. She was kind
and dutiful wife and leaves sor-
rowing husband and four children,
namely Charles Jensen, of Atlantic,
Iowa; Frank Jensen, now at home; j.
S. Jensen, who lives south of Extra;
Mrs. Shinler, in Extra. Funeral SER
vice were held Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Harvey,
pastor of the Methodist church, then
the remains we're taken to Atlantic and
buried in the cemetery there.
DEATH OF MRS. MARIA HENSLEY.
Maria A. Richter was born July "a,
1888, in Indiana and died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John Bishop, in
Extra, Iowa, March IA, 1909. She was
married to William Eckles in the state
of Indiana on June II, 1910. Five
children came to bless the home made
Pc by this union of lives. Her husband
died April %, 1865. March "a, 1870,
she was again married to J. j. Hens
ley who preceded to his long home on
December 6, 1892. To this union we're
born two children, both Of whom died
in childhood She and her first hus-
band moved from Indiana to Abel, in
Iowa, in 1852, where Mr.. Eckles died.
April %, 1866. The own children of
Mrs. Hensley are Mrs. Jennie Deaton,
of Avon, Iowa; Mrs. Maggie Water
Anna Baber, who died at Extra; Mrs.
John Bishop, of Extra: Mr.. william
Eckles, of Atlantic, Iowa. All the liv-
ing children we're present except Mrs.
Waterman. Beside the children there
are four living stepchildren: John |.
Hensley, of Extra; Morgan Hensley,
at Iowa Falls; Frank M. Hensley, of
Seattle, Washington; Charles +. Hens
ley, of Burlington, Wyoming. All of
whom hold their stepmother in rever-
ence for her noble true christian moth
erly spirit. But one, John 1. Hensley,
is present. Early in her girlhood days
she linked her life to the invisible
spirit with which our lives cannot
fail, and which accounts for the noble
life of self sacrifice she lived for the
sake of others, which endeared her to
the hearts of all which affection was
expressed, in q measure, by the floral
tributes seen at the funeral and the
large concourse of people who attend
ed the services.
Her first husband was preacher
in the United Brethren church and
with him she shared the duties and pri-
vations of the life of the early travel
ing preacher for the sake OF their Lord
Mr.. Eckles was made presiding elder
of his church in all OF which duties
this noble woman was helper. She
expressed readiness to go and meet
the account Of her life work, and her
Savior and loved ones who have gone
on before, where she awaits our COM
ing. Let us live to meet her there. She
died in the faith full OF years OF USE
fulness to the world and Gods king
dom on earth. The funeral was held
from the Nj. l.. church on Tuesday at
2 o'clock, afternoon, the six grand
sons being pail bearers, the services
being conducted by Rev. f. w. Bates
of Brooks, Iowa, in the absence of w.
e. Harvey the pastor. Her favorite |
hymns, Lead Kindly Light; Safe in
the Arms of Jesus; 1t is not all OF
Death to Die; were sung by the choir
composed of Mrs. Fred Cotton, Mrs. |
John Knox, Mr.. Adam Seibert, and
Mr.. Nelson. Burial was in the Extra