Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12
Extra News And Notes

AID Seibert has new barn built in
place of the one burned
olga Larsen commenced clerking for
John Lohner last Saturday.
Mrs Willy and daughter of Montana
are visiting Mrs. John Noon.
A. f. Bates and wife of Audubon ate
dinner Tuesday at the Christensen home.
The Congregational Sunday School
gave picnic for the members this week.
John Riley, the younger, returned
yesterday from a trip up to Minneapolis.
A surprise party was given Friday
night for Iva Jayne. A fine time is re-
ported.
Lou Knox left Saturday for Council
Bluffs in company with Miss Abbott
| who had been visiting her.
Misses Hattie and Jean Wright gave
party Thursday night for their little
friends. A fine time was had by all
Mr.. Goforth of Anita has purchased
the property where Mr.. Larsen lives
and they will probably move here next
| month.
A hammock party was given in the
Burton woods last Sunday in honor of
the Misses Egbert and Baldwin from
| Chicago.
John Connrardy and B. F. Simpson
went up to Lake Okoboii first of the
week to spit on the bait and see how
many fish they can catch.
Mr.. and Mrs E. C. Wilson will hold
reception at their fine home on next
Monday evening in honor of a gentle
man guest from Minnesota.
Mrs. Gene Wilson govea porch party
Saturday evening to her many lady
friends. The porch was lighted with
japanese lanterns and fine lunch
served.
J George Kness came home Monday to
! attend the funeral of his little girl. He
will have n room at the Porter hotel in
Extra so as to be close to his family and
| be cared for by an Atlantic nurse.
A dancing party was given Monday
night for Misses Egbert and Baldwin
who left the next day for. their homes
in Chicago after pleasant visit with
Bird Connrardy and Mrs. LATE Simpson
at Audubon.
When the news reached Extra that
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kness had slipped and broken
her neck John NJ. pimick kindly volun-
teered to run his auto to Atlantic So Mr..
Kness could attend the funeral. Taking
Miles Kness and J. B. Cecil he made the
trip Monday and after gaining Max
Emmert's consents, at the hospital, they
prOpped George up carefully and con
veyed him to his home over in Audubon
township.
The two youngest children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Benton, who We're seriously ill,
died last week The infant son died on
July %, 1909; this little one having been
born September 10, 1908. On Friday
evening, July 30, 1909, Little Lawrence
Benton was called home after an illness
of nine days. The funeral services were
held at Bowman Chapel on Saturday
July 81. Rev. Dove preached the sermon
from III Corinthians, v:l0, and the little
forms were laid away in the church yard
near by. The family have the sympa
thy of all in their bereavement.
After looking for weeks to find de-
sirable building place n. p Christensen
The Honest Real Estate Man has
bought lots of the Conrad estate, Locust
street between Sixth and Seventh and
will begin the erection of handsome
residence to be occupied by himself and
family as soon as he can have the plans
drawn and secure a contractor to do the
work 1t will be a splendid addition to
the many handsome homes in Atlantic s
rapidly growing residence section and
The News congratulates Mr.. Christen-
sen upon finding so good a location and
Atlantic upon the acquisition of the gen.
tleman as a resident and home builder
The Atlantic News.
From the Enterprise, published out at
Sheridan. Wyoming, we CLEAN the fol
! lowing account of the accident in which
o. r. Ballard, who was buried here on
: yesterday, met his death Friday, July
30, 1909:
Last evening about 6:1O o'clock o.
r. Ballard, a well known ranchman
who resides on Beaver Creek, was in
stantly killed by q runaway team. With
him was William Lorah, who sustained
serious injuries. The fatality took place
half way between Big Horn and the
school house and the bodies first discov-
cred by Thomas Ballard, son of the
deceased. This son had left the home
and was on the way to Big Horn to pur-
chase groceries when he found his faith
/ er lying in the road and near him was
William Lorah, unconscious. Hastily
examining his father the son found life
to be extinct and that Mr.. Lorah, though
badly hurt, was not dead. Securing
help the remains were removed to his
late home, as was his companion Mr..
Lorah. The latters injuries, it is stated,
is seriouswound in the head. Mr.. Bal
lard, the victim of this sad accident,
was 20 years of age and formerly resid-
ed at Atlantic, Iowa The survivors of
the deceased are Mrs. Mrs. Sarah A.
Ballard, the widow Minnie Koerner,
Kate Pattee, Thomas p Ballard, O. G..
Ballard, Robin A. Ballard, Jane Clark,
Mrs Alfred T.. Andrews, s. l.. Ballard,
Grace L. Mantz, Bella Sampson, grand
SON. State Senator Fred Blume, who
has been the legal advisor of Mr.. Ballard
both in Iowa and here made arrange
ments for the funeral. Atlantic, Iowa,
News.