Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-09

Manly Fountain and wife came from
Montana Sunday to visit her parents.
Mrs. Kate Ridgley, of California,
was calling on friends in Extra, last of
the week
Marie Gunther closed her work here
as trimmer for Mrs, Conklin and has
gone to her home at EldOra.
Grandma Gray, who lived the second
door south of the Congregational church
died on December 3, 1909, at Extra,
Iowa.
Mrnest lilly, formerly an EXiraite
but now of South Dakota, and his wife
are the proud parents of a wee mite baby
girl. Congratulations
Essie Herrick was much better when
her mother, Mrs. Folly Herrick, reached
her bedside liz Des NIoines, having been
called there by telegram.
The Woodmen Banquet was well at
tended, last Thursday night, and de
hghtful supper was served by the Ladies'
Aid Society Of Congregational church.
l.. D, Varney sold his hardware and
undertaking business to John Nelson,
the local dealer who has associated w.
F. HOpley, of California. with him as
undertaken. Mr. Varney will move to
South Dakota and look after his fathers
large landed interests.
Harold Stranger, son of d. +. Shrau-
ger and wife, had his sixteenth birth
day celebrated, at the Maccabee Hall,
last Tuesday night by host Of friends.
A good time was had and Harold re-
ceived heap of pretty gifts and many
congratulations.
Stranger, johnson and Nelson. down
at Atlantic have purchased the Ulbrich
Seed Corn Tester, will manufacture, put
five statesmen on the road and push the
business This makes three articles they
make the others being lightning rods
and neck yokes.
Bessie Witthauer was given a party
by members of The Trebel Clef and
their gentlemen friends, one night this
week. Miss Witthauer was presented
with fine Tiffany pearl ring She is a
very popular member and entertained
her friends in a charming manner. Mrs,
Witthauer served an elegant lunch and
the guests were reluctant to leave.
Miss Carrie Gault was the victim of
surprise party, last Friday night, at the
home of her mother, Mrs Lissie Gault,
up in The Heights, the occasion being
her eighteenth birthday Miss Gault has
Il host of friends who have seen her
grow to wOmanhOOd and she has disap-
pointed none as hers is a very beautiful
character. She received many nice gifts
and her party was one long to he re
membered.
The Trebcl Clef met with Mrs. Fred
Cotton for Presidents Day, last Thurs
day and gave the following program:
Paper; on Orr antal Music
. \ Is. Bonny Knox
Vocal Music Miss Hawk
Paper on Operas Miss Bessie Witthaurr
Instrumental Solo Lima BFinkerhotf
Vocal Solo Miss Berta Gano
Paper; What the Early Church did
for Music Clara Whitfield
Original poem on music by Mrs. Otto
Wltthauer which could not he eXcelled
III composition nor in wit: mentioning
all musical instruments and informing
us that there would be LyerS even
in heaven. Mrs Cotton being hostess
declined being on the program but was
over persuaded to give Musical Read
ing, with Miss Lima Brinkerhotf at the
piano. A delicate lunch was served by
the hostess assisted by her daughters
the Misses Lima. Lola. Lea BrinkerhOff
The club guests were Mrs s. GanO,
Mrs. Al Voorhees,, and Miss FlOrabelle
Houston. All left at late hour seeling
the President Day had been a benefit