Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-23
EXTRA

closed q week OF WORK Tor the sunday
School work of this town. The fol-
lowing churches fell in line with
their work: Methodist, Congrega-
tional, Christian and Danish and Luz
theran and they are all highly pleased
with their method and work.
They first made a map of the town,
locating the houses. Committees
were chosen from the various
churches and a house to house can
vass was made, thus locating the
of each church and Sabbath
School and which church those pre-
fer who were not members, which
makes it much easier for the pastors
and Sunday School superintendent.
The Sunday School enrollments of
each school has been increased and
one has been doubled.
These meetings were held alter
nately in the various churches.
Saturday night, Mr. DIETRICH gave
Humorous Recital for which the
prices csc and 15c were charged,
which was the only remuneration
asked for the week Of service. May
this good work go on.
Sabbath morning the school met
as usual and were each visited by
one or the other of these workers,
after which a union service was held
in the Methodist church, when Prof.
Deitrick gave a very interesting and
profitable talk on the Sunday School
work. Conference of Sunday School
Sunday afternoon and union services
workers met at the Danish church
in the evening at the Christian church.
Monday night very interesting talk
was given at the Congregational
church on the Organized Plan"
thus closing one of the most interest
ing and profitable weeks Extra has
ever known.
Last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Tibben occurred the mar
rage of their daughter, Nettie, to
Walter Meyer, both well known young
people of Audubon township. Only
the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties were present to
witness the ceremony which was
solemnized at 5 o'clock by Rev. Link
letter. The wedding march was play
ed by Miss Edna Hocamp. They Will
reside on farm owned by the brides
father near their home. We extend
congratulations to the happy couple.
Peter Madsen, south of town on old
Gault place, met with quite serious
accident Monday while hunting rab-
bits. 1t seems that he scared up q
rabbit and after taking a few shots
and his dog, thinking that he was in
at it, it started to run towards him
danger, took after it. II ran between
his legs and the dog after it, knocked
him down and sprained his knee
quite seriously. He is able to be
around the house at this time with
the aid of crutches.
Miss Anna Cotton, who has 'been
sick for the past year, arrived here
last week to make her home with her
brother, Fred, where she will be
cared for and be among her relatives.
She has been in sanitarium at Ne
vada, Iowa. A trained nurse accom-
panied her and Miss Leah Brinker-
hoff returned home to the sanitarium
with her last Saturday for rest and
expects to remain there several
weeks.
The members of the Christian
church gave Rev. Linkletter a big
surprise last Friday evening on his
arrival here from Atlantic in an
auto. He was presented with a beat
tiful gold watch and chain. Ice
cream and cake was served and
general good time was INDUCED in
F. H. Cotton has given the interior
of his store a new spring coat. Paint
ing the counters and shelving white,
which gives it a very neat and at
tractive appearance. Everything
fresh and new in the grocery line
always found on hand at his store.
Sylvester A. Long lectured to full
house at the Christian church last
Monday evening. He was engaged by
the High School students to fill in
for the lecture course that was post
poned on account of scarlet fever the
past winter
Mr.. Hally, who has been working
in the Fullerton Lumber Yard has
resigned his position here and gone
to Oakland, where he is employed in
yard.
Mrs. George Scott came from her
home in Guthrie Center Monday to
spend the week with her mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Folly Herrick.
Nick Theilan and Barney Doffing
returned from Marysville, Missouri
last Thursday, where they had been
visiting the VIM. Doffing family.
George Milliman is planning on
putting up new two story brick
building where the Jack Alsup har-
ness shop now stands.
Joe Bell of Atlantic visited be-
tween trains last Monday with his
sister, Mrs. A. w. Bradley, who still
is very sick lady
Mr.. and Mrs. Cullins have rented
rooms in the Mrs. Milly Hash resi-
dence and have gone to housekeeping
Rev. Hollingshead went to Dunlap
Tuesday to attend the Ministers Con-
vention held at that place this week
Mr.. Xerxes Knox was on the sick
list last week, but is out again after
few days of serious Illness.
w. E. Varney purchased a new
Maxwell car OF Il. A. Beason in Au-
dubon last week.
]. b. Rendleman of Des( Moines
came up Monday for a few days visit
in Extra.
Galen Cotton returned to Extra last
Friday after several months stay out
of town.
The High School students held
party at the X. p. Hall last Friday
evening.
A. W. Harvey and Wilberg Wolf
went to Menlo on business Monday.
RPAYTON ANN OhKFIELD