Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
EXTRA

Nj. p. Nielsen was born in Varde,
Denmark September %, lS4l and
died March 20, 1915 in Extra, Iowa
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Jens Jepson He was married to
Anna Johnson in 1866 in Denmark
and to this union six children were
born, two having died in infancy.
Four daughters still survive him, one
still living in Denmark, one in Wash
ington and two in Iowa, Mrs. Jepson
of Extra and Mrs. Pete Miller of
Baird. His wife passed away about
four years ago and he came to Amer
lea two years later to make his home
with his daughter here where he has
since resided. The funeral service
was held Wednesday at ST. Johns
church west of Extra and interment
made in the cemetery at that place.
To the bereaved daughters and
friends we extend our sympathy
The Gospel Team came up from
Des Moines last Saturday afternoon
and held services in the different
churches Sunday. Large crowds at
tended the meetings and the two
churches were filed at the evening
services. There were twenty CONVEX
SlOHS uuTllS the udy.
Mrs. j. B. j. Lohner and little son
and Mrs: ]. X. Jensen and little
daughter went to Avoca Tuesday
morning to help their mother cele-
brate her sixty-sixth birthday. Mrs.
Chas Wolf was sick with an attack
of the la grippe and unable to go.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Navertil are Wis
iting this week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mertes.
This is the first time Joe has been
to town since the first of October. We
are surely pleased to know he is on
the road TO recovery.
Mrs. Fred Hansen of College
Springs who has been here the past
two weeks visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight West, north of
town, left for her home Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Nelson and
daughter of Buck Creek were visitors
at the M. e. parsonage Sunday and
attended the services in the churches
during the day and evening.
Miss Winnie Simersen one of the
lady clerks at the Ed. Cotton store
spent last Friday and Saturday with
friends in Atlantic and Elk Horn re-
turning home Sunday
Mrs. Spearman and daughter, Miss
Georgine of Council Bluffs are the
guests of their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Ola Hills at the Central Office.
They arrived Friday.
Claude Andrews arrived here FRI
day morning fIcm Wyoming to visit
his father H. T. Andrews and othe
relatives and friends for short
time.
Mr. and Mrs. John Van de Brake
and little daughter returned home
Sunday from Orange City where they
had been visiting Mr.. Van de Brakes
parents.
Miss Emma Wells came down
from Audubon Monday and spent the
day with relatives and friends re-
turning home on the afternoon train.
A. ]. Baylor went to Cedar Rap
ids last Thursday TO visit brother
and will visit sisters in Mount YER
non and Kalona before returning.
Mrs. Gore invited a number of
young people to their home last Fri
day to help Leroy celebrate his 18th
birthday All report nice time.
C. C. Clifton of the Clifton Com
mission Co., at So. Omaha was in Ex-
ira last Saturday calling on the Hen
sley and Dimick stock buyers.
Mrs. c. J. Graf and little daughter
Katherine returned to their home
Friday after a pleasant visit with her
mother, Mrs. Alice Connrardy.
George Voss gave banquet to the
Boy Scouts Monday night at the VIM.
Eckles home. The Epworth League
prepared the lunch for them.
Charlie Woodward of Atlantic who
has been visiting relatives and friends
here the past two weeks returned to
his home Saturday evening.
Miss Lena Eckles attended the
contest in Atlantic last Friday night
and visited with her brother and wife
until Monday morning.
Little Marjorie Hansen of Brayton
who has been visiting her grandpar-
ents here for the past week returned
to her home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs James Channon re-
turned home last Saturday from Des
Moines where they had been for a
WISH Win relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holgar Andersen who
recently moved to Hamlin from here
are the proud parents of baby boy
born last Tuesday.
A number of high school boys and
girls attended the contest in Atlantic
last Friday night returning home
Saturday morning.
Mrs Dr. Il. A. Jacobsen and lit
tie son Marvin returned from Cedar
Falls last Saturday after two weeks
visit with relatives.
Chas White of Audubon was in
Extra over Sunday.