Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-03-07
HELPED LAY OUT
CITY OF AUDUBON
Came to This County in 1870 and
Later Held County Office and
i'm Both Positions Was
Successful

II. s. Wattles, one of the pioneers
of Audubon county, died Tuesday at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. c. l..
Bison, in Brayton. He had reached
the ripe old age of IS years. Mr..
Wattles came to this county in 1870
and was one of the prominent cit
liens for many years. He served
the county as Auditor and later as
County Surveyor, coming to Audi
bon when the city was laid out by
the Rock Island railroad.
He visited here frequently, and in
fact after he went TO live with his
daughter in the south, his visit was
not complete without spending sew
eral days in the city with his old
time friends. Funeral services will
he held at Brayton this Afternoon.
Following is the obituary.
Hubert Servel Wattles, youngest
son of William and Sarah Wattles,
was born February %, 1888. near
Buffalo. N. Y, and died Friday
March 5th, 1918. at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. C. L. Bison, at
Brayton. Iowa.
At eight years of. age he moved
with his parents to Erie, Penn, liv-
ing there until II years of age. at
which time he entered college. After
finishing his course he took course
in penmanship and book keeping.
Later he went to Chicago where he
taught three years in college and
held night schools in penmanship
and book keeping. His health fail
ing, he went to Earlville. LaSalle
county. Illinois, where he taught a
couple of years in country schools,
thinking the exercise and out work
would benefit him. -
On November 6, 1850, he was
married to Martenlya E. Chase. To
this union. three children were born.
Sara Elizabeth (Lizzie), Nettie and
Estella, who died in infancy at Earl
vile. Illinois.
In October, 1870. he with his
family moved to Audubon county.
1874 when he was elected County
Auditor. which office he filled for
two terms. He was then elected
County Surveyor and held this Of
flee during his stay in the county
When the railroad came through
here he was one of the first to help
driye stakes for the new town Of
Audubon, helping to survey, meas
ure and make plats. During the
boom i'm Wyoming he with E. H..
Kimball. H. C. Paul and others in
1885 went out there. He surveyed.
staked. plated, etc., the towns of
Douglas and Casper. He was there
two years. He returned to Audi
bon county and resided in Audubon
until the death of his wife on Feb
ruary IA, 1897. when he went to
Extra to reside with his daughter.
Mrs. ]. M. Thomas. They moved
from there to Carson. Iowa. where
they lived four years, when they
moved to Aztec. N. NJ, where he
has since made his home. Even at
his advanced age he had worked and
accumulated considerable land in
terests. He was always very active
in all things connected with the well
fare of his county End town. During
his stay in Wyoming he united with
the Presbyterian church. When he
moved to Extra he Joined the Con-
gregational church, of which he was
member at the time of his death.
He was secretary of the Aztec Com
mercial Club. He came back to
Brayton to spend Christmas with his
daughter. Mrs. c. l.. Bison and fam
lily last year. Soon after his arrival
here he received a telegram stating
that his daughter, Mrs. j. M. Thomas
had died suddenly at Aztec. N. M.
He went back there to assist with
the funeral. but the trip combined
with the shock and grief was so Sc
we're that he commenced to fail.
He contracted lagrippe which devel-
oped into pneumonia, from which he
died. His general health was good
until he got the sad news. He was
always patient and good natured,
never complaining of anything.
The funeral services will be held
at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
C. l.. Bison. Thursday at 900 p. m.
in charge of Rev. Ed B. Cousins of
Audubon. Interment will be in the
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