Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-01

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Mr.. and Mrs. Nels B. Anderson, of
kimballton, will take in the Omaha
fair next week.
Mrs. Jacob Topp received a visit
last week from her parents, who re-
side in Atlantic.
P. II. Miller and John ?. johnson
joined the JOURNALS growing list at
Elkhorn this week.
A. Fl. Anderson has finished plas-
tering his house and next week he
will havei it painted.
Bertel Christensen is the new
democratic township committeeman
for Sharon township.
Tuesday we found A. II. Anderson
busy repairing large tank for the
Blu OK Valley creamery.
Miss Jennie Grumstrup will COM
mence teaching at No. 3, Sharon
township, next Monday.
Walter Jensen has purchased the
corn shelter formerly owned by Louis
Larsen and Andrew Topp.
Fred Grumstrup is having a fine
new windmill erected on his farm in
northeast Sharon township.
Miss Carrie Nelson commenced a
very successful term of school at
Sharon Center last Monday morning.
John Leonard started in business
at Elkhorn last Tuesday his license
to sell liquor beginning on that date.
If dry goods ever were sold cheap
in Elkhorn, it is right at the present
time and at John Petersen's big store.
The management OF the Elkhorn
college is expecting a large attend
ance Of students this fall and winter.
The Esbeck children came out from
Audubon last week and are now visit
ing relatives in and around Kimball-
ton.
We understand that six bright
young men of Elkhorn and vicinity
will go east to attend college this
| fall.
School at No. Sharon township,
commenced Monday morning. Miss
Ingar Bobjerg, of Des Moines,
teacher.
Anna Hansen, Sina Nielsen, Martha
Stevens and Jacob Jacobsen took
teachers examination at Audubon
last week.
Prof. and Mrs. Foght have return
from their vacation trip. Professors
mother and little sister are here on a
short visit.
Nearly 100 people from this vicin-
ity were at Atlantic Monday to see
Col. Cody's Congress of Rough Riders
of the World.
Peter and Mat Mathiesen went to
Atlantic Sunday where they visited
friends and took in the Wild West
show on Monday.
Geo. Bonnesen has rented OF. Mil
ler's farm on the Ridge for $2.s5 per
acre, for the year 1899. MI Miller
will have public sale some time
next month.
Esbeck Bros, at Kim ballton, sold
wagons last week to Chris Christen-
sen, P. II. Ingerslev, Oletf N. Olsen,
j. G. Christensen, Jens Nelson and
Peter Olsen.
The condition of Mr.. Stetiensen, Of
Il ctS
His son arrived last week from In
dianapolis, Indiana, to comfort the
very sick parent.
Mr.. Christensen closed his Danish
summer school south Of Elkhorn last
Friday. Cake and coffee was served
and Rev. Christensen made short adj
dress to the children.
Mrs. N. A. Wright departed Mon
day for Coltax, Iowa, to visit rela-
tives for three weeks. Mr.. Wright
accompanied her to Atlantic, took in
the big show and returned home
Tuesday evening.
Soren Petersen, Melvin Porter, Joe
James and A. Berggren are quar-
tette OF Elkhornites that went up to
Scranton last Saturday for few days
fishing in the Coon River. They re-
turned Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sucker, of north
Sharon township, were happily sur
prised one day last week by the ar
rival of Mrs. Suckers parents who
came out from Illinois. The old
folks will return this week after a
very pleasant visit.
Rev. Dan and his daughter render
ed very interesting program at the
church at Kimballton last Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Dams lecture
was feature and proved very enter
tanning. Miss Dams beautiful voice
delighted the large audience that was
present and had the hall been larger
she could have made a much stronger
effect.