Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-08
KiI77balltOn and EIkhOrn.

Mrs. P. H. Ingerslev is on the sick
list this week.
Fred Guide returned Tuesday morn
ing from his fair visit at Omaha.
Mrs. Martin Esbeck was visiting
relatives in this locality last week.
Attorney Lyngby, of Harlan, was
at Elkhorn on business one day last
week.
Christ Christensen, on the Ridge,
has just completed a large new grana-
ry and corn crib, with driveway
between.
Joe Larsen, Peter Kilgore and
Thornald Jensen formed a merry trio
that took in the Omaha fair a few
days last week.
N. B. Andersen and family and
Miss Minnie Esbeck attended the
John Anderson wedding south of
Oakfeld Tuesday.
Rev. Frimodt Miller preached his
farewell sermon at the Sharon center
schoolhouse last Sunday. Mr.. Miller
and wife left tor Blair, Nebraska,
Monday.
The Sharon creamery company has
had heavy iron bars placed over
all the windows OF the factory and
butter thieves will now find it diff :
cult task to break and enter.
Uncle Mat Mattisen and Mr.. Hans
j. Hansen left Tuesday, via Hamlin
Station, for the Omaha Exposition.
We opine our farmer friends will
have hot time in the Trans Miss.
issippi City.
John Schouboe and Henry Poulsen,
of north-eas Sharon township, left
Tuesday morning for few days stay
at the Omaha fair. Before returning
Mr.. Schouboe will visit several friends
i'll eastern Nebraska.
The Danish Lutheran churches of
Oak Hill and Kimballton will unite
in holding harvest picnic at the
Andrew Esbeck farm, east OF Elk
horn, next Sunday, September 18th.
All are cordially invited.
Mr.. p. M. Boysen. returned this
week from a 10 days business trip to
Chicago. He left Friday with the
Brons family for Washington. His
son Albert contemplates leaving for
the West coast in about three weeks.
Miss Dora Larsen left last week
for Maurice, Sioux county, where she
has accepted position as teacher in
the city schools. Miss Larsen has
acquired brilliant education and we
predict for her splendid success in
school work.
A couple of prominent Elkhorn
business men got their blood warmed
up one morning last week and what
might have proved a very serious
shooting affair was only prevented
because the gun didn't happen to be
loaded. After the affair was over it
caused considerable amusement for
our townspeople.
A Camp of Woodmen of the World
was instituted at Elkhorn last Satur-
day evening by Deputy Lastine, Of
Marine. The Camp starts with four
teen members. Following are few
Of the officers:
Nels Jensen; Council Commander.
Mis- Larsen, Clerk.
George Fish, Vice Commander.
Chris Hansen, Banker.
Miss Hannah Rosenbeck and Otto
Andersen were married on Tuesday
afternoon at the residence Of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rosenbeck, in southwest Douglas
township. A large gathering of adj
miring friends were present to wit
ness the ceremony and cast blessings
and pretty presents on the happy
couple. The large tent, from Poplar,
was brought into service and the
many dancers kept it hot until late
hour. Mr.. Andersen is a thrifty
farmer, of Douglas township, and a
royal good fellow. His bride is a
young lady who has lived here all
her life and Of whom we know moth
ing but good. The journal extends
congratulations to the new family.