Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-15
Mrs. Hans Madsen and Mrs. Gre
gersen drove to Harlan Monday.

"A number OF ElkhOrn business
folks had jolly picnic at Gassnick's
Grove Sunday.
Henry Rohwer and Miss Cecilia
Ridgley, of Extra, were Elkhorn
visitors Sunday.
Watch for program of kimballton's
Fourth Of July celebration, in these
columns next week.
Miss Dora Larsen is now attending
the summer school of the State Nor
NAL at Cedar Falls.
Sunday evening there was a Jolly
social party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Rasmussen, near Elkhorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Brodersen, of
Jacksonville, spent Sunday at the
Hans johnson home at Kimballton.
VIM. Ahlstrand and two lady
friends drove out from Audubon
Sunday and spent the day at Elkhorn.
Esbeck Brothers sold buggies the
past week to Chris N. Jensen, Pop
lar: Geo. S. Faaborg and Peter MIS-
sen.
Jens I. Larsen and family and DR..
Slamberg and family, of Kimballton,
spent Sunday with friends at Elk
horn.
Chris Thompson, of northeast
Sharon township, is having new
kitchen built onto his house this
week.
The Danish summer school at Elk
horn commenced Monday. n. Chris
Jensen and Miss Anna Nielsen are the
teachers.
There was pleasant surprise party
at Fred Lund's home in north Sharon
Saturday evening. The occasion was
Mrs. Lund's 10Th birthday.
Chris Nelson, of Kimballton, drove
down into Audubon township, south
east, of Extra, Sunday and had
good visit with his sister, Mrs. MAIDS
Madsen.
Hans Marquesen, and the Misses
Mertie and Olga and Captain John
Heinse drove to Extra Sunday and
visited with Chris Rasmussen and
other friends.
Ask Eric and Hans how their
buggy rode on June 9TH. The wheels
were so badly mixed up when they
got home, that the boys thought they
had some one else's buggy.
Chris Nissen had house movers over
from Harlan last week moving his
house down nearer to his new barn.
This week three carpenters are busy
remodeling and building on an addi-
ton.
Monday there was a jolly assem-
blage at the Nels Christensen home
in West Haml1n township. The &C.
casion was Mrs. Christensen's birth
day and their wedding anniversary.
There was large gathering and all
report splendid time.
Rev. j. NJ. Gregersen, of West
Denmark. Wisconsin, arrived at Kim
ballton Tuesday, and will visit here
for week, when himself and wife
will leave for an extended visiting
tour through Iowa and then return
to their northern home.
Buttermaker Martin Anderson, of
the Sharon creamery, stopped the
wheels Monday long enough to an
nounce: ".This creamery now re.
ceives 10000 pounds of milk daily
There is harmony in the creamery
company this year and everyone is
helping to make the receipts larger
than ever.
Rev. N. P. Simonsen, of Ruskin,
Nebraska, is the new clergyman who
has been elected as pastor at the Be-
thania church, north Of Kimballton.
He will arrive here from Nebraska, as
soon as the parsonage is completed or
in about six weeks. The material
for the building is being hauled and
the carpenters will commence work
at once.
Miss Helga Jensen, who has been
making her home with the j. G. An
derson, family, at Elkhorn, leaves
Thursday of this week for her old
home at Aalborg, Denmark Miss
Jensen has been in America nine
years, and was for several years con-
nected with Danish school work in
Audubon county. 1t is mainly on
account Of failing health that she
leaves for the old country, where she
will probably remain permanently.
Elkhorn has caught the base ball
fever and has organized team that
will soon be ready to meet all corners.
Following are the members of the
club: Joe James, Harald Hansen,
H. j. johnson, Peter PETERSON, Henry
johnson, Lawrence johnson, N. H.
Johannsen, Thorwald Gregersen and
Theodor Iversen. Harald Hansen
will do the twirling for the nine and
Joe James will catch. Jimmy Peter
sen will otficiate as the club umpire.
The stockholders of the Kimball-
ton Lumber Company, held meet
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