Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-22
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George Nissen was milling at Ex-
ira Monday afternoon.
Read the program of the Elkhorn
Fourth OF July celebration on this
page.
There was church social Sunday
afternoon at Marquesen's grove, in
Kimballton.
Miss Audie Kelly, of Audubon,
visited with Kimballton and Elkhorn
friends Monday.
Come to Hans Marquesen's at Kim
ballton, and save % to so per cent on
all you buy.
Miss Solveig Thomson VIII close
her school in north Sharon township
on Friday, June 50th.
Mrs. j. III. Kern, of Slater, Iowa,
is here on visit with her sister, Mrs.
Ole Jacobsen, southwest of kimball-
ton.
Miss Nellie Wicker will close her
school at kimballton next Friday
with appropriate exercises by the
children.
Deputy Sheriff Pat Carolan and
Deputy Auditor Ben Train, of Au-
dubon, were doing business at Elk
horn Saturday.
Grandpa Faaborg is gradually
growing weaker day by day and the
loved ones are looking forward to the
end momentarily.
Soren Petersen, the big Elkhorn
hardware merchant, has contracted
his hauling to Groth Bros, of Marine,
at eight cents per cwt.
| still have 95 boxes of soap on
hand. Will the farmers avail them
selves Of this opportunity? Hans
Marquesen, Kimballton.
At Hans Marquesen's Kimballton,
you can buy pair OF pillow shoes or
any other kind of shoe at manufac-
turer's prices, which means saving
of 40 per cent.
Jimmy Peterson, the Elkhorn bar
Der has recovered from his recent
severe fall and is again able to lather
and shave. Jimmy has also put in a
fine line of cigars and candies and
welcomes all his many friends to his
/ retreat.
The Kimballton Gymnasium Society
was reorganlZed last week and will
hereafter meet for practice once each
week. Following are the officers of
the society:
NJ. Frosig, President.
Geo. Faaborg, Secretary.
Joe Larsen. Treasurer.
Rev. Wig, who will hereafter &C.
cupy the Danish Lutheran church at
Elkhorn, arrived Wednesday from
Blair, Nebraska. Rev. Wig needs no
Introduction to the people Of Elk.
horn as he preached here for an ex-
tended period several years ago and
was very popular among his par
ishioners.
Mrs. George Marcusen was taken
very i'll abouta week ago and since
has gradually grown worse and the
scientific aid Of several able physi-
clans seem unable to check the
disease. On Monday the lady seemed
! in very precarious condition, but
] it is hoped that her noble life may
. yet be spared.
George Henningsen's little four
year-od boy became the victim Of a
J bad accident Sunday He was play
ing in the lumber wagon and acct
4 dentally fell to the ground. In the
!. fall his arm was broken and badly
! shattered. Although the little fell
low lost consciousness and suffered
= intensely it is claimed by the physi-
.. clans that they can save the limb and
! that his recovery will be rapid.
!, Rev. P. L. c. Hansen preached a
7 very touching farewell sermon at the
! Elkhorn Lutheran church Sunday.
n Himself and family left Monday for
:. Cedar Falls, where they will visit
7 relatives and friends short time and
then depart for the Pacific coast,
h where they will engage in missionary
:. work with headquarters at Portland,
7 Oregon. Mr. Hansen and family
have acquired numerous devoted
n friends, who bestow them with many
I. good wishes in their new field
n Victor Jensen last week received q
I, letter from his brother, Walter, who
Y is a member of the 3rd Minnesota,
4 now stationed at Manila, telling OF
:. his tragic and narrow escape from
death by poison. Walter came SC
=. near being the victim of dastardly
Spanish treachery that it wasn'
= funny and below we give his owl
i version of it: Together with two
< Of my comrades ! stepped into u bar.
room one evening, and ordered glass
Z of wil.e. The Spanish bartender
2 without my knowledge doped my
) glass and pushed it over the bar. NJ
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