Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-23

Erik Hansen and John Koob, of
Brayton Sundayed with friends at
Elkhorn.
Hans Knudsen and family spent
Sunday with Bertel Jensen and fam
lily at Ross.
Chris Nelson put in new feed
grinders for Hans Marcusen and An
drew Madsen Tuesday.
Thorwald Jensen gave chocolate
party to his many friends at Kim
ballton Sunday evening.
Mat johnson and family, of Audu-
bon, spent Sunday at the Hans Tow.
ring home in Sharon township.
Prof. Lewis and his moving pic
lures entertained the Elkhorn people
at the south schoolhouse Monday
evening.
Hans Fabricious, the Elkhorn
blacksmith, returned the latter part
OF the week from short visit with
friends in Nebraska.
John Schouboe's 80 acres of corn
yielded an average of 70 bushels to
the acre. 1t was no doubt the best
field OF corn in north Sharon town.
ship.
Anton Christensen joined Martin
Esbeck's excursion party and left
Tuesday for southeastern Texas to
look after his farm and other interests
that he has in the Lone Star state.
George Marcusen, the good natured
clerk of Sharon township, last week
purchased a brand new top buggy.
and now drives around the country
with an air Of elegance that indicates
prosperity.
Twas a conference of milkhaulers
and not the board of directors which
decided that the Kimballton cream
cry would not be supplied with milk
hereafter on Sundays. The journal
erred in so saying last week.
Miss Minnie Esbeck babe adieu to
her many friends in this vicinity and
departed Tuesday for her home at
Dayton, Texas, after sixteen months
of very pleasant visiting with rela-
tives and friends here.
Hans johnson, of Kimballton, saws
that if the fellow who stole his new
buggy on the night Of October 3Oth,
will return to his place in person, he
will give him new pair of shafts
which the thief forgot to take a]ono
Julius Anderson and family, of
Kirkman, spent Sunday at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Erik P. Simonsen,
near Kimballton. While here this
time Mr.. Anderson, purchased very
tine double seated carriage Of Esbeck
Bros.
Chris johnson, the Jolly butter
maker of the Elkhorn creamery, re-
turned home Saturday from Mason
City, where he had been in attend
ance at the State Dairy Convention.
He reportsa very interesting and in
structlve meeting and says he never
had better time in his life.
We learn from splendid authority
that the merry wedding bells are
soon to ring out over the bleak hills
of Sharon township and that one of
our old bachelor boys has decided to
forswear single blessedness and will
soon be surrounded by all the en-
velopements Of connubial bliss.
A. Berggren's house at Elkhorn
caught fire early Monday morning
and badly excited its inhabitants for
few moments. A defectiveItlue was
the cause of the mischief, but we'll
directed bucket of water squelched
out all danger and it was not found
necessary to call out the fire depart
ment.
Fred Clemensen was arrested at
Elkhorn last Thursday by Constable
Nels Jensen, for stealing $500 in
cash from the money drawer in Joe
James store. He was Immediately
tried before Justice Mis- Larsen who
sentenced him TO three days in the
county Jail and to pay fine OF $500
and costs.
John Peterson returned last week
from Chicago, where he unquestion-
ably purchased the largest stock of
holiday goods ever brought to Elk
horn. Don't you take our word for
it but drop in the store when the
goods arrive after next week and you
zee for your self. Mr.. Petersen
certainly spared no pains nor money
in selecting a large line Of Christ
mas goods.
The creamery men all over the
country are making a hard fight
against that fraudulent counterfeit,
oleomargarine. 1t must go and
should go. G. F. Jensen, the Kim
ballton buttermaker, Is representing
the opposition to the yellow stuff in
this territory and is taking up COL
lection to help drive it from our bor-
ders. If you are interested in this
matter, help along with little sub
scription and Mr.. Jensen will see
that it goes to the proper hands for
immediate use.
Mr.. Fred GUIDE and Miss Laura