Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
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portion of his farm northeast of Elk
horn, and has contracted to drive
milk route for the new Clay Town
ship Creamery.
Faaborg & Heigaard last week
purchased another lot of Hans John
son just north of their store, and will
use the same for building purposes in
the near future.
Esbeck Brothers buggy sales for
the past week: Lars N. Larsen, top
buggy; Chris Larsen, top buggy;
Nels Sorensen, Hans Rasmussen and
Hans Nissen, road wagons.
The people of Kimbalton have
lately found out that 8. fortune
teller" (D dwells among them.
Office at Hotel de Nelson. Hours
from s to II p. M. Sunday only.
Ole H. Jacobsen was the lucky man
to be appointed as census ennmerator
of Sharon township. The selection is
a good one as Mr.. Jacobsen is care
full man and will do his work we'll.
Our old friend Jens Werner is en-
riching himself this spring by gradu-
ally disposing of a big bunch of fat
hogs. At the present figures they
are bringing him in nice pile of
coin.
Severin Jorgensen will give plat
form dance, at his place four and q
half miles northeast Of Elkhorn, Sat-
urday evening, May 9Th. Good
music and good order. Everybody
invited to attend.
Oluf Jensen passed through Elk
horn Monday on his way to Avoca
where he will make his headquarters
this summer while canvassing for the
North American Lightning Rod
i Company, of Atlantic.
4 The new pool room and billiard
hall at Elkhorn opened up Saturday
evening and was accorded generous
patronage as a starter. The resort
will no doubt have big run until
the novelty weras off at least.
A large gathering of young people
had fine social party at the home of
Gregers Gregersen, east of Elkhorn,
Sunday evening. The newly married
couple were most excellent hosts, and
the company was splendidly enter
tanned.
Miss Anna Thomson, the Elkhorn
modiste, has been having an unusual
| heavy trade in the millinery line this
spring. A large consignment OF new
hats, bonnets and trimmings, will ar
rive this week and be on display for
your inspection.
Nels Jensen, of the Elkhorn furni-
tnre store, will soon add new and
much needed feature to his unaS-
taking business by purchasing aAGA
and beautiful hearse, which wiZ|A
rented out at very reasonable KEN
y on all occasions when such coN>fSI
ance may be required. kEN
I G. H. Castrup, painter and 0t9V
rator, who has been living in W.
tic the past few years, is at KimbHSA
ton this week doing some work VIZ
q the brush. He tells us that he
tends to locate here permanently az
4 we are sure he will find a hearES
4 welcome among our people. =
\ The Kimballton Gymnasium So
5 ciety will hold three meetings on the
! following dates: May 18th, May 26
s. and June 9th. Notice is hereby
! given that all members who do not
81 attend at least two Of these meetings
i will be expelled from the society.
4 M33w Con-.
Rev. G. G. Sorensen will preach his
farewell sermon at Emanuel church,
: kimballton, next Sunday. Himself
Z and family will depart next week
! for trip across the ocean to visit
; with friends and relatives in dear old
: Denmark. They expect to be absent
z three or four months at the end of
:. which time he will resume his clergi-
5 cal duties at Kimballton.
; Paul Petersen, who dwells on the
& Nels Brons place, east Of Elkhorn,
e has been very sick man the past
: : week Recently he had the misfor-
5 tune, while jumping from a high
s load, to sustain rupture which
z brought on intense sufferering. Sew
= eral physicians have been called to
= give medical aid and at last reports,
e was resting somewhat easier.
+ Sharon township was not repre-
sented in either of the conventions
h held at Audubon last week. Evil
y IDENTIFY our citizens did not have time
+ to mingle in political matters and
e were content to abide by the decision
4 of their respective parties. Chris
y Hansen has been selected as the men,
+ Der of the Republican county central
z committee from Sharon township.
e Elkhorn was the scene of large
= and merry crowd last Tuesday. They
i had come in response to invitations
K issued by S. P. Kaae, the popular
z Elkhorn merchant, who took this
Z Z unique manner, of celebrating his
IS birthday anniversary, by having all
* his many friends and customers from
Y three counties around, come to Elk
y y horn and be entertained at his ex-