Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-19

have four new buildings go up i'm
mediatelv.
Mrs. Peter Wolfe is quite sick this
week, having doctor in attendance
several times.
S. Petersen's baby out by Elkhorn
was quite sick the latter part of last
week. 1t is better now, however.
Friday bright girl came to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Soren Madsen,
up north of the West Hamlin cream
cry.
The hotel has had new cellar dug
and brick on the ground to wall it.
Work will begin on its Improvement
Immediately.
Next Sunday the young people are
expected to be at Jens Peter Ras-
mussen's home, north of Kimballton,
for royal good time.
George Dimick was over from Elk.
ira one day this week and fitted out
Mr.. Stotferson's threshing machine
with one of those late patent self
feeders.
Last Sunday Will Boysen and
family and Gregen Gregensen and
family, from near Elkhorn, were the
guests of Annie Petersen at the Kim
balton hotel.
The rain last Sunday night did
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more to roads and bridges We
found that we had bad places to pass
over several times Monday.
Hans Madsen expects to begin work
on tine new store building today,
Thursday. Andrew Jensen will do
the carpenter work and when COM
pleted Hans will not have to crowd
his stuff so, but can easily display it
to his customers.
Harvest is now here and everyone
is busy. Grain is all becoming gold
EN- and the binders can be heard every
where in few days. Most of the
barley in this community is in the
stack. 1t will not be long until the
hum Of the thresher is heard too.
Nels Jensen, EIkhorn's furniture
man, took the second degree in the
X. of P. Lodge in Kimballton last
Saturday. When asked if he had a
good time he looked at US with that
peculiar sheepish smile all men have
when the other fellow has the fun ana
told US to wait until we tried it our
selves, and we think we will have to.
George Henningsen is figuring
strongly on starting brick yard in
Elkhorn. He has as good quality of
clay on his place as can be found for
the purpose, and it will supply a
long felt want in the community
AS it is, to haul them the long dis
lance they have to, takes all the profit
out of the work, and if he establishes
the yard he may rest assured of a
good patronage.
George L. Jorgensen made up lot
of ice cream and his wife prepared
some other good things to eat and
last Sunday they had their friends to
call and visit and enjoy themselves
How we'll they did this can only be
estimated by listening to those pres
ent, who are loud in their praise OF
the time. The Kimballton crowd
got home just in time to keep from
getting good soaking in the rain.
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bank would be added to the constant.
ly increasing business of Elkhorn
Soren Petersen and Hans Petersen
thought strongly Of entering such q
business. Both are strong men, anG
their excellent standing in the com
munity gives them the confidence O
the people, and they would have don,
well. However, Soren intends tt
move to Harlan the first Of the weel
and enter some other line of business
The X. Of P. Lodge at kimballtol
is making preparations to hold 1
picnic July %, in Chris Christensen
grove east of Kimballton. Thi
Lodge contains some of the most in
fluential men in the community ant
the brotherhood in it has drawn then
all closer together. They are plan
ming to-, and will, have a good tim
on that date. The we'll filled basket
will give up their fruitage and witt
that helpful fellow feeling in tn
Lodge it will be day of enjoyment AM
good time.
Sunday night during the storm
lightning struck the large new bar
belonging to Jens Sorensen, in Mort
Sharon, totally destroying it, wit
three good work horses, and the NOV
full Of hay. He had it insured, bu
yet the loss can not be estimated i
; dollars and cents. 1t was built no
over year ago and was one of tn
J finest in the county. The loss Of tn
horses, too, at this time of the yea
with harvest just here means grea
deal and the loss of the winters ha
a great deal more.
Enjoyment is the youth retainer {
the age. He who never goes anon
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