Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-23

Rev. Wig was to Marine Wednesday
to unite couple in marriage.

Rasmus Hedegaard had company
from Audubon to pass Sunday with
him.
Mrs. Jasper Jensen is expected to
leave Copenhagen the 22nd inst, on
her way home.
Henry Iversen closed the Danish
school, hat he has been holding in
the college, last Friday.
Many of the people from this
vicinity expect to go to the big show
in Atlantic next Saturday.
Mrs. Fredricbsen, who has been
visiting friends here, returned Mon
day to her home in Tyler. MINI.
Genial Chris Nielsen was almost
laid up with sickness the first of the
week, but it takes a great deal to do
him up.
Rev. G. z. Sorensen went to Des
Moines to preach Sunday, and there
was no services in Kimballton as
consequence.
Miss Anna Petersen, from the hotel
in Kimballton, was home Sunday
and her mother brought her back
Monday, and visited with her friends.
Andrew Jacobsen living about
three miles south of Elkhorn enter
tanned number of his friends in his
beautiful and hospitable home last
Sunday.
Mike Nielsen, up 10y Poplar is hav-
ing fine new house erected on his
place. When 1t is completed Mike
will have one of the neatest homes in
the country.
Peter Sorensen, the harness maker,
was over east Of Extra Sunday. He
somehow wore very sleepy look on
Monday, and must have had a long
drive in the night.
Hans Hansen, a brother in-law of
Hans Madsen in Kimballton, left
Wednesday for his home in Lincoln,
Nebraska, where he will again assume
his trade as a tailor.
Chris johnson, living south Of
w est Hamlin Creamery, intends to
start for Denmark some time next
week, to again shake the hand OF
friends and to greet again his rela-
tives.
A great deal of land has been
changing hands around Poplar and
there are several more deals in sight.
Land SO far has sold at about $50 90
per acre. This is a good section of
country only little rough.
The excursion planned by the
Gymnasium Club in Kimballton did
not materalize, as the rains the fore
part of the week made the chance Of
going too uncertain for the boys to
guarantee. They expect TO 60 at
some future date.
Chris Larsen, up north Of Kimball-
ton, entertained number of his
young friends Sunday. Few are
better in showing their guests bet
ter time than Chris, and on this oc-
casion he did his best and they all
came away loud in their praise of
him.
Good luck falls to some and bad to
others. Last week Rasmus Petersen
found pocket book little north Of
West Hamlin Creamery and it con-
tanned $4,000 in money and about
$4,000 in notes. Inquiry found the
owner however and it is he that we
term the lucky man.
A large number Of Elkhorn young
people went up to the elegant home
of Hans johnson, near Kimballton,
last Sunday and enjoyed his kind
hospitality for time. Anyone who
knows Hans or his family knows that
means all excellent time, and that is
what the young folks had.
County Recorder Martin Esbecs
spent Sunday with his friends in
Kimballton. Few men have strong
er and better following than Martin,
and it comes as the reward of honor.
able, upright dealing with all his
fellow men and IA conscientious per-
Torrance of his public duties.
M. P. Madersen and Rasmus Hede-
gard took advantage OF excursion
rates to the West Tuesday and went
to Nebraska. They went to Plain
View in that state, where the former
has son and also quite a tract OF
land. We understand that he ex-
poets to bring back some cattle also.
AS John Christensen was going
home Saturday evening leading a
wild-eyed broncho and thinking how
soon he would tame it, it suddenly
surged back and broke the rope hold.
ing it, and John and all his friends
have not been able to capture it yet
1t is not so easily tanned as it might
be.
Nels Jensen did not get his new
hearse home until Sunday. 1t is a
fine one and one he may proudly
enter any town surrounding him
with. The trimmings are fine and
make it show off to advantage. He
is now as well equipped to conduct