Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-22

Westas Hamlin, sharon and Clay
township, stood we'll in the butter
contest at Storm Lake and received
the following scores: Elkhorn cream
cry, John g. johnson, 90; West
HamliD, John Nelson 90; Sharon
! creamery, John Boberg, 913. For.
further particulars see the full ac-
count in Extra news.
Andrew Christensen, the milk
hauler had quite serious accident
last Friday morning. He went out
to hitch up his mules to go for his
milk and one kicked him so as to
cause alarm among his friends. An
drew is a good whole souled genial
man, and, so we understand, has never
yet suffered sickness, and his wife has
been his equal in that respect. We
trust soon to see him on his route
again.
Chris Nelson has resigned his posi-
ton with Esbeck Brothers, quitting
last Friday. Chris is a hustler and
has worked hard the last year and has
done good business. He has not
yet decided what line he will enter
but we bespeak for him success in
whatever he undertakes, for he will
keep everlastingly at it until he does
win. His growing reputation in
auctloneering has almost decided him
to go to Harlan and devote more time
to the crying of sales.
Word comes from James z. John
son and wife who were in wreck but
a short distance from Pipestone, Min
nesota, that Mrs. johnson was i'm
proving but that he was not doing as
we'll as they wished. Her head was
quite seriously cut as it took 80
stitches to fix it up. He was in a
low condition anyway and it seems
hard for him to rally. Henry, their
son, who was up there says that his
father speaks Of the wreck as an aw-
full sight yet none in it were killed.
While Rev. Petersen from Blair,
Nebraska, was driving toward Elk
horn Saturday night, with COM
panion, he accidentally missed the
bridge at Julius Carlson's place and
drove off into the creek. No one was
hurt but the buggy was ruined. The
i place is on the county line and as the
old bridge became useless the new
bridge was moved to the east in Au-
dubon county, and the old sroad not
fenced so that stranger could easily
drive of just as Rev. Petersen did,
and the place should be fixed.
/ E]khorn has at last got what has so
long needed. and desired and that is
a good hotel Many of the bachelors
in the town could find no place on
which to lay his head, nor the travel
Ter place to appease his hunger.
Monday was the first real day. The
old Boston Store, and the upstairs of
the postoffice have been newly paper
ed, neat curtains put up at the win
dows, new iron beds been added and
everything is tasty and new. AL
ready boarders are focking there and
the future trade looks bright. The
/ genial host, Nels j. Christensen, will
also conduct feed barn in connection
and all classes will be Accommodated.
He and his bride make fine host and
hostess and begin right by taking lne
Journal to keep up with events.
/ Last Sunday was the silver anniyer-
sary of our friend Peter r. Petersen,
and wife, living, north Of Kinball-
4 ton and they invited host of their
friends in their spacious home to have
a good time. Twenty-Five years ago
they were united as husband and wife
and had but little of the worlds
Igoods to begin with. A few years
, later they settled on the farm they
now live on and through economy
and industry they have now fine
home, good big barns and broad acres
to show for their work. They have
reared good family and are living
to see them, happily married and
settled in life. This celebration was
one OF jollity and fun. Every one
4 went expecting good time and every
i one had it. Peter was in his element
and his wife and children helped each
one to enjoy themselves. AS the
guests departed, each wished for their
entertainers the continuance of good
health and times until that golden
time which comes in the harvest of
their life and with bright and pros
porous times.
Obituary.
Friday night, the destroying angel
of death visited the home Of j. Ell.
3 Jensen, west of the Sharon creamery
; and bore aloft the spirit Of their little
. how to the rreat dim haunnd To,