Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06

gin month earlier, to relieve one of
the other boys who has tired of his
job.
Eskild Petersen who lives over
toward Jacksonville has purchased
large bill Of lumber in Kimballton to
build fine barn and other buildings
to improve his place and accommodate
his stock.
LosT- H. A. Madsen lost a leather
pocketbook with horseshoe clasp con-
tanning notein favor Of Mrs. Basham
and some bills and silver. Lost Sat-
surday night at the dance in Kimball-
ton. Finder return and be rewarded.
Ole Olesen came home to Elkhorn
last Saturday from Omaha where he
had his leg amputated below the
knee. He is getting along nicely and
thinks that as soon as he gets an arti-a
fetal limb he can get around quite
well.
Nels Mathisen and wife, who live
over by Gassnick's Grove, on Gass-
nick's old place, have hired a man and
his wife to do the work this winter
and they departed last Wednesday for
their old home in Denmark to make a
visit
N. j. Christensen began this week
Tuesday in Joe James store of gener-
al merchandise and will hereafter be
found behind the counters waiting on
his trade whileh his wife will take care
of the hotel which is prospecting
nicely.
Ms Larsen, the genial butcher at
Elkhorn is always on the lookout for
the good of his customers and gets
all the newest machinery going. The
firm is soon to be Mis- Larsen & Son
and as such they expect to increase
their business considerably.
Saturday night wee visitor in the
person Of little girl came to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Peter
Rosenbeck up north of Kimballton
The father now wears broad smile
while the mother in sweet content.
ment holds to her breast this wee
mite of love and life sent to bless and
comfort them.
/ Rasmus Hedegaard mourns the loss
of his ancient mule which breathed
it's last breath Sunday night. He
now contemplates going OH his jour.
neys on foot if he cannot find some
faithful animal that will take hin
safely along the road. But he be.
I, lieves he never will find a mule al
faithful and trustworthy as the one
dead.
G. HI. Castrup has furnished hi
home in Kimballton nicely, put up 8
stovepipe for chimney, and now
feels quite at home. After looking
over something to read and get all thu
news he decided on the Journal and 81
|: ordered it sent to him. He of conrs
now will know, not only what goe
on around his own home but all owe
the country.
The hotel in Elkhorn celebrated
Thanksgiving in truly royal and Older
: times. All of the merchants of tn
!; town were invited up for supper ant
: as royal supper was served as on
!; ever sat down to. Solid things AM
!, dainty things, sweet things and sou
]: things. With good jolly crowd AM
!; such good feast the evening passe'
!: very pleasantly.
i Last Sunday was the opening exer
!: cises of the college for the beginning
!: of the school year. The school j
J! days past has been one of the best G
|: it's kind in the country and the pres
|: ent management is striving to max
|: it better than it ever was. This
J: one of the best things and advertise
4 ments for the country possible an
|: should receive the hearty co-opera
I: ton of all about the town.
81 The West Hamlin creamery has TO
/: lowed the footsteps of others and tn
i: FIRST of the month began RI nn;no ever