Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-10-25
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Report tells us that Ole Olesen is
in Omaha having his leg doctored.
S. P. Kaae took load OF goods to
Harlan Saturday and attended to
other matters of importance.
Peter F. Petersen, returned Tues
day from Chicago, where he had been
with carload of his fat cattle.
Miss Martha Hansen, from up by
Kimballton, was in Elkhorn last
week visiting at the home of Nels
Jensen.
Chris Marcusen and wife went to
Harlan Saturday from Kfmballton
and remained over Sunday with his
friends.
Mrs. Loss, of Audubon, is out this
week visiting at the home of Jens
Hansen, in Elkhorn, and with her
many friends in this community.
S. F. Neble. editor of the Danish
Pioneer, of Omaha, will speak in
Kimballton next Friday, afternoon in
the Danish language, on the issues of
the day from democratic standpoint.
Tom Brunn who is one of the firm
who hauls the lumber for the Elk
horn Lumber Company, expects to
move TO Brayton some time the latter
part of this month. He thinks by
this time to be at the end of the road
to make it easier for the teams.
Last week the blacksmiths at Kim
ballton had quite an experience try
ing to shoe a broncho. Peter Ras-
mussen came out the worse for the
tackle, as he was kicked senseless, but
was after time restored to sensibility
only to wonder what had struck him.
Neither received serious injury, but
both were bruised considerably.
Ina few days there will be hotel
at Elkhorn where the hungry can be
fed. For years they have been in
need of hotel as there is no place
that one can get a meal or stop over
night without going to some private
home. The carpenters are busy at
work at the old Boston Store, re-
modelling it so as to meet the wants
of the new business.
S. C. Petersen who recently pur-
chased the stock of furniture in Har-
Ian has disposed of it and expects to
again move to Elkhorn. He has not
yet decided what he will do or has
not yet announced what he will do.
Parties hope he will open upa bank
ing system as he contemplated before
he bought at Harlan. 1t is much
needed institution and would be very
freely patronized.
Quite an excitement was created
last week when the small barn be-
longing to Lars Jensen in Elkhorn
burned. The fire was caused by
children playing around it will
matches. The people all turned out
with buckets believing it to be some
larger building and ready to do battl,
for their homes. He held enough III,
surance in the Danish Mutual Insur.
lance Company to cover all damages
4 Despite mud and rain the young
people around Kimballton gathered
/ last Sunday at the home of Peter N
/, Jorgensen, Oh the hill north of tow
and proceeded to have one of tn
finest times they have enjoyed TO
some time. Each We'd with tn
other to see which could have Iii
most fun. Peter himself with hi
jovial wife, helped to keep the goo'
time going SO that all regretted whe
time compelled them to leave an
plod through the mud to their homes
Nicolal Christensen had a pleasan
party at his home south of Elkhor
last Friday night. A gay crowd G
! happy youngsters gathered at
early hour and spent an evening q
youthful merriment and mirth. The
; were royalty entertained and vii
! long remember the evening. Th
: season for parties is just commencing
and as the evenings grow longer tn
e young people and the older ones too
g are counting on having many pleasar
evenings such as they had at the CON
9 Portable home of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
a stensen.
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