Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-18

Rasmus Heidegaard was one of the
busiest men Sunday in or about Elk
horn. His pleasant shady place was
over run by people wanting to keep
cool. The shade was delightful and
the lemonade and ice cream he made
was delicious, so that he scarcely had
time to rest at all Sunday night.
There is no grander practice in the
world than to give some little token
Of esteem to friends, and from the
beautiful appearance of gold watch
that left the Elkhorn Jewelry store
this week Young man expects to
make some young lady's heart beat a
few degrees faster when he goes near
her.
Chris Jensen a young man work.
ing at the home of Chris Christensen,
up by Kimballton got tired last week
of the tendium of work and conclud-
ed TO liven things up a little, SO on
last Saturday evening he threw open
the hall in town and invited all to
come and enjoy themselves. They
played games of all kinds and in real
ity did enjoy life's fitful moments
while they were there.
The s'Kid" base ball nine of Elk
horn are becoming no amateurs at the
game. They met team much older
than themselves the other day and
literally wiped up the earth with
fhop, Nho,, kat
and left and run in scores so fast they
could scarcely keep count while the
other fellows made outs as fast as
they came to the bat, so that the
score stood IA to at the end of the
game. The little fellows have scarce
ly practiced any but if they keep up
the pace they have begun they will
soon make the old team lay down
their bats and get in the shade.
Last Sunday the ball chasers of
Elkhorn met the Wisconsin Ridge
nine out at DIR. Aliens west Of town.
The Elkhornites were the husky
players the first eight innings, and
found the Ridgeites right and left. But
in the ninth inning the pitcher for
the Elkhorns played out aud the fun
for the Ridge boys began. They
knocked flies, they Knocked fouls, they
Knocked grounders, they found the
ball whenever they chose, and chased
each other from base to base in rapid
succession and in the end caught up
and ended the game with score of
eleven to ten in favor of the Ridge.
Out at the home of that most pros
porous of all farmers, Nels B. Chris
Jensen, just on west Of West Hamlin
Creamery last Saturday night there
was assembled a crowd OF people to
celebrate in BETTING fashion and be-
coming ceremony the birthday of
Mrs. Christensen. The assembled
guests found everything provided fol
their entertainment that a lavish and
thoughtful host could provide and
forgetting all else but the present
hour, turned loose the we'll springs OF
of happiness and enjoyment and the
, sound ofrevelery and lnirth sounded
loud and late giving strong evidence
that they had a splendid time and
good entertainment.
There are certain times in the world
when certain things are prominently
BETTING, and last Sunday evening
when Mrs. j. n. Christensen of Elk
horn, froze some ice cream and invt-
ed some friends in to help enjoy it,
things seemed and were in perfect
harmony. The extreme heat of the
day made all feel they had been in a
sweat box of some kind, while the
cooling effect of the ice cream made
| pleasing contrast so that all relished
it and felt in splendid mood to turn
loose and enjoy themselves the re-
mainder of the evening.
Life is not all selfish fancy and
only when we can share our good
, fortune or pleasures with our friends
can we enjoy them? Last Sunday
Geo. HeDningsen the genial mason and
plasterer at Elkhorn, having purchas-
ed fine new carriage, determined tc
give his friends treat and buggy
ride at the same time. He felt he
needed some one to help him to init
ate the carriage properly so he filled
it with men and drove out to body
of water where all went in swimming
and cooled off nicely. He then wen,
back to town and got another load
and gave the other boys the same
treat. All are ready to testify thai
] the carriage is good one.