Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-06
creamery, and spent the time in pleas
ant revelry and had a Jolly good time.

ant revelry and had a Jolly good time.
Mrs. Mikklesen, who lives north of
Sharon creamery, enjoyed a most
pleasant visit the last week from a
sister from Cedar county, Nebraska,
whom she has not seen in twenty
years.
l.. N. Krog, the blacksmith at Shar-
on creamery, has moved the house
from the hill south of the shop and
across the creek from his new build
ing place, over to make it a part of
his new home.
Peter Heigaard, of the firm of Hell
gard Il Faaborg, returned home
Monday from his eastern trip look
ing much improved in general APP
pearance and ready for more hard
work in the store.
The Elkhornites were beaten by a
small score in their last game of ball.
The boys lacked three men of having
their usual players or the game would
have gone differently as they are by
far the best players.
The fifth of June was celebrated
this year at Peter Rasmussen's place
in Elkhorn and many valuable prizes
were given out but it comes to late
for a complete write up and we will
give that next week.
Walter Jensen, living out on the
ridge, is home from Des Moines
where he has been in attendance at
school. He expects to spend his va
cation at home and be able to reenter
when the school opens.
Hans Larsen, who lives on the land
surrounded island northeast of KIM
ballton, has helped out the appear
ance and comfort of his home by
building al addition to his home and
by giving his barn a coat of paint.
A young man began the Danish
school in Elkhorn, Monday. The
other schools are out and the oppor-
tunity for children to learn to read
their mother tongue is given. 1t is
a rare opportunity for them and they
should embrace it.
Last Sunday the home of Ole Mad
sen was alive with people who had
been invited to assemble aud partake
of the pleasures he had prepared tor
them, so that when they came to 60
home they all expressed themselves as
having a good time.
Last Sunday a number from around
Elkhorn went down to Oakfield
township, taking with a dresser they
had purchased ere they lett and pre-
sented it to Mr.. and Mrs. Ms Lam
bertsen the event being the silvee
wedding of the couple.
Miss Helen Jensen, sister of Axel
Jensen, arrived last Thursday from
her home at Tyler, Minnesota, and
will remain visiting during the sum-
mel months. Much of her girlhood
was passed in Kimballton and this
returning is to the friends OF her
early days.
Mrs. Jensen, wife of the buttermak-
er at Kimballton, who died last sum-
mer, purchased OF Nels Jensen a beau
tiful monument to mark his last rest
ing place and she will have, the mark
of her love and affection for him
placed over his silent sleeping place
on his next birthday.
A deal was on foot the first of the
week in Elkhorn by which MAIDS Pet.
ersen, out east of town, was to be.
: come the possessor of fifteen acres O.
ground between Mr.. Gunderson and
Willis Rattenborg. Mr.. Peterson
I was to pay 500 per acre for the same
: No one can doubt but that real estate
!: in Elkhorn is on the boom.
!: The father and mother Of JOIN
Peterson, the popular merchant a
Elkhorn, are now happily and com
fortably located in the new home pre-
pared for them, and the building OF
the corner opposite the implement
store in which they have lived will
be torn down soon and Jens Soc will
erect a neat modern residence in it,
place.
Following is the report of schoo
taught in Dist. No. /, Sharon town.
ship, Inger Boberg, teacher:
Days absent, 81; times tardy, 20.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Maggie Poulsen Zita Murphy
Eulalia Murphy Geo. Weldy
Nellie Weldy Hazel Weldy
Frank Blohm Minnie Blohu
Peter Poulsen
Jasper Jensen, at Poplar, now ha.
the new store completed and they are
busy separating the stock. Jasper
gives up all the hardware and the sor
part will be dropped from the firm
name. The new firm name for hard.
ware and implements will be Jensen
u Hansen and they start in witt
bright prospects for the future as al
have a good field in which to work.
Chris Jensen, the thresher arounG
Elkhorn, purchased two lots in Elk
horn last spring up by the millinery
store, and this week, sold one lot 4Ox
100 for 5000, John Petersen out cas-,