Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-16

down, but he held to the horses and
stopped them.
Ole Petersen, east of Elkhorn, son
of John Petersen, was taken quite sick
lastSaturday and the doctor was call
ed, who found a case of lung fever,
which all are in hopes will be of a
short duration.
Workmen were busy Monday NOV
ing the office of the Kimballton Lum-
Der Co. farther forward on a line
with the other buildings in the row.
When it is settled and painted it will
make quite an office.
The new churn for Sharon Cream
cry arrived this week, but Monday
they had not yet got the shatting to
working right and had to work 500
pounds by hand. They hope, however,
to get it in good shape ere long.
Chris Hansen, the proprietor of the
Elkhorn harness shop is having his
house and shop raised and a better
foundation placed under it and ex-
poets to have an addition built to it
on the south, so as to give more liv-
ing room.
Henry Paulsen, up by the Sharon
creamery, has just had an addition put
to his house and the rest of it remod-
eled so that DOW he has a pleasant
home. He has also added another big
yellow dog to his list so as to be well
protected.
Jens Schouboe has begun the erection
of his store at Sharon creamery and
this week will have it under cover.
He will then go to Des Moines to pur-
chase the complete stock to put in it
and hopes to have it in running order
by the middle of June.
We have one of the best farms in
the vicinity of Elkhorn, for sale.
Good land, good improvements worth
$1,000 more an acre than it can be
bought for, S51.5O per acre buys it.
1t is a snap if taken soon. Inquire of
G. w. Marlin, at the journal office.
The hustling landlord of the hotel
in Elkhorn, has now fitted up the
room, formerly used as the post-ofice,
as an Office and the upstairs is now
fixed up, so as to help him out with
four more rooms. All is now paper
ed and painted and it is a first-class
hotel.
John Peterson, the Elkhorn mer-
chant, has had a hay shed constructed
near his residence and is having a
house built near his own for his faith
er and mother. We are glad to see
this filial affection, and it shows a
big heart and the proper kind of
manliness.
LIP. Hansen was out from Allan
tic, the first Of the week, and our
chased two tombstones of Nels Jen-
sen. One for his mother.in- law and
the other for his wife, so that in the
time to come he would have a mark
where all the world could tell where
they rest.
Hans Petersen, the bookkeeper at
John Petersen's, and family have
moved into their new house and let
the other go to Mrs. Thompson, who
has taken possession. Mr., Petersen,
however, is only using one room,
while the plasterers and painters work
at the other part Of the house.
Peter Jensen and wife and his four
children and Mrs. Jerry Miller and
little girl were the last of the party
to leave for the old country, as they
went Sunday. The others, who lett
last week will meet them either in
Chicago or New York and they will
take the American liner, st. Louis,
and will soon be on the old soil.
Rasmus Hedegaard, the man who
sells so many fruit trees in and about
Elkhorn, invited in some of hi,
!. friends, last Sunday, to help him re.
!: member in a befitting manner hi
: birthday. They all went and il
the pleasure of the day time passed
: only too quickly to suit all present
who voted that they had a good time
James Jensen, a brother of Axe
Jensen, manager of the Kimballto1
Lumber Company and Yocum Jen.
sen, at Poplar, arrived last week, and
is visiting his brothers. He is a grad.
uate of the North Western College o.
Dental Surgery and understands all
about teeth. He is doing some worl
here before he permanently locates a,
some larger point.
Following is report of the school in
Dist. No. /, Sharon township: Pupils
enrolled, 20; days absent, SO; times
tardy. 2; pupils neither absent mol
tardy: Mary Gorichs, Geo. Weldy,
Hazel Weldy, Frank Blohm, Minnie
Blohm, Peter Paulsen, Maggie Paul.
sen, Paul Gorichs, Herman Jensen,
Zita Murphy, Eulalia Murphy, Trena
Gorichs.
NIGER BoBERG, Teacher.
Married.