Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-05

Inc dance given by Rasmus Han
sen south of Popular last Saturday
was decided success and who attend
ed had good time.
You will need some wall paper this
fall to fix up your rooms. Get it at
Fred Franklin & Co., Brayton, Iowa.
at 25 per cent reduction.
Miss Dorthea Faaborg daughter of
Soren Faaborg, left Tuesday for
Mysta Nebr., to take up her school
work again in that place.
Hans P. Rasmussen who lives at
Cedar Falls has been here this week
visiting his brother Jens Rasmussen,
who lives north of Elkhorn.
Martin P. Mardsen was on deal
the first of the week to dispose of his
farm out by Elkhorn or the one he
recently purchased over by Extra.
There is a panoramic showb Tiled to
be in Elkhorn next Saturday night.
We did not learn the nature of the
show but feel sure it will entertain
those who care to go.
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Stop in and examine our wall paper
stock. We cut the price % per cent
and the prices are found to suit.
FRED FRANKLIN s. Co,
Brayton, Iowa.
Henry Paulsen from up by Sharon
store was down to Elkhorn the first
of the week and purchased lot of
good furniture to fit out his parlor.
Nels Jensen went up Monday to, put
things in shape for him.
Four or five men from Living
Spring were at the home of Mat
Gregersen last week visiting him as
he is an old time neighbor, and look
ing at the land in this vicinity with a
view of purchasing if it satisfied
them.
A. Bergreen is now full the f1edged
postmaster at Elkhorn and duly in.
stalled in his office. He will make a
good efficient officer as he will soon
be on to all the crooks and turns nee
essary to learn and will give good
service.
| AS Jens M. Jensen was Harvesting
up his team Monday morning in
kimballton preparatory to going to
work one of them threw its head
around to one side and struck Jens
with such violence that he was Unable
to work all day.
Last Thursday was the birthday of
Peter Nielsen the genial proprietor of
the Real Hall, Elkhorn and he went
out to Omaha to celebrate the event
When he returned he found fine
office chair in his place of business the
| gift of a mothers love.
John Boberg at the Sharon store
went to ride out home Wednesday
evening when he fell off and peeled
his face. The next day Jens Ottesen
who weighs at the creamery bought
it and started to ride when 1T threw
him and broke his finger and the
wheel was a wreck.
Wilhelm Weigers had the misfor-
tune last week to loose about twenty
tons of good hay by fire. His little
boys were out herding cattle and were
burning some weeds when some how
no one knows, they saw the stacks on
fire and as nothing could save them
the were completely consumed.
MAIDS Petersen who recently bought
fifteen acres of Willis Rattenborg has
now sold his farm to Jim Conrod ge' :
ting 500 per acre for the same. Mr..
Petersen will now build in Elkhorn
on the place he recently purchased
and get him a home that will be his
until he leaves this mortal globe.
Jep Towel and wife returned from
Denmark last Wednesday, we'll pleas
ed with their trip. He went and
came over the American line in one
OF the famous ships that saw service
at Santiago. Mr.. Bergreen informs
us that this is the favorite line now
across the water. Mr.. Towel says
that they treat their passengers roy
ally and everything is first class.
Last Sunday night the Danish
Brotherhood gave a picnic in the
grove belonging to Nels B. Christen-
sen at his place. Great numbers of
them gathered and and participated
in the enjoyments of the occasion,
laughed, sang and danced until the
hours swept by and morning dawned
when they, weary with their good
time returned home.
Last Saturday j. M. N. Jensen the
young man who has been so ably con-
Quoting the. Danish school in Elk
horn, gave to his pupils and patrons a
picnic, in honor of the closing of his
school. All feel they have had sue
cessful term and that Mr.. Jensen is
not only scholar but a gentleman.
He leaves Immediately for Chicago
from whence he came to continue his
studies there.
Last Friday as the threshers were
busy threshing out the grain for
Peter Petersen west of Elkhorn they
suddenly noticed that one of the
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