Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-05-29

Carpenters began the erection OF
Jerry Miller's home Monday and the
frame work soon went up SO that ev-
erything looked like a real building.
Andreas johnson and S. P. Kaae. of
Elkhorn, went out to Council Bluffs,
Wednesday, to view the sights of that
city and attend to business matters
County Supervisor Niels P. Hoegh
was out to Kimbailton inspecting the
new bridge that the county is put
ting in on Indian Greek, around that
town.
Chris V. Jensen purchased car of
hogs in the vicinity of Elkhorn last
week and had them delivered in Bray
con from which point he shipped to
Omaha.
The adjustor for Reinsurance COM
pany that sustained loss in the storm
was out The past week making settle
ments with those who had lost and
all were satisfied.
Saturday night the festivities at the
Chris Brendt home took the nature
of the dance and the light fantastic
INDUCED in until the morning drove
the participants home.
Those young people who assembled
at the home OF Soren Ahrenkield, last
Sunday, for a day of recreation and
pleasure are satisfied for they were
given all the pleasure going.
Those who wished to travel across
south from Kimballton, the past
week, found they had to go some
other direction for the new bridge
was Just under construction.
The young people in and around
Elkhorh are intending to organize a
Lutheran League and all band Them
selves together to work in unison for
the social and moral betterment of
themselves.
| Hans johnson has accepted posi-
ton i'll the lumber yard at Poplar and
is now in charge whenever the pro-
prietor is absent. Hans is a good in
dustrious boy and will make good
man for the place.
Peter Jensen, proprietor Of the
clothing store at Elkhorn, went to
Atlantic, Monday, to look after re-
plenishing his stock which by the
way is a good one and he is doing a
good business, too.
III. s.. Wattles, county surveyor,
was out to Kimballton Monday and
surveyed off two acres of land toI
the Kimballton Creamery that they
recently purchased of Ole Jacobsen at
4 the price of $250.0O per acre.
4 Nels Jensen and wife were over tc
her parents Sunday to visit them
Nels says he and some others expect
to go over on Wednesday and help
get the barn all torn apart and read J
for the carpenters to rebuild.
/ Quite a number of the young peopl,
gathered at the home of Peter Ras
mussen, north of Elkhorn, last Sunday
for a social party and so they woulG
forget the trials of the week just pas
and remember only the pleasures O
the present.
A. G. Sorensen, who was SO badl,
hurt during the cyclone, is recover
ing nicely from his wounds and, al
though he was all black and blu,
from bruises, no bones were broker
for he can now walk by the aid of 8
chair or crutches.
Julius Peters, Andrew Vighten
Miss Dorthea Sorensen and Miss
Christen Nelson, all living south Of
Elkhorn, were in to Bergreen's las
week and purchased tickets for thei
old home in the Fadder Land ant
will leave June 9Th for the trip.
Nielsen s. Christensen, the hustlins
wind mill and we'll men, are having
all the work they can do. Ever sine
they started work has piled up OF
them SO they could scarcely get tim,
to rest. But they are both hustler
and work comes to those who seek il
John Boberg, manager of the Shar
on Store, recently purchased bis
platform and on June Fifth it will b
placed at the home of Jens Christen
sen, one mile east and one mile nortl
Of the store, where they will ceiebrat
the Fifth and have one of the hes
times the people OF that communist
ever had.
Hans Bonnisen, who traded hi
farm north of Kimballton, last year
for one up by Dedham, was down las
Sunday visiting old time friends
Hans says that everything is looking
well up there and land is on the boon
! and that he could sell for $4,000 ad
vance per acre now. His friends ar
all pleased that he has done so vel
The corn blowing season is at han
and many are in the field busy weed
ing it out and stirring the soil to hol
the moisture and to loosen it SO tn
young plants may have plenty of sol
soil in which to grow. Some few
however, are still planting. TIL
stand this year seems to be exceller
and no complaints are heard so fal
for everything points to great crol
Next Friday, tomorrow, will be