Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-04
ballton Monday visiting with Jens


anyone would want for Christmas
presents. HANS G. MADsEN,
Kimballton, Iowa.
Last Sunday Erick Hansen one of
Elkhorn's butchers was cutting some
timber and accidentally struck his
foot with the ak, making painful
sore.
julius Larsen the hustling black
smith at Poplar finds his work in
creasing SO fast that he has to hire a
man to help him and his man began
on last Monday.
Carpenters were working this
week at the hall over jerry Miller's
store that was mentioned some time
ago would be opened soon for a
Woodmen hall.
/ Walamer Rasmussen of Poplar was
in Kirkman Monday with all the
teams he could get to haul furniture.
He will soon have his store opened
and ready for business.
Hans Hansen, the old bachelor at
Sharon store, was fifty years old last
Monday and in the evening quite a
crowd gathered to give him a good
time and they did 1t too.
Joe Chase of Extra, and his crew
were in Kimballton Monday to move
the old harness shop on the east side
of the road over to the lots just north
of the barber shop. We did not learn
to what use the building would be
put.
A new organ was placed in the
college the first Of the week purchas-
ed of S. q. Petersen & Co. Now the
pupils will listen to tones clear and
strong as they roll out in the chapel
exercises and the various uses to
which the instrument may be used.
Willis Rattenborg in Elkhorn de-
cided last week that he and his fam
lily just as we'll take life easy and
comfortable when they went visiting
so purchased nice new carriage Of
the local firm. He is man who
generally has what he wants and gets
the best there is.
We understand that Jasper Jensen
has sold his store in Poplar to An
. drew Witten who used to be in the
creamery near there. The final papers
had not been made out on last Mon
day but doubtless would be very soon.
Mr.. Jensen has had a good business
while there and will turn over pay
ing trade.
The Kimballton Library Asso-
citation at Kimballton had their an
nual meeting Monday but too late for
US to learn the officers. The asso-
citation is in good shape. They now
have 1T volumes and about forty
dollars to puy new books when they
wish to use it. 1t has been good
thing for the people and they feel it
has done them some good.
Jens Hansen had two runaways last
week up by Elkhorn. He went out
to the field after load of straw and
when be got near the stack the team
became frightened and ran away and
threw the rack off. He got them back
again and the rack on, when away
they went again, throwing off the
rack once more. No other damage
was done however.
While the first days enrolment
was not large it was an enthusiasts
tic crowd that assembled. Professor
Nelson expects to bend every nerve
possible to make it success and he
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thing to the community and to every
one connected to it. 1t means broad
err views, stronger hopes, better mn
derstanding, more faithful citizen
ship to everyone who attends it each
y year.
The high school in Elkhorn opened
: Monday with professor H. Scov.
Nelson as principal ably assisted by
Miss Martha Stetfesen of South Da.
kota and Miss Carrie Thompson of
Spencer, Iowa. The school opens
this year with brighter prospects for
the future than of any for the past
few years. The whole school build.
ing has been cleaned up and put in
shape that is inviting to those in at.
Cohuaueo' 1no scnOOl course has
been gone over and fitted to every
need OF the pupils who will be in at.
tendance.
Last Monday marked the time wher
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren Ahrenkiel, living
one mile west of Elkhorn, had passed
over quarter ola century OF married
life, or twenty-five years, and invited
their friends in to help them to cele
brate. Their friends took many beau
tiful and useful silver presents tt
make them feel that in their old az,
they still had plenty of friends. 1t i
no little thing to have lived twenty
five years together. In that tim,
many things transpire and a person
sees many kinds of life. But if pass the,
as easily as this couple and come on
with as many friends they may coun
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