Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-12-10

in Elkhorn and will soon be ready to
receive their many friends.
| Hans johnson and wife of Kimball-
ton went to Viola Center Sunday to
visit an old time friend, a man who
worked for them at one time.
Carpenters are busy on the build
ing Peter Nissen is having erected in
Elkhorn where his old hall stood. 1t
will be 90x3O and two stories high.
Nick Wright, living two miles
south and half mile west of Poplar,
has sold his farm and advertised to
sell his stock December 16 at public
sale.
The son Of Jens Clemensen of near
Elkhorn and who was recently taken
to Clarinda died last Sunday and was
shipped home the first of the week
for burial.
Peter Byriel and his brother, James
gave party last Saturday night in
the hall at Kimballton and gave their
friends who love the light fantastic a
very merry time.
Have you got a directory yet? If
not the Bank in Elkhorn or H. c..
Madsen in Kimballton has them.
Don't forget them. Everyone speaks
highly OF them.
The members of the Elkhorn Dan
ish Mutual Fire Insurance Company
will meet in Elkhorn December is at
one o'clock to transact such business
as may come before them.
Soren Fries who lived on the Geo.
Madsen farm by Elkhorn the past
year has rented farm by Extra and
will soon move to it, this community
thereby losing good citizen.
For SALE OR RENT: The Elkhorn
Barber Shop and Lunch Room. A
good business tor the right man.
Must be sold or rented by Jan. 1, 'O4
OLE N. OLSEN, Elkhorn.
want money. | am going to sell
horse blankets to get it. Come, you
can have them if have to let you
have them at cost. Try me and see.
CHRIS HANSEN, Elkhorn.
| Chris w. Christensen, of Elkhorn,
left Saturday to make an extended
visit in Denmark. Chris will be much
missed among his associates but all
wish his journey safe and pleasant.
| will give a Christmas Souvenir
with every dozen cabinet photos un-
til January /, 1901.
PETER ANDERSEN,
12-2-3w Kimballton. Iowa.
j. A. Peterson, of Elkhorn who has
been conducting a Sunday school
south of town, has closed the school
for the winter as the distance most
people had to travel was too far for
the cold.
Work at the college is progressing
nicely. New students are coming ali
the time. They now have larger
attendance than they have had for
years and feel they are prospecting and
growing.
James P. Johnson, son of Hans
johnson Of Kimballton and who is
attending school at Ames is down
with scarlet fever and was taken 10
the hospital last week but is not con-
sidered dangerous.
Chris Faaborg and Willie Peterson
moved the first of the month TO the
Gasnick farm and will till it the com.
ing season. The boysare good work.
ers and will doubtless make some
good money the coming year.
Ole Madsen, wife and two daugh
tiers arrived in Elkhorn last FRIDAY
from Denmark. They sold thei
4 farm here about two years ago ant
! went back to stay but the New Coun
j try kept calling them and they hav
i come.
Ole Larsen who went to Colorad,
about three months ago from Elk
horn came back last week. He saw
that country is in bad condition. TIL
j strike is big thing and any one de
4 string work is barred because of tn
4 nature of the work.
There was gathering of peopl
Sunday at the home of Peter Nelso
near Kimballton to celebrate wit
her mother her seventy-sixth birth
l day. The old lady is still spry an
l young in spirit and enjoyed tn
l gathering very much.
l The Oakfield church is to have
i Christmas tree on December "a at l
I O'Clock A. M. The Sunday school j
4 preparing a program which promise
to be one of the best ever rendere
there. Let every one that can, he'll
to make it the best.
The debates at the college are yer
interesting to all who attend. Tn
question for next Friday night is
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