Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-19

For SALE:-A good team OF roans
five and six years old, weigh 1000
pounds, cost S16O 90. Enquire,
S. P. KAAE,
Elkhorn, Iowa.
Louie Larsen living northeast of
Kimballton, expects to go to Cali
fornia soon to take much needed
rest and see if that climate would
not restore somewhat his broken
health.
Fred Schroeder, who has been
working in the blacksmith shop OF
Berthe Jensen in Kim ballton, has quit
working there and has gone to Elk
horn to work in his brothers shop at
that place.
There was meeting in Fiscus last
Saturday of those interested in the
electric railroad. The people along
the line are very enthusiastic and are
getting along nicely in their soliciting
new members.
| The people in the vicinity of
Sharon store are quite hopeful that
they will soon have good church at
that place as the community has
donated literally and the chances now
look good for the cause.
| Nels Hansen of Sioux City was
here the past week visiting his
brother, Chris Hansen, the harness
maker at Elkhorn. He is thinking
of going to Audub bon to see if there
is an opening for first class tailor
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lois Hansen of near
Elkhorn went out to Friend, Nebras-
ka this week to visit their daughter
Mrs. Fred johnson who it will be re-
Remembered was married here last
Christmas time and went out there
to live.
Carl Schrader the blacksmith at
Elkhorn has been on the sick list this
week and has been considered quite
serious. He has just got their new
business nicely opened and his illness
may set them back few days with
their work.
Manville Petersen and his sister
Ada, and Ora and Christina and Mary
Rasmussen spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Wigers out
east of Elkhorn visiting them and
helping them to celebrate wedding
anniversary.
Nielsen & Christensen, the wide.
awake wind mill and pump men in
Kimballton, are already busy in the
spring supply. They sold five mills
the past week and have almost
enough work engaged to keep the
drill going all summer.
q. j. Hansen out on Clay Hill ex-
poets to move Harlan the first of
April and will make that his future
home. Chris has made good money
on his farm and by buying several
Others the past year finds himself
able to to take life easy.
There was meeting Of the trus-
tees Of the Elkhorn church last Mon
day to consider more plans for the
coming convention in June. They
were to plan especially for the trans
portation Of the guests from the var
ious points when they arrive.
The Elkhorn baseball team have
organized and intend to order suits
Immediately SO as to be ready to
| practice as soon as the weather opens.
The boys had good success last year
winning nearly every game they
went into and hope to do better this
year.
Fred Kjer and Martin Nelson, two
of the popular young men around
Elkhorn entertained their friends
last Friday night by social dance
in the Woodman hall over Jerry
Miller's store. The young people
had a very pleasant evening thread
ing the mystic dances.
The NJ. w. "A. camp are intending
to organize drill team at this place
for competition with other teams and
for better work in their adoptions
They hope to get uniforms and wher
they have drilled so they can make s
good appearance they will drill or
the streets Of the town.
i The High School will close It'll
winter term of school Friday. Il
has been very satisfactory term te
those who had it in charge and tt
those in attendance. The students
have all been benefited by their con.
tact together and from their reading
| in their books, they had a very laud.
able ambition in going to school te
better fit themselves for citizenship
in our great commonwealth.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Mortesen, liv.
ing north of Kim ballton, were called
upon last Friday to mourn the death
of their infant child that passed into
that great mysterious beyond where
infancy and old age are as one, wher,
life is. gagged only by all eternity
The little one had only lived with
them long enough to COO it's plac.
into their hearts SO that the breaking
of those ties comes hard to it's parents