Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-19

Chris Moulgaard went up into
Douglas township Monday to the
Liberty creamery to attend to
personal business affairs.
P. F. Peterson one of the good far
mers north of Kimballton was in
town Monday after the organ he pur-
chased at the Nj. B. Andersen sale.
r. j. Nielsen, Chris Andersen and
A. Christensen transferred their cards
from the camp at Oakland to the
camp of Modern Woodmen in Elk
| horn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Petersen out on
the ridge had gathering in their
home last Sunday that will long be
remembered by those present for the
pleasant time it afforded them.
A bouncing boy came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hansen in Elk
horn last week and doubtless r. j..
feels that some time in the future he
will have a helper to spread on paint.
/
ing to have cooking exhibition in
his store the 25-6.7 of this month at
which time he will have an expert
cook present and give out coffee and
biscuit
Walter Potts was re- elected as dele
gate from the Camp of Modern Wood
men at this place and w. III. Allen as
alternate to go to Harlan sometime in
the future to elect a delegate to the
state camp.
Joe Elmquist from up by Sharon
store, was up to Elkhorn Friday
evening visiting his brother the doc
tor, and with his wife's relatives
south of town, where he remained
until Saturday.
The committee appointed by the
Advent church to solicit old clothes
in Extra found good big supply
and they all met Tuesday and Thurs
day of this week to fix them up to be
sent to needy poor in Chicago.
Carl Schrader, the blacksmith in
Elkhorn, is erecting frame building
near his shop that is 1Sx32 feet. He
is putting it up to store the farm
implements as he and A. Bergreen
expect to conduct such business.
Magnus Petersen, who has taught
the Elkhorn public school this winter
has weeks vacation and is now in
Dakota staying on his homestead.
He will come back in a week and
continue with the school through the
spring term.
The program and supper given by
the Elkhorn public school last Fri
day night was a success in every
respect. The proceeds amounted to
S44 so which will be turned into a
library fund. The social part was
enjoyed by all present.
Faaborg & Nelson now have theil
goods nicely placed on the shelves
and their store presents very spick
and span appearance. They had {
4 hard time placing all their goods anc
even now have line they do no
know what to do with.
MAIDS Petersen of Elkhorn was oul
to one OF the sales last week and pur-
chased a lot OF good hogs, took them
home and thought all was safe. A
morning or SO afterward he found two
gone Later one returned but it took
some hunting to find the other one.
Fred Fredricksen, who used to be
down in Brayton clerking in store
and is we'll known to Elkhorn peo-
pie, with his brother, Hans friedrich
sen, and Jens johnson, all OF
Minnesota, are down in the vicinity
Of Elkhorn visiting their many old
time friends.
Mrs. Rasmus Bronze of Ringstead
Iowa, is in this community this week
visiting her old time friends. She
came down last week to attend hel
daughter, Miss Anna Moulgaard't
wedding, that took place in Kimball.
ton last Wednesday week as WI
mentioned last week.
Nels M. Nielsen we'll known in anG
around Kimballton, gave a party
Sunday to his friends at the home O
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Nielsen, living
one fourth mile south of the Sharon
Center school house. He had pro
| vided for good time and every on,
that assembled had a royal time.
The people in and about the little
\ city Of Poplar gathered in their hal
last Saturday night for a masked ball
The gathering was a picturesqu
!. sight to the onlookers. Many wer,
the guesses as to who was who befor
unmasking but the real ones were
q often undistinguishable behind tn
mask.
DR.. Elmquist has rented more room
next to the one he has been occupy
4 ing in Elkhorn and will soon have i
fitted up with a neat reception room