Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-05
his picture work which his i'll health
is making him to get behind in.

is making him to get behind in.
Peter Christensen, of Elkhorn, pur-
| chased team, harness and wagon
last week and is getting ready, we
understand, to go to the farm next
I, year and become tiller of the soil.
Lars Hansen and family will leave
Thursday for their new home in Ne
braska near Friend, leaving good
friends behind and expecting to make
and keep friends in their new home.
Mrs. John Peterson, wife of the
President of the Bank of Elkhorn,
returned home last Saturday from
Omaha where she has been visiting
her son and his wife and had a royal
good time.
The Danish school closed in Kim
ballton last Friday with public
program and examination, and the
patrons who were present express
themselves much pleased with the
school work.
J The confirmation class for the COM
ing year in the Kimballton church
will hold their first meeting this Fri
day and the pastor is very DESTROYS
that all shall be present who expect
to be confirmed.
w. j. Madsen of Peoria, Illinois,
was here the past week visiting Pete
Ingerslew and family. While here
| he purchased couple of cars of hogs
for shipment east and will be back in
a couple OF weeks for more.
Rev. Jersild was over to Harlan
last week and took out his naturali-
cation papers so that he may be count
ed full fleged American citizen and
use his highest privelege-to go to
the polls and cast his vote.
Peter Nelson who formerly run
pool hall in Elkhorn, is intending to
erect building on the old place
33x32. We did not learn the pur-
pose for which he is building it but
know he will put up good building.
Peter Bertlesen, the blacksmith in
Kimballton, has been very sick the
past week. He went out to Omaha
last Thursday to have an operation
on his nose and came home the same
day sick and has been under the care
lof the doctor ever since.
Do you get your mail at Elkhorn?
Then go to the bank and get your di-
rectory. If their is mistake in your
credit let us know at once so we can
get it Strengthened out. If you get
your mail in Kimballton go to 81. G.
Madsen; he will fix you out.
! Prof. Jensen went home last week
and the board having in charge the
getting of some one to take his place,
have been corresponding with several
! to take his place but as yet have not
arrived at a satisfactory conclusion
as to whom they should choose.
i Torvel Jensen, the genial manager
of the Kimballton Danish Lumber
Co., left last Friday for Tyler, Mimi,
to attend the 25th anniversary of the
college where he attended when he
was boy and to look after matters
of personal business and visit old
time friends.
There is 20 be meeting of the
share holders Of the Elkhorn Lumber
Company and the Kimballton Danish
Lumber Company next Friday at /
O'Clock in Kimballton to see if they
can agree Oh consolidating the two
companies and throwing them into
one for mutual benefit.
Sunday morning showed the usual
signs of halloween frolics in upset
buildings, runaway wagons and bug
| gies, fences down and gates removed.
The depredations this year were not
as bad as usual and the boys should
remem Der that there is a limit to all
sport and stop at that.
4 Ole Olsen, the barber in Elkhorn,
was taken quite lame last Saturday
and had to take lay off for a few
days from his work which is ex-
tremely hard on him as he has to
stand SO much. His patrons are ex-
pecting him back to work in few days
and will doubtless see him there busy
at his trade.
| There was big surprise party last
Saturday night at the home of Lars
Hansen west of Elkhorn. The good
people wished to show theirapprecia-
ton of their neighbors and so went
to give them this farewell good time
that when they get to Nebraska they
may remember with pleasure their
last days in Iowa.
Nielsen & christensen and their men
and lot of the patrons Of the Kim
ballton creamery made the change of
the machinery from the old building
to the new brick Monday and it is
now all changed and nicely housed in
its new and commodious modern
quarters.
/ Last Sunday was the 18th anniver-
sary or birthday of the Elkhorn Col
lege and the day was duly observed.