Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-05

Chris Larsen of the Elkhorn i'm
plement firm, was out to Clay Hill
the first of the week to invoice the
stock of implements, harness, etc.,
they purchased of G. j. Hansen
After the invoice or little later the
firm in Elkhorn expect to move part
of the goods to the new store, mile
south of Clay Hill and have some one
there to look after it for them.
Last Sunday was the 25th wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Nissen in Jackson township in Shelby
county and friends from far and near
were there to help celebrate the event.
For fourth of century these
people have stormed life's citadels,
and captured the forts of opposition
till now they rest in comfort and
ease. Those who assembled left
many beautiful and useful presents,
as token of their respect and esteem
Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen, the past
furniture dealers, were very busy this
week packing their goods and getting
ready to move to Audubon where
they will make their future home
They have been very closely identified
with everything in Elkhorn for the
past few years and will be much
missed. On celebration days Nels
was tireless worker and never stood
by while others pushed the enterprise.
He has had as much to do with the
tremendous strides in improvement
in this county as any oHe in the COM
munity. The beautiful furnishings
in the big houses surrounding the
town have all passed through his
hands and are due to his good iudg-
ment and taste. Both OF them will
be sorely missed.
The trustees of the church in Elk
horn met Wednesday to discuss ways
and means for the entertainment OF
United Danish Evangelical Lutheran
church convention that will meet
there in the early part of June. 1t
will be one of the greatest gatherings
ever held in the community.
Ministers will be here from the far
east and the far west and from the
north and the south. There are near
ly eight hundred members of the con-
vention all are usually in attendance
This means great deal of work for
the church here multitude of COM
mittees with their separate work will
have to be secured to. transport them
to the place and places provided for
their entertainment. 1t will be
time when eminent mon may be heard
as the best representatives of the
church will be present.
About five O'Clock last Friday
morning neighbors of Hans Larsen,
south of Eikhorn, thought they
could see blaze in his big barn but
were not sure enough of the fact to
go. A little after six his son living
on the farm next to him saw flames
bursting through the roof but the
lower part seemed untouched. He
hurried to his fathers place and
found them all asleep. He hurriedly
awakened them and all rushed to the
barn to save what stock and things
they could. 1t had reached such
Roadway ere this time that there was
but little time left in which to work.
They got all the stock out however
but four cattle Over one hundred
tons of hay and all his implements,
wagon, harness, ETC., were entirely
lost. He had about $1,000 insurance
on all things but the loss could hardly
be covered by $4,000. No one knows
anything Of the origin. 1t might
have been the hand of an incendiary
or of some tramp that had slept there
all night. But it had to be ignited
by some person in the top of the hay
as that is where the fire first showed
| None of the family smoke or have use
for matches and no light has been in
the barn since corn husking so it
must have been an outsider.