Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
ming to help him celebrate his birth
day and have an evening enjoyment.

day and have an evening enjoyment.
The members of the impl ement
firm of Carl Schroeder 81 Co. of Elk
Horn were out to Omaha last week
attending the Implement Mems
Convention and say they had good
time and transacted some business
as we'll.
John Arenkiel was taken through
the initiatory work of the Wood
men lodge last meeting right and
represents at last one more person as
saved from charity if he should die.
They have several men to vote on at
their next meeting.
Geo. Faaborg has purchased the
half of the store belonging to Peter
Hansen and will conduct the business
alone hereafter. Geo. is abundantly
able to do SO and is starting out by
giving the people some rare oppor-
tunities as may be seen in his ad. in
this issue.
The anniversary of the M. W. A. at
the hall last Tuesday week was most
entertaining and instructive affair.
The boys had secured the services of
Rev. Allen of Anita who is state lee
turer for the lodge and he gave them
a ringing speech full Of useful hints.
The boys are quite we'll satisfied with
the results.
The Home talent Club of Kimball-
ton have two plays ready for the
stage. They hopesto play one of them
week from Saturday night. The
plays are: "En -udflingt det-G roane''
and "Dalby Praestegaard''. The
young folks have put great deal of
work on the play and will doubtless
make it a succeed
Mrs. Jens Christensen north of
John Christensen three miles east of
Elk Horn attained her sixty fifth
birthday last week and Saturday a
merry crowd OF we'll wishing people
gathered with her rejoicing that she
had lived so long in their midst tu
help them and to wish her still many
happy returns.
! The students in the college in Elk
Horn organized ball team last week
and Saturday played the old team of
Elkhorn which resulted in their get
ting badly whipped, The score stand
ing five to three in favor OF the old
nine. After the game was over the
Elk Horn team had group pic
!, lures taken, they wearing their uni
form.
Chris Petersen, living two miles
miles east of Elk Horn is one that
does not care to live alone in the
world with his family but wishes a
mingling of good fellowship among
the neig hbors SO as Sunday was near
his fourty fifth birthday he invited
friends to gather and help celebrate
which they gladly did having q
I joyous good time.
Chris Larsen Of the implement
firm was waited upon by the sheriff
last Friday and taken to Omaha as q
supposed witness. Itwas easy enough
however for him to prove that hi
was not the Chris Larsen they were
looking for and the state had to pay
his car fare and expenses while hi
got there in time to attend the con
vention of implement men.
/ A spelling school has been organic
ed at the Lars Esbeck schoolhons
for each Thursday night. ALI thu
| young people are cordially invited t
| attend and those in charge are il
| hopes of adding literary program
also. The spelling school is a gool
thing and should be encouraged. /
there is any one thing our publ
school is lame on it is spelling an,
and this is good way to counterac
what is left out.
The consolidated lumber compan
of Kimballton and Elk Horn bega
operations the first of the year wit
following officers.
Rasmus Hansen, President.
| Peter Lykke, Secretary.
S. c. Peterson, Treasurer.
! MAIDS Madsen, Ole Jacobsen, Chr