Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-03-24

Petersen, the new blacksmith, in
Elkhorn, had new telephone line
put in the shop last week so they are
now in touch with many farmers
west of town.
The members around the Hall in
Kimballton expect to begin new
one just as soon as the frost is out of
the ground. 1t is Just south of the
hotel where they started to build
once before.
Fred Peters and wife, L. Hansen
and wife and M. Gregersen and wife
were guests Sunday at the pleasant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Christen-
sen in Elkhorn and passed good
time while they were there.
PEopLE-Remember that this is the
last thirty days of our big discount
sales. Take advantage of your op-
portunity.
HANS MADsEN.
KIMBALLToN, Iowa.
John Faaborg, Hans Hansen, Peter
Lykke, Soren Faaborg and Hans
johnson and their families all gathered
at the home of Geo. Faaborg in Kim
ballton last Sunday to celebrate his
birthday and they had a royal good
time.
There was surprise party Sunday
evening at the home of Henry john
son near Elkhorn in honor Of the
twenty-frst birthday of Johanas
Garrison and right royalty did they
surprise him and gave him and all
present most pleasurable time.
Anton johnson who has been in
Des Moines attending the Plain View
college was visiting this week with
friends in Elkhorn while on his way
to his home in Washington. He was
resident with his parents of near
Elkhorn over sixteen years ago.
The friends and neighbors of j. P.
Jensen near Roerbeck assem- bled last
Saturday evening at one OF the homes
and went together in body to Mr..
Jensen's home and took him by sur
prise, took possession of his house
and proceeded to have one of the best
times of the season.
There was surprise party last
Monday evening at the college in
honor of Miss Dahlstrom who left
the next day for her home in Des
Moines and Miss Nelson, the music
teacher at the college, left the next
day for her home in Wopaca, Wis.
They have both made many friends
here who are sorry to see them leave.
Henry Kliver who has been sick
for some time at the Orphans home
died last week and was buried Fri
day. There in the first bloom of
youth, with no mother to close his
eyes, no father to breath a prayer
over him, he glided out into the mys-
terious future while kind friends
ministered in the place of found par
ents and the little one was given all
the care it possibly could be given.
Mrs. Nelson, formerly mistress at
the Kimballton Hotel but who now
lives in Harlan came out to Kimball-
ton Saturday accompanied by her
youngest daughter, Emma, and the
rain delayed them several days SO
gave them a good visit. Mrs. Nell
son says she is getting on nicely in
Harlan but would as leave be back in
Kimballton if she could give her
children the same school privileges.
Peter Bladl and Annie spsen were
married last Thursday at the home of
the brides parents north of Kimball-
tan. The groom is a hard work
ing, most honest young man in the
vicinity. He knows nothing comes
to him who loafs and 80 he hes quite
a good start in the world being hon.
cred and respected. The bride is
one who understands that to get
along needs hustle and is we'll fitted
to be a good wife. She has many
friends who wish her a long life Of