Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-21

on account OF sickness.
Jens Myrthu went to Council !
Bluffs Saturday to attend the we'd
ding of his sister, Bertha Hansen.
Miss jacobsen came from Nebraska
last Tuesday and will reside with
Chris Madsen's.
VIM. Wiges gave party to a large
number of his friends, Sunday. P.
Fl. Miller and wife attended from
Elk Horn.
Mrs. Dagmar James is installed as
central girl during Sena Olsen's
sickness. Wouldn't it be nice if CEN
tr.l were farther up the street?
P. Andersen, Kimballton's sue
cessful photographer, returned Fri
day from visit with friends and
relatives i'll the north part of the
county.
A. Berggreen and few other Elk
Horn parties were intending to leave
Tuesday for a sight seeing trip to
Wisconsin but the bad weather
caused them to postpone the trip.
Lawrence Nelson and Clarence
Carlson who have been seeing the
Portland Exposition returned from
their trip Monday morning with a
much broader view OF the world than
ever before.
Jens Christensen of Audubon ac-
companied by two lady friends visit.
ed in Elkhorn last Sunday. We
wondered why Hans Hansen tried so
hard to keep them from going back
home. We know now.
Ed. Hansen's 24O acre farm 81
miles southeast of Elkhorn, fine land
in best of condition. Plenty of wa
ter and good buildings. Will rent
to good party with plenty of stock
for term of years OR sell on easy
terms. GA 3w
! Maggie Andersen of Cedar Falls
who has been visiting at John Peter
sens since the big convention at Elk
Horn, has been planning on leaving
for her home the past several days
but has been detained here on account
of the bad roads.
Nels Jensen who has been making
his home in Colorado, California and
4 other parts Of the west, the past two
years, arrived home Tuesday for an
extended visit. Nels likes the west
too we'll to remain away long, how
ever, and will probably 60 back next
season.
Joe James Is going to have DEM
onstrator at his store soon to point
out the superior qualities of Rabbits
Foot Baking Bowder, the famous
brand made by Paxton, Gallagher s.
Company. The lady will serve hot
biscuits and other delicacies in the
pastry line.
| While ]. A. Petersen was down on
the streets Tuesday evening he was
suddenly attacked by severe pains in
his abdomen. The sickness became
so severe he was compelled to stop at
Chris Larsens where he remained
until Thursday. He has recovered
and is again attending business duties.
brace Sorensen has some splendid
"watermillyuns'' which he is dispos-
ing of in several towns, hereabouts,
including Elk Horn. The specimens
we saw were nice big round ones, the
kind that go 'punk'' when you snap
them. Lots of coon about us when it
comes to eating melons, especially the
kind that Drace grows.
Kim ballton's new band is rapidly
getting under way. Two new instru.
ments are now on the way from the
factory and every member who al.
ready has an instrument is keeping
the atmosphere in his immediate
neighborhood full of melodioui
strains. Only few more month";
and we'll all be driving in to Kim.
ballton to hear the concert in hel
park and this is no josh either.
Hjelmer Rasmussen is fast sur
rounding himself with the same kline
of fame that makes presidents ant
kings and all that kind Of fellows
Over at the Harlan Fair, he wrestleG
with man from Avoca for a fiv
dollar purse and won. Then for
little practice, he tackled Farme
Burns and learned some of that fam
us wrestlers holds. Later he mad
date for wrestling match at Avoc
for nice purse. Verify. we sa,
Hjelmer will soon find his name a
the head of the columns inthe dailies
We're tipping our hat and offering
congratulations this week to Mel
Christensen. The cause of it all is tn
advent of new landlord at the hote
He is not very large but he has tul
: possession of the house and when
n raises roar, things have to NOV,
j. He shows no respect to Nels an
makes him jump sideways just lik
the rest of the boarders. With it a.
-, :, Mes is happy as lark and WALL
- around as tho he has tacks in h
shoes. Here is hoping the new DO
n may be source joy to Mr.. and Mr.
ct Christensen az long as the sun an
I'd moon may last.
When Hans Madsen and famil
TO arrived in Kimballton, Friday, the
forod rrlo1 p,a1ooroo it;nrr <bor,