Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-16

R. j. Hansen, the painter, is on the
sick list this week.
We will publish letter from DIR.
Slam berg in next weeks issue.
Jens Hansen, of Elk Horn, is re-
modelling his house just west of
town.
P. H. Miller did not make his
customary trip to Jacksonville Tues
day On account of a rush of work.
.Rasmus Hansen and Peter Lykke
went to Des Moines Monday. They
will attend a lumberman' convention
there.
Chris Larsen, the Elk Horn Imple-
ment man, went to Council Bluffs
Monday to attend convention of
implement dealers.
Joe James s. Company have just
received splendid line of fancy
chinaware and Japanese imported
goods for the holiday trade.
The Elk Horn choir is now practic-
ing for big concert to be given
about Christmas time. A fine pro-
gram will be the big feature of the
event. Further particulars later.
The Elk Horn q Marine Phone Co.
have bought small three and one
half mile stub line of LATE Simpson.
This is wire that runs east of the
Tom Smith school house. 1t will now
be attached to the first named system.
w. Rattenborg has splendid
bunch of spring shoats that are about
the best we have seen this season.
They are beauties (meaning hog
beauty of course) and weigh over 200
pounds.
The candidates for the postoffice as
announced now are j. A. Petersen,
Walter Gregersen and Carl Iversen.
The respective aspirants are now at
ter the aurels of the office and are
working with vigor. May the best
man win.
We are told that few from north
of town are planning on presenting a
petition to the Elk Horn & Marine
Telephone Company to have the lat
ter build line up on the ridge east
of Peter Lykke's place and join to
their lines.
| Arrangements are being made by
Camp No. 1O,824 M. w. A. to give
> a grand Thanksgiving ball at their
! hall in Elk Horn. Invitations will
soon be issued for the big fete which
promises to be one of the pleasantest
, of the season.
P. H.Miller is making some changes
r in his studio to arrange for the new
8 millinery store occupying the front
rooms of his building. The studio
will now be in the rear rooms and
} entrance made through door on the
!. north. Just follow the sidewalk
q around.
:. The Elk Horn High School has
closed, Arthur Baker, the erstwhile
professor, ventriloquist, entertainer
ETC., ETC., etc, is gone-also much o.
the confidence imposed upon him by
e people here. Arthur was apparently
splendid fellow, had pleasing per.
Q sonslity and many accomplishment
that made him good fellow to b.
II with. Further he was good con
a versationalist and could keeps fellow
It interested for any length of time h
IS chose. He was extremely wei
posted and his grades in the Shelb.
n County Superintendent's Office wer,
g all said to be dangerously close Il
= 100 per cent. He could talk on al
most any subject and tell you wha
J. you wanted TO know about it. But
n. with it all, Arthur fell. In his wor
re at school he began to insert thing
in the course of study not intende
- for little boys and girls going t
y school to learn. Gradually storie
of his indiscretions began to float on
o from the four walls of the villag
y seminary. At first they seemed to
. awful to believe but finally the proc
d became too positive. A meeting {
the board was called, his accusel
called in to confront him and here i
. the presence of the BODY of men VIII
Il had trusted his judgment and give
the school children of Elk Horn
his keeping, his youthful charge
9 told the revolving story of his nat
seating acts. AS result he was dil
Q missed from service and his certif
n cate revoked. He Immediately le
with not even parting farewell
his friends, while Elk Horn stant
. amazed at the real character of tt
once welcomed Arthur.