Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-31
Read page "a Fair book.

Jacob Esbeck went to the StateFail
Tuesday.
Peter Jensen is clerking for Rasmu
Kedegaard this week.
George Faaborg, wife and child,
were at Audubon, Tuesday.
Victor Christensen, departed tol
Extra Tuesday to begin labors il
the VIM. Sas department store.
Willis Rattenborg and family and
Chris Hansen were among the Ell
Horn attendants at the show Satur.
day.
Chris Brotherson and wife were
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans johnson, Sun
) day.
A large number from kimballton
took advantage of the Great Western
excursion, Sunday, and went tc
Omaha.
There was party al Pete Rasmus-
sens, north of Elk Horn, Monday
eve. All had good social time such
as only Pete can give.
Arthur Baker will teach in indie
pent district No. 1, succeeding Prof.
Magnus Petersen who decided to
abandon the profession.
Rev. Jersild left Tuesday for
Neenah, Wisconsin to assist in the
dedicatory services of the church
where he formerly had charge.
Peter Lykke and wife, George
Hansen and wife and Chris Chris
Jensen and son left Kimballton,
Tuesday, bound for the State Fair.
A large crowd was in attendance
at the dance at Mike Nelson's, Satur-
day evening. They had one of the
"good" times you've heard Of SO
often.
A big bronco sale was held at Jack
sonville, Wednesday, when Torvil
Jensen and Hjelmer Rasmussen dis
posed of several species of the wild
"critters."
Thor Madsen, Torvil Gregersen,
George Madsen, Rasmus Hansen and
Torvil Madsen were among the num-
Der who left Elk Horn Tuesday for
the State Fair.
Jim johnson, Nettie Johnson, Tom
Thompson, Peter Jaargensen, Walter
Rasmussen and the two Misses Nell
son attended Ripgling Brothers cir.
Gus at Atlantic, Saturday.
Large preparations will be made
for the church convention in Elk
Horn. Among other features will be
the music by the singing club, which
is training for the occasion,
James johnson will depart Mon
day next for Ames, to complete his
course in veterinary science. He is
certainly mastering his profession,
and will, by next year, be D. V. NJ.
of the highest grade.
While peace was supposed to be
reigning last Sunday, some one stole
tive-cent plug Of tobacco from the
Office of the Kimballton Stone Works.
George Henningsen says it's shame.
You see the "tobac" belonged to
him.
Jens Hansen, who went west
short time ago is at present at
Tacoma at the home of Fred Peter
sen who formerly lived at Elk Horn.
Mr.. Hansen will remain at this place
about three weeks before proceeding
with his journey.
The party at Hans Johnson's
Sunday, which was farewell to
James, was grand affair and hugely
enjoyed by all. Prof. Thompson, who
passed there in the afternoon on his
way to Elk Horn, stopped short
time and rendered couple of selec-
lions which were very much enjoyed.
Those present had merry time.
The Elk Horn Shooting Club will
give prize shoot at Lawrence John
sons Grove, Saturday. Ten prizes
are offered the best marksmen. There
will also be horse racing in the after
noon, and platform will be laid
wherein the young people may per-
form the "trip act. In fact, it will
be jolly event, and one you should
attend. The grove is a delightful
place for people to be, anyhow.
The son OF Niels Mathiesen, who
lives at small place near Jackson
vile, known as Copenhagen, died
Sunday last, after an illness of only
two days. Tho malady was pecu-
liar one. DR.. Bisgsard said there
had never been moro than four or five
similar cases, and that the ailmen.
had never been classified. The victim
was buried in Bowman's Grove GEM
etery, Tuesday. The bereaved par
ents have our heartfelt sympathy.
Last Sunday was Chris Petersen's
oath birthday, and how it slipped by
without our remembering it, we
can't see, but it did. Anyhow, Chris
got to be twenty-four years old
whether we remembered it or not.
The bad part is that we have been
waiting for long time to get to con-