Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-24
Peter Nielsen has built cement en-
trance to his pool hall.

trance to his pool hall.
Peter Nielsen made business trip
to Atlantic, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bruhn, of
Hooper, Nebraska, are the happy
"papa and mama" of new boy that
sailed from the clouds to their homo
last week. Emma Hansen, Mrs.
Bruhn's sister, departed for Hooper,
Friday.
Martin Mitten has fitted up fine
cream parlor in his barber shop and
can serve you almost any kind of
goodies. His soda fountain too he
has constantly charged and no
matter what you like in the drink
line he hasit.
Minnie Jacobsen visited at the
hotel Monday and Tuesday. As Mrs.
Christensen had an extra rush of
business Tuesday, Minnie kindly
stayed and helped her during the
busy hours. One always finds a
pleasant smile and pleasanter words
when Minnie serves the tables.
Cement steps have been placed in
front of the bank and Chr. Hansen's
harness shop. Petersen and johnson
are having their entire porch built
OF cement. These improvements
along the streets add one hundred
per cent to it's appearance.
Chr. Hansen sold sets of harness
the past week to Jens Molgaard,
who works for Peter Lykke, Rev.
Jersild, Soren Jensen, Ole Petersen,
William Wiges, Johansen Garrison,
Greger Gregersen, Julius Petersen
and John Goodwill.
L. G.. Petersen was another new
one added to the Journals large list
in Elk Horn last week. By the way
the Journals Elk Horn and Kimball-
ton list has steadily increased the
past few months until now few can
be found in either place that are not
subscribers.
Rasmus Nissen and Chris Hansen,
the furniture man, made trade
Monday. Rasmus is to furnish
Chris car load Of hogs at six cents a
pound, for that fine piano, now on
exhibit in Chris's front window. It's
good deal, both are winners and we
hope they will close.
Chris Nelson's windmill business
still has him badly rushed. At the
present time he has six windmill
Jobs still undone which should have
been completed ere this. No matter
how far he gets along he always
finds much work ahead of the
capacity of his force.
1t appears like someone switched
buggy whips on Nels Bennedsen. Al
first Nels felt pretty glum over il
and said he would give fifty cents
for the return of his old one but when
he found the one he had received in
the exchange was better than his old
one, he concluded he wouldn't trade
back for quarter to boot.
Jim Petersen and wife, August
Jensen and lady friend and John
Petersen, were all out from Audi
bon and visited the pleasant home
of Hans M. Hansen, over Sunday.
While here Hans took them ever to
Gasnick's grove and gave them the
pleasures of a good fashioned
picnic.
| Walter Gregersen has arranged q
corner of his store with fine coun.
ter and other parts necessary from
which to dispense ice cream and cold
drinks. He intends to have cream
on hand each Saturday and Tuesday
and Will have complete line of sof
drinks ready for you at all times
Delicacies of this kind go mighty
good in the summer time and you
will certainly find Walters store /:
cool retreat whenever you want t,
treat, be treated or just buy TO
| yourself.
Doc, the music teacher and tn,
journal sinner were accompanied
Tuesday by Miss Ethel Riley al,
Mics Catherine Jensen, the latte
OF Dysart, Iowa. While somewha
startled at the way couple of thei
escorts acted, the ladies liked kim
ballton's business houses and bushes
men, Elk Horns cement sidewalk
and merchants, were astonished q
the idea Of there being merry-go
round there, and went in a swool
! when told of the big cement ant
knitting factories Altogether the,
: had lively time lodging street car
3 and automobiles, looking through
the department stores and drinking
} red lemonade with stick in ii
e Twas assumptions" time for tn
whole party.
(Ting- a-ling-a-ling ga lingo
Central:-"lIello, Elk Horn?"
> Voice from Afar:-"Yes, say hav
. you seen anything of our mulee thi
morning. guess we left the scree
, door open or one of the knot hole
uncovered. Anyhow they're gone"
. Central:-Heard something rattlin
at the gate as though it wanted to ge