Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31

You know the Dain hay leaders.
You'll find them at the Elk Horn
implement Company.
Walter Olsen and Albert Larsen
did little trading at Kimballton a
few days ago, among their purchas-
es being new corn planter which
they secured of Esbeck 4 Co. We
don't know whether they are plan
ming on starting housekeeping or
planting corn for their neighbours.
Willads Rattenborg passed his fifty
sixth birthday Monday. We are
sorry we didn't get around to pro-
cure one of those cigars as we UNDER
stand he was treating all his friends
and acquaintance. Congratulations
Willads. May your birthdays all be
as bright as the hues of the golden
sunset, is the Jourpal's wish.
A meeting of the College directors
was held Friday. Rev. Jersild with
drew from the board as his other du-
ties required so much of his time he
could not care for the office properly.
Peter Lykke was elected to fill the
vacancy. The rest of the board re-
mains the same as it did, the old ones
being reelected.
Mrs. Anna Nielsen, wife of Rev.
Nielsen, of Philadelphia, Penn, is
visiting friends in and around Elk
Horn. Mrs. Nielsen is graduate of
the Elk Horn College and was once
a school teacher near Elk Horn and
later an instructor in the college.
She is an accomplished violinist and
women of splendid intellectual at
tainments. Her husband is now pas
tor of congregation in Philadelphia
mum bering a thousand souls.
Last Sunday was butcher, Peter
Petersen's birthday and he invited
merry crowd into his hospitable
home to celebrate. Well they did.
1t lasted until late hour and even
when, way in the night, it became
time to go, ''the guests we're very re-
luctant to tear themselves away from
the refreshments and good time they
were enjoying.
Johnny Petersen has ordered a
thousand crates to handle that big
crop of strawberries rapidly coming
on, He expects to sell twelve thou
sand crates. The Journal Sinner and
some others are anxiously awaiting
strawberry time. When they get
ripe any time you want the Sinner
on Tuesday, call on him in his office
down in Johnny's berry patch.
Elk Horn will observe June 9Th
in great style. The big event will
be prize shooting which will begin
at 500 A. M Ten prizes will be
given, the highest being ten dollars
and grading from that downward.
The merry go-round vi IL BE- In full
swing and altogether one will be able
to have pleasant day there.
There will be a platform dance at
Lars Esbeck on June 9TH and they
are figuring on making it quite ga
la day. There will be stand there
where you may buy anything in the
ordinary line and place where you
may get all kinds of refreshments and
eatables. A cordial invitation Is ex-
tended to all ana the welcome sign is
hung high in the air.
Messrs. William Thielen and T. j.
McGovern, over at Brayton, have
embarked in the live stock buying
business and solicit share of your
patronage. They both have the
Simpson and Marine and Elk Horn
phones soft you have any stock to
sell and have neither of these phones
write them letter and they will
come out and see you.
Mr.. j. G. Hansen reft for Omaha
Monday morning accompanied by
Hans Rattenborg. Mr. Hansen hopes
to obtain some medical treatment
that will benefit him as his physical
condition is extremely bad and he is
failing in strength and flesh. We
sincerely hope Mr.. Hansen may be
successful in his guest for restored
health and that he may soon return
to us the strong, vigorous man he
uSeQ TO De.
Kimballton is making big plans
for their observance of June 9Th.
They are arranging all kinds of
amusements for those of all ages and
expect to keep all visitors busy the
whole day long enjoying themselves.
Prize shooting will be INDUCED IN
among other things. The ladies will
serve refreshments and stand with
plenty of goodies will be on the
ground.
Did it ever happen to you? Did
you ever go to a big feast and come
home in a-oh kind of trance state
aud sit down on box to rest. Then
when you sat there, did you ever fall
asleep-1nd then fall again-of the
box this time, and bump your head
on real hard spot and then wake no
with sore spot and big lump Just
above your eyes? 1t happens some
times. Did it ever happen 10 you?
Chris Petersen received fine let
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