Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-05

There were a couple of strangers
within our gates Tuesday whose boots
seemed to he badly run over.
Hans Madsen made pilgrimage
over to Hamlin, Tuesday, after a
wagon load of goods for his store.
Mr.. Walner, the Atlantic Cigar
Manufacturer, was visiting with
Walter Gregersen, Monday of this
week.
That third baseman of the "Pansy
Blossoms had better look we'll to his
laurels for his understudy is liable to
wrest his glory from him.
Lightning struck somewhere close
to Elk Elk Horn during the storm on
last Saturday night as several straw
stacks were burned to he'ground.
The electric storm played whaley
about Elk Horn, Saturday night.
More than twenty-five fusea were
burned out on the telephone lines.
Christina Nielsen, daughter of Nels
Nielsen and wife, at Elk Horn, who
injured one of her lower limbs some
time ago is now able to go about
without the aid of crutch.
j. A. Petersen, the jeweler, at Elk
Horn will go to Cedar Falls some
day this week to visit with relatives
and friends few days and on his re-
turn will stop off at Des Moines tor a
day or two.
Those two full automatic German
Machines for the Olsen Knitting
factory are expected to be here some
time next week. This institution is
turning out large quantities of ele-
CANT goods these days.
Hans Msdsen, one of the merchants
OF Kimballton, returned, this week,
from Partridge, Minnesota, where he
purchased one hundred and twenty
acres of timber land, paying the sum
of nine dollars per acre for it.
Report from Friend, Nebraska,
says that Lars P. Hansen and wife
are the proud parents of big baby
boy who was born on June twentieth.
Mr.. Hansen was formerly a partner
of Joe James at Elk Horn in the
Mercantile business.
Louie Petersen Troubleshooter''
for the Marine aud Elk Horn Tele.
phone Company is over near Guthrie
Center this week, visiting with his
parents and they are Just letting the
lines go to "Bungy" for want Of
repairs for few days till Louie gets
back.
Rev. Aaveeg, we'll known herea-
bouts and at one time student in
the college here; was in town Tues
day calling on old time friends and
remained over July Fourth. The
Reverend gentleman has charge OF a
Danish Lutheran congregation at
Boston, whitheraway he went the
next day after the celebration.
The Danish Lutheran people, out
at Bownan's Grove, dedicated new
church building on Sunday and Mon
day OF this week; Rev. Wig, who was
pastor there In 1881, but who is now
located at Luck, Wisconsin, was pres
eDt and delivered q number of STIR
ring addresses. There were many
people there and the meeting was a
grand success.
Little Martha christensen, daught-
er OF the hotel keeper at Elk Horn,
got quite severe bump, one day this
week. They were filling some boxes
with dirt in which to plant some
flower seed 80 Martha picked up one,
started to go trudging along but not
being able to see where her feet were
going stumbled and fell, striking her
mouth upon the edge of the box cut
ting it quite badly.
Mr.. Chris Madsen, a good man who
resided with his relatives little way
southwest of Kimballton, gave up
the ghost, on Thursday of last week,
and was gathered to his fathers. Mr..
Madsen was little past his ninetieth
birthday; the funeral was held at the
church, in Elk Horn, the next dsy,
conducted by Rev. Brodemeyer, of
Omaha, and the body was laid to
rest in the Elk Hoon church ward.
Thomas Thompson and his bride,
Nettie Johnson-Thompson, were
busy the first of the week moving to
the farm where he resides on the Jens
Sol place, northeast of Kimballton
These happy people were the reci-
pients OF more than five hundred
dollars worth of wedding gifts, con-
sisting of an elegant bed room suite;
silverware in profusion and ali
manner of useful and ornamental
things.
While coming to church last SUM-
day, G. K. Jensen, who kills beeves
for the farmers meat trust, met with
a severe accident. He was riding
along with his daughter, Kathrenie
Jensen, when that young lady at
tempted to raise her parasol which
frightened the team, they gave a
lunge, the neck yoke broke letting
the tongue down which soon broke
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