Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-11
ki11nbal1ton Elkhorn

Blacksmith Hans M. Hansen, wife
and baby passed last Sunday with
relatives, out at Poplar.
The Elk Horn and Kimballton
Lumber Company held directors
meeting, at Elk Horn, last Thurs
day.
Postmaster ]. A. Petersen does not
seem to improve as fast, at the hospi-
tai out in Omaha, as his relatives and
friends would wish.
M. P. Petersen sold horse to
Frank Niklason, of Audubon, for
two hundred dollars, and delivered
the animal last Saturday.
Under the skilled hands of Marion
Gregerson the new house for Rev.
Kern, upon the college grounds is
rapidly assuming proportions.
Mr.. HENRI Sanders, who is visiting
at the homes Of w. E. Allen and Mr..
Seymour, west of Elk Horn, was
calling on friends in town, Saturday.
Simon Petersen, the Elk Horn bar
Der, returned from Omaha, Friday,
and reports having had jolly time
seeing the sights at the big street
fair.
The Buck Valley Creamery build
ing went up in smoke, one day this
week, and Mis- Hansen, one of the
men from there, is helping Peter
Thuesen, at Kimballton.
Rev. Jensen of Extra, was calling
on Rev. Jersild, at Elk Horn, Tues
day, soliciting funds to help build
new church in our neighbering city
and met with good success.
Peter Thuesep, buttermaker at tho
Kimballton Creamery, has six medals
he won in contests; once winning by
the score OF ninety-seven points. l
tell you he can make butter that will
almost melt in your mouth.
John Ahrenkiel has rented Jeweler
Hans Madsen's farm, one-half mile
east of the Kimballton Creamery, to
take possession March first. Well,
John: something's going to happen in
the near future?
Chris Nielsen, southeast of Elk
Horn, sold his mule team and bought
fine gray span OF Nels Hansen, pay
ing $3S7.50. Chris has been mule
whacker for many years but has now
succeeded in getting fine team.
Hans Petersen, son of Chris Peter
sen, east Of Elk Horn, was twenty
two years of age on Thursday, Octo-
Der four, and his relatives and friends
gathered to congratulate him and
they had the merriest kind of a time.
Willis Rattenbc-g's twenty first
birthday occurred on Saturday of last
week but he was too busy to attend to
the celebration of it then SO he let it
slide until the next day when his
friends gathered and they had the
iolllest kind of q time.
Mr.. Henry Aagaard, one of the gen.
tlemanly clerks at the Joe James and
Company store, had a birthday hap
pen, last Friday. Henry has host OF
friends and they admirably succeeded
in making the day memorable one
for that young gentleman.
Aud Jensen had a runaway, last
Friday, while going down the Ed
Nielsen hill, near Elk Horn. The cot
got in between the hind wheels OF
buggy; tipped it over on top of them
and the baby but not hurting anyone
The team then ran home with the
rest of the vehicle.
George Rasmussen was twenty one
years of age on Tuesday of this week
but George is so terribly busy this
fall that he can't take a minute of
during a weekday so he had few
friends gather at Hotel Elk Horn, OF
last Sunday, and treated them righ
royalty and they all hope he viii
have another birthday soon.
Mr.. ard Mrs. P. G. Kirk, east o
Elk Horn, gave party to all thei
friends, one night this week, ant
treated them right royalty. A lot Of
their cons young friend
came pouring in and when the music
struck up boih old and young joined
in tripping the light fantastic toe
which only ceased at midnight; ant
all went home satisfied, knowing tina
that the Kirks' always invite thei
friends for good time.
Mr.. Ross, OF Chicago, Vice. Presi
dent of the company proposing t
run an electric line from Atlantic t
Elk Horn was in town for littl
while Tuesday morning in consulta
tion with Banker John Petersen an,
his partner, S. c. Petersen, and MI
Ross and the first named gentlema
went to Atlantic to hold specis
meeting with the council that after
noon. The Journal will tell you mol
about this railway next week.
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