Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-04-18
kin1bal1ton- Elkhorn


A piano man was up from Allan
tic, Tuesday on business.
Knud Hansen residing east OF Elk
Horn was transacting business here
Tuesday.
Jerry Miller was busy unpacking
large invoice of tin and granite
ware Tuesday.
George Henningsen and County
Commissioner Esbeck drove to Bray
ton Tuesday on business.
Hans Hansen writes from Califor-
mia that he has gone to work on a
ranch and likes the country fine.
Louis Peterson was out of sorts
with a severe cold caught while at
tending party with his best girl.
Chris Hansen, the harness maker,
went to Omaha on business Monday
and was expected home Wednesday.
Torvil Jensen and Lars N. Larsen
had their buildings rodded Tuesday,
o. N. Olsen of Hamlin doing the
work.
The college town has been quite
quiet since the close OF school and
the departure of the students for
their homes.
Nelson & Juel put UP lightning
rods this week for Fred Searls, b.
tania church, Lawrence Eckoe and
Hans Anderson.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Chris Polzin six
miles south of Elk Horn visited Sum
day in this town with her parents
M. Gregersen and wife.
Tom Jorgensen the painter has
been on the sick list short time,
with stomach trouble caused no
doubt by lead poisoning.
The proprietors of the Cement
Works here have the contract with
the county to put in seventeen
bridges made of their manufactured
stone.
There was nice social party out
at William Fick's Saturday night
and quite a number of the youths
and beauties of this neigh borhooa
were present.
AS both the "Hello" ladies expect
to retire from Central May 1st.
Miss Mary Rattenborg has been
spoken OF as one of the helpers and
as the custom she will choose an as
sistant.
The road boss finished putting
down fifty feet Of large drain tile the
first of the week across the road just
north of town and Tuesday had men
and teams grading down the hill and
filling in over the tile.
Every person interested in the lay
ing of the cement walk on the west
side Of main street was busy Tuesday
tearing up the old Wake, filling in
or grading down the earth and re-
moving trees some of which were
over foot thick preparing for the
walk to be laid as soon as danger of
freezing is passed.
Ernest Miller has acquired heal
thy nut brown color during HE
weeks outing carrying the flag pole
for the railroad engineer; while
Chris Petersen has acquired hue the
color of a boiled lobster; but not
withstanding their colors both have
acquired splendid appetite by the
exercise they are daily taking.
j. A. Petersen, postmaster and
jeweler, and Miss Ellen Petersen re.
turned from the hospital al Omaha
Monday where thew submitted to
operations. Mr.. Petersen is very
much improved and his numerous
friends hope he will soon recover his
usual health and strength. He in
forms us that he will resume his
work in the jewelry department at
once and hopes he may be favored in
the future as in the past with the
patronage of the general public in
Elk Horn and vicinity.
j. s. Polk and Mr.. Cummins OF
Des Moines were seen out on the
ridge north of Kimballton Monday
in an auto headed toward Harlan,
which has set the people guessing as
to what he is up to. He has been
making efforts for a long time to get
people Interested in his proposed
clutter Urban" from Des Moines,
Abel, Guthrie Center and Audubon,
so why not extend it to Harlan with
Council Bluffs as its terminus. The
people north OF us would like to be
enlightened.