Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-17
Elk Horn

/. Elk Horn
XII. Petersen has opened up
real estate Office here.
Peter Wiuff has been busy plaster
ing Jensen Brothers house.
The dance at Rorbeck was we'll
attended last Friday evening.
Mr.. S. G. Petersen was out in the
country Monday crying sale.
Rev. Jensen of Extra was here
Saturday attending the services.
The drug store handles Edison
Photographs and records. Call and
hear the latest ones.
Chris Mortesen is now driving Joe
James & Company's team, doing the
hauling from the railroad.
If you want to purchase wedding
present that will be appreciated, see
the Elk Horn jewelry man. OF
Ras Nissen and son rode out west
of town Saturday to bring in drove
of cattle that Ras had purchased.
Chris Larsen, the wide awake i'm
plement dealer purchased a new
Jackson auto. Who says Chris can't
sell autos.
Walter Gregersen left for Des
Moines the first part Of the week to
buy his spring stock of wall paper
and paints.
Jeweler Petersen is just receiving
large invoice of goods in his line
which he is unpacking and opening
for display.
The church services here Friday,
Saturday and Sunday were we'll
attended. A large crowd turned out
every evening.
Mrs. Peter Axelsen is having
system Of waterworks put in at the
home place carrying the water into
the large barn.
The basement of the Rattenborg
brick store is about finished and work
will progress rapidly until the store
is completed. the weather not
interfering.
Mr.. K. j. Petersen; the Kimballton
real estate dealer, has opened up an
Office in the Mis- Larsen building op-
posite the bank where he will be
pleased to see his friends.
i Messrs. Hansen and Fredericksep,
officers of the Marine & Elk Horn
Telephone Company, were in town
Monday attending to business at
their supply depot near Central.
The graders camp will not be
broken up short of week or ten
days and it will take three or four
days yet to complete the work on the
big hill in the west part of town.
Chris Thresher pulled his thresh-
ing outfit in last Friday after finish
ing his run for this season. Chris
says the run was good compared to
the poor quality and quantity OF
grain.
Eric Hansen's boy Hans is now at
Emmanuel hospital Omaha where he
submitted to all operation tor in
f1ammation of the femur bone and at
last reports he was considered in a
critical condition.
A meeting of the board of Direc-
tors of the Elk Horn and Kimballton
Lumber Company was held last
Wednesday and new location for
their yards at Kimballton was pro-
w. tai oth I,,o
transacted.
Rev. P. S. Wig Of Luck, Wisconsin
was here from Friday until Monday,
taking in the meeting here. Several
other ministers from different parts
of the country also attended. Rev
p. S. Wig was the former pastor OF
the church here.
About one Or two weeks more and
= the grading on the new road will BIZ
completed. The track is being laid
as fast as possible and the bridg,
building is also progressing. Th,
road will undoubtedly be completed
in the required time.
The brick basement story of tn,
college is completed and Monday the
two stories above composed of lun
Der were up and being boarded up
The workmen are rushing the worl
SO as to complete all outside work
before cold weather retards their
. operations.
N. B Christensen, east of town, i
having a complete water system es.
,ablished in his house and at the bari