Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28

A Hans johnson was out collecting
Tuesday before his departure for
Hamlin.
The A. G.. johnson sale southeast
of town Tuesday was largely attend
ed and everything brought big
prices.
We understand that weddings are
to be the favorite pastime for the
young people around Elk Horn the
coming month.
Henry and George Aagaard, Ras-
mus Nissen and Frank NIardesen
were Atlantic business callers last
Saturday, the 23d.
M. z. Peterson, Superintendent of
Shelby County Schools, was in Elk
Horn Thursday and Friday looking
aft.r business matters.
Mrs. Grumstrup, west of Audu-
bon, has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Harold Hansen, the past week.
She returned home Tuesday.
The trustees of the proposed Bap-
fist church southwest of Kimballton
have purchased the lumber for the
new edifice they will erect this
/ spring.
P. P. Nilsson sold thirty. five head
of steers to Mr.. Blakesley for SIS 70
per 100 Id. Mr.. Lawrence Nilsen
accompanied Mr.. Blakesley to Chi
cago with them and will return on
Friday of this week.
| Johnnie, son of Peter Nilson, east
of Elk Horn, will leave soon for Los
Angeles, California. He has been
feeling very poorly the past year and
hopes by staying there awhile, he
may regain his health.
Part of the students of the college
were invited out to the G. j. Setback
and Thor Madsen homes Saturday
night. Games were played and
coffee and cake was served. All re-
port a royal good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Petersen, who
reside east of Elk Horn, j. G. Jensen
(Threshe) and sister, Mrs. John Lis
tad, are all going to pay a visit to
their old home IN Denmark. They
will leave the latter part of April
and expect to be back about the
Fourth of July.
Miss Louise Smith celebrated her
birthday February 21st and as she
is attending college here she had to
treat her friends in social way,
buying candy and fruit for the
crowd of students. We hepe that
she will live to be twice or three
times as old as she now is.
Chris Fasborg and Christena Oh
sen were married today at the church
in Kimballton, Rev. Gregersen Off
ciating. These are very worthy
young people, universally respected
in the community where they are
known and we predict happy and
prosperous future for them.
Another marriage week from
TODAY, March 18th, at the church in
Elk Horn that's the message little
bird delivered to your reporter
Tuesday. 1t failed to tel, the names
OF the parties SO we will just have to
guess who they are. Does anyone
know! II SO, please tell US.
Several of the Elk Horn people
made up big party Saturday night
and drove to Kimballton where they
in company with the Kimballton
church society made up a big sur
prise party on Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Madsen before leaving for Des
Meines where they will reside.
The trustees OF Sharon township
met in Kimballton Monday and or
dered special election to be held on
March II to vote five per cent tax
for railroad purposes and the trustees
of Clay township met in Elk Horn
on Tuesday for a like purpose, the
election TO be held on the above date
at the Clay Center school house.
Hans Madsen leaves for Des Moines
Thursday where himself and family
will make their future home. The
elderly people of Kimballton gave
them a farewell surprise party Sat-
urday night and the young people
another one Sunday evening and a
pleasant time is reported at both
meetings.
j. A. Petersen, the up-to. date
ieweler of Elk Horn, handles the
finest display of jewelry that can be
found in town the size of Elk Horn.
He handles watches which are of
excellent value and which he is SELL
ing at prices with which it would be
hard to compete. He also keeps a
nice line of musical instruments and
wants everybody TO come and see him.
The school entertainment which
was given at District No. / was a
success from start to finish. The
program was composed of dialogues,
Rotations, plays and songs which
were delivered excellently and were
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