Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-11-14
Elk Horn

Henry Carlson has been on the
sick list, tonsllitis being the cause.
Thorvil Gregersen has been hired
to do the janitor work ut the college.
Chris Larsen is turning out quite
a number of cream separators this
fall.
Chris Hoegh was seen here last
Saturday with party of friends in
bis auto.
Chris Larsen and family spent
Sunday with Frank Mardesen's south
of here.
William Layland of Audubon was
business visitor in Elk Horn on
Monday.
Thomas Jorgensen has begun
painting Jensen Brothers. fine new
residence.
Carl Hansen returned last week
from DEF Moines where he had been
visiting friends.
A daughter of Hans Larsen took
suddenly i'll one day last week but is
now some better.
Viggo Gregersen spent few days
at home last week resting up couple
of sprained wrists.
Chris Doe was seen grading up the
street last week, getting it in nice
shape for the winter.
R. ]. Hansen's new residence is
completed and he now has fine
home on Union street.
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Peter Nissen has been putting a
new foundation under the building
which he recently bought.
The new addition to the Miller
studio is completed. This gives Mr..
Miller considerable more room.
Mr.. Jerry Miller who was ill last
week was again in his store Monday
but not feeling as robust as usual.
A very social party was assembled
at the Nels Olsen home Sunday, a
good time being a foregone con-
clusion.
Nels G.. Nelson, the south side
blacksmith, is now assisted by his
wife's brother who has just arrived
from Denmark.
Miss Minnie Jessen is now familiar
izing herself with the work in the
telephone office, preparatory to per-
manent employment probably here.
Rev. Jersild gave what is reported
as very able and interesting lee
ture Sunday on "The Doctrine of
Martin Luther" before quite a large
audience.
The new college building is so
near completion that the faculty
contemplate that the school can be
opened about the first Monday in
December.
Vern Olney who lives eight miles
south Of here, delivered a couple of
tess of hay to Jens O. Christensen
last week at the price of fifteen
dollars per ton.
The carpenter force at work here
has been increased by the addition of
two workmen from Extra, Mr.. Full
ton and T.. A. Peterman, both exper-
fenced carpenters.
L. w. Wheatley who lives seven
miles south of here, delivered three
loads of hay to the Petersen grading
camp last Saturday. Hay is scarce
article in this part Of the country.
Martin Esbeck is busy putting in
the heating system at the college. 1t
is being connected with the boiler
which is under the old building.
Only one boiler will be necessary to
heat both buildings.
A visit to the j. A. Petersen lew
elry store will satisfy the person
most difficult to please in the way of
ornaments or jewelry, and it wont do
for the ladies to go there and get a
glimpse of those beautiful back
combs for if they do they wont leave
without one.
p. FL. Miller had business in At
lantic Saturday and over Sunday.
He has made several changes in his
photo gallery which are all designed
70 give more general satisfaction in
the work done by him. He will
soon have the gallery open to his
customers and guarantees perfect
work.
The railroad engineers were in
town Monday going over the work
of the graders, setting up stakes
where the grades did not show up
to thestandard originally established.
However, there are but very few
changes, the contractors doing their
work we'll. A big cut and fill a
mile northwest of town will occupy
the attention of the graders for the
next ten days or two weeks, no foul
weather interfering.