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

Mrs. T. Gregersen is on the sick
list this week.
DR.. Heilesen's new auto arrived in
Marine last Monday.
The Olsen Knitting Factory is
running. at full blast new.
Chris Larsen bought a driving
team of Ahrenkeil Brothers.
j. A. Petersen made a business
visit to Des Moines this week.
Thomas Jergensea is painting the
Jensen Brothers new residence.
The Nielsen & James sale Of town
lots will take place October oath.
Rev. Wig of Luck, Wisconsin, will
be in Elk Horn the last of this week.
A son of Eric Hansen who lives
southwest of here, is on the sick list.
Joe Chase of Extra passed through
here last Saturday on his way home.
Miss Esther Larses, hello girl from
Brayten, spent Sunday with friends
here.
Carl Wiuff has taken job with
his brother, Peter, at the masonry
work.
Walter Gregersen received an in
voice of Edison records, the best out,
Monday.
A missionary meeting will be held
here both Saturday and Sunday of
this week.
Paul Dahl who resides one mile
! west Of here, is seriously ill with
pneumonia.
Chris Petersen's new house east of
here, is being plastered this week by
Peter Wiuff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe James enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Chris johnson
of Hamlin Monday.
Andrew Jacobsen has delivered
several loads of hay to the Petersen
grading camp at fifteen dollars ton.
The loss paid by the "Daaish Mu-
tusl'' in the John Anderson fire was
only $135, not $1,000 as quoted two
weeks ago.
Preparations were under way Mon
day to commence the foundation OF
the big building planned by Mr..
Rattenborg.
Mrs. Petersen and Mrs. Laing re-
turned Saturday from two weeks
visit with friends in Nebraska and at
Glenwood, Iowa.
Rev. Blikker, professor on the
Norwegian Synod OF Washington
preached forenoon and evening in the
Elk Horn church.
We understand that P. II. Miller,
our old time photographer, is COM
ing back. Mr.. Miller went to Gull
bertsen, Montana, last spring.
| At the shooting match here last
Friday which was given by the Elk
Horn Club, Simon Petersen carried
off first prize and Herald Hansen
second.
/ That rain week ago was just
what was needed and hundreds of
farmers throughout Shelby and Au-
dubon counties are busy turning the
sod and the stubble.
Saturday and Sunday missionary
meeting was held at Botanic church
north of here aud was attended by a
number of both young and old peo-
| pie from Elk Horn.
| Work was begun on the large brick
store Monday morning. Peter Wiuft
has the masonry contract and two
expert brick layers came out from
Harlan Monday to help with the
work.
r. Mcconnell, principal of the Elk
Horn school, was visiting home
friends at Irwin Saturday and Sun
day and on Monday took i'll while
engaged in teaching and had to quit
work for the time being.
The graders are still at work on
the big cut in the northwest part of
town and are finding it difficult work
as the ground is very wet and slip
perry at that point. One mile north
west of town the big steam grader
and loader is at work on the deep cut
and fill to be made there.
Hans Petersen who owns the upper
store, had a close call last Tuesday
evening about eight o'clock. Mr..
Petersen was at the phone when he
| wao suddanlv ta bon with oovoro No nc
in the chest and stomach. He made
run for DR.. P. Soe's office where he
was placed on lounge and the doc
tor gave medicine to relieve him.
DR.. Soc says his heart was affected.
MAIDS Petersen who lives in the
north part of town, had a runaway
last Saturday. He was coming dowI
hill with load Of cobs when the
bolt holding the double-tree came