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*T Peter RoBenkildee visited in Harlan Decoration Day. Emma and Christian Hansen visited at the Rev. Jorgensen home Sunday.

R. F. D. No. 1 was started Jure 1st. Charley Larsen is doing the delivery.

Peter Lykke was very sictc last week but is now able to be up and around.

T. G. Mailer and family will start Saturday afternoon on a trip to the old Denmark-

Jens Andersen and wife returned home from their wedding trip to Omaha Wednesday.

J. P. Kjelgaard celebrated his birthday Tuesday and was greeted by a lot ot his friende.

Rev. Gregersen of Tacoma, "Washington will preach the sermon in the Kimballton Charch, June 25.

Olav Jorgensen left Tuesday for Ringsted, Minn. He intends to do carpenter work there this summer.

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And our willingness to cooperate with our patrons in the development of their business should have your consideration and attention.

You can "bank on" our willingness and ability to assist you in every way consistent with safe, sound banking. Whether your account be large or small we shall appreciate your patronage.

We shall be pleased to have YOU open an account with us.

First National Bank

EXIRA IOWA

George Mareussen celebrated his birthday last Thursday. Many ol his friends honored him with their prefence.

"TEe FREE" the Now Famous Sewing Machine

SOLD AS LOW AS$1 AWEEK

A Newly Invented Sewing Machine Is Now On Sale

30 DAYS TRIAL

The Inventor Mr. Free, Doesn't Want The Low Price Told

Many people have wondered why we have used auch enthusiastic language in endorsing that new and "different" sewing machine, The FREE.

Simply because we feel enthusiasts to our finger tips about "The FREE".

Why, we are so convinced about th« absolute superiority of "The FREE" over any machine we have ever Men or heard about that we don't •vca dare tell you the price. It is too

Our baseball nine went to Audu bon Sunday and played Audubon team No. 2. The scere stood 10 to 13 in favor of Audubon.

Peter R. Pedersen, the former proprietor of the Commercial Hotel has moved with his family to the house he bought of Mrs. Nielsen.

Mrs. Isaac Terkelsen left Tuesday for Audubon and from there she will go to Minnesota tor a two week's stay with friends and relatives.

Mr. Victor TrukkeD, who has spent two weeks at the Holger Petersen home left Sunday for Exira, where he will teach the Dar.ish Summer school.

Oluf Hansen, Martin Fredericksen George Nielsen, K. J. Pedersen and wife and Eddie Etbecu were among those who went to Audubon on Decoration Day.

Jens Larsen returned home from Colfax last Fa'urday. The treatment there has helped hint wonderfully, but nevertheless he left again for Colfax Tuesday lor another treatment.

low. We and Mr. Free both realize that if you were told the price without seeing the machine you would not be able to appreciate the fact that The FREE is the only perfect 20th Century Sewing Machine.

Instead of advertising the price we prefer to make it easy for you to own a "FREE" by offering it at your own terms as low as $1 a week, and above all we would like to have "The FREE" a 30 day trial in your own home. Try this machine—test it— sew with it on all kinds of material— if you then are not entirely satisfied— if you are not convinced that it is the best machine you have ever sewed on —the most improved—the most up-todate—if the low price does not convince you that this is the biggest bargain you have ever bought, return the machine to us and we will refund your deposit so that the trial will not cost you one cent.

We know that a trial is the best way to sell The FREE because we are sure that no woman will be willing to get along without the 8 sets of Ball Bearings, the "Kotoscillo" Movement, the French Leg

Design, (he Shuttle Ejector, the Rotary Spool Pin, Automatic Locking Drawers, Automatic Tension Release, Automatic Thread Contro!er and Improved Head Latch after enjoying Itoem for 30 days on "The FREE".

SeeTheFREE tomorrow

and let us send it right out to your home. Come tomorrow.

P. M. Christensen

Kimballton Ladies Aid Society held a picnic on the 6th of June in the grove by the Gymnasium Hall. Rev. Jorgensen gave a !ec in re and the Kimballton Orchestra delivered some good music. Refreshments were terved and everybody seemed to enjoy the day.

ELK HORN

S. M. Petersen purchased an auto last week. Carl Lauriizen of Atlantic was in town Monday.

H. Marquesen & Son received a carload of Minnesota flour Friday. Miss Elizabeth Knudsen ol Gates spent the day at Elkhorn Suuday.

Rasmus Nissen and family visited with friends at Rorbeck last Sunday. R. P. Petersen is back from Omal a again. He is able to be up and aroui again.

Miss Louisa Schmidt of near Audubon visited with friends at Elkhorn Sunday.

Thomas Olsen aud wife of Gates visited with friends and relatives at Elkhorn Sunday.

Mrs. Hans Matbison accompanied C. G. Larsen and wife to Atlantic In their auto Friday.

Cecelia Esbeck, who has bstn working at Kimballton has returned to her home for a while.

P. H. Miller and wife left for Blair, Nebr. Monday, where they will attend tho Convention.

Mrs. Viggo Sorensen of Coulter, la. has been visiting with friends and relatives here the past week.

Quite a number of Elkhorn people went to Blair Tuesday to be present at the Annual Evangelical Lutheran Convention.

Mrs.*Thor Madeen and daughters, Lyctia and Eidel visited with her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Hansen at Hansen Heights Monday.

Ruth, the little adopted girl of Mr. aud Mrs. L. A. Laursen has been ill the past week with diptheria. The home is quarantined.

H. P. Petersen, Lawrence Johnson and Andrew P. Esbeck with families visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lars N. Esbeck Sunday.

A surprise party was given Tuesday evening by the young folks in honor of Peter Kirk and family, who have moved to Kimballton.

Miss Mary Carleen went to Omaha Thursday accompanied by her father aud sister Cecelia. She will submit to an operation for appendicitis.

C. H. Boe, town marshall had some trouble last week with some ot the boys which resulted in a hearing before Justice-of-the- Peace Fish.

Miss Ebba Hansen accompanied by her mother and sister Elsie of Luck, Wis. are visiting with friends and relatives around Elkhorn this week

Mr. Jens Hansen and wife departed last Friday tor various points in Sunny California. Quite a number were at the depot at their departure wishing them good-speed.

The Audubon boys came over Sunday and crossed bats with our local ball team. A good game was played and was well attended. The (core was 4 to 2 in Elkborn's favor.

Arthur Thompson hurt his shoul der quite severely last Suuday when playing ball. Folmer Hansen also met with a painful accident as player stepped on his thumb bruis ing it quite badly.

Elkhorn held its annual Prize Shooting Mouday June 5th. Our correspondenl.was unable to get the name9 ot the|Prize winners in time for the afternoon mall in which it shouldfbe'mailed. Same will follow next issue.

Littler Gladys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ilans Maiquesen was so unfortunate last Wednesday evening to slip on tbejwet sidewalk falling-.on her armjbreakirg it in two places She is at this wriiing improving rapidly and will soon be convalescent 11 J. Hansengis contemplating to purchase the Hardware Stock of the firm Jerry Miller & Sou. No definite arrangement has at this writing been made between the two parties but it is quite probable Mr. Hansen will close the deal and take possession about the 15th of August.

For^Sale

One HhortJ HornJJ yearling Pedigree furnished. Call on tf T. J. CogloD,

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Their Pleasant 1 Summer

"Where," asked the caller, In conventionally polite tones and with lukewarm interest, "are you going for the summer?"

The effect on her hostess was electrical. She sat bolt upright, dropped the teapot with a bang and echoed: "Going! We're not going—we're staying!" "My goodness!" gasped the caller. "Excuse me for mentioning it If It's a tender subject!" "It's not tender," said her hostess, energetically. "It's worse—it's an impossible subjeot! We went away last summer, and that's the reason. The Tunnnls announced that they were going to Europe and said that If we'd occupy their big place across the lake for the season, and see that the servants didn't fight and that the cows didn't eat up the garden, we'd make them our debtors for life.

"We stored our furniture when the lease expired in May and rushed headlong to our doom. We thought it was a paradise on earth toward which we were flying, and maybe it would have been if the cook and the maid and the man of all work at the place hadn't decided that since their real family was gone, this would be a nice time to run home to the old country for a visit. And they went, two days after we came. They looked us over in a cold and orltlcal way and disapproved of us and departed. "We got lots of exercise before we found help. Tom used to rise at four and weed the garden and I got up at the same time to feed the chickens, turn on the automatic pump, get breakfast and superintend Tom's milking. He was kicked through the barn door only twice and we considered that the record was pretty good for a greenhorn, fcle had some minor mishaps, like poking back all the beans when they came up, pushing the seed ahead of them and training the potato vines up on strings Instead of the peas, but trouble didn't really start until later. "One day we wero sitting in the flower garden having lunch, and I told Dotty, aged four, to go indoors for something. We watched her disappear Into the house and then Tom said, "Could anything be more peaceful or inspiring than this perfect day!' And I responded in similar blank verse. Just then the neighbor whose cottage was on the lake shore came tearing around the corner of our house. "She stared at us as though we annoyed her. 'Aren't you folks In bathing?' she inquired. 'Well, somebody is out in front, and I thought—' "Tom and I did a foot race to the water unconscious and black in the lake and he fished Dotty out of the face. That child had marched in at the back door of the house and as promptly marched out through the front door and proceeded to take a paddle by herself in the lake, inspired by some unaccountable juvenile impulse. "Dotty came out of her trance In two hours, but during that time I got ten gray hairs and Tom's nervous system was permanently shattered. "It was a couple of weeks later that

Dotty and Tom, Jr., remarked that their throats were sore and the doctor pronounced it black diphtheria. He murmured something ajjout defective drains. There was a blur of trained nurses and horrors for a time and then the smoke of battle cleared away. "Meanwhile the cows had'eaten that part of the garden that had not dried up for lack of attention and the chickens were laying eggs all over the county. The Tunnills never did get them back. "They'd send us postoards from Europe saying, 'We saw this today. Hope you are enjoying life at the dear old home.' This while I was burning fumigating candles. Or, 'We came down this river today. How you must be enjoying the garden green things." That came the day the cows ate the last of tha green corn we had expected to use ourselves. "A little while later Tom dropped a flatlron on his toe and blood poisoning set In. Then the Tunnills sent a lovely card, saying: 'We oan Just Imagine you doing the five-mile walk through Elm lane and the woods. We envy you.' This was while we were changing the bandages on his smashed and painful foot six times a day. "The worst of all was that the family sent Tom's pretty and harumscarum sister Nell to us so that she'd forget the ineligible man she was trying to get engaged to. I produced all the young men at the hotel and several village lights to distract her, and so perfectly did I succeed that she eloped with a college boy who was running a launch to pay his summer expenses. As the family was saving up a millionaire for Nell when she should have come to her senses they still feel hard toward me, and say I should have had more sense.

"When we came back to town in the fall all the good flats were taken and the moths had got into our rugs, and I had lost fifteen pounds and all my color, and Tom was a dyspeptic old grouch. It's taken all winter to get Dotty and Tom, Jr., civilized again, and on the whole we've concluded that the family will be better oft if It denies itself the strain of a summer vacation. We're going to stick right here I" "It does sound safer," admitted the caller.

UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.

Bettlna's writing verses now— Slio uses fancy Ink Each manuscript's tioil with a bow

Ami every page is pink.

Her thoughts take many weiril forms. Her rhymes ffo much amiss, But, sooth, she lias i.i smile that charms,

Her mouth was made to kiss.

And when she trips Into the "den" Of some fierce editor And asks the most unloved of men

What he will give her for

A sonnet on the gentle spring, Instead of yelling "Scat!" He mutters low, "A peach, by Jlngf!

She almost knocked me flat."

Then takes her dainty manuscript, As If he really thought The poor contents by him so grlpt

For gold could not be bought,

And hums and haws and says, Pretending to be wise •Intoxicated by the glow

Of sweet Bettlna's eyes.

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Not What He Was Looking For.

"Is this town closed on Sundays?" asked the traveling man. "Well," replied the landlord, hedging diplomatically, as he thought, "everything is supposed to be closed here on Sundays, but we have means of catering to the wants of our guests." "All right, then I'll go on over to Bingville. I understand that they strictly obey the closing law there. I'm an enthusiastic advocate of Sunday closing."

^Trying Things.

"Doing well, young man,

"No just struggling along." "But that fine adding machine?" "A demonstrator left it on trial." "That new typewriter?" "An agent forced It on me for a month." "At least those expensive cigars denote ready money?" "No

smoke ten and return th«

Enlightened.

"Pa," said little Frank, as he turned the pages of his history, "can

question "What is it, my son?" asked his fath er, without looking up from his sport lng page. "How did the cliff dwellers keep warm in the winter time?" "Why, I guess they used the mountain ranges. Now, don't ask me any more foolish questions."

HAD IT IN FOR HIM.

Miss Chance—Oh, Tom, papa has failed. Mr. Nocoyne—Well, you might know he'd do all he could to keep us from getting married.

•My son, I've traveled round the world And many maids I've met There are two kinds you should avoid—

The blonde and the brunette.

Two Varieties.

Mrs. Cogger—Do you think automobile touring changes the complexion? Mrs. Motorwood—I should say it does, dear. Why, in going through Iowa I had a muddy complexion and in crossing the great American desert I had a sandy complexion.

Bucolic Joke.

Silas—Thar goes Hiram. Every jinornlng he feeds that prize cow of his 18 carrots.

Cyrus—By heck, he thinks that old cow is solid gold. Silas—Haw, haw! I reckon you'd call her 18 carrot gold.

Its Praotical Side.

She (enthusiastically)—What a isplendid thing this speeding business 'ts!

He (dub ously)—Well, if the special traffic oflU ar happens to get a glimpse of it. It is apt to be quite a fine proceeding.

Appropriate.

"Your neighbor, the cranky old Bin' gle gentleman, has strict Ideas of the fitness of things." "How do you mean?" "When I passed his garden this morning, he was sowing bachelor*! buttons in It."

A Sort of Protest.

"If Hercules roamed tha e&rth today, do you suppose he would tackte :the oil trust?" "I'm afraid not, but he might smash ittfew keiosene lamps as a demonstration."

Mechanical Means.

"How can I get an admission from •.that slippery oustomer?" "Hammer at him till you nail him."

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Special Auto Bargain

A Max well Runabout, model A., had beeo thoroughly overhauled, aud is guaranteed to be in firat— class condition in every respect. Tires are in good conditioo. two of them being brand new. Will demonstrate to your satisfaction, and the first check for |350 tabes it.

P. K.Jensen, Exira, la.

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Is particularly recommended for chronic cases Of kidney and bladder trouble. It t.ends to regulate and contro the kidney and bladder action and is healing, strengthening and brancing. For sale by ail druggists.

Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds

I have just purchased a choice pen of Rose Comb Rhode Island Red Chicks, headed by Scarlet Prince Cockerel, and will sell a few of our first settings of carefully picked eggs at one dollar per setting.

JOHN HARNED

DB. JOHN RILEY,

Physician Surgeon

Office Phone 53: House Phone 57 Ofllce first door east of Coroar Drue Store, upstairs

Exira, lowa-

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Audubon, Iowa

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