Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
kimbaIIton and Elkhorn.

y. Andersen Is assisting at the
Kimballton creamery.
The Sharon creamery is now only
running every other day.
Hans Marcusen is losing some of
his hogs from the cholera.
j. c. Jensen is putting down deep
we'll near Harlan this week.
Hans Larsen, north of Kimballton,
lost valuable horse Tuesday.
Chris Johansen, of Elkhorn, is
up at Tyler, Minnesota, visiting old
friends.
Jorgen Jorgensen has had a nice
new barn built on his place east of
Elkhorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Marquesen, of
Kimballton were Audubon visitors
Tuesday.
Jes Schouboe shelled 800 bushels
of corn Tuesday which he will mar
ket at once.
There will be big dance at the
Kimballton hall on Saturday evening,
October 2Srd.
The Elkhorn College will COM
mence operations on October 10Th
with sixty students.
VIM. Lansing, Jr., and two sisters,
of Atlantic, We're visiting at KIM
ballton Saturday evening.
Our farmers are now busy husking
corn. The yield in Sharon is very
good and the quality is fine.
AL. Friend and Pat Carolan were
at Kimballton Sunday. They drove
out from Audubon in the rain.
l.. D. Phelps and Martin Esbeck,
of Audubon attended X. P. lodge at
himballton last Saturday evening.
Martin Kringle, of Atlantic, for
merly an Extra boy, is assisting
Mr.. Kjer at the college this week.
Olaf Remien, the popular Marine
merchant, accompanied by Martin
Petersen, was an Elkhorn visitor on
Tuesday.
Jens Kjer, of the firm of Hansen &
Co., the Atlantic art painters, is now
busy identifying the interior of the
Elkhorn College.
A. q. Nielsen is having very con-
venient system of water works put in
on his fine stock farm east Of Elk
horn. 1t will cost about 5000.
P.L. Hansen was initiated into the
mysteries of the Prince of the Orient
order at Kimballton last Saturday
evening. Verify, verify, he is now a
prince.
John Schouboe, who raises the
English Berkshire breed of hogs, says
he still has some fine male pigs left
and those who desire to buy must
apply at ones as they will soon be
out of the market.
Julius Andersen informs us that
the contemplated creamery in West
Douglas will probably not material
ize, but that one will soon be put in
operation five miles west, over in
jackson township, Shelby county.
MAIDS Walters has returned from
southeastern Texas. He has rented
out his farm in that state and reports
everything down there as being very
nice. However, Mr.. Walters will
spend the winter in the good old
4 Hawkeye state.
4. The West Hamlin creamery com.
pany have not engaged a buttermakel
yet and the question of getting new
man is proving an enigma. On &C.
count of decline in the milk re-
ceipts the creamery is now operating
only every other day.
Last Saturday was the 18th birth
day of Charley Wright and that
evening over 80 Of his young friends
surprised him at his home at the
Kimballton hotel. Tasty refresh.
ments were served and and the party
INDUCED in a merry dance till early
morn.
| Ii. p. Rasmussen, the Danish con-
tractor Of Atlantic, was in Elkhorn
Tuesday, making preparations for the
erection of a commOdious dwelling
house for Prof. Foght. The build
ing is to be put up across the road
from the Rattenborg residence. Mr.
Foght drove to Atlantic Tuesday to
buy building material.
Report of Primary Department OF
Kimballton schools for month ending
October 9Th. Names of pupils moi
absent nor tardy: Emma Simonsen,
Olga Marquesen, Alfred Simonsen,
Levi Hansen. Names of those not
tardy: Tena Andersen, Cecilia Carl
sen, Chris Esbeck, Peter Madsen, Otto
Andersen, Mary Esbeck, Anna An.
dreasen, Chris Madsen, Anna Madsen
Carolina Damn, Sven Nielsen, Alma
Madsen, Charletta Nielsen, Chris
Christensen. Alfred johnson was
not absent during month. Number
Of visitors during the month 8.
/. NELLIE WICKER, Teacher.
| Report of Grammar Department
Kimballton schools for month ending
October Sth:
Number of scholars enrolled 90.
| Names of those neither absent MOI
tardy:
| Myrtle Marquesen, Martha Han.
sen Nettie .Iohneon Morf;nuo Az