Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-11-11
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Hog cholera is raging in Sharon
again.
Peter Bramsen has gone to Monona
county to visit his parents.
Geo. Marcusen and wife visited
with friends in Atlantic over Sunday.
Hansen s. Petersen delivered big
shipment of poultry at Extra Tues
day.
Hamlet Lodge, No. 347, Kimball-
ton, meets next Saturday evening.
Work in the third.
John Gray, the new Marine banker,
was in Elkhorn Tuesday visiting the
business men of the city.
A new blacksmith shop is being
erected near the new store at Jackson
Centre, in Shelby county.
Andrew Jensen has the contract
for building the residence at the new
creamery in Polk township.
Mis- X. Hansen, who lives northwest
of Kimballton, last week bought
brand new buggy of Esbeck Bros.
Ed. johnson, the big stockman of
northeast Sharon township, is having
80 head of cattle dehorned this week.
Chris Brodersen went out for a
visit last Sunday but no one at home.
He will tell you the rest of it him
self.
Prof. Paul Petersen was defeated
for superintendent of schools in Shell
by county at the recent election by
286 votes.
Hans j. Larsen, very prosperous
Sharon township farmer, was in
Kimballton Tuesday and bought a
new corn shelter.
John Schouboe this week sold two
fine Berkshire hogs to Hans Hagen
sen, of Shelby county, and one to Mr..
Polberg, west of Kimballton.
Mr.. Griffin, of Atlantic, who
owns extensive land interests in this
section, was a visitor at the Hans
johnson home near Kimballton Tues
day.
1t is reported that P. G. Petersen,
who has lived on a farm east of Elk
horn, has left for parts unknown.
His family went to Omaha about a
month ago to live.
Little Otto Andersen, of Kimball-
ton, only eight years old, is chuck
full of ambition. Last week he went
down to his grandpa's farm near Elk
horn to help the boys husk corn.
New officers of Clay township
elected November 2:
Mis- Larsen, justice of the peace.
s. G. Petersen, Clerk.
Thos. BruhD, constable.
Jens Verner's large new barn is
at last completed and Jens is mighty
proud of it too. 1t is adorned with
six cornered cupola which reflects
much credit on the workmanship Of
the architect-M. B. Wonsmos.
There was q hot time' at tn,
Philipsen dance northwest of Kim
ballton Saturday evening. Mix,
Nelson and the two Poplar black.
smiths got into row and the result
was that Mike knocked them bolt
ont in the first round.
In about two weeks Mrs. Car
Petersen will leave Elkhorn to joir
her husband on Vancouver Island
A letter received from Mr.. Petersen
states that he he is elated with TIL,
country up there. He is working
with an outfit building new roadl
and gets $500 per day.
We erred last week in saying tina,
NJ. B. Wonsmos, was to build
blacksmith shop near the Sharon
creamery. Mr.. Wonsmos is now bus,
with the erection of commodiou
dwelling house across the creek from
the creamery. Himself and family
will occupy the same as soon as com.
|pleted.
The Kimballton schools gave ajoin
entertainment last Friday evening
that was fine and the efforts of thu
pupils were much appreciated. A
number Of visitors were present from
Audubon, and also Prof. r. c.. Spen.
Ger, who will be our next county
superintendent, and who favored thu
audience with short but mastery
speech. Mr.. Wright and Miss Nellie
Wicker have both been engaged tt
teach the winter term which beginl
on November %.
A pretty wedding occurred Wed.
nesday at the church in Elkhorn
Rev. Anker officiating. The con.
tracing parties were Mr.. Paul Dab
and Miss Anna Jensen, two of oul
most prominent young people. Aftel
the ceremony the company moved tt
the home of the bride where the wed.
ding festivities took place. A large
number of friends were present who
overwhelmed the happy pair with
congratulations and pretty presents
Mr.. and Mrs. Dahl will go to house.
keeping at once at their cozy hom,
a mile west of E.khorn. They have
the best wishes of all in their new
life.
Report Of grammar room, Kim.
ballton schools, for term ending No
vember 9th, 1897. Names of pupils
neither absent or tardy: Martha