Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-04
KimbalIton and Elkhoro.

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The question of free text books is
being much agitated in Sharon.
Carl Skreder of Kimballton, is the
possessor of a new driving horse.
Esbeck Bros. sold a wagon Tuesday
to Jens Anderson of Oakfield town
ship.
Ole H. Jacobsen of Kimballton had
a valuable horse that was very sick
this week.
N. NJ. Hansen, of the Farm journal
force at Elkhorn, has been under the
weather this week.
Hans Lawson, over in Shelby Co.
west of Kimballton has a public sale
at his farm Friday.
Willie and Peter Jorgensen came
up from Atlantic Wednesday to see
their Kimballton friends.
Hans P. Hansen of Hamlin town.
ship moved onto the Andrew Esbeck
farm in Oakfeld township.
Maylon Boyd and Peter Mathiesen
are hauling milk for the Sharon
creamery at u cents per cwt.
Peter Miller of Kimballton, has
been q very sick man this week;
cause-hemorrhage of the lungs.
The Sharon creamery has been sup
piled with two dozen milk cans for
the new routes started this week.
Jens Werner and wife, of North
Sharon, visited last Sunday at the
home of Jesse Nymand west of Bray
ton.
Jimmy johnson and Cappy Dodge
of Extra were inspecting the West
Hamlin creamery Wednesday morn
ing.
Chris Petersen, who has been farm
ing west Of Hamlin station has moved
on to Jorgen Hansen's farm west of
Audubon.
Last Saturday while in Audubon,
Henry Poulsen bought a nice team Of
big gray horses from Mrs. G. Krog.
Price 800.
Chris Hansen the harnessmaker, is
the busiest man in Elkhorn. The
farmers recognize his ability as a
capital workman.
Bertel Jensen has bought a new
horse of Henry Poulsen and will
hereafter haul the butter for the
Sharon creamery himself.
j. G. Jensen, who is moving on to
the Hansen farm west of Kimballton
bought q new wagon this week. Jim
will "bach " this summer.
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Oscar LaFleur and J.. A. McKibben
of Oak Hill were in kimballton
Tuesday. The former has rented the
Jesse McIlfritz farm north of town.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
gave a bazaar at the Kimballton hall
Monday. The affair was we'll at
tended and the proceeds amounted to
$1O1.45.
Jorgen Hansen had a public sale
Monday on his farm in Douglas
township. He will soon leave for
Spirit Lake where he will spend the
summer.
Messrs. Foght and Lyngby of Elk
horn bought all of Ole Madsen's
chickens last week and have now ex-
tensively engaged in the poultry
business.
A group of jolly Kimballtonites
serenaded Martin Christensen and his
new bride last Saturday evening and
we understand they were very liber-
ally treated.
Jens Lybeck has bought 10 acres of
land of Jorgen Jensen up in Douglas,
where himself and family will reside.
Mr.. L. will haul milk for the Sharon
creamery this year.
Ole Madsen and family bid adieu
to their many Elkhorn friends and
left Tuesday for their new home near
Houston, Texas. We hope that they
may prosper in the Sunny South.
The Kimballton dramatic company
did not give their entertainment last
Saturday evening on account of the
illness of Mr.. Miller. The play will
be produced Saturday evening, March
10. Be sur to attend.
The Kimballton schools close Fri
day of this week and we believe the
teachers-Chas. White and Miss
Smith have both given excellent sat
istaction. They will probably be
retained for the spring term.
The executive committee of the
Elkhorn college, in session here last
week decided to move the theological
department of the school to Blair,
Nebraska, this spring. Rev. Peter
Wig, who is principal of the institu-
ton, will, at the same time, move to
Blair and take up his permanent
residence. The pulpit which he va
Gates at Elkhorn will be filled by the
Rev. Fridthjof Miller of Denmark,
a highly distinguished clergyman
who will arrive here about Nav 1st,
This week we convey the sad in
telligence of the death of Mrs. Gus
johnson which occurred at the home
in Oakfield township last Saturday.