Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-09
Kimballton 4 Elkhorn.

Chris Marcusen has bought new
feed grinder of Esbeck Bros.
Albert H. Jorgensen bought some
fine mich cows at the Gregersen
sale.
Geo. Nelson received visit from
his brother-in law of Harlan last
week.
George Nielsen goes to Nebraska
soon to spend the holidays with
friends.
Prof. Thomas had well attended
show in Kimballton the first part of
the week.
P. II. Andersen has rented the
Ingerslev farm of VILLAS Rattenborg
farm for 1898.
Soren Faaborg, of South Sharon
township, is the pleasant papa of a
pretty girl baby.
Miss Lena johnson left here Sum
day for Harlan where she will study
dressmaking for three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris N. Christen-
sens son Hans is still very i'll. He
has been sick over three months.
MAIDS Petersen, on the Ingerslev
farm, had the misfortune of losing 3
of his best mich COWS last week.
1t took three days to sell all of
Gregersen Bros.' personal property.
Everything sold high; COWS averaged
$40 per head.
Mrs. Nick Wright's sister, who has
been visiting here the past two or
three weeks, returned to her Irwin
home last Monday.
BRACE Sorensen, one of Oakfield
townships big feeders, was at Bray
on Tuesday and bought a pair of
new stock scales of j. P. BendiXen.
Maurice Christensen, of Jewell Jc.,
Iowa, brother of John Christensen,
of northwest Oakfield township, is
here and will attend Elkhorn college.
Last Sunday Nick Wright and
family, accompanied by Mrs. Wright's
sister from Irwin, took sleigh ride
over to G. w. Boysen's home in
southeast Sharon.
Jim Petersen has got tired of
bachelors life up in Hamlin town.
ship, and has moved his stock down
to his fathers farm east of Elkhorn,
where he has taken up his abode for
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Hamlet Lodge, No. 347, knights of
Pythias, will hold their regular
meeting at Kimballton, Saturday
evening, December 18th, and will
nominate officers for the ensuing year.
Miss Ella Brodersen, OF Harlan,
who has been staying here for the
last two weeks, left Sunday for At
lantic where she will visit with the
Hans Boysen family and will return
to her home at Harlan about holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Andersen left
Kimballton Wednesday for their new
home near Kirkman where MIR. An
dersen is to manage q new creamery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andersen have made
many friends during their stay here
who wish them great success in theil
new home.
, Chris n. Christensen returned last
Saturday from his trip in Texas
He was at Houston and Galveston
and looked over three different coun.
ties in south central Texas. While
speaking in glowing terms Of The
Sunny South, he emphatically stated
f that Sharon township is good huff
r Mrs. Nels Christensen, of north
r west Oakfield township, returned
!. Saturday from Lincoln, Nebraska
: where she has been the past ST,
! weeks receiving treatment at the Ad
: vent Sanitarium. Although sill
underwent a very painful operation
!. she recovered nicely and is now wei
o and able to attend to her household
8 duties.
Mrs. Rev. P. l.. G. Hansen, wit
u of the Lutheran divine and presiden
If of the Elkhorn college, died at he
= llOiilC CARLY Coluluuy iuOl ulus
: Several weeks ago she gave birth t
a, a child and her confinement resulte
in a serious illness from which sE
never recovered. She was about 4
y years old, and leaves husband
30 three daughters-the oldest IA years
'g and the tender babe, to mourn he
III departure from earth. She was
loving wife, tender mother, al
an exemplary Christian lady who
none could help but love and esteem
. The fire demon has again risen
its fury and destroyed another peac
IS full home. Sunday night VIM. 30,
p sen and family were aroused by I'll
% cracking of flames and awoke on
- to realize that their home was burr
40 40 ing down about them. The inmat
" barely escaped with their lives al
d had to depart in their night clothe
30 The double story dwelling house w,
burned to the ground and scarce
Is anything was saved. Fortunate
none of the adjacent buildin,
- caught fire. The house was insur,
~ i'm the ElkhOrn Mutual Insurance Co