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

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Window shades in all colors and
sizes at the Elkhorn Furniture Store.
Bring your pictures to the Elkhorn
Furniture Store and get the prettiest
frames cheap.
Jens G. Andersen has commenced
building a large stable on his farm
near Elkhorn.
Cheap! Ingram Brussels Carpets.
Thirty samples to select from at the
Elkorn Furniture Store.
Jno. T. Minor, of Audubon, sold a
handsome new organ to VILLAS Rat
tenborg, of Elkhorn, Saturday.
While unloading a barrel of salt
one day last week Chris Jacobsen
seriously sprained his shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Wright, of
Kimballton, visited the first of the
week with relatives south of Allan
tic.
Andrew Andersen, the hardware
clerk at Kimballton, has had barn
erected-12x16 and chicken house
SKIP.
Albert Christensen is having a
large barn erected on his farm north
of Kimballton. Lars Petersen is the
architect.
Hans Johnson's small grain crop
was unusually heavy this year. The
wheat averaged %. bushels per acre,
and the oats yielded over so.
j. P. Heiberg and family, who
live several miles east of Elkhorn,
have decided to move to Washington
and will leave for that state some-
time this month.
Monday of last week Hans p. Ras-
mussen, west of Kimballton received
telegram stating that his son Philip
was lying on his death bed at his
Tyler, Minnesota, home.
Mike Nielsen, near Poplar, has do
mated four acres to the Lutheran So
ciety of that neighborhood, who will
soon commence the erection of nice
church edifice on this land,
The bridge south of Jens Verner's
place in north Sharon township, has
been condemned by the supervisors as
being unfit for travel and wayfarers
are warned against passing that way.
The new mail schedule Is as fol-
lows: Leave Elkhorn 1880 A. M,
Kimballton $50, arrive at Audubon
11:3O. Returning leaves Audubon at
l:3O P. NJ, arrive Kimballton 4:3O,
Elkhorn $50.
Younker Younkersen, of Marine,
Danish compositor, who came from
Denmark year ago, has taken Ole
Olesen's position on the Elkhorn
Farm journal. Ole says he has quit
the business for good.
The other Sunday while the Bladt
brothers were out driving west of
Kimballton, their horss became
frightened at bicycle rider and ran
away. The boys were thrown out
and the cart smashed. The boys es-
capped injury.
Kimballton has a new business
house in the way of b clothing store.
j. Friend & Son, the Audubon clo-
thiers, are the proprietors and the
store is under the management of Mr..
P. L. Hansen. They have nice line
of goods and invite you to come in
and inspect them,
Jens Andersen died at his home
east of Elkhorn, Monday morning,
October 4th, 1897. He had typhoid
fever for about three weeks and he
had suffered much. The fuperal took
place Tuesday afternoon and was lead
by Rev Anker. "A procession of
over 60 teams followed the remains TO
their last home at the Elkhorn ceme-
terry. The deceased was about IS
years old and came from Denmark to
America - years ago and has lived
in Iowa ever since. He leaves wife
and four small children to mourn his
earl y call to the home above. Mr..
Andersen was man who was highly
honored and respected by the many
who>knew him. While in life he was
an untiring worker and his family
are now rewarded for his zeal by
having a good home and the necessi-
ties of life. A devoted husband, a
kind father and an excellent neigh
Dor, his loss is indeed to be deeply
regretted.
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