Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-03
4 Elkhorn.

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Alex Mudderspach has accepted
position as clerk at the Poplar store.
John Henriksen, of Cameron town
ship, was down this way selling
stock food this week.
The Danish Separator Creamery
Company will soon buy new churn
for their factory at Kimballton.
Anton Nielsen, one of our dashing
youngsters, is soon to be married to
good looking girl of West Hamlin.
Miss Lena Christensen, of Bow
mans Grove, is visitor at the Jens
Sorensen home in southeast Sharon
township.
Hans johnson, the big Kimballton
stockman, this week bought a brand
new Universal grinder and shelter of
Esbeck Bros.
Andrew Hansen and Andrew Poul-
sen each sold ten hogs to l. p Hal
lock, of Oaktield this week. The
price paid was S3.55.
Because of the intense cold Wed
nesday there was but small attend
ance at A. G. Mudderspach's sale at
the Advent church and property sold
rather low.
Hans Marquesen is having brick
and lumber hauled from Audubon
preparatory to building roomy adj
dition to his big store building at
Kimballton.
Miss Christine Nielsen, of Omaha,
is visitor at the Jens G. Andersen
home in north Sharon township. She
is the guest of her sister, Miss Carrie
Nielsen, the popular teacher of No. 1.
Nels Nielsen, of north Sharon
township, has bought handsome
new top buggy and " when summer
comes again. he will fit across the
hills to Elkhorn there to meet his
lady love.
The following farmers can see the
good times coming and will do some
extensive building in the spring:
Chris Hansen, Of northwest Oakfield
township; Rasmus Axelsen, of Sharon
township and Chris Jacobsen: Of
Hamlin township.
The other evening there was
merry time at Jolly Chris Christen-
sens home in South Sharon town
ship. The affair was given in honor
OF Miss Gertie Rosequist's 22nd
birthday and it is needless TO state
that all had a very enjoyable time.
The new photograph gallery at.
Kimballton is now completed and
is being filled with new furnishings,
apparatus and numerous up-to-date
devices. Mr.. Andersen has had 20
years experience in the photography
work and is an expert in his line.
The gallery will be open for business
the first of next week.
We learn of a large business change
at Elkhorn this week. The big mer-
chandise firm of Hansen Il Petersen
has been dissolved and John Petersen
now becomes sole owner of the entire
establishment. We understand that
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rest after years of busy business life
and will soon take an extended trip
to the South and the West.
We are happy to learn that our
friend, Harald Hansen, the art pain
ter, Of Atlantic, has taken unto him
self a helpmeet for life. The bride is
a German lady of Atlantic and the
ceremony took place at the home Of a
relative near Lewis on Saturday
January %. We dotf' our hat to Mr..
and Mrs. Harald Hansen and wish
them success and happiness through
life.
A mutual hail insurance company
has been organized at Elkhorn this
week. The company takes in mem
bers in Audubon, Cass and Shelby
counties. A prominent feature is the
fact that the company has limited
loss assessment-no member to pay
more than 5000 on each forty acres.
This is a safe and and at at the same
time cheap protection for the far
mers and we believe the project will
grow rapidly.
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