Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
Kimballton 4 Elkhorn.

We hear it said that Elkhorn is to
have another swell wedding next
week.
kimballtoD folks enjoyed fine
dance at the Band Boys hall Satur-
day evening.
There was Jolly picnic last Sun
day at John Denison's pretty home
in West Hamlin township.
Willie Christensen and Miss Mary
Hansen stole a march on their friends
and went to Minnesota where they
were quietly married. Congratula-
tions are in order.
Again on Sunday there was So
cial gathering at Soren Johnson's
home in east Sharon township.
About fifty were present and all had
a very enjoyable time.
Jens Hansen and James Gunderson
will Immediately commence to put
up paint shop and carpenter work
shop at Elkhorn. 1t is to be built
next to the new meat market.
G. w. Boysen is at Council Bluffs
this week as delegate from KIM
ballton's Hamlet Lodge No. 347,
knights of Pythias, to the state
Pythian convention in session at the
Bluffs.
Sharon township will be ably rep
resented at the Audubon county fair
this tall. G. w. Boysen, who is the
director for this township, has been
selected as superintendent Of class
Farm products.
Claus Hansen has completed the
erection Of his market at Elkhorn
and is now ready to furnish the dear
hungry people with everything good
to eat in his line. His shopis coated
on ''Smede'' street.
P. X. Petersen, the genial butter
maker at the Elkhorn creamery, has
resigned his position and after Sep
TENDER LIST himself and family will
leave for northern Wisconsin where
he will invest in some cheap farm
lands and become tiller of the soil
The new building at Elkhorn-Mr
Leonard's cafe-is rapidly nearing
completion, Mr.. Hedges and his car
penters having pushed the work
rapidly. Mr.. Leonard and family
will arrive here this week to make
this their home. The cafe will b.
ready for business by the last of the
month.
Our good friend SEVERN Jorgenser
tells the following joke on himself
Monday he thought he had finished
stacking his oats and of course capped
off his stacks. The next morning
when he drove out he was greatly
surprised to discover 25 shocks still
standing, way off in one corner of tn,
field. SEVERN says he wouldn't car,
only he had to build new stack.
.. The democrats Of Sharon township
will hold caucus at the Sharon
center schoolhouse on Tuesday even
5 ing, August 10th, at 7:3O P. M. fo
; the purpose Of selecting nine dele
gates to attend the county convention
to be held at Audubon August goth
, nominating township ticket AM
transacting such other business a
may come before the caucus.
ANDREW ToPP, Chairman.
Prospective railroad stock at Kim
ballton has gone up several per cen
during the past week. After max
[ ing three trial lines through Viol
] township the Great Western peopl
finally succeeded in getting 26-foo
E survey in to Audubon, arriving ther
Saturday. They will probably reacl
Kimballton the latter part of mex
week, coming down the Indian creel
valley. Our reporter interviewed
the head surveyor who vouchsafet
the opinion that the construction O
the road was an assured fact and tina
the line would very probably strik
Kimballton.
AT the republican caucus held a
Sharon center last Saturday evenin!
the following township ticket wa
placed in nomination.:
Chris Christensen, Trustee.
Geo. N. Christensen, Assessor.
Chris Christensen, Clerk.
G. w. Boysen, Justice Of tn
Peace.
: Geo. l.. Jorgensen, Justice of tn
Peace.
, Albert H. Jorgensen, constable.
Chris Hansen. constable.
/ The following are the delegate
who were selected to attend the con
vention at Audubon Tuesday: Chri
Christensen, Hans johnson, Chris G
Christensen, Thos. Smith, Chris n
Christensen, Jasper Jensen, Geo. L
Jorgensen.
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