Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-04
Kimballton 4 Elkhorn.

Suuuay evening.
AT the Kimballton postoffice there
is letter uncalled for directed to
Kresten Bale Kristensen.
Mrs. Lars Jensen, of northeast
Sharon, is enjoying visit from her
sister, Miss Minnie Esbeck.
Petersen-the wool peddler-savs
he will see that everyone paws their
license on the huckster wagons after
this.
John Leistadt and Peter Lvkke
were appraising some losses for the
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance AS
ISOLATION Monday.
Soren Petersen and family were Wis
iting last Sunday with ]. P. Nelson
and family at the Troublesome Valley
Creamery east of Brayton.
Nels Jensen, the Elk horn furniture
dealer, is blockading the depot at
Brayton with new goods which will
be hauled home this week.
j. j. Lyngby, of Harlan, who is a
law partner of Hon. W. H. Byers,
was looking after political interests
in Sharon township Monday.
Major H. G. Curtis, of Atlantic.
who is candidate for congressional
honors in this district, was a Kim.
ballton visitor one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens kiar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Boysen and Harald Han
sen and Albert Boysen, came up from
Atlantic Sunday to attend the X. P.
picnic.
Chris Nelson, George Nelson and
Thomas Thompson started their
threshing machine Monday at Hans
Johnson's and pounded out big wad
of oats.
Jorgen Graw, few miles south
west OF Elkhosn entertained a party
| Of Elkhorn and Marine friends at his
pleasant home Sunday evening. All
report good time.
Jeppe Mortensen has sold his lots
in the north part Of Elkhorn to Nels
Petersen, of Sharon township. We
understand that Mr.. Petersen will
move to EIkhorn this fall.
Mr.. S. Petersen Kaye has taken out
a license to run peddler's wagon in
Shelby county. This fall his wagon
can be seen all over Shelby comfy
selling goods so cheap that it will
surprise you.
Merchant John Petersen, of Elk
horn, has been doing some business a IL
along during the dull period this sum-
mer He has bougt over $1,000 worth
OF shoes this summer and last week
he received tour-hundred dollars in
voice of new dry goods.
There is movement on foot to or
ganize camp of Modern Woodmen
at Kimballton this fall. 1t is one of
the fraternal insurance orders in the
world and also fine social order and
there is no reason why Kimballton
should not have thriving camp of
choppers.
We understand that Hans MARQUEE
sen, kimballton's big merchant, is
much talked Of for the nomination of
county clerk on the democratic tick
ct. Mr.. Marquesen is quite we'll
known, very popular, fine business
man and would certainly make verv
strong candidate.
Mrs. g. NJ. Berg is here visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Els
beck. She arrived last week from
Chickamanga, Georgia, where she
had been to bid adieu to her husband,
who is soldier in a regiment of the
regular army now in Porto Rico.
They formerly lived in Colorado
where he was stationed with his
troop.
Rasmus Hedegaard, at Elkhorn, has
sold two lots Of fronting on main
street to Mr.. John Leonard, OF
Charlton, Iowa. Mr.. Leonard is
having neat building erected on the
premises, the contract for the same
being let to Mr.. Hedges, a contrac-
tor of Atlantic. Mr.. Leonard con-
templates using the building for a
restaurant and will sell liquor under
| the mulct law.
During the storm last Wednesday
afternoon lightning struck in the
tower Of Bethania Lutheran church
northeast Of Kimballton, and in few
moments the entire building was one
big blaze. 1t was impossible for the
few who got to the building to at
tempt to extinguish the fire and soon
the edifice was burned to the ground.
The church is to be rebuilt at once
with perhaps an extension and there
is also talk Of putting up neat par
sonage at the same time.
The X. p. picnic held at Mat Ma
thiasen's last Sunday was perhaps one
Of the most enjoyable social events
ever held in Sharon township. On
account Of the inclement weather
there was not as large crowd as
might have been expected, but never
theless one hundred were present.
There was plenty to eatand drink and
the big tent from Poplar was there
for those who wished to dance. Sill
Knight Jasper Jensen made speech