Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-13
Ki117balltOn and ElkhOrn,

G. w. Boysen is busy building a
new coal house and wood shed, and is
also erecting an addition to his large
hog house.
NJ. II. Porter, the Elkhorn jeweler,
rode up to Ross on his wheel Satur-
day evening but on account of the
rain was compelled to return la
stage coach.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Nelson went to
to Audubon, Monday, where they
Joined the Esbeck party that left for
the Omaha fair on Tuesday. They
will be absent about one week.
Peter P. Hansen has ceased to be
milk hauler to the West Hamlin
Creamery and his route is now being
driven by Lars Thompson. Mr.. Han
sen and family leave soon for their
future home, at Council Bluffs.
| County Surveyor II. S. Wattles
and j. M. Thomas, of Extra, drove
out, Sunday, to Kimballton. Monday
Mr.. Wattles did some surveying for
our old friend, j. C. Christensen, a
mile west of Kimballton.
/ We smoked, we joked, we con-
graduated, and Mr.. A. II. Andersen,
told us that he was the proud papa
of the sweetest boy baby in all Kim
ballton. The youngster made his ar
rival on Monday Of this week.
Mr.. John johnson, who is a con-
ductor on the main line of the Rock
Island, with headquarters at Valley
Junction, has been visiting near Elk
horn the past week, the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Jesse LANCE. He return
ed to his railroad duties Tuesday
J The eleven ear-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Hansen, northwest of
Kimballton, who underwent an OPP
Grafton last Tuesday afternoon, died
the same night. The funeral occur
red Wednesday, with interment in
the Copenhagen Cemetery, in Sh elby
county.
Sometime ago Sam Christensen in
iured one of his knees by falling.
Swelling Of the knee set in and the
pain grew to be something terrible.
On Tuesday two doctors came out
from Harlan to perform an operation,
and it was feared that an amputa-
ton would prove necessary.
A letter received last week from
Nes Brons at Enumclaw, Washington
says himself and family are getting
along nicely. They report the elm
are fine and their health good. He
is just preparing to build new house
IA by "a with an addition IA by 161
and IA feet high aud says the lumber
for the whole only cost him $ll6
He had ten acres of hay on the place.
he bought, from which he cut 40
tons that sold Mt $1,000 per ton.
! Hans S. Andersen came down from
Tyler, Minnesota, last week, where
] he has been employed at Jensen's
Roller Mills for the past year. Mr..
Anderson is suffering from very Sc
we're attack of sciatica. His health is
very poor and he will probably never
be able to work hard again. He re-
ports Soren Jensen making all kinds
Of money in the milling business at
Tyler. The boys are also doing we'll;
Axel is managing yard at Bigelow,
and Walter is with his regiment at
Fort Smelling.
/ AT the closing days session of the
Danish brotherhood Of America lat
Des Moines, last Saturday, Racine,
Wisconsin was chosen as the place for
holding the next convention Of the
brotherhood in 1902. Officers were
elected as follows:
Pres. H. H. Vogt, Davenport, la.
Vice Pres. G. Abel, Of Kenosha,
Wis.
Sec. V. Danielson, of Chicago.
Tres. j. G. Enseldson, of Chicago.
Trustees T. Olaf, Salt Lake City,
Utah; c. Martensen, Omaha. G. Carl
son, New Haven, Conn.
In the evening ball was given at
: Columbian followed by an elaborate
banquet. The ball and banquet were
tondered by Des Moines Lodge No. Ii
Of the Danish Brotherhood.