Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-28
Kinballton 4 Elkhorn.

Martin Esbeck was Kimbalton
visitor Sunday.
The Sharon creamery now receives
1000 pounds OF milk daily.
Remember the Republican caucus
at Sharon Centre the evening of Aug.
4th.
M. B. Wonsmos is at Elkhorn do
ing some building for Jens G. Ander-
sen.
Nels Anderson has commenced the
erection of Ole Olesen's fine new resi-
dence.
Mis- Larsen gave an ice cream party
to his young friends at Elkhorn last
Sunday.
There was a surprise party at the
home of Rev. Anker at Elkhorn Sat-
urday evening.
Peter Jorgensen, west of Kimball-
ton, bought brand new buggy Of
Esbeck Bros. Monday.
Rev. Anker occupied the pulpit at
the Luthern church at Elkhorn Sun
day, Rev. Hansen being absent.
Nels 3. Christensen has returned
from the Nebraska Santitarium at
Lincoln, and is much improved in
health.
Buttermaker John Nelson and fam
lily of west Hamlin spent Sunday
with Manager Jensen and wife of the
Sharon creamery.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Poulsen's little girl who
has always been very sickly, is now
improving quite rapidly.
John Schouboe, our prosperous
friend Of northeast Sharon has just
finished filling his barn with a large
quantity of '9S hay.
Mrs. Nels Christensen, west of
Klmballtop, has received the sad in
telligence of the death Of her mother
last week. The good lady lived in
| Nebraska.
A. N. Esbeck left for his home in
Southern Sunny Texas last Monday
after a pleasant visit of two or three
weeks with Audubon county relatives
and friends.
Last Thursday there was an extern
ton party at the home of Rasmus
Hansen at Elkhorn. Quite a large
number of friends were present who
report a fine time.
Julius Andersen and family, OF
Kirkman, the people who formerly
had charge of the creamery at this
place, was here last Sunday visiting
with old friends and neighbors.
P. H. Miller's photograph gallery
at Elkhorn is now rapidly nearing
completion and before many moons
Pete will be ready to take shot at
you-with the camera, of course.
| Peter Rasmussen on the j. c. An
derson farm, west OF the Sharon
creamery has a tremendous crop OF
grain this year. Monday he had three
binders in operation in his harvest
fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Jensen, west OF
Kimballton, are rejoicing over the
arrival Of ten pound boy at theil
home last Thursday. 1t is their first
and Jim is feeling gay and SO is Grand
pa Nick Wright.
Miss Christina Jorgenson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen Jorgensen
east of Elkhorn, left last Friday for
Lincoln, Nebraska, to remain fol-
medical treatment at the Nebraska
Sanitarium for several weeks.
Chris Nielsen, a young man who
has been working for Jens Hansen a
Elkhorn, while riding horse ont
day last week near the Elkhorn cream
cry, was thrown off and struck il
such manner as to break his collal
bone.
Rev. Winters, Danish missionary
who has spent several years in China
spoke at the Elkhorn church Sun.
day morning and in the evening de-
livered a lecture at the college. Fl,
was formerly student at the colleg'
at this place.
About u o'clock last THURSDAY
evening fire broke out at Jno. Peter
sen's place east of Elkhorn. Fifteel
tons of hay and good hay shed wen
/. up in smoke. There was $50 insur
ance on the hay and $50 on the shed
! The cause Of the fire is unknown.
During the storm at Kimballtol
: Sunday evening lightning struck tn
+, old grist mill. Mr.. Miller was stand
e ing on the south side when the shocl
] came and the streak ran down an irol
: rod only four feet behind him. Rath
t er close for comfort but no harm
! done.
Chris Nelson, has completed hi
labors with the firm Of Esbeck Bros
at Kimballton and will soon com
mence threshing. Geo. Nelson, Ton
Thompson and Chris Nelson now ow
e a Buffalo Pitts machine which is be
!; ing repaired at Chris Rasmussen's re
S pair shop.