Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
Kimballton 4 Elkhorn,


building a new residence on his farm
this summer.
Alta meeting held Monday Jorgen
j. Miller was elected director in Dis
trict No. 1, Sharon township.
Geo. Marcusen this week sold two
fine heifers to Hans Brodersen, of
Shelby county at $40 per head.
Walter Jensen, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jasper Jensen, of Sharon has gone to
Monona county to work on farm.
Jens Jensen has hired out to work
for Hans Marcusen, northeast of KIM
ballton, this summer at $50 per
month.
Danish school will commence in
the iykke schoolhouse next Tuesday.
Miss Thomson, a lady Of Des Moines,
will instruct the school.
If gentleman by the name Of
Peter Skov will call at the kimball-
ton postoffice he will find a letter and
package held their for him as dead
letter matter.
The annual township schoolmeet-
ing was held at Sharon Center Mon
day evening. The meeting failed to
elect director and it seems no one
wants the office.
The Sharon creamery company will
meet Saturday, March goth, for the
purpose of hiring buttermaker and
transacting such other business as
may come before the meeting.
Here's evidence of an early spring.
Monday Nels Meng, north of Kim
ballton sowed 10 acres of spring
wheat. Mr.. Meng believes in get
ting his work done in good season.
There will be meeting of the
Botna Valley Creamery Association
at the West Hamlin creamery on
Wednesday, March 10th, at l O'Clock
p. M. H. HENRIKsEN, Sec.
Hans Marcusen has bought of
Jacob Brodersen his 100-acre farm
two miles northeast of Kimballton.
The consideration was $3.50 per
acre. A good price and good piece
of land.
Sunday evening Mr.. aud Mrs. j. G..
Jensen We're agreeably surprised at
the Nick Wright home in Kimball-
ton. About twenty friends were
present and made things lively for
several hours.
Miss Carrie Nelson closed very
successful term of school at No. L,
Sharon, Friday of last week. The
school had nice entertainment in the
afternoon which was we'll attended.
Miss Nelson left Tuesday for her home
at Omaha. She will return to teach
the fall term.
The Kimballton creamery was shut
down for two or three days this
week. The new Disbrow churn was
placed in proper position and various
other Improvements were made at
the factory. We understand the
the creamery will soon put in new
centrifugal machine.
Jens Werner got very cold shower
bath the other day. While putting
up ice at Nels Mortensen's dam his
two hundred pounds of avoir-
dupois fell into an air hole and in he
went clear up to his ears. For one
moment the big ice king thought he
was lost but ready hands soon fished
him out and he is now telling how
it happened.
Mr.. Il. p. Bonnesen and Miss SinA
1 Christensen were married last week
at Bethania church, Rev. Miller
officiating. They have already gone
to housekeeping in their new home
north of Elkhorn. The groom is one
of Sharon townships popular school
teachers and the bride is one of our
best girls. Mr.. and Mrs, Bonnesen
start ont in life with bright future
before them and the best wishes of
their many friends.
The school entertainment at kim
ballton last Thursday evening was a
very decided success in every particu-
lar. A large attendance was as
sembled who were much pleased with
the splendid exercises rendered by
| the children. Miss Jennie Simonsen
was awarded first prize as the best
| speaker. A small admission was
charged and a fund was created which
will go towards purchasing library
books for the school. The teachers
is. w. Wright and Miss Nellie
Wicker have given the best of salts
faction and have both been retained
for the fall term.
At Bethania church, on Thursday
afternoon, March 10th, Rev. Sorensen
pronounced the beautiful words that
made Chris Christoffersen and Val
borg Morteneen husband and wife.
Then the large company present pro-
ceeded to the home where everything
was ready for the grand wedding
feast. OF course there was an over
flow of compliments and congratula-
tions and an avalanche Of beautiful
presents. We wish to say that Mr..