Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-10
Kimballton B Elkhorn.

Rasmus Rasmussen had 10 head of
cattle dehorned one day last week.
Next week Chris Miller will finish
husking out 1900 bushels of '9S corn.
George Hartvigsen will commence
next week to thresh out his 3O-acre
clover field.
Peter Rasmussen lost a good year.
ling steer Tuesday morning from the
corn stalk plague.
Andreas Holm, who recently came
over from the old country, is husking
corn for Lorenz Nlssen.
Jens Werner improved his residence
last week by putting on a complete
system of corresponding.
Hans Madsen and family received
visit Sunday from Mrs. Madsen's
brother and wife of Harlan.
Henry Poulsen has an enormous
corn crop. He says it will yield
from 50 to 60 bushels per acre.
Miss Mary Knudsen is now making
her home with the Bertel Jensen
family at the Sharon creamery.
Mrs. Ole Jacobsen returned this
week from two weeks visit with
friends in Wayne county, Nebraska.
The measles have invaded Hans
Johnson's home at Kimballton and
three of the children are under the
weather.
Andrew Hansen and Andrew Glenn
ensen, two substantial Sharon town
ship farmers joined the JOURNAL list
Tuesday.
Hans Marcusen, on Tuesday de-
livered to Gault & Co., at Extra a
1900 pound load of poultry. Evey
Marcusen accompanied the birds to
the white city.
Mr.. Niels Nielsen, on the Ridge,
who recently sold his farm to Hans
Olesen, has decided to remove to Elk
horn and will have public sale the
last Of this mouth.
Mrs. P. A. Rasmussen who has
been visiting the past few weeks at
the home Of Bertel Jensen in north
east Sharon township, left Monday
for her home in Clinton.
Julius Andersen and wife, of near
kirkman, were Kimballton visitors
Sunday. Mr.. Andersen reports hav-
ing contracted as buttermaker at the
Kirkman creamery foranother year at
s per cent.
Andrew Clemensen is now COM
pleting his new residence. Its di-
mansions are 16 X 26 feet with a kit
chen 16 x 16 feet. The new improve
ments make Andrews place loom up
like light house in fog.
Anders Jensen has just completed
his contract for building the new
Lutheran church in northeast Oak.
field township aud the church is te
be Dedicated on the third Sunday il
November. His brother Thorwal6
has also been working OH the struc.
ture.
Laurits Petersen is the name Of the
new assistant at the West Hamlir
creamery. He came from Omaha and
commenced work about November
LIST. Mr.. Petersen has had seven years
, experience in the buttermaking bust.
ness and will no doubt prove very
competent man.
Only light vote was polled il
Sharon township Tuesday the tota
J being 1913. The township was car
ried by the democrats but it alst
rolled up handsome majority o
over so votes for Martin Esheck
, We are informed that the entir
democratic township ticket wa
elected.
Hans Z. Madsen and Peter F. Mis-
sen left here Wednesday for Denmark
Chris Nissen took them to Atlanti
: where they boarded the train 70
New York. From there they will
! take Cunarder across the big pond
They expect to be absen, about on
l year at least and may conclude to re
: main inthe old country permanently
Kimballton and Elkhorn are 500
to have a new telephone line. TIL
: proposed line is to be run direct from
s Audubon TO Kimballton and theme
Q to Elkhorn. We understand that
S stock company is to be organized a
n Audubon this week and shares al
already being sold at 1926 each. w
: learn also that the line is be put i
:. yet this fall and that Prof. Hocke
J will be awarded the contract. w
are glad TO learn oft new improve
9 ment as it will prove benefit and
source of much convenience to tn
e little inland twin cities. Here al
a some OF the promoters and stock
holders of the new institution: F.
I Hooker, Martin Esbeck, DR.. Brooks
: Mat Johnson, Hans Marquesen, Hal
: johnson, Hans Madsen, Peter Lykk'
= Geo. Marcusen and John Peterson.