Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-30
Kimballton 4 Elkhorn.


spell and is now able to navigate
again.
Hon. Jens T. Larsen, of Kimball-
ton, is at Omaha this week looking
over the fair.
Nels Jensen, and DR.. Soc and wife
were Elkhorn visitors at the Omaha
fair last week.
Geo. Marcusen on Tuesday sold a
good work horse to Peter Rasmussen,
of Shelby county.
Austin Guernsey was calling on
JOURNAL friends at Kimballton and
Elkhorn Wednesday.
Rev. Anker was at Omaha last
week attending the Lutheran church
conference held at that place.
Buttermaker John Nelson, of the
West Hamlin creamery, has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Esbeck Bros. have this season sold
Is Deering binders, IA Deering
mowers and Is Armstrong mowers.
Chris Hansen's house near Elkhorn
is rapidly nearing completion and he
will move into the same next week.
The Kimballton blacksmiths are
having big run right now and are
kept busy until late in the evening
every day.
Mrs. Hans Tovring is visiting
friends at Elkhorn this week and as
consequence Hans is a widower for
the time being.
Andrew Esbeck and daughter
Minnie, failed to arrive from Texas
last week, having stopped at Omaha
to take in the fair few days.
Rev. Sorensen, of Kimballton, re-
turned Monday from Omaha where
he had been attending the Lutheran
conference and taking in the fair.
S. c. Petersen, the Elkhorn imple-
ment dealer, has this season sold Is
Mccormick binders. Mr.. Petersen is
rustler and does big business.
We are told that a Mr.. Jacobsen
of Omaha will arrive this week to
look over the Elkhorn Farmer Jour-
nal with the intention of resurrecting
the plant.
Kimballton will not celebrate the
Fourth this year, but the Band Boys
will give grand ball at their hall in
the evening and you know it will be
hummer.
Sigurd Anker is the proprietor of
the new Elkhorn book store. He is
located in the S. P. Kaye building
and carries big stock of all kinds Of
publications.
Henry Poulsen and his good wife
have decided to celebrate the Fourth
at home. They have invited num-
Der of their best friends and will meet
for good social time.
Elkhorn will celebrate Indepen-
dence Day this year. Good speakers
good music and numerous sports have
been provided for. Come to Elk.
horn Monday and enjoy good cele.
bration.
Rev. G. C. Sorensen, of Kimball
ton, has displayed his patriotism by
having flag pole erected near tn
parsonage. The stars and stripe
float from the top and underneath
sways the red and white banner o
Denmark.
Secretary Hans Petersen informs u
that he has issued 800 policies in tn
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurauc
Association that now has 31S mem
bers and over 100000 in risks. Thu
Elkhorn Mutual Fire now has sO(
members and liabilities amounting t,
+ $1,2O0,0O0.
The Kimballton creamery now ha
four separators. They recently pur
chased second class Standard separa
tor from Chicago and it being sloy
/ to arrive they bought a machine fror
the Elkhorn creamery and now the
have separators galore. They hav
also purchased new oil tank.
The Lutheran church held thei
quarterly missionary meeting a
: Kimballton Wednesday. The follow
, ing clergymen from abroad wer
present and addressed the audienc'
, Rev. Kjoelhede, Alden, Minnesota
3 Rev. Lillesoe, Dwight, Illinois.
Prof. Westergaard, Des Moines.
r Rev. Gravengaard, Oak Hill.
P. H. Miller, of Kimballton,
having very neat building erecte
at Elkhorn which is to be used for
photograph gallery. He will occup
y the building Immediately after tt
, Fourth. Mr.. Miller is fine arti
. and the new improvement will be 8
3 important addition to the city ,
Elkhorn.
I S. w. Petersen, brother of P.
t Petersen, Of the Elkhorn creamer,
!, has returned from his visit to De-
!. mark where he has been since la
: Christmas. He reports an excellel
visit and says everything looks love
u on the Scandinavian Peninsula. T
= is now busy at work for Hans Free
e erickson, east of Elkhorn.
The Botna Valley Creamery Ass