Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-12-29

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spent Christmas with his parents al
Harlan.
S. P. Petersen, the Poplar mer.
chant, was an Elkhorn visitor
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Jensen. of Elk
horn, spent Sunday with their folks
north Of Kimballton.
A letter addressed to Mr.. Anton
Anderson remains uncalled for at the
kimballton postoffice.
There was Christmas tree at the
Ebenezer church in Douglas town
ship Monday afternoon.
| The Jens P. Willodsen family OF
West Hamlin, has been released from
quarantine regulations
j. j. Miller and wife, of North
Sharon, made Christmas visit with
friends in Shelby county.
The other day John Schouboe sold
one of his finest Berkshire male pigs
10 Hon. Asmus Boysen, of near Gray.
Miss Teresa Grumstrup returned
from her college duties at Des Moines
to spend the holidays with her pa
rents and friends.
MAIDS Christotferson arrived Fri
day from Ord, Nebr., bringing with
him two little brothers, whose
mother died some time ago.
Olaf Olesen has returned home from
Emmett county and will commence
sticking type Oh the new Danish pa
per at Elkhorn as soon as its publca-
ton begins.
The Christmas dance given at
kimballton, Monday evening under
the auspices Of the band boys, proved
very enjoyable affair and was lar
gely attended.
Chris l.. Hansen, of Sharon Center,
received a very fine Christmas pres
ent in the person of a sweet boy baby
which his wife presented him with
last Thursday.
Hans Johnson, Geo. l.. Jorgensen
and Peter Christensen, all OF Sharon
township, were on the jury that de-
clded the Cunningham case at Audu-
| bon this week.
About March lst, Chris Broderson
and wife will leave Kimballton and
move to Bowman's grove where he
will locate on the farm which his
father purchased last summer.
The kimballton schools will begin
next Monday, January 2. The board
was successful in securing the SER
vices Of the last years instructors,
S. w. Wright and Miss Nellie
Wicker.
Wednesday afternoon there was a
Christmas tree at the Lutheran
church in Elkhorn. The same after
noon there was one at Kimballton
and another at the new church in
Oaktield township.
Wednesday evening of this week
there was very pleasant young peo-
pies party at John Shouboe's coy
home in North Sharon township. The
party was given in honor Of ohm Be-
berg of Des Moines.
The annual meeting of the Sharon
Creamery company will be held at
no. Sharon, on January Z, com
mencing at II O'Clock noon. All
members are requested to be present.
HANS j. HANSEN, President.
There were Christmas exercises at
No. Sharon last Friday. A large
number of. the patrons of the school
were present and enjoyed very good
time. The teacher, Miss Ingar Bo-
berg, was presented with very fine
inlaid toilet case.
John Nelson. the buttermaker at
the West Hamlin creamery, has de-
cidcd that he might want TO farm
some time, so t'other day he went and
bought the Chris Christensen 100
acres northeast of the creamery. The
consideration was S3S per acre.
John Boberg, of Des Moines, is at
the John Schouboe home this week
visiting his sister Miss Ingar. and
friends in this neighborhood. Mr..
Boberg is buttermaker by traGeand
will probably make application tor a
position at the Sharon creamery.
Peter Petersen, Charley Bremsen
and Andrew Christensen, three fine
young men, who have been up in
Monona county working on y farm
for the past two years. came home
Saturday to spend Christmas with
Kimballton relatives and friends.
Bertel Jensen, who has been the
buttermaker at the Sharon creamery
since it was built and given the best
of satisfaction, has resigned his place
here, the vacancy to occur April l.
His successor will be chosen at the an
nual meeting next Saturday, Janu-
airy Z.
Lorenz Jensen. of North Sharon
township, has sold his 40 acre farm
to Christian Andersen for $3.50 per
acre. Mr.. Andersen will move onto
the same about March l. Mr.. Jen-
sen has again bought land in the
shape of H. A. Christensen's 1870 acre
70,