Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-17
Kimballton & Elkhorn.

Chris L. Hansen lost a valuable
horse Monday.
The new store building at Elkhorn
is nearly completed.
Jimmy Jacobsen will work for
Sam Christensen this year.
Jimmy Petersen, Of Elkhorn, was
an Audubon visitor Monday.
Charley Wright has hired out to
work for Mr.. Philson, near Kirkman
this year.
There was surprise party on
Charley Wright at his home in Kim
ballton Sunday.
Saturday evening there was sur
prise party at the home of Charley
Nissen, in Shelby county.
Dan Petersen, Of Elkhorn, sports a
new Mayflower bicycle. He bought
it of Martin Nelson for $35.
Miss Stena Jorgensen who has been
very i'll all winter at her home east of
Elkhorn, is now slowly improving.
| Chris Nelson this season cried 23
public sales. Chris is a fine auction
eer and the people appreciate his SER
vices.
Jesse Lange, of Elkhorn, was at
Brayton Monday and sold to Bison
u Ide, one shoat that weighed 40
pounds.
Andrew Jensen got the contract
for building the Audubon Township
Creamery, east of Extra, and is now
busy chiseling away on the new tac-
tory.
Ole Petersen's new residence is
nearly completed on his farm east of
Elkhorn. Himself and bride will
move into their new home about
April 1st.
The Sharon creamery company will
meet Saturday, March Goth, for the
purpose of hiring a buttermaker and
transaotipg such other business as
may come before the meeting.
The board of school directors OF
Sharon township will meet next
Monday TO elect a president of the
board and transact other business that
|may come before the meeting.
i Quite fire scare at the Hote.
1 Wright at Kimballton Sunday after
4 noon. Chris Nelson and Jim Jacob.
son came promptly to the rescue and
all perishable property was saved.
| Nels B. Anderson, our Kimballton
contractor, has secured the contrac
for putting up the Troublesome Val.
ley Creamery, east of Brayton. The
A price was 1913. Mr.. Andersen viii
4 begin operations at once and wants {
{, good man to help him. Call at the
s grounds any day next week if yor
q want a job.
a Nels Jensen and family arrived las
a week from Hartford, Connecticut
and this week they are moving onto
Andrew Topp's place at Sharon Cen
ter, where they will make their HON,
4 for the present. Mr.. Jensen is Q
brother Of Lars Jensen, of Sharon
We understand he has decided to blu,
{ a farm here and become one of us
Mr.. Jensen is a man who helps tt
build up community and himsel
and family are heartily welcomed.
Last Friday while our mail carrie,
y was coming from Elkhorn to Kim
ballton, he got out to lessen the bur
{ den Of his team while going up
steep hill. the horses however, mis-
understood the meaning of his &C
d lions and started away on the deat
run and did not stop until the,
reached the Conditti farm where the,
were caught. The mail bags wer
thrown out and Andrew was com
PEELED to carry them on his back t,
. the end Of the route.
a The Elkhorn Lumber Co. have nov
got down to business with the fol
lowing officers:
Rasmus Hansen, Manager.
!. Nels Jensen, Secretary. I5
S. C. Petersen, Treasurer.
!, Geo. James and VILLAS Rattenbore
Directors.
Hans Petersen and Chris Hansen
Revisers.
q The company has now got down I,
business and Tuesday morning held
} meeting at Elkhorn to decide tn
permanent location Of the yard. w
understand there has been SOM
disturbance caused by outside agen
cies, but we are informed that tn
company will continue the work re
, gardless Of the large corporations 0
monopolies.
i Judge Marcusen's court has bee
taken up lately with couple 9
criminal cases. 1t seems that T. +
Petersen and G. p. Lauritzen, tw
! neighbors of northwest Sharon tow
9 ship, got into a rough and tumbl
!. scrap Friday and the latter go
slightly battered up. Saturday Nj
Lauritzen swore out warrant for hi
antagonist who plead guilty to tn
charge of assault and battery and wa
fined $40 and costs. Petersen pal
his fine and Immediately had Laurit
zen arrested, charged with the sam
offense. The case was continued un
l ~ r..