Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03
Miss Anne Petersen was a Kim
ballton visitor Sunday.

A brand new smoke stack has been
erected over the Kimballton butter
factory.
Jocum Jensen is erecting hand
some new residence near his store at
jacksonville.
N. B. Anderson is now building a
new residence for his brother in law,
John B. Henriksen, near Marine.
Peter James, who is student at
the Omaha Medical college, was at
home at Elkhorn for few DAYS last
week.
Rev. Hickok returned the first of
the week from Cedar Falls where he
has been attending Baptist state
meeting.
Last Sunday there was a merry
barn raising party at the home Of
Chris Petersen, in southwest Doug
las township.
Fred Polzin, the democratic candi-
date for county recorder, was looking
aftet his political fences in Sharon
township Tuesday.
The directors of the Sharon cream-
cry met for business Tuesday. The
creamery now runs only every other
day and the receipt is heavy.
There was merry birthday party
last Sunday at the MAIDS Petersen
home south of Elkhorn. A large
number were in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Andersen, a
mile east OF Kimballton, are celebrat-
ing the advent OF that new girl baby
that arrived at their home one dav
last week.
The two-month-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Jorgen A. Hansen, on died
Thursday Of last week and was buried
the following afternoon at Bethania
cemetery.
There was a democratic rally at
Kimballton Tuesday evening. Hon.
j. A. Lyons delivered an address, the
band played sweetly and everybody
had good time.
John c. Jensen lost three head of
nice cattle via the corn stalk route.
We learn of several other farmers
who have also lost cattle from chew
ing too much fibre.
School closed at No. 1, Sharon
township, Friday, October 21st, for
a vacation until December LIST. The
teacher Miss Bobjerg is now at her
| home i'm Dies Moinec
A literary society has been organ
lied at the Elkhorn college which
meets each Saturday evening and
promises to furnish some very in
teresting amusements this winter.
They are now busy putting the
finishing touches on the new Bethania
church and if the preparations are
completed this week the first sermon
within its walls will be preached
next Sunday.
| Hans Rasmussen has purchased
three acres of land on the east side of
the street at Elkhorn. He is now
having very neat residence erected
on the same, which is to be occupied
| by DR.. Stevens and family.
Mr.. Willadsen, of Denmark, Lin
coin county, Kansas, passed through
Kimballton Saturday. He had been
to the Omaha fair and is now visit
ing at the home Of his brother-in- law
1 j. j. Hemingsen, west of Audubon.
Joe Larsen, the gentlemanly har-
ness maker who has been employed
at Hans Madsen's shop at Kimball-
ton for the past five years, leaves
on December LIST for Des Moines,
where he will take a commercial
course at the Grand View Danish
college.
Mrs. Jorgen A. Hansen has been
very ill the past two weeks and one
day last week she underwent an
operation that was skillfully per-
formed by DR.. Brooks. The good
lady is now convalescing and her
many friends are anxiously hoping
for her recovery.
Jesse, the 12-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren Justesen, while
running down toward the garden
the other day, slipped and fell, break
ing her right arm just above the
wrist. DR.. Slamberg reduced the
fracture and the young lady is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Mrs. Rasmus Rasmussen, OF north
west Sharon township, has been suf-
fering the past few months with
some very bothersome teeth. One
day last week she drove to Audubon,
called on DR.. Clark and had 20 of the
molars extracted without so much as
a whimper. That's nerve for you.
Last week there were five homes in
Sharon township under quarantine
regulations as follows: Chris Han
sen, east Sharon township, diph-
iberia; Jacob Hansen, south Sharon
township, diphtheria; DR.. Slamberg,
Kimballton, measles; Hans Madsen,
Kimballton, measles; Peter Nelson
north of Kimballton, measles. Since
however, the quarantine regulations
have been raised at the Slamberg