Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
& Elkhorn.

j. A. Harris of Atlantic, passed
through Kimballton Monday.
Chris Marcusen contemplates TAX
ing trip to Oregon this fall.
Otto Andersen and his best girl
were kimballton visitors Sunday.
Lars Esbeck and family are taking
in the sights at Omaha this week.
Big free dance at the Band BOYS
hall at Kimballton Saturday evening.
The Broderseh folks finished haul
ing off their 1900 bushels of corn this
week.
VIM. Wegers is busy erecting a
large granary on his farm east of
Elkhorn.
Mrs. Hans Marquesen and Mrs.
Chris Brodersen attended the Shelby
county fair this week.
Mr.. Dahm, mile west of Elkhorn,
will commence the erection of new
dwelling house next month.
The party at Claus d. Petersen
last Saturday evening was we'll at
tended and all had good time.
care you going to see Buffalo
Bill's congress of rough riders?" is
the question of the day at Kimball-
| ton.
Andrew Topp, Dora Larsen, Louie
Larsen and Elsie Larsen returned Fri
day from a weeks visit to the Omaha
fair.
A gentleman from Marine represent
ing the WoodmeD of the World, is
trying to organize camp at Elk
| horn.
Kimballton people much regret to
lose their genial butcher, Claus Han
sen, but what is Kimballton's loss is
Elkhorn's gain.
Merchant Hans Marquesen, Of Kim
ballton left Monday for Des Moines
and ST. Louis, where he will buy a
large stock Of new fall goods.
Mr.. Leonard, of Elkhorn, will
open up for business next week. His
license to sell under the Mulct law
will 90 into effect August 3Oth.
We understand that there is some
talk Of store being put up at the
Sharon creamery and it is said that
Mis- Larsen, of Elkhorn, is the pro-
moter Of the same.
We erred last week in saying that
G. W. Boysen was selected as the re-
publican committeeman for Sharon
township. The lucky statesman was
Mr.. Jasper Jensen.
BRACE Sorensen has had neat
tombstone erected over the grave
of his wife who lies buried in
the Elkhorn cemetery. A. H. Bar
ger, of Audubon, put up the work
The little girl baby Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Tague, of Bowman's Grove,
died Monday morning Of malarial
fever. The funeral took place Tues
day, Rev. Hickok conducting services,
Up to date the officers have not
been able to capture the long finger
ed gentlemen who swiped the butter
from the Sharon creamery, and it is
evident they have made good their
escape.
Geo. Marcusen went to Council
Bluffs this week to attend the demo-
cratic congressional convention and
while there will cross over to Omaha
and take peep at the great and only
exposition.
Hans, Chris and Nicolai Marcusen
returned Friday for their trip to the
Omaha fair and visit with their
cousins at West Point, Nebraska
They were gone week and report a
splendid time.
Hans johnson has finished putting
in his new system Of water works on
his big stock farm north of Kimball-
ton. MI. johnson now possesses one
Of the finest wafer works system OF
any ranchman in Audubon county.
have for sale a complete thresh-
ing outfit, Fourteen horse power and
Thirty. two inch cylinder Separator
All in good running order.
MARTIN CHRISTENSEN,
Kimballton, Iowa.
AT the Sharon township democratic
caucus held last week the following
were selected as delegates to the
county convention held at Audubon
Saturday: Chris Miller, Lars Chris
jefferson, Bertel Christensen, P. H.
1ngerslev, Peter Lykke, Chris Chris
Jensen, Hans j. Hansen, Jorgen Mar
cusen and Nels Mortensen. The fol-
lowing township ticket was placed in
nomination:
For Clerk, Jorgen Marcusen.
For Assessor, Soren Sorensen.
For Justices OF the Peace, Hans
Jorgensen and FL. P. Bonnesen.
For Constables-Fred Christoffer-
sen and Chris Marcusen.
For Trustee, Lars Christoffersen.