Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-06
Kimballton 4 Elkhorn.

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Hans Madsen and family spent
Sunday with relatives at Harlan.
The Elkhorn creamery held their
annual general meeting Tuesday.
P. H. Ingerslev was the proprietor
of a very brisk little runaway last
Monday.
Peter o. Sorensen was out east of
Elkhorn Sunday to see sweet bunch
of calico.
Remember Charley Hansen's sale,
one mile west of the Sharon cream
cry on Tuesday, January 18th.
The directors of the Kimballton
creamery company held very in
teresting business meeting Tuesday.
Willie Jensen, of southeast Sharon
township, marketed four nice hogs at
Audubon Wednesday receiving 1926
per cwt.
Andrew Topp and Louie Larsen
on Monday bought Hans Ratten-
borg's corn shelter, paying 1925 for
the same.
The directors of the West Hamlin
creamery company will meet next
Monday to let the various milk
routes to the lowest bidders.
Miss Christina Jorgensen is very
sick at her fathers home east of Elk
horn. The young lady is afflicted
with Inflammation of the abdomen.
Hans Rattenborg and Lauritz Lar
sen Tuesday bought 26 head of cattle
from Hon. Tom Kelley. Mr.. Kelley
bought the critters in South Dakota.
Miss Sarah Wright, after good
visit with relatives and friends at
kimballton, will return to her home
at Irwin Friday. Uncle Nick will
accompany her.
Miss Martha Andersen, of Attain
tic, is visiting for a week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John An
dersen, a mile south of Kimballton.
She will return Saturday.
Joe Elmquist and Charley Wright
and the Misses Maude and Sarah
Wright drove to Harlan Saturday
and in the evening attended party
at the Custer home south of that
city.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Feeder Kallesen, north of Kimball-
ton, is reported very sick with dip
theria. Drs. Brooks & Miller have
been in attendance and we understand
the family was quarantined Wednes-
day.
We understand that the chief clod-
hopper of the Elkhorn Farmer
Journal and his cypress associate" at
hlmballton are having merry time
at Denmark's expense. That's right
boys, have a good time; its our turn
next.
The stockholders OF the Sharon
creamery held their annual general
meeting at No. l, Wednesday after
noon. There was a full attendance
and much interest was manifest. The
first in order was the election of
officers. Hans j. Hansen was re-
elected president on the formal bal
lot receiving 30 votes and John
Schouboe "a. Rasmus Rasmussen
was elected secretary over Schouboe
receiving % votes against %. John
Schouboe was elected treasurer on
the formal ballot by majority over
Geo. Mathisen. For revisor Henry
Poulsen was elected by % votes-l4
for Geo. Hartvigsen. Andrew Han
sen was reelected vice president by
reclamation. Geo. Mathisen, Haus
Towing, Nicolai Marcusen and Thos.
Cochrane were chosen trustees. The
various milk routes were let at the
following prices per cwt:
No. 1-Lorentz Jensen Sc.
No. Chris Lange SIC.
No. 3-Maylon Boyd &c.
No. 4-Hans knudsen &c.
| No. 5-Iver Nielsen 1Oac.
No. 6-Lauritz Andersen 1Oc.
| No. 7-Jens P. Christensen Sic.
| No. S-George Larsen lie.
The association passed resolution
to pay all checks the last of the
month instead Of the first as hereto
fore, Three new members were also
taken in to the company. A meeting
will be held March 30th, to discuss
the matter of hiring buttermaker.
A report of the years bu siness of the
creamery will be found in our, next
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