Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-05
Chris Nelson was attending to
business at Audubon Saturday.

Chris Nelson was attending to
business at Audubon Saturday.
1t you want good sorghum buy
Sharon's Best. P. Petersen. Kimb.
Ocl 5.
Martin Esbeck was business visi-
tor at kimballton Saturday and Sun
day.
The best place to buy house paint
is at Hansen u Co., the leading pain
tiers, Atlantic, Iowa.
S. P. Kaae and Peter Jensen, of
Elkhorn, were over at Omaha taking
in the fair last week.
Mrs. Henry Paulsen is reported
as being quite i'll at her home in
northeast Sharon township.
Jorgen j. Miller was at Kimball-
ton Saturday and took home with
him fine new Moline wagon.
John Andersen and wife, of kim
ballton, returned the last of the week
from visit with their children at
Ruthven, Iowa.
Mrs. Hans Bladt was reported
in very serious condition the first of
the week and Dr.. McClees, of Marine,
was summoned on Sunday.
Remember the big meeting of the
'Botna Valley Creamery Association
and buttermaker's contest to be held
at Extra, Wednesday, October 18th.
Philip Nissen has sold his farm near
the Stanley schoolhouse to Hans P.
Hansen, who has been farming the
Andrew Esbeck place east of Elk
horn.
There was a large and happy
gathering of young people at the j ems
Soc home on the Rid ge. From all
reports it was one of the most de-
lightful affairs that have happened
this year.
Nick Wright contemplates moving
out on the farm he has rented north
of Kimballton. AS the hotel build
ing at Kimballton has been sold he
could only remain there until March
LIST, at all events.
The Board of Directors of the
Sharon creamery company, held a
meeting Monday afternoon and select
ed John Schouboe to look after the
putting up ice for the coming year.
John has had considerable experience
in the ice business and will prove
himself the right man in the right
place.
Sunday pleasant birthday party
occurred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Nelson, north of Kimballton.
1t was given in honor Of the follow
ing persons who happened to be born
on exactly the same day Of the year:
Jens Smith, James Jorgensen and
Maren Jorgensen and Mr.. P. Ander-
sen, the Kimballton photographer.
Saturday Phillip Nissen purchased
Of Jasper Jensen his fine farm on
Indian creek. Mr.. Nissen thus comes
in possession ofone of the finest farms
in Sharon township, for which he
pays the snng little sum of S64OO
Mr.. Jensen will have a public sale
sometime this fall and himself and
family will move to Atlantic early
next spring.
School report of District No. l.,
Sharon township:
Number pupils enrolled 81.
Number of cases Of hardness 8.
Number of absentees IS.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Minnie Blohm, Wally Wonsmos,
Aage Grumstrup, Nelly Weldy, Geo.
Weldy, Hilda johnson, Alicia Leib.
NIGER BoBERG, Teacher.
Sunday, October LIST, was the birth
day Of Mrs. Nels Jensen, at Elkhorn,
and that lady was happily surprised
by the assembling of a large number
of her friends. She was not only the
recipient of all their good wishes but
also of many beautiful and valuable
presents which the kind and noble
lady will always treasure highly.
The merry party spent most pleas
ant afternoon and had to part only
too soon. Among those who were
present were Harald Hansen and fam
lily and the Frandsen family, all of
Atlantic.
The land deal under consumation
between John Petersen, of Elkhorn,
and Andreas Larsen, involving the
transfer of Mr.. Petersen's 16O-acre
farm, fell through. Mr.. Larsen was
released from his contract by paying
the sum of $500. Then John sold
"a Fair Outside Is