Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-11
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Esbeck Bros, have already sold ls |
corn planters thisspring. They have
also made numerous sales of Deering
machines for this early in the season.
The members Of Bethania church
have purchased seven acres of ground
from H. P. Bonnesen and will at once
commence the erection of neat and
commodious parsonage.
The venerable Mr.. Faaborg still
lies at his home southeast of Kim
baliton in a very precarious condi-
ton. He is failing rapidly and his
recovery is not expected.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Soren johnson, of east Sharon town.
ship, who is suffering from cancer
still remains in comotose condition
and mis- demise is expected hourly.
Anton Christensen returned last
week from Houston, Texas, and is
now visiting with relatives and
friends at Kimballton and Elkhorn.
He will remain here several months
before returning.
N. B. Anderson and family this
week moved from Kimballton to
their new home at Elkhorn. They
are the happy possessors of a beautiful
and coZy home now and no one is
more deserving of it than they.
Our old friend P. n. Andersen
writes back from Denmark that he is
enjoying himself. He has purchased
new bicycle of the latest pattern
and as soon he learns to ride will
make an extended wheeling tour
through Europe.
Mrs. Hans Marquesen is still in a
very critical condition and her health
does not seem to have improved any
in the past week. She is of course,
receiving the best care possible, and
there are still hopes that the good
lady's life may yet be spared.
Rev. Hickok and family last week
moved to their new home in Greeley
township. Mr.. Hickok and his most
estimable family have lived in this
community for years and their le-
gions of friends here wish them great
happiness in their new home.
Peter Sorensen last week severed
his connection with the Madsen har-
ness shop and is now visiting with
friends in north Sharon township
He will leave in few days for Coun-
Gil Bluffs where he will work during
the summer. Pete is an honest hard
working fellow and is never without
job.
About four o'clock Sunday morn.
ing lightning struck the telephone
line at Kimballton, and crashing into
the office broke the battery, but die
no further damage. AS consequence
the Kimballton office was somewha
tied up tie first of the week as they
were unable to ring up any othe
station on the line.
The promoters of the new tele
phone extension from Audubon t,
Harlan are experiencing a little grie
just now. The posts for the new lin
were all set to within a quarter Of
mile of mile of Harlan, when tn
company was informed that befor
proceeding further they would hav
to be granted permit by the cit
council. 1t seems that a competing
line has has been working to keep tn
new line from entering the cit
; limits. Martin Esbeck, secretary Q
7 the company, and Postmaster Han
n Madsen, of Kimballton, went to Han
:, Ian Monday to be present at meet
7 ing of the city council to be held tina
= evening. We did not learn what ae
\ ton was taken on the matter.
= The other evening while the shad,
OF night were falling fast, the repol
:. came to Kimballton that three de.
7 perate bandits were lurking about
4 the vicinity and would that nisf
\ make raid on Esbeck's hardwal
. store. Some believed the story, son
4 didn't, but four of our brave DO,
4 swore they wouldn't be outdone /
\ the burglars and arming themselv
= with double. barreled shot guns, the
4 hid themselves about the buildir
i and proceeded to guard the place a
n Philippine. Well, they waiteth al
Y waiteth and waiteth, but the burg
q lars cometh not. AT A. NJ, Chr
II Nelson, who commanded the squa
n concluded that the enemy had /
Y treated, sent his men to their quartz
y and retired. The next day it tran
N pired that the aforesaid highwaym,
: were simply three Z" knights of t
! road" more hungry than vicious, wi
. were lazily Flooding their way ives
ward. OF course there was no 10
q perpetrated on the boys, and if the
& burglars had arrived God alone kno'
2 what would have happened.