Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-13

with her many friends.
One Of Jasper Jensen's boys is laid
up with badly crippled foot caused
first from badly sprained toe.
Joe Elmquist was over at Extra
Friday and while in town made a
pleasant call at the JOURNAL office.
Asmus Boysen, of Lincoln town.
ship, was looking after his political
fences in Sharon Friday and Satur-
day.
Peter Gundersen has been busy the
past week plastering and repairing
the cellar walls of the West Hamlin
| Creamery.
| The Danish Separator Creamery
| Company is now receiving 1880
pounds of milk daily at their factory
at klmballton.
A large number of our farmers
living east of Elkhorn, were deliver
ing hogs at Extra Monday receiving
$3.50 per cwt.
q. Nielsen is the new helper at the
West Hamlin Creamery. He is from
Raclne, Wisconsin, and arrived here
about July First.
z. A. Marlin came out with - Den
mark" Rasmussen Monday to keep
him company and visi. with his
army of subscribers.
Right now is good time to cut
down the weeds along the highways.
Some OF the farmers have taken up
the work and more should follow the
example.
There was swell birthday party
at the home of George Henningsen at
Elkhorn. A large crowd of people
were in attendance and all report a
splendid time.
A. II. Jorgensen is having new
phone put in at his place two miles
north Of kimballton. The line con-
meets with the main line near the
Smith schoolhouse. o
During the windstorm on the even
ing Of Sunday, July 2nd, Chris MIS-
sens barn was blown over, and the
new barn at the Bethania parsonage
was moved off the foundation.
Oscar Walker, of Audubon, is at
kimballton, this week helping to
put up Deering binders and mowers
for Esbeck Brothers. They are work
ing six men during the rush for
machines.
The sales record ofEsbeck Brothers
at kimballton, during the past week
was the largest of any week since
that firm has been in business-some
ten or twelve years. Don't tell us
that kimballton faint on the boom.
Jasper Jensen has rented his farm
north OF Sharon Center to Lauritz
Rattenborg, who will move onto
the farm after March LIST, next year.
Mr.. Jensen and family will probably
move onto their farm near Hamlin
next year.
Willie Boysen, cousin of C. w.
and Albert Boysen, will arrive about
August lst from Denmark, Wiscon-
sin, to visit with the boys and may
decide to make this county his future
home. His parents live in Chicago.
Rev. n. P. Simonsen, recently of
Ruskin, Nebraska, the newly chosen
divine, who is to exhort at Bethania
church, preached his initial sermon
at that editice Sunday. He is fluent
speaker and created fine impression
on his congregation. The new par
sonage will be completed this week.
Oscar Brown, who has been living
about five miles south of Elkhorn,
was adjudged insane by the Cass
county commissioners Saturday and
on Monday was taken to the Clarinda
asylum. He had been drinking hard
recently and this is said to be the
partial cause for his demented condi-
ton.
One of the largest dances ever held
in Sharon township, occurred Satur-
day night at Geo. Hartvigsen's large
new barn on the Ridge. About 200
people were in attendance and all
report most excellent time. The
two art painters, Hansen & Kjar, of
Atlantic, came up and helped to
make the event jolly one.
Chris Nelson and Miss Sina Chris
Jensen, Peter Fredericbsen and Miss
Maud Wright, Peter Christensen and
Peter Mortensen constituted the gay
party of Kimballtonites that went to
Lake View Sunday on the excursion
train from Audubon. They report
splendid day and pronounce Wall
Lake the paradise of summer resorts.
Among other decorations at Kim
ballton July 4th was banner whose
exact equal perhaps could not be
found in Iowa. 1t was an American
eagle elegantly portrayed on pink
canvas, ..the bird measuring six feet
from tip to tip. The painting was
the effort of Mr.. p. Anderson, OF
kimballton. 1t is a mastery piece
Of work and reflects much credit on
the artist.
Simon FaabOrg is Dead.