Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-02
Lars Esbeck was buying cattle in
the vicinity of Kimballton Monday.

considerable sickness now prevails
in this vicinity, and the doctors are
kept very busy.
Everybody is using the new tele-
phone now, and all are highly prais-
ing it's convenience and usefulness.
H. S. Williamson, representing the
Chicago Record, was at Kimballton
and Elkhorn on business Monday.
The Woodmen promoters are still
working and hope to have secured
enough names this week to obtain a
charter.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe McKibben, north of Kimballton,
has been very i'll the past week with
an attack of chickenpox.
Claus Hansen, the meat market man
of Elkhorn, will this week commence
the erection of new ice house of
considerable dimensions.
A. p. Andersen, a prosperous
Danish farmer, living south of Elk
horn, has added his name to the Jour-
NAILS big subscription list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen at the Kim
ballton creamery, entertained the
John Anderson family and Prof.
Wright at their pleasant home last
Sunday evening.
S. G. Petersen, the Elkhorn hard
ware merchant, has had his building
moved to the southwark several feet,
and will sood commence the erection
of an addition thereto.
Last Saturday evening there was
gay assembly of young people at the
Nels Christensen home west of Kim
ballton, Twas fine social party
and all present enjoyed a most ex-
cellent time.
The Ciceronian Literary Society
hold interesting sessions each Satur-
day evening. Last Saturday evening
the program consisted of high class
musicale furnished by the members
of the club. Elkhorn has good musi.
cal talent and lots OF it.
Rev. Soeholm, of Luck, Wiscon-
sin, noted divine of the Danish
Lutheran church, is at Elkhorn
visiting with his friend, Rev. P. l..
G. Hansen. We understand that
Rev. Soeholm will speak from the
pulpit OF the Elkhorn church next
Sunday.
And now they are talking of build
ing town hall at Elkhorn for the
accommodation of all public gather
ings. We learn that there is move.
ment under Roadway for the organi-
cation of a stock company to furnish
the capital for the construction Of
this building.
A. H. Andersen, the assistant but
termaker of the Kimballton cream
cry, goes TO Kirkman, March LIST, to
work for Julius Andersen. He is a
good workman and we are sorry to
part with him, but wish that he NAV
prosper wherever he goes. MIR. Fro
sig takes his place here.
Remember that there will be held
at Kimballton, on Saturday evening,
February IL, grand masquerade
ball. The dance will be under the
management of the Kimballton band,
which insures good time to all.
Come, get you ready wild your brand
new costumes" and attend the finest
masquerade ever held at Kimballton,
The writer made his usual trip to
kimballton and Elkhorn Monday
under conditions exceedingly uncom-
Portable. We left Extra with the
thermometer registering 90 de-
grees below zero and it didn't get
much warmer during the day. Re-
CARELESS of severe weather and bad
roads, our subscribers in this section
get the news regularly.
Mis- Larson has sold his interest in
the general merchandise store OF Lar
sen Il james at Elkhorn and the firm
will hereafter be known as George
James Il Co. Mr.. Larsen's health
has not been good this winter and it
is much for this reason that he with
drew from business. He will still
continue to look after the duties of
the Elkhorn posi- office.
The expansionists won the de.
bate at the KimbaDlton lyceum last
Wednesday evening. The question
was ably fought from the beginning.
We understand that the question will
be re.debated at some future date.
The question for this week is, Resolv-
ed, That Washington did more for
his country than Lincoln. At the
last meeting Chris Nelson was re-
elected president of the society and
Miss Wicker was reelected secretary.
Miss Louise Jensen was l8 years
old Tuesday and in honor of the
event a party was given Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
c. l.. Hansen, at Sharon Center
Miss Louisa's many young friends
gathered in large numbers and fairly
smothered her with congratulations
and good wishes and the Journal
sinner begs to join in the same &C
cord. May the rosy bloom of youth
that adorn her cheeks never fade.
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