Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
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Joe James was at Brayton Monday
on business.
Hans johnson was at Audubon on
business Tuesday.
M. B. Wonsmos has built new
barn on his place near the Sharon
creamery.
There was fine social party at the
z. w. Boysen home Sunday after
noon and evening.
Jasper Jensen and wife visited over
Sunday with friends in Audubon
township, southeast of Extra.
Jasper Jensen will lave large
public sale at his residence, north of
Sharon Center, about December 10th.
Jorgen j. Miller has added another
Az acres to his farm, adjoining his
place on the north. He purchased
the land last week.
Andrew Christensen returned last
week to Kimballton from South
Dakota, where he has been working
the past few months.
AT meeting of the Board of Di
rectors, it was decided that the Kim
ballton creamery will not be run
hereafter on Sundays.
N. B. Anderson and his carpenter
crew are busy building a new barn
for John Petersen at his elegant new
home on the hill north of Elkhorn.
George Bonnesen and wife are re-
joicing over their first born-a sweet
girl baby that came to their home in
east Sharon township one day last
week.
Hans johnson and wife, of Kim
ballton, drove out to Jacksonville
Sunday to see her daughter, Mrs.
Brodersen, who has been quite i'll but
is now better.
John Schouboe, the ice king of the
Sharon creamery, is busy putting
dam in Indian creek Just above the
creamery, and is in other ways pre-
pairing for TIE annual ice crop.
Nels Nelson and family have moved
over from Panama to Kimballton
and are now comfortably domiciled
in their new home-the building for
merly owned by G. w. Boysen.
The North Sharon Tin Can Band
turned out Monday night and went
up and presented Ernest Mikkelsen
and his new bride with some of their
most select airs. They were called in
and treated most royalty.
TAKEN UP.-At my farm at Sharon
Center, one dark red heifer, about is
months old. Owner can have same
by calling at my farm, proving prop
erty and paying damages. ew
G. l.. HANSEN.
Rasmus Willadsen, of northeast
Sharon township, last week sold his
farm. so acres went to Peter Laurit-
sen, of Douglas township and 1870
acres to gentleman from kimball-
ton whose name we did not learn.
Postmaster Hans Madsen, of KIM
ballton, gives notice that after De-
cember 1st the postotfice will be
closed on Sundays, from 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, until after preaching services,
when it will open again for one hour
only.
There was large number of friends
assembled at the Hans B. Lund home
in north Sharon last Sunday. The
event was the birthday anniversary
of Mrs. Lund and those who were
present say they had most excellent
time.
John Peterson is in Chicago this
week buying the largest stock of holt
day goods ever brought to Elkhorn.
The goods will arrive in about two
weeks and will then be speedily ar
ranged for display on the counters at
the big store.
The following are the newly elect
ed officers Of Clay township in Shell
by county:
A. Long, Trustee.
NJ. P. Petersen, Trustee.
Mis- Larsen, Justice of the Peace.
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Nels Jensen, Constable.
There was quite spirited election
at Sharon Center last Tuesday. A
total of PIT votes were polled. The
township now has the distinction Of
being the only democratic township
in the county having given White
majority of 10. Hans Olsen was
elected township trustee.
A letter is held for postage at the
kimballton postotfice, addressed to
"Sotia Olsen, in care of Lars Olsen,
Cedar Falls, Iowa." The person who
dropped this letter in the office had
better come in and buy stamp for it
before it goes to the Dead Letter
Office at Washington, D. G.
Chris Larsen and Tommy Marder-
sen, the two young men, who pur-
chased S. G. Petersen's implement
business at Elkhorn, will take pos
session Of the same after Jan. LIST.
The boys are both bright energetic