Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-13

n. P. Mailer the we'll known pain
ter about Kimballton went to Attain
tic Sunday and took the train for the
north part Of the state where he goes
to visit sister.
John Nelson, the expert butter
makerat West Hamlin disposed of one
of his work horses one day last week
and is now on the look out for good
team to purchase.
Mrs. Nels Christophersen who lives
about a mile south of Elkhorn is in
tending to move soon to Nebraska to
take up her residence with a daughter
who lives out there.
Boys you know your girls will ex-
pect you to get them Christmas
present. You can save money and yet
get nice album that will please them
immensely at Hans Madsen's.
Silverware, gold ware, watches,
charms, rings pins, anything in the
jewelry line makes a fine Christmas
present. Call and see them. Hans
Madsen, Jeweler, Kimballton, Iowa.
There is to be shooting match for
turkey at the Svend Madsen farm one
mile west of Buck Valley Creamery
on December 22nd at which they ex.
pect to have good crowd and fine
time.
Miss Kate Damn returned home
Thursday from down near Avoca
where she has been at work for some
time. She has not been feeling strong
for time and has come home for a
short rest.
| P. L. Petersen, living two and a
half miles northwest Of Kimballton
has decided to quit farming on so ex-
tensive scale and has concluded to
sell off good surplus stock at public
auction, December goth.
Walter Olsen who has been work.
ing on farm east of Elkhorn has &C
copied a position in the blacksmith
shop at Elkhorn and may be found
hereafter welding iron and doing such
work as one finds IN the shop.
The late cold snaps have set the
people to fixing up the sheltering
places for their stock and get things
in better condition for winter. A
good shelter is saving of money in
that it saves grain, for the colder
stock are the more hay they consume
and they must eat.
The members of the West Hamlin
creamery association are to have a
meeting January Sth in the Stanley
schoolhouse at which time they will
hold the annual election of officers,
receive reports and transact such other
business as may come before the com
pany.
| Chris Molgaard, the genial helper
at the Kimballton creamery made a
trip to Atlantic Sunday to have the
doctor examine his eyes which have
been bothering again OF late. He
finds that it will be necessary to have
another operation performed which
he will have done soon.
We understand the Clay township
creamery had quite serious accident
last week. Something became wrong
with the gearing of the churn and as
a final result both ends were torn out.
This of course necessitated stop un-
til all repairs could be mended but
we could not learn all the particulars.
| Peter Jensen purchased lot in
Elkhorn of S. P. Kaae paving for
the same 1920. This however only
represents what all building tracts
are worth in the town, as they are be-
coming a premium. New buildings
are constantly going up and the indi-
cations are that a number more will
60 on up in the spring, by retired
farmers.
Each morning as one sees the smoke
| rolling out Of the chimney at the
college in Elkhorn and then soaring
off across the country ne is reminded
that knowledge is grinding away
there anG. that young folks are pre-
/ pairing to make the most of life and to