Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
Mrs. Peter Lykke was reported
very sick the first of the week.

LOOKING after official business the frs
OF the week in this part of the
county.
George Faaborg drove through tn,
mud to Audubon Tuesday to meet {
friend who came out from Clinton tc
make him visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sorensen who
live near the Sharon creamery are re.
joiciDg over the arrival of that nine
pound boy baby that came to theil
home last Thursday.
The Elkhorn College has entered
upon its winter term with so stu.
dents enrolled. The work Is pro-
crossing finely and number of new
students are expected this week.
A charivari party of about 65 in
vaded Chris Nelson's happy new
home at Kimballton last FRIDAY
evening and they can all testify to
the fact that they were most ROYALTY
treated.
Jasper Jensen contemplates pur-
chasing the mercantile stock at Pop
lar belonging to the estate of the late
Peter S. Petersen. Negotiations are
pending but at this writing the deal
has not yet been consummated.
A surprise party in honor of Miss
Mary Hansen was given Monday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Hansen, at Elkhorn. There
were quite a number in attendance
and they all report very pleasant
evening.
The young people of Bethania
church are circulating subscription
paper and raising funds for the pur-
pose of purchasing new church or
gan. They are meeting with good
success and will soon have the new
instrument in its place.
Andrew Salmonsen and Hans Ras-
mussen, who have been making their
home with relatives north of kim
ballton, bid farewell to their friends
Monday and took the train from Au-
dubon for the West where they will
look up location and make their flu
lure home.
Peter Fredericksen, the we'll known
assistant at the Kimbalton black
smith shop, contemplates locating at
the Prairie Rose creamery over in
Shelby county, where he will build
a shop and work at his trade. Pete
is an excellent workman and we are
sure he would soon build up nice
trade IN his new location.
Christian Andersen who has been
making his home with his brother,
east OF Kimballton, informs us that
he has rented farm near Palestine,
Platte county, Nebraska. and will
move to that place some time next
spring. By the way Mr.. Andreasen
is a new subscriber to the newsy
Journal.
The Elkhorn Lumber Company
held meeting one day last week and
and audited up the years account.
Beside other business transacted they
declared dividend of 8 per cent.
Rasmus Hansen was elected secretary
and manager for the coming year.
The Board of Directors is composed
OF Rasmus Hansen, Peter Lykke, Will
lads Rattenborg and George James.
At a meeting of the Elkhorn
Creamery Company held one day last
week it was decided to discontinue
the operation of the creamery after
March lst. Unless sufficient patron
age can be secured by that time to
warrant the creamery becoming a
paying institution, the plant will
then be removed to a new location
several miles southwest of the present
site.
The Kimballton Lumber Company
held their annual meeting last Satur-
day afternoon and elected the follow
ing officers for the new year:
Geo. l.. Jorgensen, President.
Nels Hansen, Vice. President.
Chris Christensen, Secretary.
p. Andersen, Treasurer.
O. FL. jacobsen, Albert Fl. Jorgen-
sen and Hans johnson is the new
Board of Directors.
The Elkhorn Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company has filed its annual re-
port with the state auditor and a
copy of the same is submitted below.
1t shows the company to be in very
healthy condition, financially. The
total membership on January 1, 1900,
was $50. The secretary's report fol-
lows:
Amount ,aGt of risks in force January
/, 1899 ,--s.-,--- ---. 81 269 AT 90
Amount of risks written during
year 1899, .-z------.-.-.----.--. GIL o29 90
Amount Of risks cancelled during
year 1899, 47s 1863 90
Amount of risks in force December
81, 1883, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4G2 277 90
Amount of losses paid during
year, ,.--.----------..---. 1927 81
amount paid to officers, ------ 767 81
other expenses, observation-disclosures. IS Is
Cost per 81 600 for year, 10
Cost per ii 900 for years, 6 10
Income for year 1889, ---.-- 701 81
HANS PETERSEN, Secretary.
A Thousand Tongues.