Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25
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Lars Jensen the plasterer and
mason, has had the old Jacob Topp
house moved down from the Ridge to
a location on the hill, north of Elk
horn, and himself and family will oc-
cupy the same at once.
George Nelson is busy hauling out
lumber for new house and barn that
he is building on the N. R. Nelson
farm near Poplar. George has rented
the farm for term OF eight years at
very reasonable consideration.
Regular convention of Hamlet
Lodge, knights of Pythias, Saturday
evening, January 81, 1900. New
business. All come out.
LARS CHRIsToFFERSEN,
Chancellor Commander.
There was large social gathering
of young people at the commodious
! home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willads Rat
tenborg in north Elkhorn Saturday
evening. 1t was most excellent
party and they all say it was the best
of the season.
| When the Marcusen-Lykke new
1 telephone line is put into operation,
Mr.. Chris Christensen will have a
station established at his residence
two miles east of Kimballton. There
will be several more phones put in
all along this line as soon as compile
| ted.
All you dear people who are inter-
ested in creamery and dairy affairs
are urged to attend the meeting of
the Botna Valley Creamery Associa-
ton and butter contest to be held at
Extra next Tuesday, January 30th.
1t promises to be the largest and most
interesting meeting that has yet been
held. Read the program for the day
published on this page.
Larsen Il Mardersen, the firm who
took possession of Soren Petersen's
implement business at Elkhorn, on
January 1st, are coming right to the
front and are showing a vim and
vigor that indicates they are bound
for the gateway of success. When
the boys get in their new stock of
goods in the spring, you will see
some implements go out of Elkhorn.
The following are the new haulers
o the various milkroutes of the
Sharon creamery for this year:
No. 1.-Soren Winter.
No. PETER Andersen.
No. 3.-Martin Nelson. 4
No. 4.-Maylon Boyd and Ole Oleir
sen.
No. 5.-Hans Knudsen.
No. 6.-Iver Nielsen.
No. 7.-Jens P. Christensen.
There are two routes yet to be suTe
piled. =
Peter Heigaard will arrive the lam
of the week at Kimballton from Clint
ton, Iowa. He is partner OF Geoa
S. Faaborg, having purchased hal.
interest in the latter's dry goods an9,,
clothing business. When this issux
/ OF the Journal reaches the readelt,
( they will have their stock moved ina
I to their new building on the wesa
. side, where they will be comfortable
quartered and conveniently prepareh'
to wait on their many friends ait.
patrons. E.
When man starts to slide down
4 the toboggan of financial ruin each
: one seems willing to give him push.
9 The same crowd should also be will
q ing to give him lift when he is try
i ing to raise himself out of the mire.
& But the man who seeks to injure his
8 neighbour in business way, by small
z under handed means and at the same
3 time tries to play the confidential
h friend, invariably gets the worst of
8 it in the long run. The case need
& apply not more than thousand miles
y from here either.
9 The Farmers Mutual Hail Insur.
3 ance Company held their annual
i meeting one day last week and settled
& up the years business for 1899. They
8 are doing thriving business and fol
z a new company are making rapid
z strides. Through the courtesy o.
Il their genial secretary, we publish
4 the following report:
8 Risks in force, -s11oi41
81 Income from last year--------- 5
8 Membership 80
81 Yearly dues 1104 4
s. Cash on hand from 1898 721 i
q Total . 1863 I
81 Losses paid during the year. - 20 Q
s. Paid officers go
q Other expenses policies and station.
~ Unpaid yearly dues - 34C
n Cash on hand January II, 1900 - 1899 6
s. Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1869 /
q HANS PETERSEN,
III Secretary.
d Botna Valley Creamery Meeting An
q Butter Contest.