Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-20
Kirnbal1ton- Elkhorn

George Petersen purchased the A.
D. Ross eighty acre farm last week
paying $50 per acre.
Bert McLeran from up toward Au-
dubon was in Kimballton Monday at
tending to business.
Oluf Hansen, of Han1lin, was in
town Sunday visiting with his par
ents and many friends.
George Faaborg, of Kimballton,
went over to Harlan Monday to at
tend to personal business affairs.
Nikola Christensen moved his
household goods Monday to Hamlin,
leaving vacant house in Kimballton
now.
Hans Madsen, of Kimballton, sold
his team the past week to Peter Mad
sen who expects to haul goods in the
future.
Miss Bessie Knudsen, of Atlantic,
came out to Elkhorn last Friday and
remained until Monday visiting with
her many friends.
The Elkhorn Studio will be closed
on Mondays and Tuesdays hereafter
as the artist will be in Is branch
studio at Jacksonville. s-25.ff
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Wood drove
over to Extra last Friday evening to
attend the REPUBLICAN rally and listen
to Victor Dolliver speak.
The Adventists have decided to
hold meeting in their tent in Elkhorn
for another week as their tent is full
each night of their service.
Hans Petersen and family living
over west of Elkhorn went over by
Oakfeld Monday to spend the day at
the home of Bernt Christensen.
Myjewelry storeat Elkhorn will be
closed Monday and Tuesday of each
week. Twill be in Jacksonville on
those dates. j. A. PETERSEN.
A few of Miss Alma Madsen's
friends assembled last Sunday at her
parental home in Kimballton and en-
joyed few pleasant hours together.
Many of the young folks from Elk
horn and vicinity went down to At
lantic during the carnival to enjoy
the sights and sports going on there.
Harry SteAesen, who has been in
Kimballton the greater part of the
year painting with Rudolph Ander-
son, expects to leave soon for Mime
sofa.
John Petersen, president of the
Elkhorn bank, was up to LeMars the
first of the week on business connect
ed with the German Hail Insurance
Company.
The new hall in Kimballton is now
almost completed as the roof is all on
and the cement floor laid SO that they
expect it to be ready for use as hall
next Saturday night.
Chris Rasmussen of the painting
firm in Kimballton, accompanied by
his wife went down to Atlantic last
week where, we understand, he will
take work it he can get it.
Henry Aagaard, who has been up
in Minnesota the past few months,
returned home to Elkhorn Saturday
and will remain in this community
this fall during corn husking time.
Chris Martensen has been down to-
ward Marine the past two weeks husk-
ing pop corn. He says that even at
l5c per bushel there is little to be
made as it does not pile up very fast.
Claus Larsen, who has been clerk
ing in George Faaborg's store in Kim
ballton, says he will husk corn this
fall, believing there is more money
in that than in working in the store.
DIR. Peter James, of Minnesota, was
home this week visiting his father,
brother and sistets and many friends.
He has good and growing practice
in his town and is quite well satisfi-
ed.
There is to be wedding in Elk
horn before long. We did not learn
any name but John, but as there are
9 multitude of Johns in the world we
are no wiser now than before we
heard it.
G. G. Nelson is back from his Texas
trip and says he got enough of Texat