Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-10
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The Young Peoples meeting was
held at Rev. Gregersen's, Sunday.
Bernt Rasmussen has sold his team
of broncos to Hans Rasmussen.
Miss Laura Jensen went to Audu-
bon, Monday, to visit her sister a
short time.
Prof. Iversen is now located in
Chicago where he has lucrative
situation.
A fine baby boy came to bless the
home of Peter Christensen and wife
west of Kimballton last week.
The Kimballton Hydraulic Stone
Works sold $500 worth of their
products last week.
Rudolph Andersen and his assist
ant, Jake Juergensen, painted Hans
Madsen's big store building last
week.
FL. johnson sold his team to Nels
Andersen, Monday, for considers
ton of $240. He delivered them
Tuesday.
H.C. Madsen and wife and Torvil
Jensen and wife each had their babies
baptised by Rev. Gregersen at the
services, Sunday.
Mrs. John Petersen, Simon and
Miss Tina drove to Atlantic, Monday.
The rain made the trip home quite
disagreeable.
Mike Nelson and his old friend,
.John'' are helping Chris N.
Christensen, north of Kimballton,
this week.
JIG. Christensen, who is at the
home of his son-in- law, G.. G. Nielsen,
was quite sick last week necessitating
the services Of the doctor.
There was small party at Peter
Nelson's last Sunday. A number of
their friends were invited in and
enioyed themselves q few short hours.
Martin Sorensen arrived from
Denmark Saturday and is at the
George Hennigsen home. We will
work for the Hydraulic Stone
Works.
C. C. Nielsen, Kimballton's hust-
ling windmill man, has put up $4,000.
worth OF mills and rods this season
and has work for weeks ahead, in
sight.
Carl Hansen is mighty busy now-a-
days hanging paper. He papered
the telephone Office, Monday, Joe
James new store room, Tuesday and
has about two weeks work ahead OF
him.
Peter Heidergaard, the merchant
of Fiscus, visited Sunday at the
homes of George Faaborg, Rasmul
Heidegaard and others. Mr.
Heidegaard was formerly a partne
with George Faaborg at Kimballton
Charlie White, Clerk of Courts
was out from Audubon visiting
Kimballton friends Saturday and
Sunday. Saturday evening he spent
at the home of George Juergense1
and then went on to Kimballton or
Sunday.
G. w. Hansen, the furniture mar
of Elk Horn, has been doing 2
rush. e business recently. Last
week alone, he sold eight carpets
two parlor suites and two bedroom
suites. lie has sold paper thus fal
for about forty rooms. Chris has
ordered half carload more Of
furniture which will arrive next
week. And the end is not yet.
A number went over to Elk ira
Sunday to be in attendance at the
special church services at that place
They intended to camp on the way
but found it too chilly and instead
took their lunch at Smiths restaurant
While in Extra they took in the
town and with the exception of 6
little objection to come of the pool
sidewalks had no complaints tt
make.
The average farmer wonders why
he has to pay more for harness thi
year. Here's the reason. The packer
strike reduced the slaughter O
animals while the Japan-Russia1
War developed a new market fol
American leather. In 1905 there wer,
100000 less hides imported into Oh,
country than the year before. Their
were 100000 less slaughtered b,
packers, there were 100000 les
secured by the country kill, anc
100000 more exported the othe
countries than the year before Tha
meant that American towners ba,
100000 less hides to tan. Leathe
which at the beginning Of 1904 an,
1906 cost "a to 36 cents per poun
now costs 40 cts. Now can you Sc
why it costs the harness maker NOR
to turn out his product?
Wedding bells again. Wednesda
at p. NJ, Mr.. Fred Bonnesen an
Miss Petra Christensen we're joine
in the bonds of wedlock by Re,
Gregersen, the ceremony performe
by the KimballtOn church. Mis-