Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-04-11
Kinobal1ton-E lkhorn

Oluf Hansen of Hamlin visited his
parents last Sunday.
Miss Gibbs visited last Sunday
with relatives in Harlan.
Anderson Brothers sold a fine horse
to Tom Jorgensen last week.
DR.. j. M. Emmert made a profess
sional call near Elk Horn Sunday.
Manville Petersen returned last
week from his vacation of several
months.
They say another wedding is soon
to take place out west of town. No
particulars.
Peter Anderson has the we'll, the
water but no windmill but inside
week expects to have one.
The Kimballton Y. P. S. will elect
new officers next Sunday. All inter-
ested will take occasion to attend.
Martin Ipsen, the lad who was re-
Gently knocked down by horse and
run over by disc, is reported as out
of danger and recovering rapidly.
Our Elk Horn druggist is a busy
man these days trimming wall paper
every one being affected by the desire
to give their home brighter ap-
pearance. Meanwhile Walter don't
grumble.
Born on last Sunday evening to
Adolph Petersen and wife fine big
baby girl, their first born, and of
course the most wonderful baby in
the county. Adolph set up the
cigars Tuesday.
Rev. Bentley breaches one Sunday
at the Ross schoolhouse and or the
evening Of the Sunday following has
prayer meeting. Their church five
miles southwest is erected and will
soon be ready for the plasterers.
A party of five Of the young la
dies of near Klmballton left Monday
for Tyler, Minnesota, where they
will enter the Danish high school.
The ladies taking advantage of this
schooling are the Misses Bertena and
Marie Petersen, Kjolhede, Bertha
Clausen and Anna Jorgensen.
Miss Madsen has given notice that
she will retire from the central phone
office on May 1st. The directors
probably decided Tuesday who they
would employ as assistant to Miss
Gregersen, and by the way which is
which; others have been fooled as to
their identity as we'll as ye pencil
pusher.
The Marine g. Elk Horn Telephone
Company held meeting in the hail
at Elk Horn on Tuesday and settled
up all old business. The officers
present as far as ascertained were
Chris Peter sen, Mr.. Bernister, Henry
Mutrum, A. G.. Fredericksen, A. P.
Hansen and Nels P. Hoegh This
company has prospered during it's
existence wonderfully and there is
not week on an average that new
phones are not added. If you are
lacking phone you are out of the
world. Get in line.
Henningsen & Jensen have pur-
chased the sand bank about two
miles northeast of Kim ballton, erect
ed large shed and have men at work
now engaged in making cement
blocks exclusively. They have a
gasoline engine and elevator tackle
which will soon be placed in position
at the bank. The elevator will! lift
the sand to the surface of the ground
by aid of the engine and other belts
attached will act on other machinery
which will do the mixing more &C
curately than by hand. When the
engine is at work they expect to turn
out from five to six hundred build.
ing blocks day.
Monday 'ast, Photographer Peter
Anderson hid his hands full taking
group pictures of the con firmed class
of the Kimballton church and while
the old gentleman was hopping his
brow after the exertion necessary to
get SO large group in the exact po-
sition and giving the always necess-
airy injunction 'Look pleasant
please was f4licita'ing himself with
the thought that there was nothing
more to do that day, when 10 and
behold! here came the twenty-toul
confirmed in Elk Horn, headed by
Rev. Jersild, asking for group pic
ture; then Mr. Anderson was in des-
pair for minnie but after maneu-
vering and arranging everyt thing to
suit he succeeded in getting a very
fine picture Notwithstanding his close
Onarters He now thinkc IF aplarfr