Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
Atlantic And KimballtOn

Christmas and n ew Year have been
red letter days in the history of our
neighbors over at Elk Horn and Kim
ballton. The track layers on the new
railway reached Elk Horn the day be-
fore Christmas, bringing with them a
car load OF coal for the Danish col
lege, that being the first freight going
into town by rail. Through all the
years of the town all the freight has
been hauled in by wagon loads which
kept increasing in number and value
year by year. To have il come by
rail will be both novel and convenient
as well as economical, The college
has been a, light in the valley for many
years and it was eminently proper
that it should be the recipient OF the
first load of freight and that load OF
coal which will keep the fires burning
to furnish warmth and light for many
years to come. The number OF the
car was ID, 144 and was brought in on
what they call the Skyrocket special
with Frank Cain as conductor and
Shoafstall as engineer. Speaking OF
the occasion the Atlantic Democrat
says.
The bond of good fellowship that
exists between the management di-
rectory, employees of the Atlantic
Northern & Southern Railway Com
pany and the people OF the communi-
ties through which the new road goes
was never manifested more clearly
than at the Christmas dinner rendered
the employees of the road by the good
people of Elkhorn.
Some time ago the promoters OF the
new road determined to give the. men
| a Christmas dinner, one that would be
remembered by them, and according
| " took steps to make the necessary
arrangementsfor satisfactory spread.
| Their first move was TO ask for the
use of the college dining room at Elk
Horn and right here they stopped be-
cause as soon as il became known to
the people of ElkHorn what was GO
| ing on they Immediately took the mat
ter up in their own hands and pro-
ceeded with the arrangements. Fully
100 men, all employees or connected
with the Atlantic Northern Il South
ern, 10 some capacity, we're seated at
the tables, and they were served an
elaborate Christmas dinner in splen-
did style. No detail was overlooked.
Superintendent Doyle on behalf of the
men and by Manager H S. Ratten-
borg for the company. The remarks
of both gentlemen we're we'll received
and were heartily applauded. Cigars
were passed and altogether it was a
happy and pleasant occasion for all
At the conclusion of the afternoons
festivities three rousing cheers were
given by the guests for the success OF
the Atlantic Northern & Southern.
The people In and about kimbail-
ton never do anything by halves.
They have been interested heart and
soul in the building of the Atlantic
Northern and Southern Railway: they
have given of their time and money
and energies in promoting 1t; and now
when it is almost within hailing dis
lance of Kim oalton, they propose TO
fittingly celebrate the event and are
busily arranging for grand blow
out-dinner, speeches and a general
rejoicing to take place In Kimballton
on New Years day, the day predicted
by this paper months ago as the day
when the first train-apart from the
construction service would run into
Kimballton.
The arrangements are in the hands
of directors Esbeck and Jorgensen and
they have called to their assistance a
number OF men who have reputation
for never looking over anything on an
occasion such as this will be. The en-
tire board of directors and all the
stockholders in the vicinity of Kim
ballton have been invited to partici-
pate in the festivities and for the uses
of the Atlantic directors Frank Rob-
inson of this city has rendered his pri-
vate car Judging by what has been
permitted TO leak out, the day will be
one long TO be remembered by every
body present, and especially by those
who will on that day be put in touch
through the Atlantic Northern & South.
ern with the outside world,