Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-02-06
KIMBALLTON.

AT the business meeting of the Y. p
A. held before the lecture was delivered
it was decided to build 2Oft addition
to the west end of the Hall if the I'm
manuel church will give it's consent, as
the hall is owned by them The new
addition was to have basement to &C.
comodate a furnace and coal room.
Sixteen feet of the east end is to be re-
modelled into kitchenette, cloak room,
light plant room and store room for
the various gymnasium apparatus.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Shipping Co. was held January 81. III.
p. Bonnesen and Bertel Christensen
were reelected directors and Chr.
Christensen was elected to succeed N.
A. Hansen. The company has done
well the past year. Z per cent interest
was paid on the capital, all expenses
cleared, the very highest market prices
paid and balance credited to undivided
profits of $4,000.
s. Sorensen and wife entertained a
party of friends Thursday evening.
The guests were III. c. Hansen, wife
and daughter; Hans Madsen wife and
daughters; Mr.. and Mrs. Nordby; Chr.
Hansen and wife; Mrs. Rev. Jorgensen;
and the Misses Esther Nissager; Kamma
Jorgensen Gudrun Overgaard, Aasta
Moller and Messrs. Olav Jorgensen,
Aaga Grumstrup, Jens West and 7. G..
Muller.
! The Jacksonville store burned to the
ground Friday morning. Only small
part of the stock was saved. 1t is
thought the fire originated from de-
fective hue. Stock and buildings were
insured to the value of IS, 10000 which
covers only about half of the loss. Mr..
John Andersen was the owner of the
place.
The home talent play given annual
by the Y. P. A. will be given this year
on Friday evening, Feb. 81 and sunday
evening, Feb. 90, in the Gymnasium
hall Tickets will be on sale at the
Muller 81 Petersen grocery store Feb.
Is. All seats will be reserved. Nc
tickets will be sold at the entrance.
The regular meeting of the Council
men was held Monday evening. A
board of health was organized and DIR.
Soc was appointed health officer. John
Nielsen appeared before the board to
have arrangements made to have a spe,
cial election held on granting him a
franchise for an electric light plant.
The r. r. carrier, Charley Larsen
had the misfortune to have his horses
run away with his mail wagon Monday
morning. No one was hurt but the
wagon was almost completely demolish.
ed The horses were stopped at the
Tn. Smith farm.
M. Erode Kock, wife and little daugh,
ter and Mrs. Hedegard and daughter,
Gudrun, arrived from Grant, Mich, to
spend some time with Mr.. KS parents
before he takes up his new position
with one of the Des Moines creameries
Andrew Madsen of Cedar Falls, Ia,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nissagel
during the weekend. Frede Nissagel
who is attending the Audubon High
school also spent the weekend at home
The r. R. committee appointed al
the last general meeting to try to raise
funds to save the road, met at the Com,
mercial Hotel Saturday, but no con
illusions were reached.
The A. III. Jorgensen sons and Chr
Marcussen, Jr., gave party in honor
of Walter Larsen Thursday evening in
the Drug Store hall. Mortensen an6
son furnished the music.
Rev. Jorgensen delivered very in
teresting lecture on the origin of the
Bible to the Y. p. A. Sunday afternoon
and pointing out how the Bible should
be used
The five months old baby girl at the
John Nielsen home died on the night Of
January Both after long illness. II
was buried Sunday in the Kimballtor
cemetery.
Mr.. Christensen former assistant
cashier of the Danish Savings Bank is
in town visiting old friends.
P. Zimmerman broke his hand wher
he fell off horse the other day.
Geo. Henningsen of Atlantic was in
town Monday.
s. Nielsen has been i'll for some days