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CHAPTER XVIII.

TOWNS AND VILLAGES. (CONT'D)

From History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915)
by H. F. Andrews

KIMBALLTON.

The town of Kimballton was founded and laid out by Hans J. Jorgensen on the northeast quarter of section 30, Sharon township, in 1883. The first merchant was Louis Hansen, in 1883. The business interests in 1889 were represented by Marquesen & Mehard and A. Bergreen, general stores; Eveck & Gray, hardware and farm implements; Carl Johnson, blacksmith, and L. C. Johnson, carpenter.

Hans J. Jorgensen was the first postmaster, in 1883, and was succeeded by Hans Marquesen, in 1888. The Atlantic Northern railroad was built from Atlantic to Kimballton in 1907.

Kimballton was incorporated on June 1, 1908. The mayors of the town have been P. E. James and Thomas Thompson. It is an independent school district, and its teachers are the Dallinger sisters, Flora, Bertha and Margaret. Its waterworks system was established in 1912, and its electric light plant in 1913.

OFFICIAL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Population, three hundred and fifty.

Mayor, Thomas Thompson; clerk, Hans Madsen; marshal, Conrad Nelsen; justice of the peace, Chris T. Christensen; constable, Jens Smith; postmaster, Frank Thompson.

Clergyman--Rev. J. Jorgensen; physician--Peter Soe; photographer--Mads Knudsen; bankers--Hans Madson and Math. Nessager; newspaper--Fred N. Harmon; hotel--Marie Rasmussen; restaurant--Peter Kirk; drug store--Jorgensen & Thompson; jeweller--S. H. Sorensen; musical instruments--H. M. Nordley; picture show--A. J. Mautz; real estate agents--George Nelsen, Martin Frederickson, Hjalmar Rasmussen; tailor--Walter Madsen; barber--J. E. Tvenstrup; blacksmith--Jens West; harness shop--Evald Trukken; public library; mason--Nels B. Bennedsen; carpenter--Hans P. Hansen; liveryman--Lars Rasmussen; auto livery--A. J. Winther; painters and paper-hangers--Chris Hansen, ---- Randolph, ---- Andersen; general stores--Faaborg & Co., Larsen & Jorgensen; grocer--G. G. Muller & Co.; hardware--H. P. Bonnesen; hardware and implements--Hansen & Sorensen; grain elevator--Andrew Rattenborg, manager; live stock dealer--Chris O. Jensen; Farmers Shipper's Union--Paul Bjorn, manager; furniture--Nelsen & Andersen; electric lights--John Nelsen; garage--Martin N. Esbeck; motor and auto supplies--Henbusker & Larsen; creamery--Peter Thuesen, manager; construction company--Thorwald Jensen; lumber dealers--Olaf Hansen, manager; Hans Boldt, manager; Standard Oil Co.--Peter J. Bertelsen, manager; meat markets--Magnus Nelsen, Jens Nelsen; railroad agents; brick and tile works--Ole Jacobson.

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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, November, 2018, from History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915), by H. F. Andrews, page 286-287.