Kimballton Elkhorn Notes Show Local Trade and Life
Kimballton and Elkhorn communities report bustling commerce and social events. Shop openings, new buildings, marriages, farm sales, and festive gatherings fill the week with news of churches, creameries, blacksmiths, and merchants.
Glacial Demon tale taints Yukon prospectors report
Captain Abercrombie recounts a harrowing winter at Port Valdez and the Yukon rush. He describes starving, deranged prospectors, a demonic myth known as the glacial demon, and frostbitten camps where men slept like sardines. The chaos reflects extreme hardship and scurvy in the Copper River Valley and Valdez area.
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Abercrombie
Alaka
Port Valdes
Yukon Valley
Fort Valdez
Alaska
W. St Abercrombie
United States Infantry
Kansalaska Military Tall
New York
Port Val- Alaska
Valdez
Val
Valdex
Copper River Valley
Coast Range
Quartermaster
Charles Brown
Montana
Lisbon
Twelve Mile
Valdes
Valdex Glacier
Valdez Glacier
Mr. Brown
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Dr. Slamborg
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Sharon
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John C. Jensen
Sharon Creamery
Mr. Rasmussen
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Illinois
Elkhorn
Hans Fabricius
Dlesse Schoubee
Geo. Hoover
Joe James
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C. M. Jensen
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West Hamlin Creamery
Peter Lykke
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Mutual Insurance Co
Nels Chompson
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Peter Kilger
Jacov Esbeck
Clare Jensen
A. Bremensen
Council Bluffs
Julius Peterson
A. Clemenson
Carl Schrader
C.H. Castrup
Omaha
Chris Peterson
Ickhorn
S. C. Peterson & Co
Sharom Creamery
Beat Shoes
Raemussen & Jensen’s
Rasmussen & Jensen
Skoer
Nels Jensen
Louie Hansen
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Peter Jensen
Nels Nelson
Axel Jensen
Henry Paulsen
China Niagen
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Geo. Henningeen
K. of P. Lodge
Jane Toverings
Kimballton Band
H. C. Larsen
Esther Larsen
Nia Laursen
Hardu
Kimballston Gymnasium Club
Torvel Jensen
Ole Olesen
Jeng Schouhoe
Alfred Miller
Hans Hansen
Dels
Minker
Chiia Rattenberg
Gertie Peterson
Jens Hansen
Kimballton Lumber Go
Lauritz Fredrikeen
Migs Peterssen
Nis Peterssen
Vig
Barniin
Gary
W. A. Hareler
C. W. Budd
Towa State Sportsmen’s Association
Marshalltown
Newton
Polers
Raven
Beira
S. P. Kaae
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Moline
Union Jr
Gorham
Crescent
Pattee
Ohio
Avery and Harison Wazons
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Eclipse
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C. Pedersen & Co
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W. A. Hamlet
Krupp
M. Lockroy
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