Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-08
Ross Ripples.

Spring has come, Gentle Anne.
Mark Pcnewit is visiting his wife
in Omaha.
George Bever will work for L. B.
Carpenter this season.
Mr.. Fox is certainly a success as
book and insurance agent.
William Passmore visited with
Mr.. Luse's folks last Sabbath.
The growing evil OF the Wanner
house is squalling Dutchman.
Farmers are all busy picking corn
and preparing the ground for seed
time.
"Give me a ticket, Tom" "For
what placer" "That's none of your
business"
A couple of our boys got a-fowl
of each other and consequently felt
indignant.
If the temperature of a city can be
judged by her beats then we are GER
tainly feverish up this way.
A gentleman by the name of
Peacock, of Manning, has moved on
the John Jay farm, near the grove.
Ross needs a doctor. Harry Fox
will soon be on the road securing
property against loss by fire and
lightning.
That young lady that went buggy
riding last Saturday says that squeez-
es are like misfortunes, they never
come singIy.
Mr.. Sellman expects the cholera
scourge through this country this
season. He is selling the stretcher-
board as preparatory measure.
"Doing anything now, Harry"
go, yes. Pm busy all the time"
"Ak! Glad to hear it. What are
you doing;" "Looking for job"
Cameron Center Sabbath school
organized last Sabbath, with T. J.. |
Shelley, superintendent; l.. B. Car
penter, assistant superintendent; III
Luse, secretary.
Isn't that Gray correspondent a
good one? Then all the boys are
very mindful of his labors, judging
by the rich presents that we hear of
baincr sent m him
David n. Luse, who has been
the Drake University the
past term, returned home last week.
Dave is taking on considerable polish,
and is very promising young man.
We wish to say to that man who
felt so hurt over typographical er-
ror of two weeks ago, that our item,
when it left our pen read: "Cameron
township voted a tax of $4,000 to
complete her school houses" The
final letter was left off Of the word
houses, and consequently changed the
sense of the sentence. If this is not
then skill the devil"
Some one changed the weights of
Mr.. Quimby's scales few days ago,
which caused him to make the
weights of several loads of grain
several bushels less than they actu-
ally were. OF course it was done as
a joke, but it might be to his injury,
and it should not be repeated. John
says to all that were damaged there
by to call at his office and he will
correct mistakes.
Jason Clifford had a very narrow
escape from great bodily injury.
While out buggy riding with lady
friend he handed her the reins to
drive. The lady being rather near
sighted, of course drove INTO the
nearest fence and broke the buggy,
and spilled themselves out, SO they
say. Now wasn't that naughty:
The Willie KILLER and Charlie
Gray magic lantern show came off
At the Clifford school house as adver-
lStu. He'll duulCuSC w dS uIllCilSS
and the proceeds were SO large that
he banker refused to hold so large
4 sum in trust. Now the boys con-
template fitting up road wagon
and peddle pins this season. Success
% you boys.
At recent meeting of the aboard
Of Trade" of Ross, President Wag-
ler informed the directors that there
ire now three runners looking after
heir interests in different parts of
he country. Hugh Winters has the
eastern divisin, or all that portion of
he state east of the Blue Grass;
Mark Penewit, the western division,
or all that portion of the country
west of the Missouri river; and last,
lanes Shannon has all the rest of
he country to roam over at will,
hat is not occupied by either of the
others. 1t is hard to tell which of
he three prepared themselves the
,est for their journey. as thew all