Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-30
R0SS.nEWS


Wednesday night.
Am Fancher shipped carload of
hay this week to St. Louis.
Adam Lamm, of near Viola Center,
is very ill of heart disease.
T. j. Shelley, of Cameron township,
is building large hay shed.
j. F. Luse will soon have feed
grinder placed in the " Right Place"
elevator.
Tuesday evening there was lively
dancing party at the Robert Huffman
home in Viola township.
Geo. Coulter is the proud papa of
an S-pound Christmas present. nice
baby girl, born Saturday.
The Wesleyan Methodists are con-
Quoting revival meetings at Prairie
Hall schoolhouse in Viola township.
A 10000 bushel crib is being erect
ed west of the store which Mr.. Luse
will fill with corn for an Omaha firm.
Meetings have closed at Bethel
church and Rev. Krell is now con-
Quoting protracted meetings. at Ross.
Ross Manifestations Isle, in trade
193c, oats 18c, wheat Tic to 73c, but
ter 15c, eggs lie, chickens 4c, tur-
keys &c.
Rob Roberts will soon return home
from Nebraska where he has been
running an elevator for several
months.
E. S. Damon returned Tuesday
from a visit with son in Missouri
and is now sojourning at the D. L..
Reid home.
Revival meetings will commence at
the Viola Center M. E. church next
Sunday evening to be conducted by
Rev. Cox, of Dedham.
Christmas eve the homes of Geo.
Pfelster and Sylvester Moore, in
Cameron township, were the scenes
of rousing dancing parties.
Ruby Courier and Jessie Frye, of
Audubon, visited Monday with Mel
lie and Sammy Luse and the quartet
are now passing vacation week at the
wat Frye nome.
Gus Wright, former Cameron
township citizen, now of Iowa coun-
ty, has increased his possessions by
purchasing a 10-acre piece of land
near Ladora, in said county.
Helen East, who is keeping house
for her brother near Stuart will ar
rive next Tuesday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. East. Otis East
has purchased the Stuart dairy.
Last Thursday vote was taken at
the several schoolhouses in Viola
township to reconsider the independ-
ent school district question, No.
again defeating it by a vote of s to 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay, of Man.
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Stearns,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Carroll, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wat Frye and Allie Bamsey
took Christmas dinner at the Wesley
Jay home.
An up-to-date literary is being con-
Quoted at the Viola Center school,
house. Last Friday nights session
was somewhat of a failure, however,
on account of Christmas festivities.
A good time is guaranteed those who
attend hereafter.
A. B. Stanfield, a former citizen of
Leroy township, died at Fender,
Nebraska, December 16. Mr.. Stan
field formerly resided on the Fred
Tessman place east of Ross, leaving
there about five years ago. He was
an honest, upright, reliable citizen,
once being candidate on the republic
can ticket for sheriff of Audubon
county.
Wednesday of this week at the
home OF August Schrader, in Cam
eron township, occurred ehe marriage
of his daughter, Emma Schrader, to
Mr.. Albert Fancher, Rev. Krell offic-
iating. Both the contracting parties
are excellent young people and com
mence their new life on Mr.. Fancher's
8O-acre farm near Cameron Center.
The Journal congratulates the wor-
thy couple and wish for them joy and
prosperity in abundance.
Next Saturday evening about so
AhNAsSu 3 uSoto VIII WltuCsS tllC lIldE-
riage of Mr.. Volna Dunbar and Miss
Maggie Smith at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Smith, in Viola township, ceremony
to be conducted by Rev. Cox, of
Dedham. The happy ones, two of
Viola townships worthiest young
people, will commence their
welded career on farm in Sec. 81,
and tits needless to say that the best
wishes ola multitude of friends are
theirs in abundance. The Journal
wishes for them many long years of
happiness and prosperity.
About April LIST the Ross creamery
plant will be in operation converting
the milk of over 400 bossies into
choice butter. Thirty-nine stock
holders constitute the company and
they meet Thursday OF this week to
organize and appoint building COM
mittee. E. L. Powell, OF Chicago,
through whose agency the necessary
number of stock holders was securei