Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-15
Ross Department.

Why not buy your twine Of j. F.
Luse and save that half cent.
Mrs. Albert Fest was at Audubon
Wednesday, having an aching tooth
extracted.
One day last week Chas. Jordan
captured genuine badger on the Ben
Carr place.
Miss May Wetherell, Of Carroll,
visited few days this week with
friends in Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Luse contem-
plate trip to Montana about the
middle of August.
Chas. Jordan's baby boy was very
i'll the first of the week, requiring
the aid of an M. d.
Fred Rutherford will soon leave
for Norfolk, Nebraska, where he will
work on the railroad.
Miss Jennie Davis and Miss Hobart,
of Defiance, Sundayed with Mr.. and
Mrs. Inman Shearman.
Miss Sadie Olsen, of Viola town.
ship, is assisting in household duties
at the j. F. Luse home.
Miss Jennie Killinger exp ects soon
to leave for two-months' visit with
relatives in jackson county.
Mrs. Sarah Luse, of Chinook, Mon
tana, mother of j. F. Luse is very i'll,
the result of being severely scalded.
That up to date Jones Lever Bind
er and Chain Mower are making a
rec ord that competitors can not break.
Mrs. j. A. Humiston and Miss Et-
ia Brown, of Audubon, passed Tues
day with the Fest and Shearman fam
lilies at this place.
Carloads of.........
CObs! C0bs! CObs!
at Ross, one cent an inch. Call on j..
F. Luse.
Luse is selling his crib lumber.
This lumber is almost new. If in
need of lumber it will pay you to
call and see him.
Nels Christensen shipped from
Gray Sunday by the special stock
/ train three carloads of fine hogs-the
product of his Cameron township
ranch. en
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Kopp and Mr..
and Mrs. j. +. Luse dined at the hos
pitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Wright, in Cameron township, last
Sunday.
From January 1st, to July 1st,
1896, Shearman, the station agent at
this place, issued forty-two express
money orders and in the correspond
ing time in '97 he issued just twice
that amounts exactly.
Robt Henderson went to Missouri
Valley Saturday to make arrange
ments for the training of his pacing
stallion, Timber Jim, and Saturday
of this week this horse will be taken
there and placed in the hands Of
trainer Frazier until fair time.
Cameron township delegates to the
republican county convention held at
Audubon July 18th: VIM. Lewis,
John Grow, Sam'l Randles, F. G.
Miller, John Lovelace, Jas. Hall,
Geo. Wright, Geo. Ross. Lincoln
township: Arthur Baker, S. F. Gar
mire, Geo. P. Wiley, w. j. Lancelot,
Ben Brooktield, Love Estes, l.. M.
Branson, Am. Aikman.
MARR1Ep-At the residence of j..
H. Fitzpatrick, in Chicago, July 4th,
Melvin E. Fitzpatrick to Miss Emma
Smith, Rev. Harkes, of M. E. church,
officiating, only few intimate friends
of the family being present. The
young couple were the recipients Of
many beautiful and useful presents,
and after refreshments they departed
for their new home which was in
readiness for them. ~
At the home of Mr.. Chas. Farm
ham July Z, the many friends of Miss
Ethel gathered to spend the evening.
The early part of. the eve was spent
in all kind of games and social
merriment most delicious sup
per Of ice cream and cake were served,
after which the merry makers depart
ed for their homes, expressing them
selves as having had very pleasant
time. And we want to come again
Ethel. Mrs. THos. RUTHERFORD.
| Last Friday afternoon about l
o'clock, during the thunderstorm, the
house of Albert Jingst, in Viola
township was struck by lightning
instantly killing Fred Meiser, who
was working for MIR. Jingst. Mr..
Meiser was about % years of age, was
liked by everyone and a special favor
ite of the children, aud in fact was on
the floor amusing Mr.. Jingst's young
sters at the time the fatal bolt de.
scended. He was we'll and favorably
known in this vicinity, having made
his home for some time past at ths
Dave Hart home until Mr.. Hart and
family moved to Ross. Deceased hal
no relatives in this state, is,only liv.
ing relative being half brother re.
siding in Kansas. A short funera
service was held at the Jingst HON,
and the remains were laid to rest il
the Grove cemetery. The funeral ser
mon will be preached next Sunday b,
: Rev. Krell, at Bethel church of which
i: he was devoted member. The man
, ner and sud,lenncss of his death ar
the cause Of deep sorrow to his man,
j. friends, which is much alleyiated
n however. by the fact that Fred was