Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-18
Ross Department.

Ross Department.
Rob't Henderson is feeding s5 head
of bulls.
VIM. Swaney is feeding carload
of porkers.
John BLY, will till the soil for Aug
]. L. johnson, west of Ross, is a
grippe victim.
Henry Fest is building creamery
at Coon Rapids.
Geo. Coulter is moving onto the
Henderson farm.
Rev. Krell is conducting revival
meetings at Bethel.
John Loning, of Defiance, visited
Monday at the Chris Bauer home.
Cy Earheart, of Viola township,
has lost nearly carload of hogs by
cholera.
Cy Earheart shipped half car of
fine porkers to Chicago the first of
the week.
Nels Olsen and Sampson Bros. will
ship five cars of cattle from Dedham
next Tuesday.
Rob't Henderson will ship car
load of horses to Chicago about the
first of March.
Grandpa E. D. Hethcote and wife
will move to their new home near
Guthrie Center about March 1st.
Rev. Kraft will commence series
of revival meetings at Ross next
Monday night, said meetings to last
two weeks.
John Wagner was buying cattle in
Guthrie county the first of the week,
returning Wednesday with two car
loads of critters.
The Randles house has at last ar
rived at its destination and as soon as
repair work is done will be occupied
by Dave Hart and family.
Rob't Henderson is buying a lin
tied number of horses tor shipment.
He purchased one of A. j. Eddy last
Monday, paying $50 for the same.
Quarterly meeting of the German
Evangelical church will be held at
Ross Sunday, March,. Rev. Bauern-
asnt, of Noble, Cass county, will pre-,
side over the meeting.
Albert Twining has bought farm
in Miner county, South Dakota, and
about March 10 himself and family
will leave Audubon county and try
farming in the Black Hills state.
VIM. Turner has sold his 60-acre
farm in Sec. "a, Cameron township,
to John l.. Somers, consideration
1850. Mr.. Turner will move to
Audubon or Extra and take turn at
carpentering.
Last Tuesday Nels Olsen, the Viola
township cattle king, purchased of
D. L. Reid 21 head of steers recelv-
ing $s75.sO for the lot. They aver
aged nearly 100 pounds, having been
on full feed but short time.
The district convention of the
Young Peoples Alliance was held at
Silver Greek last week and Ernest
Falkowski represented the society of
this place. The Y. P. A. is Ger
man Evangelical society and a valu-
able acquisition to the church.
Les Garland and family, just over
the Carroll Cameron township line,
will leave next week for Stuart, near
which place they have rented farm.
VIM. Smoke will accompany them.
Mr.. Grahac, of Dedham, has pur-
chased and will Immediately move
onto Mr.. Garland's farm.
The Frank Rice sale was we'll at.
tended and everything sold compara-
lively we'll. Cattle brought from
$50 to $50, horses as high as s46 so
and hogs hearty as we'll. Mr.. Rice
has sold his farm to VIM. Lyman,
retaining, under three-year lease,
the north 120 acres. Watt Frye
will farm the remaining 200 acres.
Next Monday at the Nj. E. church
of this place John Koenig and Mary
Doll will be Joined in marriage, Rev.
Kraft officiating. Mr.. Koenig is a
young farmer living near Defiance
and an excellent man in all respects.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs. VIM.
Weiderstein and a much respected
young lady. The happy couple will
Immediately commence housekeeping
ON the groom's farm near Defiance,
followed by the congratulations of
their many friends and the Journals
best wishes for their happiness and
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