Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-13
Ross News.

| L. N. Wickam went to Manning
on business Monday morning.
Mrs. Thomas Rutherford was a
Extra on business, Wednesday.
Mrs. j. F. Luse has been under tn,
weather for the past few days.
| A number OF our Cameron peopl
went to Omaha to see the President
John Lovelace and George Wrigh
went to the fair Wednesday morning
John Holtz and wife visited at tn,
Fred Witt home, in Gray, last Sun.
day.
| Nels Christensen sold an extra cal
load of hogs to John Wagner, las
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holtz, of Maquoketa
Iowa, are here for good visit with
his son, Fred.
Sylvester Moore is going up into
Sioux county with the steam thresh
er in about two weeks.
Carl Heuss has charge ofour black.
smith shop during the absence of Mr.
Single at the big show.
L. G. happ went to Omaha Tues.
day to the fair. He expects to re-
turn on Friday Of this week.
Amos Fancher has received two cal
loads of lumber for new barn which
he will soon commence building.
Jeston Quimby returned Tuesday
from Des Moines and Stuart where he
has been visiting for the past week.
The Misses Mary Laughlin and
Maggie Hammil accompanied Mr..
and Mrs Harte to the Fair this week.
Rob't Henderson says the corn crop
Of Cameron township is the poorest
one on record, except the year of the
| failure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart went to Omaha
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bates
have charge Of the Hart home during
their absence.
Chas. McGil started for Omaha
| Wednesday with the intention of see
ing all there was to be seen before re-
turning home.
F. l.. Anderson is away at the Fair
this week and Jacob Ruhs is manager
in chief at the implement house dur
ing his absence.
Frank Pingree commenced his new
barn, 24by36 feet, Tuesday. R. j.
Creveling, of Audubon, is doing the
carpenter work.
Robert Rutherford sold 23l7 BUSH
els Of corn at p cents per bushel to
the Right Place Elevator last We'd
nesday morning.
| The threshers had to stop work at
the Wagner place Wednesday on ac-
count of the rain. Mr.. Wagner has
another days work for them.
Max Ehlert and Nick Seiber went
TO Audubon Wednesday morning
where they they expected to 60 to
the exposition over the G r IL p Ry
Mrs. Nels Olsen drove over TO Ded :
ham on Sunday and from there went
over on the Milwaukee to Clinton Co
| La. where she will visit friends for a
couple Of weeks.
Theo. Myers, Of Audubon, and
Rob't Henderson, our grain dealer,
expect to 90 to Minnesota next week.
Mr.. Henderson is thinking Of invest
ing in some land in that country.
Last Friday evening there was a
pleasant surprise party at the AL
bert Fancher home, about about
twenty young people being present.
All report having a grand, good
time.
While at the Guthrie county fair
last week Mrs. w. S. Pangburn,
formerly of Cameron township, was
robbed of $4,000 and a certificate of
deposit for 81, 100000. No trace of the
thief has yet been discovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Sherman
of Lewis Iowa. are here visiting with
lnman Sherman, operator at this
place. The last of the week they will
go to Jefferson for few days visit
with their father and mother before
returni ng home.
Mr.. Stengle, our village blacksmith,
will combine business with pleasure
while away at Omaha. He will pur-
chase new bellows and, probably, a
forge and other iron material with
which to do tirst-class work for his
many customers.
A barn on the Will Hunt place
was struck by lightning Sundayniyht
destroying the barn entirely also two
stacks of hay and two head of horses
belonging to Joe Swanson who is
living on the place at the present
time. This is quite serious loss to
both parties as no insurance was car
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