Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-06
R0SS.nEWS

AOOJ I'LL III ~
Matt Frost returned from his
Black Hawk county visit.
John Rorah visited his old Wiota
acquaintance last week.
Chas. Farnham has a 44-caliber
boil on the back of his neck.
Ross Markets: Corn II to lSc, oats
1Sc, eggs lSc, butter 15c, chickens DC.
Miss Mabel Cozine visited last week
with former acquaintance near At
lantic.
Big baby boy born to Mr.. and Mrs.
August Kenast, six miles west of
Ross, last Tuesday.
Mrs. Dave Hart will visit the COM
ing week with MI. HIS relatives at
Bagley and Carroll.
James Sherman and wife, of Dow
City, attended the Rutherford Quinn
by nuptials Wednesday.
Rev. Wright, of Casey, is assisting
Rev. Krell in the protracted meetings
at the Ross M. E. Church.
Geo. Rutherford, of Tasting, Neb-
raska, is visiting his uncle, Robert
Rutherford. He returns home next
week.
Mrs. Robert Henderson, Mrs. Dan'l
Holt and Miss Nellie Scott dined
with AL and Regina Ayers, near Gray,
Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Scott, of Perry, and
Miss Margaret Wiley, of Grand
junction, nieces of Robert Henderson,
arrived last Friday to pass a week
pleasantly with the Henderson and
Holt families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farnham and
his sister, Mrs. Geo. Wright, went to
DeSoto, Iowa, last Friday, returning
Tuesday of this week. Mr.. Farnham's
mother, of that place, was very ill
but is now improving.
Frank Rorah returned from his trip
to Missouri Wednesday of this week.
He was accompanied by his brother
in-law, D. w. Lambert, of Wood
bury county, who also took in Mis-
souri,. They will visit with John
Rorah few days when Mr.. L. will
return to his Woodbury. county home.
At the meeting Of the stockholders
of the Ross creamery, held at the de-
pot last Thursday VIM. Neitzell, l..
N. Wickham, D. D. Sampson, John
Wagner and j. ShiDgledecker were
elected directors. The building will
be erected north of the stock yards on
the west side of the track. Work
will commence as soon as material
arrives.
Wednesday evening at the home of
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Quimby, of this place, occurred
the marriage Of their daughter Nellie
to John Rutherford, Rev. Krell offic-
iating. The bride is young lady of
excellent disposition and character
and host of friends wish her happi-
ness. The groom is prosperous young
farmer, Of Cameron township, and a
hsghly respected gentleman. This
was the first marriage in the town of
Ross. Following is a list of presents:
Full set of decorated china dishes,
brides parents; pair pillows, comforter
and quilt groom'S parents; a mounted
bronze clock Mr.: and Mrs. J. f. Luse, sill
yer cake basket Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Shear
mMan, Dow City; parlor lamp Robert and
and paperholder, Geo. Rutherford; Hast
ings. Nebraska; set silver knives and forks
and butter knife Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Eddy,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kibler; silver
pickle castor, Mr.. and Mrs. Inman Shear
silver a berry ye Mr. and Mrs no
sugar shell Miss Ella Rodgers, of Harvey,
Illinois; Moquet rug Allie Quimby and
Miss Bertha Farguson, decorated glass
hopp, table cloth Chas; Stem and Jane
Rutherford, dozen napkins Mrs. McGill
and daughter Florence, Grinnell, Iowa /;
Crystal pickle dish James and Johnnie
Stewart, pair towels Grandma Smith,
table cloth lesion Quirnby, glass set Jason
t dishes Robie MagilI,, pepper shaker and
dish and set of saucers Mr., and Mrs. Isaac
Steward, silver butter knife and sugar
spoon Mr.. and Mrs. Jno Steward Jr., honey
dish and two pounds honey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mamie and Stella Steward, pair towels
and fruit dish Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Steward
ST., dozen napkins Frank Carper, paper
holder IhoS Steward, towel rack, towel,
tidy and set silver tea spoons, Mr.. and
Mrs. ThoS. Rutherford Sr.