Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Ross News.

Evert Bates is baling hay down in
Greeley township.
Sam Wilson is hauling out the lum-
Der for his new house.
Markets:-Corn 23c, oats II, wheat
52c, barley 24c, hogs $40.
Geo. Everett will 60 to Dakota on
a land hunt in about two weeks.
Anderson Il Ruhs sold Avery wag-
ons to Geo. Ross and Alex Ferguson
the first of this week.
j. A. Graves is Smelling GU. 1000
bushels of corn for John l.. johnson,
of Douglas township.
Mike Foley hauled away from the
Farmers Store, last Monday, twenty
sacks of Lnse's best flour.
The Douglas Township Sunday
school Convention was held at the
Fairview schoolhouse last Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Parnham went to De
Soto, Tuesday of this week, for a
visit with relatives and old friends.
The Misses Sadie and Phoebe Olsen
and Milt Griffin passed Sunday at
the A. N. Detwiler home in Lincoln
township.
j. F. Luse now has the agency for
the Carroll laundry. Basket leaves
every other Tuesday, returning Fri
day evenings.
Rob't Morrow left Saturday for
DeSoto. Mrs. Morrow has been
there for two weeks at the bedside of
her sick father.
Ed. Wagner, of Marion county, is
visiting with his brother John and
buying carload Of horses for the
eastern markets.
The NJ. w. of A. lodge of Viola
Center will give dance at that place
Friday evening of this week. All
Modern Woodmen are invited.
d. Pingrey, of West Liberty, has
been very i'll tor the past few days at
the home of his son Frank, in Cam
eron township, but is now GONZALES
cent.
There will be box supper at the
c. H. Sampson home Friday of this
week, for the benefit of the Bethel
church. All come and have good
time.
Ed Bates, j. H. Maharg, H. D.
Hollister, Jake Ruhs, Rob Roberts,
Ralph Carper and Ralph Miller will
go to Des Moines next Monday to
attend the state fair.
Bertel Jensen the operator of the
Ross creamery will exhibit tub of
butter made at that factory at the
state fair, and we predict good re-
port and perhaps first prize.
Watch the papers every weak for
fair news. Full program, as tar as can
be arranged, will appear next week.
Many attractions have been secured
and many more are being arranged
for.
The Holiness Association will hold
a meeting at the Ross M. E. church
Friday of this week. Sermon will
be preached by Rev. NJ. j. Conner, OF
Hamlin, assisted by Rey. e. HI. Mil.
Ter, at 1880 a. m.
H. d. Hollister is now feeding +;
carload OF fine cattle at his farm il
north Melville township. He wa.
recently offered 1925 per hundred
for the bunch, but refused and will
ship them about the first of October
Last Saturday the deal was CLOSED
by which a Mr.. Hughes, ofnear TEN
pleton, becomes the owner of the l6O
acre farm OF D. Pingrey in Cameron
township, consideration being $4,000
The place is at present tarmed by
+ Frank Pingrey.
The following farmers are Smelling
and marketing corn, emptying thei
cribs tor the big crop of '99: VIM
krauel, 900 bushels: Rob't Ruther
R ford, 1900: Frank Taylor, 900: Chri
Mack, 2200; John Koch, $500. B,
the way, Harry Bates shelled tina
! $500 bushels for John Koch in on
day.
Harry Sampson delivered an adj
dress at the Ross church last Sunda
s Oh the subject, ''What is man."
large audience was in attendance an,
! pronounce the discourse an able on
i, and we'll delivered. Harry is one O
8 Audubon county's brightest youn.
!, men and has the push and energ,
J. which insures success in life.
y Next week Morris Gibson will g
: to Dallas county to look at farm land
g with view to purchasing. Return
a ing from there he will 90 by tear
n to OBrien county, which land h
:; wishes to size up before purchasing
o MI. Gibson and family have bee
!, residents Of Lincoln township 70
i, over fifteen years, and their man
] warm friends sincerely hope they viii
J. decide to relocate in Audubon county
5 Monday night the Cameron town
= ship board OF school directors assem-
= bled and elected the following teach
4 ers for the ensuing school year:
4 No. l. NJ. B. Swaney.
q No. 2. Miss Hammel.