Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
Ross News.

NOSS NEWS.
Amos Fancher is at Council Bluffs
this week as juror in Federal Court.
Markets. Wheat sac, oats TIC,
barley 29c, corn 23c, hogs $3.50. eggs
12c, butter 13c.
Ed Finch left Wednesday for West
Liberty where he goes to attend to
business matters.
Mrs. Albert Fest has been quite i'll
for several days past, but is reported
to be rapidly improving.
Arthur Baker went to Jefferson
Monday to visit relatives and attend
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Chas. Stowe, McKarahan's timer,
was up to Ross, Tuesday, doing a job
of Timing at the Farmers Store.
j. G. Bonwell has bought Doctor
Beebe's property at Viola Center and
it is reported that the doctor will
seek another location.
Miss Halle Rendleman, of Extra,
in company with friends, passed a
pleasant day with Mrs. L. G.. Kopp,
the first part of this week.
John Foley is having a fine large
cave dug and brieked up and arched
over, on his Viola township farm,
which is occupied by P. T. Henry.
Sam Luse and jim Rutherford got
onto thoir boa1c SUNDAY
and rode up TO Frank Rice's, south Of
Dedham, and passed a pleasant day.
Mrs. Hurley and her daughter,
Pansy, of Joplin, Missouri, are visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Walter Greenlee, Cameron township.
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Bates drove up
to Viola township last Sunday and
spent pleasant day at the comfort
able home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dawson.
John Wagner went to Chicago,
Sunday morning, on the North
Western special, with stock. During
his absence Jake Ruhs was buying
stock for him.
Mrs. Inman Sherman arrived from
Jefferson, last Saturday, where she
has been visiting for some time past.
Inman is more than happS and life is
much brighter.
Mrs. Ida Luse and her mother,
Mrs. Rice, left Tuesday morning for
Keya Paha county, Nebraska, where
they will spend couple of weeks
visiting relatives.
There was pleasant social gather
ing Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Stemm, the same being in honor
of her friend, Miss George, who is
visiting with her.
Sheldon Bates drove to Gray Sun
day evening to attend church. We
do not presume that it was owing to
no services at home, but all on ac-
count of other attractions.
James Jay and his sister, jamie,
Everett Bates and wife, and Sheldon
Bates drove down to William Ruck-
el's, in Greeley township, and had a
pleasant time at a dance, last Friday
night.
Do not forget that James Jay is
ready 10 do all kinds of painting,
buggy and carriage work at his shop,
over Thos. Shingles blacksmith shop.
All work turned out is first-class and
satisfaction guaranteed.
w. J. Callow returned from Deni-
son, Saturday, where he spent the
week as lay delegate to the annual
meeting Of the Des Moines Confer
ence. He had spent a pleasant week
and was much protited by attending
The Farmers Store has received one
of the largest and best lines of winter
goods tor years, and the shelves are
loaded with bargains. The large
clerical force are busy waiting on the
customers that continually throng
the place.
Lou Roberts has accepted a posi-
tion with an Omaha publishing COM
pany and began work, Tuesday. He
will first work the towns on the
North estern from here to Cedar
Rapids. Lou is rustler and we
hope he may succeed.
o. j. Smith has fine new wagon,
known as the steel Bettendorf wagon,
which he ordered through Anderson
II Ruhs. There are but few wagons
in this section of the kind and one
would judge from its appearance that
it would last lifetime.
If you like the amount of news in
the journal each week, get your
neighbor to send us dollar and be-
come one of our regular subscribers
1t costs money TO gather the news
every week. Won't you ask your
neignbor to help pay the cost? Try it.
Justin Quimby was thrown from
his bucking broncho few days ago
He was thrown over the top ola barb
wire fence, on whsch he left the sur
plus of his pants. However he was
only slightly scratched but was thank
full that he escaped with such slight
injuries.