Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-07
Ross News.

Luse mas Il neat assortment OF 1Oll.
day Gonds which he is selling very
reasonable.
&C. Cushing is endeavoring to
find a place as good as the one he
sold, but finds it difficult task.
Buy the George Watkinson Over
Shoes. They are the best and cost no
more if bought at the Farmers Store.
Harry Bates and his crew of men
are Smelling upwards Of 1000 bushels
OF corn day for Robert Henderson.
Markets: Wheat 46!c: oats Isle;
corn zoe; barley pc; hogs $40: eggs
| 15c. butter 1Sc: chickens sc per
pound.
Walter Smith came over from
Brough, Iowa, Sunday and is having
a pleasant visit with his grandfather,
Sammy Jordan.
Dick Northup and Abe Darland,
Ed Northup and Ed. Finch, two
hustling stock firms were in Ross
Tuesday looking after business.
Thos. Single, the .Village Black
smith," is one of the busiest men now
days, shoeing horses, since the cold
weather set in.
jim Lee was a passenger to Gray
Tuesday morning, where he and John
Markley are at work building George
Grav's large barn.
Mrs. Levi Kopp will leave Friday
for Geneseo, Illinois to visit sister
and will, also, visit her parents at
Tampico before returning.
w. j. Leake came down from
Manning Tuesday and is assisting
Manager John Quinby while they
shell out the corn which they have
on hand.
Bunch Laggart, the faithful boy
who works for j. j. Courtney, went
over to Guthrie county and spent
Thanksgiving with relatives, return.
ing Sunday.
r Mrs. Chas Kibler has gone to Mis-
I souri, to visit sister and will not re-
turn till after Christmas. During
her absence Charles will run bach
a elors' hall.
, A number of the members of the
,, church met Tuesday afternoon ano
repaired the windbrakes so as to pro-
/. vide shelter for the teams of those
: who attend church.
i Jake Ruhs went to Omaha Sunda,
n to look after business matters. From
e there he will go to Dubuque, and be.
l fore returning home he will visit hi
e parents in Hancock, Illinois.
Howard Kelly still continues un.
Il able to get out and do his work
: Howard has not been able to be abou
II for some time past. 1t is hoped tina
e. he may soon be able to be about again
=. :. Seats for the new school house ar
rived Tuesday and Director Ed Bates
putting them in place. It's intended
+ that school will commence the com
! ing Monday with Lou Roberts a
IT teacher.
- Ross is once more 'sCob Town" am
= people are in from every quarter re
a turning home with big loads. 1t
= no uncommon thing to find a half
dozen teams waiting for their "turn'
It to get load.
- A. f. Wilson intends to paint hi
= house west Of Ross, if the weather op
- ems up. Mr.. Wilson has good farr
&c fine location and a pleasant home
- A little paint ads much to the ap
= pearance of a place.
: A series of meetings is being con
ie Quoted at the Ross church by tn
- pastor, Rev. o. L. Nichols. The meet
- ings commenced Monday night an,
= give promise Of being very interest
+" ing and helpful.
is J. F. Luse is preparing a neat an
be useful present for each patron Of tn
"Farmers' Store. He appreciate
., the large trade he enjoys and is a
o.. ways ready and willing to show h
- y appreciation of their liberal support
lie Levi Kopp has always said thel
n was money i'll chickens, but now
re proves it by showing the coin. O
or Thanksg living they found dime
at the crop of a fine young chicken the
killed. The dime was badly wor
t. scarcely bearing the imprint
It's "Uucle Sam
ne Mrs. G. G. Gushing, who has bee
We very i'll for several weeks past,
OF slightly improved Her daughte
IL Mrs. John Reed, has been with h
e. for the past six weeks and John h
ek been up helping care for her the pa
week.
IS, The s.Farmer's Store" is full
ed goods that indicates chat Christina
n is near and that old Santa Claus il
de tends to stop at the store and g
4 presents for all OF the boys and girl
We A good place for older people TO.
u to be made happy at Christmas tim
il. James JAY has his paint sh,
u postercd and fixed comfortable t
!, winter. II You have wagon
=. buggy that needs paintil
- take ii to him lie is prepared, al