Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-20
Ross News.
news on third page.

Election news on third page.
Some Improvements are being
made at the depot this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Olsen returned
home from their visit to South Da-
kota, Friday night.
Frank Taylor is at Victor this
week where he was called by the
serious illness of :, sister.
The politicians from every ward
were in Audubon Wednesday attend
ing the county convention.
John Wagner, the hustling stock
man of this busy town shipped fine
carload of hogs Sunday morning.
The Audubon County Implement
House is putting out the carload of
binding Irvine which was recently re-
Gently received.
James Jay and e. j. McCuen are
busy this week completing the job of
painting the big barn recently COM
pleted by that big prosperous farmer,
M. L. Foley.
Ed. Finch, one of the best hustling
stock men in the county, was up in
Carroll county few days ago and
bought fine carload of feeders from
Sam Vermule.
The dance at Watt Frye's Satur-
day night was an enjoyable affair and
all present praise the pleasures of the
evening. The old time veteran of
many dance and sweet hours Of
pleasure was present and enjoyed the
evening.
Having purchased the William
Frye threshing outfit am prepared
to thresh out your barley and rye any
time you are ready. My experience
with machines enables me to guaran-
tee tirst-class work. Address
GEORGE SMITH, Hamlin Station.
Word has been received that Miss
Belle Bridenstine is improving very
rapidly. She is at Colorado Springs,
her mother being with her. 1t is
hoped she may continue to improve
and that she may soon return to the
scenes of home.
Bertel Jensen, the successful but
termaker has moved into the new
house recently completed. 1t is fine
little house always to be used by
whoever has charge of the creamery.
1t is all neatly painted and suitable
barn is being constructed, which when
completed will make the premises in
keeping with the best creameries of
the county.
The Northwestern road has put
special stock train on the branch,
that will run Sundays and Wednes-
days of each week. This will give
all the shippers of live stock the best
advantages the main line affords.
Connections are made at Carroll with
the Shrough trains of stock which
make fast runs tor Chicago. This
sp]ecial train will leave Ross each
morning of the run at 6:15.
Monday night or Tuesday morning
early the Bates schoolhouse was
burned to the ground. 1t was first
noticed about one O'clock and was
soon completely laid in ashes. 1t is
generally conceded tina it must have
been set on fire by some tramp who
doubtless bad put up for the night.
No one saw any tramps or strangers
that we learned, and no one arrived
to save any of the furniture. The
house was insured in the Continental!
Insurance Company. Arrangements
will be made at once to put up
another building which will doubt
less be completed in time for the fall
term of school.
A couple of pretty girls on their
wheels came by our little town Mon
day evening and enticed two of the
bravest boys of our town to borrow
without pernission-a couple of bi-
cyles that belonged to couple of
boys who had rode to town after sup
per for their mail. The BOYS did not