Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-18
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Ross News.

Ross News.
Markets: Wheat SAC, corn Csc, oat:
23c, hogs S3.40.
Sammie Ross is reported under the
weather this week.
Samuel Rice is sick with acute
bronchitis and is under the doctors
care.
Dave Reid lost valuable COW Tues
day morning, presumably by light
ming.
Wesley Jay and Thos. Stuart were
over Sunday visitors with Manning
relatives and friends.
Miss Julia Hart departed for Perry
Monday morning where she expects
to visit for few weeks.
Geo. Ross is extending his hog
pasture, taking in about 20 acres
more and fencing it with the popu-
lar woven wire.
For light running, durability and
easy handling buy an Ohio Guilt
vator. Don not buy until you see F
L. Anderson at Ross.
Peter Hobert and Charley Evans
came up from Audubon Tuesday tc
finish the interior woodwork in Char
ley Beers new house.
Albert Fest is having his lot fenced
with woven wire, this week. Woven
II nd
ses to be the coming fence in the
future.
Jay & McCuen are decorating Aug
ust Schraeder's home with paint.
They seem to be crowded with bust
ness which speaks we'll for the class
of work they turn out.
John Lovelace has sold all his sur
plus hay to Jake Ruhs and had Ed
Bates baler tieing itup in neat pack
ages, Wednesday, ready for shipment
to the st. Louis markets.
Matt Frost's new house is complet-
ed and ready for the painters. Jay
and McCuen have commenced putting
on the artistic touches and in few
days it will be completed.
Fern Anderson returned from Oma-
ha Wednesday where he had been
purchasing farm machinery. No more
buying a piece or two at time
carload lots come from now on.
John Burkhardt and John Lovelace
each purchased fine top buggies of F !.
L. Anderson last Friday. Good bug
gies, at living prices, find ready buy
ers at the Ross Implement House.
The Famous Ohio Cultivator leads
an others and the number being sold
is the best evidence. If you want a
cultivator do not fail to call and see
us. r. l.. ANDERSON.
Misses Sadie and Phebe Olsen and
May Henry will go to Manila, Iowa,
next week to visit few days and to
be present at the graduating exer-
.cises at that place where they have a
cousin who is one Of the graduates.
John Courtney's horses are said to
be the most satisfactory that have ever
been offered for service in this section
for years. Breeders and all good
horsemen pronounce them most excel
lent specimens of pure Percheron
horses
Dave Reid found two new shirts in
the road when coming down to the
grain office Tuesday, and was feeling
good to think he could have such nice
new shirts, when Chris Christensen
came along, claimed the goods and
left Dave shirtless.
Ed Bates returned home Sunday
from Jackson county. His father
who we reported i'll last week, died
and was buried last Friday. He was
one of the pioneers of Iowa. He was
in his Seth year, passing to rest after
long and useful career.
There will be pleasant meeting OF
the gay and joyful youngsters at Ed
Finch's, Friday night. 1t is one Of
the places where a good time is al.
ways had and the lovers of the GO mer.
ry whirl" are anticipating a mos
pleasant and enjoyable evenings en-.
tertainment.
John Lovelace has decided not tt
make public sale and go west as hi
contemplated and as we reported las
week. Mrs. Lovelace continues tt
fail in health and if no relief is offer
ed, they may go west this tall
Everyone hopes that she may improve
in health so as not to necessitale thei
removal from our midst.
August Schraeder is very sick
having grown worse the past few
days. 1t is feared that he has appen
dicitis and that an operation will b,
necessary. However, a few NOR
days may be necessary in order tina
the disease may develope so it can b
seen what course is best to be pur
sued.