Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-25
Ross News.

COfu ZoClILO2C, uOSS So.4U.
Jim Baker, of Viola township,
bought fine top buggy, one of the
best of the Staver make.
Dave Reid traded good young
horse to Peter johnson Tuesday for
a good work horse, paving good diff
ference.
Reinemund Bros. are doing a large
job of timing for Nels Christensen
this week-putting spouting on his
fine house.
b. Baxter was in our village Tues
day chatting pleasantly with friends
and dropping a few words for the
Bankers Life.
Frank Rice and family came down
from Dedham the last of the week
and assisted in caring for his father
until the end came.
The cob business goes on at the
Right Place Elevator, many teams
coming distance of eight and ten
miles to get load.
James Downing, a brother-in-law
of j. r. Luse, arrived from Colfax
on the Tuesday morning train to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Waldron. of
Glidden, Iowa, and Mrs. Joe Snyder,
of Mclean, Nebraska, came in to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Rice.
F. L. Anderson, the " Audubon
county implement man, bought
another fine residence lot from the
Western Town Lot Company this
week.
A. j. Eddy is having his house
painted by Jay & McCuen, this week.
Nothing adds more to the beauty and
appearance of a place than neat coat
Of paint.
The Ohio Cultivator-none better.
few as good. If you need one, you
can't afford to purchase until YOU
have examined the Ohio.
r. l.. ANDERSON.
Another creamery route will be es-
tablished this coming week which
will add much to the volume of milk
delivered daily. 1t is expected that
still another route will soon be added.
Small grain is doing extremely we'll
during this cold rainy season and the
pastures and meadows are doing nice
ly and if they continue to improve, a
good crop of hay will be harvested.
Nels Christensen is having Joe Dix
eon make few strokes with his paint
brush on his house. Joe is one of the
most skilled painters the county af-
tords and you can look for good job.
F. L. Anderson bought one of the
finest surries in Omaha last week that
was ever brought to the county. 1t
is one Of the best of the Columbus
makes and is for Banker F. Nj. Leet,
of Audubon.
The "Audubon County Implement
House, has received lot of the finest
buggies of the Staver make that it
has ever had. If you want good
buggy, carriage or surrey call and let
me show my goods and tell my prices.
f. l.. ANDERSON.
Corn is mostly all planted, but
there is some corn up so the rows can
be seen across the fields while other
fields are not planted. Some farmers
think tate is against them, during the
cold, backward weather, but they
will forget it all when the warm
days Of June come.
Ed Wagner, brother of John
Wagner, is here this week from
knoxville visiting, and will buy q
carload of horses or as many as he
can find suitable for the markets. He
finds good horses scarce, but is will
ling to pay good prices for horses
that are marketable.
Quincy Best has decided to leave us
soon. He intends to go to work on
the new railroad that is being con-
structed north of here. Mrs. Best
and the children will 60 to Tacoma
to visit for couple Of months. Quin-
cy is good hand and will have no
trouble in finding employment
Samuel Rice. an esteemed and re-
spected citizen, passed away Sunday
afternoon after an illness of a few
days. The funeral services were held
from the home of. r. Luse, Tuesday
forenoon, conducted by the Rev. G..
II. Miller, and the remains were laid
to rest in Cameron Center cemetery
An extended obituary will be given
later.
Joshua Jordan, who spent many
years on the waters in the employ of
the navy department, and cruised
around the world, visiting at the
principal ports, says that to be on the
boat on which Admiral Dewey re-
turns would be one of the greatest
treats that has ever been offered any
crew that ever sailed the ocean. He
says he would like to be one of the
crew.