Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-21
Ross News.

Markets.: Wheat 49c; corn PIC; oats
188c; barley &c; hogs 1915; eggs 15c:
butter 1Sc: chickens &C.
Northup & Finch are spending sew
eral days in Carroll county this week
where they hope to buy great many
fine cattle.
Henry Turner will leave Friday for
the east part Of the state where he ex-
poets to visit his brother and spend
the holidays.
Thos. Stewart is going to have a
new house erected at once Just east of
the Methodist church. Ross con-
tinues to grow.
Ladies felt slippers, Csc: Juliet fur
top, neat and hobby, CSC, at Farmers
Store
Mr.. Jeston Quinby arrived home
from Des Moines Wednesday evening
where he is attending the Highland
Park Normal College.
A county bridge has been lately
completed up by Levi Kopp's place
which will be good accommodations
to the travelling public.
The corn shelling has adjourned and
it is expected they will resume work
again about the first of January and
shell about $4,000 bushels
Thos. Davis lett for Rock Island.
Illinois, Wednesday where he expects
to spend a pleasant week visiting
with friends and old associates.
We are giving exceptional good
value in teas and coff'ees.
j. F. LUsE.
John Clark was Smelling 500 bushels
Of corn for Watt Fry Tuesday which
Watt delivered to Manager j. j. Quin-
by the same day tor PIC bushel.
Adam Rutherford arrived from
Poweshiek county last Thursday. he
is a brother of Robert Rutherford and
has not been here for several years.
Chris Mack returned home from
Defiance Monday where he spent a
few pleasant days visiting relatives
and old time friends and associates.
w. w. Perrine, of Lincoln town.
ship, has purchased the Peter Groube
farm in Viola township near Thos.
Davis farm, paying $50 an acre for it,
The workmen have all left the pew
elevator having completed the build
ing and turned it over to Manager
j. Courtney, who now has possession
Of he keys and is running the business
Ross is the place for Jokes during
the cold rough weather. The latest
seems to be on Manager John Quinbv
who, the boys say, cart tell the diff
| ference between calf and sack of
corn.
Buy the Warm Wearing Watkinson
Oversleeves. j. f. Luse sells them
because they are the best.
Preparationsare being made to have
a grand Christmas tree at Bethel the
coming Saturday night. Everyone is
lending hand and the work, under
the direction of the committees, is
progressing finely.
Will Conway, of Southwest Leroy
township, bought one of those Dain
grinders the first of the week. Ed
Bates being thoroughly convinced OF
the superior merit of these grinders
took one down to his big farm.
Wells Ferguson and wife left for
Grand Junction. Colorado, Tuesday
morning. They expect to be gone
about three weeks and are anticipat-
ing a good time in that mountain re-
gion with their relatives and friends
Martin Rasmussen bought a fine
new top buggy Tuesday and intends
to drive down near Poplar in Shelby
county and spend Christmas with his
parents and while down there will
give his - sister fine buggy ride
Thos. Single, sslhe village black.
smith," has some fine calendars witt
a neat card on advertising his bust.
ness, which he is giving to his many
customers. They are neat and nice
and show that he appreciates his pat.
ronage.
f. l. Anderson is attending the
district court now in session at Audi.
/ cNi, iiiool VI NllC liz Wallis u
become accustomed to the duties O
the sheritf''s office so he may be abb,
to discharge the duties of the office SC
as to give the public the best Of ser.
vice.
Ruhs Il Beers, the hustHng nipple
mcnt dealers, are distributing some
extra fine large calendars to theil
patrons that are beauties. The boys
intend to keep before the public, anG
are expecting the largest trade the
coming season the firm has ever Ell.
| joyed.
Charley Booton had an opc ratior
performed on his leg recently and
since is progressing finely. This liml
has given him trouble tor many years
but it is now hoped that by the oper-
alton performed that lie may be il
better condition than he has been fol
some time.
Rev. o. Il. Nichols reports the
meeting which he is now conducting
as progressing nicely and much inter-
est being manifested by the members