Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
ROSS


James Jay spent Sunday at home
with his parents.
Rev. O. T. Nichols held services in
Ross last Sunday.
Markets:-Butter, 12c; eggs, 1Oc;
corn, 302c; oats, 203c; wheat, SOC.
Miss Clara Conboy visited with
friends in Ross the first of the week,
Ed. Northup took home an Avery
corn planter from Ruhs & Beers last
Tuesday.
John Lovelace had the misfortune,
Friday, to lose valuable COW by
lightning.
Farmers come in and see those new
Novelty Hog Waterers sold by Rush
and Beers.
j. F. Luse, Ike Farguson and Chas.
Talbot left for Minnesota, Tuesday
evening, to buy land.
Mrs. j. W. Luse is visiting with
her brother, F. V. Rice, up in north
Viola township this week.
If you want fine SINGLE or double
seated top buggy, call on Ruhs and
Beers. They can save you money.
Robert Henderson had twenty six
head of fine hogs delivered here last
Tuesday, receiving Saturday prices,
S5.15.
Mr.. Sewer and VIM. Diest each de-
livered 700 bushels of corn this week
at the best price corn has sold for in
years.
Audubon Shelley has been appoint
ed census enumerator for Cameron
township, and will begin his labors
June 1st.
The Bement Steel Range-just the
thing you want to make your home
look cheerful. For sale by
RUHS AND BoERs.
The creamery is receiving the most
liberal patronage this spring it ever
has yet. The farmers are Just waking
to the benefit of such an institution
and its success is assured.
Allie Quimby's pleasant face is nc
longer seen in the " smithy.' He has
accepted a position with Wards
grading outfit and for time will be
missed by his many friends here.
Ike Stewart started on his milk
route Monday morning, but finding
them unprepared to receive him he
deferred his next trip few days, I'M
til they could get ready for him.
Eleven corn planters left Ross last
week. That is good showing
Either the boys are giving extra good
prices or an extra good machine, we
don't know which, but suspect both
Roberts Bros. will move their tent
to Gray to-day. The boys have done
a good business here. Last week they
turned out over sixty dozen pictures
All have given satisfaction, as the
boys agree to do.
John Koch completed the delivery
of $500 bushels of corn at the Right
Place elevator this week. The mar
who could hold his corn this veal
was one of the lucky ones and Johr
fell into this line.
G. M. Ross was delivering hogs in
Ross last Tuesday, to an Audubon
firm. He brought in thirty head
averaging over 250 pounds for which
he received S5.15 per cwt. That is a
good price, and hogs at that rate are
as good as KlOndike gold.
j F. Luse has received the deed 70,
his land in Minnesota. He has conf.
dence in that country enough to in
vest his money and we haven't a
doubt but that opportunities to get a
home in that country are as good as
they were here twenty years ago.
Wednesday of last week Mrs.
Ed. Bates suffered stroke of para.
lysis and is yet almost perfectly help.
less and speeches.. She got up IN
the morning in her usual splendid
health and was busy in every house
wife's spring privilege and delight
house cleaning-when, before noon,
she all at once became perfectly
powerless. Mr.. Bates was, luckily
near and they soon had medical aid
present. No pain was felt, just help.
lessness. She is, however, improving
steadily, getting able to converse
slowly, and some feeling is manifest
in the limbs. 1t is hoped she will
soon be strong again.