Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-02-01
Ross News.
A. j. Eddy lost valuable young
horse last Monday night.


A. j. Eddy lost valuable young
horse last Monday night.
Mrs. Harry Bates has been number
eel among the sick the past few DAYS.
Markets:-Wheat, 400; oats. 1S5c;
corn, 21c; hogs. $3.50; butter, tic;
eggs, lac.
James Mick, the father of Mrs. Ed.
Finch, returned home to Lorenzo,
Iowa, Monday.
Mrs. John Frost came up from
Extra and spent Sunday with Matt
Frost and family.
Several of our people went to Au-
dubon Tuesday to attend the lecture
by Edward P. Elliott.
James Jay intends to go to Audi
bon next week, where Che will COM
mence to work in Roth Bros. barber
shop and will learn the trade.
Albert S. Clark will have public
sale at his place in Viola township,
Tuesday, February -, at which time
he will dispose of all his goods.
Harry Northup shelled 2Oo0 bushels
of corn last Monday and delivered the
same Tuesday to the Right Place
Elevator, receiving 81 cts. per bushel.
Jake Ruhs is paying $500 ton for
hay this week and has bought three
carloads. Jake is always hustling
and if he cart turn one thing he turns
another.
Dick Fancher has been very sick tor
the last few days with la grippe. We
are glad to report however that he is
improving and we trust will soon be
we'll again.
Thos. Single goes to Anita today
so as to be present at a grand masque-
rade to be given Thursday even
ing. Tom is gay dancer and will
enjoy the occasion with his old time
friends.
If the number of travelling men that
visit Ross is any index to the volume
of business, we should judge that it
would surpass the amount usually
done by towns of five hundred in
habitants.
Rush & Beers have received new
invoice of Burlington buggies, which
the boys think is the finest they have
ever handled. They have one with
solid rubber tires which is a beauty
and someone can get it at a bargain.
Rev. Samuel Krell will lecture at
the Ross church Monday and Tuesday
evenings, February 5 and 6. Adj
mission, 10 and Is cents. Rev. Krell
will give stereoptican views, present.
ing actual scenes in the Philippines.
Harry Bates shelled 1900 bushels of
corn for VIM. McCaw Monday, 600
bushels for Ike Stewart Tuesday.
1900 bushels for Henry Turner We'd.
nesday. The cold weather has been
suitable for Smelling and the time has.
been we'll improved.
Justin Quimby returned home,
Saturday from Des Moines, where he
has been attending the Highland
Park Normal College. He immedi-
ately resumed his work at the depot.
which he had done with credit before
he went to Des Moines.
Bert Peppers and family, formerly
OF this county but now of Crawford
county, have been visiting the past
week with his brother-in- law, David
Dorsey. Tney drove down during
the pleasant weather, but when thew
home Tuesday, owing to the
cold weather, the family went on the
train and Bert drove home,
James Sherman and wife and Miss
Alice Eddy came down from Dow
City to attend the 35th wedding an.
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Eddy
last Thursday evening. Jim had to
return Friday so as to attend to his
duties as station agent. Mrs. Sherman
md Miss Alice remained until Mon
day visiting with relatives and old
time friends.
John Stewart and family, who went
last fall TO Colorado hoping to i'm
prove The health Of Mrs. Stewart and
who failing to find the climate as
they expected went to Missouri with
he same result, returned to their
'ld home last Friday, satisfied that
he climate of Audubon county was
IS good as they could find any place
md are now content to remain hara
j. &. Luse returned home from ST.
Louis Monday morning, where he
bought one of the largest and best
elected stocks of goods that the
market affords and one we'll suited to
lis trade. One going on the market
It this season of the year is able to
IND many bargains. In few DAYS
he goods will arrive and the MANY
customers OF the Farmers Store will
ind such goods as they desire.
Public Sale.