Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-01
ROSS
Markets, corn 40, wheat so oats 27a.

Markets, corn 40, wheat 80 oats 279.
Mrs. Detiweler and daughters and
Rob't Griffin of Viola, we callers last
Sunday at the Chas. Wilde home.
DREssMAK1NG-I will teach the
French System until September /,
1901. ORIssA FRENCH, Ross, Iowa.
Miss Lille Hoffman from Viola,
was down last Thursday and spent
the day at the Jordon home at Ross.
John Wagner punched car load
of hogs the first OF the week, and
Wednesday shipped them to the east
ern market.
Miss Julia Hart went down to
Audubon last Saturday and visited
until Tuesday with friend and re-
latives, when she returned home.
Inman Sherman drove to Manning
Sunday to get his brother James from
Dow City who came down to make a
short visit. He returned to his work
Monday.
Roe Passmore began Tuesday to
help Sylvester Nose through the
threshing season. Roe is good man
around machine and will prove a
valuable assistant.
A daughter of Henry Conboy ar
rived Tuesday evening from her home
at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, to care for
her father who is in bad condition, of
! a cancer on his face.
Jim Maxim from over toward east
county line was over Tuesday and sold
three hogs that Melted him over $40 90
We call that pretty fair money for
such small outlay.
Chas. Boer began Monday working
for Fry Il Nc Call as feeder for their
threshing outfit. Chas. is big
strong fellow and will make a good
hand in that position.
Chas. Farnham has his large barn
completed and is now ready for the
billiards 10 come for he can rest in the
house in peace confident that his stock
will be warmly sheltered.
Harry Nc Gill went down to
Audubon Monday and is working in
the livery barn OF Chas. Benton.
Harry is a good worker and will no
doubt give satisfaction in that ca
pacity.
Geo. Ross was among the first to
thresh and his wheat turned him out
about II bushels and oats 40. With
this crop and the large amount of
corn just sold, Geo. has nothing to
complain of.
Mat Frost is talking strongly of
moving to his farm near Waterloo,
that he has purchased, if he can get
all the arrangements made this fall
If he does he will be there in the
spring ready forwork
| Mrs. Samuel Jordon returned home
Thursday from Guthrie county where
she had been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Lizzie Smith. She brought her
grand daughter with her who will
remain for time and visit.
Will Groves the blacksmith in Ross
went home to Dedham Sunday to
spend the day with his folks. He has
been doing tremendous business this
month and as soon as he can get a
suitable place he expects to move
over.
John r. Mowry of Des Moines, a
brother-in-law Of Nels Olsen, arrived
Wednesday tor visit, and will preach
at Bethel next Sunday. Those who
go to hear him may expect a good
talk for he is man of considerable
ability.
Every thing and every body about
Ross are lifting up their heads and
taking in their croaklng hours since
the rain. Most all concede now that
corn will make over half crop and
wheat and oats are turning out fine.
The former will go about II bushels
per acre and the latter about 35
bushels.
Increased trade has created the de-
mand for more room in Rosse's har-
ness shop so that he now has Lee &
Markley putting up the addition 10
his SHOP. They are bot h master work
men and the addition is going up
fast. He expects too to have some re-
pairing done on the old part and
when it is all finished will have more
room in which to work and also more
room in which to show his goods.
Mrs. Bowman, mother of Mrs. Chas.
Wilde and Mrs. Whithauer and son
Omer Of Extra, came up Saturday
and accompanied by Mrs. Cormichael
of Audubon, spent Sunday at the
Chas. Wilde home. Mrs. Whi,hawer
received word in the evening from
her husband that his mother was not
expected to live and so had to get a
livery rig and go home to take care
of their stock during his absence.
Mrs. Bowman and Miss Bessie
Whithauer however remained until
Monday when they took the noon
train home.
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