Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-05
: ROSS

sick during the past week.
Markets, Wednesday:-Oats soc;
wheat 533c; corn 433c; hogs $500.
Stafford of Avoca will dispose of a
carload of horses in Ross September
14th.
Frank Miller's mother and two
sisters were out, last Sunday, making
him visit.
Irve Eddy will depart for Chicago
to again take up his studies in the
medical college.
The party at Stemm's, last Friday
night, was very delightful affair
and enjoyed by all.
Gordon Story was in town last
week and took home with him new
wagon for future use.
Mrs. Chas. Wilde returned home
from Extra, last Friday, where she
had been having a good visit.
Nels Olsen and wife and Miss
Phebe and Fred Ruhs spent Sunday
at the pleasant home of Henry Ruhs
Jake Ruhs, Robert Rable, Frances
Rable, SADIE Olsen and Ray Olsen
spent Sunday at the AL. Miller home.
Ruhs & Wilde made trade, not
long ago, of buggy for span of
bronchos which they will soon begin
| to break.
Miss Fanny Bates has accepted a
position in the Farmers store and
will now wait upon the trade that
comes there.
Chas. Higgins fitted his team out
with fine set of harness, this last
week, Of that popular harness maker,
George Stemm.
| Alex Ferguson made himself a
present of a fine two seated buggy,
last week, of Ruhs u Wilde and now
rides in peace and comfort.
Ben RIMS and Elmer johnson
drove over to A. W. Westons' home
last Wednesday night and spent the
evening in very pleasant manner.
Robert Rutherford purchased, of
the boys in Ross, new. wind mill
which they will erect next Friday
and then he will have better water
supply.
Aaron Anderson one of Viola
townships best farmers was down on
| Wednesday with twenty-five as fine
hogs as anyone can find any place in
the county.
John Krong will soon depart for
| Illinois where he will enter the COL
lege where he was last year to again
resume his studies preparatory to en-
tering the ministry.
Miss Florence McGill who has SC
ably waited upon the customers at
the Farmers store has resigned hel
position TO go to school. She made a
good and efficient clerk but is wise to
stop and continue her studies.
| Nels Olsen was up to Manning the
first of the week looking for board for
the boys who will soon coup there to
do the fall blowing on the section OF
land he has rented up there and to
which he will move next March.
Last Friday night the dance sprites
were turned loose in the house of Mat
Frost and JOY and contentment mark
ed the visage of everyone present as
the music came from the violin to
which many feet kept time till well
toward morning.
Last Saturday as A. N. Detwiler
one of the best known men in Lin.
coin township, was busy about his
chores one of his best and gentlest
horses kicked at another one striking
Mr.. Detwiler upon the arm, breaking
it. At his age 1T will take it long
time to knit together and heal.
The first of the week big car O.
lumber came into Ross for Audubon
Shelley who will use it in putting
up fine house Later in the week 6
second car came in to build a fine
large barn. When he gets them up he
will have one of the incest places il
the country.
Last Saturday the pleasant HON.
of Berthe Jensen was alive with hi.
friends who had gathered fora sort O
a family reunion and good time. They
came from Audubon and down by
Sharon and from what they tell III
they not only thoroughly had good
time but left Berthe and his wife
wishing they might soon all come
back again.
/ Last Saturday night as AL. Miller
and his sister were driving home from
Audubon their horse became fright.
ened at corn harvester and ran away
They were both thrown out and Miss
Grace received some cuts about the
head but AL escaped unhurt, Will,
the horse ran OH east to the Jacl
O'Brien place where it was stopped
The buggy was well demolished.