Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-06
ROSS /.

John Rutherford was down to Ca
this week on matters of personal
business.
G. E. Tunnel was in town, last
week, and took home with him a new
wagon.
Harry Bovaird was on the list, last
week, as one purchasing a new buggy
for future use.
J.Eddy and lady and Frank Smith
and lady spent Sunday at the pleasant
home of F. l.. Taylor.
George Ross was up to Gray, Tues
day, to deliver a load of hogs and to
matters of business.
James Graham, from the south part
of the state, is here and down by Au-
.ubon visiting friends.
A number of the young people
from Bethel were down to Ross, Sun
day night, to attend services.
Harry Bovaird departed last Fri
day for Cedar county, Nebraska, for a
few weeks visit with relatives.
Glen McCuen is fixing up the resi-
dence of Chas. Wilde in fine style US
ing some of the best paper going.
Florence McGill has accepted a po-
sition in the Farmers store and may
now be found behind the counters
helping out in the times of rushes.
VIM. McDonald's little baby has
been quite sick this week, but we
heard Tuesday that it was improving.
The Farmers store has just been
up with new goods owing to
the increase of trade and patronage.
Ed Finch and Ray Bamsey made a
horse trade the other day in which
both fitted up their teams and imag-
ined they beat the other fellow.
j. f. Luse was in town, Tuesday,
after men and then took a
team and drove across to Viola Cen
ter and from there to Dedham and on
north to the excursion.
Bertel Jensen the expert butter
maker at Ross purchased a fine new
wagon, this week, of Ruhs & Wilde.
and will now be able to haul his but.
ter to the depot in first-class style.
The Sunday School, at Ross, have
selected the program of The Gate.
way of the Century +" to be given on
Children's Day, June %, and they
will begin practiciug Immediately:
The new harness shop is now co m
pleted and the stock is all in and every
thing ism readiness for work. Mr..
Stemm is a workman who thoroughly
understands the harness trade and will
give good satisfaction.
Levi kopp departed, Tuesday even
ing for Watertown, South Dakota, to
look at land with view OF. purchasing
land. He "a scarcely miss it if he
does purchase as land is changing
hands fast and is gong up in value.
Gus Hahn gave a dancing party, on
last Saturday night, and all present
threw off the yoke of work and troub-
lie and went in for good time that
they could enjoy and they all had a
time that they will long remember.
There will be preaching in Ross on
Friday and Saturday nights and Sun
day morning at IL O'Clock thew will
hold communion services. to which
all the members are expected to be
present and all others are invited to
be present.
Wednesday night a number of
friends gathered at the home OF Mike
Carroll for a social donce but we did
not learn if the storm kept them away
or whether they gathered and had the
usual good time they have when they
go there.
Conrad Burkhart will give his
friends a royal reception up by Beth
el, Friday by giving a dance. Every
one who goes there knows what it
will be for the g~eniality Of the host
and hostess will make them ali have
a splendid time.
John McGill purchased a fine 100
farm, last week, while he was up in
Crawford county paying $4,000 per
acre for the same. Crawford county
is a good M but he will not find it
an extra good one if ne compares it
with Audubon county.
There is little doubt but that the
rural mail route running out from
Ross toward Viola Center will be es-
tablished. The patrons are all very
anxious and Congressman Walter |.
Smith writes to the journal that he
expects to be able to get 1t establish
ed o
Jim Rice and wife were over from
their home in kirkman. last Satur-
day and Sunday, and visited with
their old time friends. Jim is still
in The land business and has had
splendid success since he began the
work, taking many men up and locat-
ing them on good farms.