Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-08
: ROSS

Markets for Tuesday, corn is, wheat
80, oats 30.
VIM Groves was home in Dedham
Sunday to visit his folks.
John Ruhs and wife visited Sunday
at the home Of o. Jingst and wife.
VIM. Kraul had new pump put
in his we'll Tuesday and now gets his
water more handy.
VIM. Dist recently purchased in
Hoss one OF the best single harness
that Mr.. Stemm had.
Mrs. Nc Donald arrived Monday
from her home at Wall Lake to visit
with her brother Will.
Mrs. Chas. Baker went to Dow
City last week for visit with her
brother, James Sherman.
Clarence Shingledecker was at the
Ed Bales home last Sunday enjoying a
visit with the young folks.
DREssMAKING-I will teach the
French System until September /,
1901. ORIssA FRENCH, Ross, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilde went
down to Extra Sunday to visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Brown.
Chas. Taylor recently purchased
fine new set of buggy harness, and
now has fine a turnout as there is in
the country.
Ruhs " Wilde went out to the VIM
Buckner home this week and moved
his wind mill and laid lot of new
pipe for him.
Miss Phebe Olsen living up by
Bethel has been quite sick for some
time, but the first Of the week was
slightly improved.
Jeston Quinby went 10 Des Moines
the first of the week to attend to
matters of business in connection with
| the life insurance business.
Jake Ruhs and lady friend spent
Sunday in pleasant visit at the Jno.
Shrader home where they were
royalty and delightfully."- entertained.
Will Kellow recently sold 1000
bushels of old corn receiving Is cents
per bushel for the same. He thinks
the possibilities for the new corn crop
are good and now is the time to dis
pose OF the old corn.
AL Miller had a horse to become
Frightened Tuesday in town and 90
chasing around for while but was
finally checked and the damage count
ed up which only amounted TO a few
broken buggy spokes.
Mike Carroll returned home Sun
day from Cedar Rapids quite sick.
They scarcely expect him TO survive
the hemorages he has had tell on him
strongly. Later--He died Wednes-
day as seen in Audubon department
A. j. Eddy has the brick on his
residence property in Audubon and
expects to rush 1t to completion as
fast as possible. When it is compet-
ed he will move therein and take life
as comfortable as he has heretofore
worked hard
Mr.. Stemm's business is constantly
increasing so he has added to his forcs
another man, M. A. Saddler of Oska-
loosa, an old harness man of 81 wears
OF experience. Mr.. Stemm is turn
ing out about three new sets of hand
made harness week.
Fred Ruhs has accepted a position
i'll the grain office of A. j. Leake &
Co., and may now be found at his
post of duty. Fred is an affable and
genial spirit and will make a good
man for the position. His honesty is
unqnestioned and his ability will soon
make him tavorite in this line.
Tuesday night some of the young
folks from around Ross put on their
Sunday clothes and went way over to
the pleasant home Of Harvey Maharg
for an evenings entertainment. So in
accord with the open handed lavish
hospitality they received the entered
in the spirit of the occasion and chas-
ed the tleeting tanch of youth until
they departed late on the following
| morning.
There is an occult power in the
conversation of women that some
times hold men spell bound entrans-
ed, transtiNed with pleasure, SO that
If great an momentous question was
to be decided, thing Of beauty to be
seen or long journey begun he would
forget it all, and still remain. Twas
true last Sunday; young man, and
names are not needed, who intended
to go to Chamberlain on the excursion
who met lady and the train came
and passed without his knowing it.
Strange power. AS result he had to
go to Gray and from thence drive to
Manning get the train. Young men
take warning.
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