Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-27
ROSS
Markets:-Corn 25ac, wheat sac, oats

Markets:-Corn 25}c, wheat sac, oats
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WANTED:-A girl for general house
work. Apply at post-office, Ross, Ia.
Inman Sherman was up to Carroll
last Saturday for visit between
trains.
John Wagner had car of cattle
sent to the stock yards at Omaha last
Saturday.
Miss Kittell of Gray is teaching the
winter term of school in the Bates
school house.
| Sam Smith laid off a few days from
corn husking the first of the week on
account of a stiff neck.
Many of the farmers are finishing
husking this week and some are turn
ing in to help their neighbors.
Today is Thanksgiving and if news
is scarce it is because we have spent
too much time hunting for turkey.
Tom Sheeley's brother who has been
here visiting for few days left Tues
day morning for Early.
Miss Edna wager who works in the
home of McCuens was visitor at her
home down in Audubon last Sunday.
John Wagner was called to the
home of his brother in Marion county
last Friday as the latter was very SER
iously sick.
Oscar Harmon was shown some Of
the mysteries and benefits of the NJ.
w. A. last Thursday night at their
regular meeting.
Will Moler snd wife and two girls of
Eureka Springs, Arkansas are here
this week visiting with her sister,
Mrs. John Quimby.
There was pleasant social dance
last Friday night in the home
of Everett Bates in which every one
present joined for good time.
John Makes was out to the home
of Emil Hefflinger Sunday visiting
him and cheering him up as he has
been somewhat sick for time.
Bates & Wilde are now nicely locat-
ed in their new store. By their ad IN
this issue it is to be seen they are
ready for all kinds of business.
George Stemm is advertising to
:; quit business as is seen by his ad in
this issue. He expects to reduce his
!. stock so as to be able to turn it over as
cheap as possible to his successor.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Jay of Audi
e bon visited in Ross Saturday at the
e home of their daughter Mrs. Watt
Fry. His old time friends were glad
8 to meet the ex-mayor and gave him
q the glad hand of welcome.
X Last Saturday night, ere Mr. and
h Mrs. Watt Fry had gone to bed they
heard queer noises outside and on
opening the door found crowd ready
I to take possession of the home. One
Z of them had a violin under his arm
and soon all were lost in the whirl OF
the dance.
Ross or the vicinity was the scene
of prize fight for light weights last
week. Two young combatants con
cluded that the supremacy could moi
rest well on two shoulders and istit
performance began. When the cur
tain rose and the referee got on the
ground he thought it best to ring of
the performance and the contest
was decided draw.
Some of the members of the order Of
NJ. w. A. in Ross went to the home o
their neighbor Billy Hughes last Mon
n day and helped him to gather in s
part of his crop. We understood tina
men were going Wednesday to hell
him. He has been sick all fall anC
unable to go about his work. Thi!
spirit of helpfulness is the kind tina
tells and will always be binding ii
for those who participate.
Thomas Ochletree and Fannie Bate
drove into Audubon Wednesday even
ing and were quietly married at tn
home of Ed B. Cousins who perform
ed the ceremony.
The groom has grown from infanc,
to mans estate in this community an
as boy and man has conducted him
self with dignity that lends respec
to manhood. He is honest, sober an
industrious and will succeed in life.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Ed Bates and is a young woma
that everyone respects and admire
for her pure womanliness win
friends wherever she goes Thei
friends join in wishing them happ
ness and success.