Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-05-22
ROSS
Markets Tuesday: corn 81; oats 3

Markets Tuesday: corn 81; oats Sc,
wheat SO.
Fred McCrystal was one OF the pur-
chasers of buggies in this city, last
week. -
Julia Hart went to Carroll, Tues
day evening to attend to personal
business and to visit friends.
Berthe Jensen the buttermaker, was
down to the county seat, Wednesday,
attending to business matters.
Albert Fest, Dave Dorsey and Fred
Ruhs departed Tuesday for the Dako-
tas TO look at the country aud poss-
IDLY to buy land.
Harry Bates purchased very fine
driving horse Monday, that will stand
the hard driving they have to do on
the road selling implements.
Olsen shipped two cars Of stock,
Tuesday to the Omaha markets and
went with them himself to see that
everything went on all right.
G. N. Christensen, who has been
working in the harness shop of Martin
Larsen, in Audubon, is at Stemm's
this week helping him in his work.
Mr.. F. NJ. Barrett, over in Viola
township was in town last week and
purchased for himself a carriage, so
that he and his family may now go in
ease and comfort.
Glenn McCuen concluded Tuesday,
that he risk no more hail storms and
so screened all his windows. Well
it is almost fly time so it can both
protect the windows and keep the
flies out.
Emeil Borkworsky, living out west
of Ross, sold his farm last week, for
$4,000 per acre and he keeps the crop.
He went to Dakota this week and is
looking to see if he can find any land
that suits him.
Henry Conboy has been very busy,
this week, trying to get cave fin
ished for himself but every time he
gets good start it rains and fills the
hole full of water so he has to bale
out and go on again.
Pope, one of the harness makers at
Ross, has resigned his position and Is
finishing up lot of pictures he has
done and was turning his hand, the
first of the week, to carpenter work
and fixing screens for some of the
town residents.
j. g. f. Wicker has the carpente,
work on Chas. Wilde's home almost
completed and will soon begin an.
other building here. The plasterers
are working on the Wilde house and
they will soon be occupying it.
Last Sunday, had anyone beer
watching they might have seen two
young ladies, who had taken the ides
into their heads to go to church and
like they did in We, olden time went
Oh foot many miles, but then they
were content, SO whose business is it
The high wind of Monday evening
came whirling out from Audubon
and hurled down the lumber shed fol
the Leake Lumber COMPANY and
seemed to threaten to demolish every.
thing in town. They were busy or
Tuesday Strengthening up things te
rebuild.
George Stemm has taken notion
Of buying all the loose property il
town and the old grain office of Mrs
Stuart has fallen to his grasp, and one
of the old land marks will soon be
moved to his lots and fixed up for s
barn. He has also purchased the photo.
graph gallery building and will soor
move it and use it for chicken coop
So all the old buildings will soon be
gone.
Tuesday evening the citizens saw s
black cloud, coming swiftly from the
south and stood wondering what il
would do. They had not long to wal,
for it travelled very swiftly and soor
the town was struck by a terrific
straight wind accompanied by tor.
tents OF rain and hail. Window lights
on the south and unprotected went il
like they were paper and considerable
damage was done.
VIM. Martens and Mary Hollenbecl
were married, last week, Thursday a.
the home of the bride in Melville
township, the ceremony being per.
formed by Rev. Conner, witnessed b,
a few friends. These young people
are we'll and favorably known by
those in their neighborhood and they
have made many friends. They expect
TO begin housekeeping soon in Ross
in fact as soon as suitable house Cal
be secured.
Wants Others To Know.
81 have used DeWitt's Little Early Risers TO
constipation and torpid liver and they are al
| right. I am glad to endorse them for thinl
when we find good thing we ought to lie
others know it." writes Alfred Heinze Quincy