Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-05-01
ROSS

Leaks had sixteen lengths of corn
cribs to tumble over last Friday in
the storm.
Roe Passmore was up from Audu-
bon Sunday and visited with friends in
and about Ross.
Ferdenand Witheresti one of our
good farmers put about 1906 bushels
of corn on the market this week.
John Rutherford and family were out
to the home of Henry Turner last
sunday ana had very pleasant time.
John Make and Max Ehlert rode
down to the contv seat on their wheels
to take in the sights and to transact
business.
Mr.. Gerard and wife of Arbor Hill
arrived Tuesday evening to visit at
the home Of his relatives at the Dave
Hart home,
Mike Boust had four hundred bus hels
ofcorn shelled out Wednesday that he
put on the Ross market at good
round price.
Ruhs & Morrisey were out at F. l..
Taylor home the first of the week
putting up wind mill for his sup
ply of water.
Ralph Miller, Sadie Olsen, Tom
Ocheltreeand Fanny Bates were guest
sunday at the home of Harry Bates
in this place.
Mrs. Chas. Wilde spent most of last
week in Extra visiting her parents
but is now at home looking after her
household cares.
Nels Olsen had car of hogs gather
ed in last Tuesday from various quat-
ers which he shipped out to the,
Omaha markets.
The workmen began Monday on
Chas. Wilde's house just east of the
blacksmith shop and will push it toan
early completion.
Albert Fest and family drove up to
the home of Len Bridenstine last Sun
day and spent very pleasant day Wis
iting with their family.
Last Tuesday shelters were at the
home of Robert Rutherford and shelled
out fourteen hundred bushels of corn
which he sold to the Trans Mississippi
Grain Go.
G. A. Pope, the harness maker in at
lStemm's, was out to Omaha over Sun
day, visiting his family. He returned
in good spirits and is again stichin-
ing merrily away.
Ross again looks like corn cob Vile.
Great piles of them are seen where the
shelters were working and the inhabit-
ants will not be in want of fuel for
some time to come.
Mike Foley and lot Of his neigh
| bors We're in Ross, Tuesday hauling
out car of lumber that he had order
Tor new house to be built on his
farm out in Melville township.
The rain of last week put a great
deal of hope in the hearts of the peo-
pie here. Most Of the farmers who
We're holding old corn got ready to sell
1T immedilely and look forward to a
big crop this vera.
We have seen great ocean teamers
Juggling at the TREMENDOUS chains that
anchored them, we have seen tethered
horses pulling at their ropes and we
have heard of ingenious men use
clothes lines of anchors even in the
town of Ross.
Stemm has the plan drawn of his
new cottage that expects to build on
his three and half acre lot which he
calls Prospect Knob. He expects soon
to have it erected and from the plans
it looks as though it would be a very
neat and handy house.
Harnessmaker Stemm info rms us
that the work does not let up tor him.
He expecting more help from Omaha
to help him. He intends to make up
a dozen set of single harness and half
a dozen set of buggy harness to put
in the store as stock.
Mrs. Lee and her little girl are la
menting the death of their pet poodle
which they have lain to rest in their
canine cemetery. The littl girl had be-
come deeply attached to the little fell
low and took much comfort in play
| ing with it and now sadly misses it.
| Ross is and has been on the boom
for some time but is still in need of a
few enterprises that might do we'll.
A restaurant would flourish, and a
blacksmith is much needed and would
do very we'll. A bank and a dray and
several Others could make good money
If any one would TO go ahead and try
| them.
The lumber yard is developing
nicely. Will Leake has been busy
this week experimenting the con-
structlon Of a shed in which to keep
the lumber dry He already has
about two carloads offand three more
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