Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-10
ROSS

Mrs. Robert Smith is here this
week visiting with relatives and
friends.
Fred Servers spent very pleasant
day Sunday visiting at the George
Everst's home.
Mrs. Alma Farrell is here this week
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Martin,
and having good holiday.
Leakes now have rock in their lumb-
8 er yard in Ross that they will supply
to the public at modest prices
Ralph Herbert, from Atlantic, was
up this week visiting at the pleasant
and hospitable home of j. A. Cozlne.
Dave Dorsey was up north east of
Dedham Monday looking at some
land that he had some intention of
buying.
A couple of the Northwestern re-
pair men were here the first Of the
week supplying shingles where they
are needed.
Am Leake went out west the first
of the week to visit and see all the
great scenes in that far away part of
our country.
John Klest, Rev. Foust and Chas.
Deest got home Monday from Def
ance where they had been for the
past few days.
q. E. Pope who is now carpenter
ing here celebrated in Omaha with
his family but is now back again and
ready for work.
John Rutherford has felt the land
blood tickling him and was up by
Dedham Monday showing parties
some land for sale.
Glenn McCuen arrived home Mon
day from Jasper county where he had
been celebrating the Fourth with re.
latives and friends.
Stemm now has the east side of his
shop repaired and tin covering on it
SO that it looks like brick building
when seen alta distance.
Sam and Bessie Ross returned the
south part OF the state where they
have been for time visiting relatives
and friends.
Gland Lacy and Clarence Turner
two of the best boys in the country
were in town last week and purchas-
ed of Bates & Wilde each one of their
best grades ofbuggies.
John Quimby is busy this week
lsecting barn on his premises. He
N5pects to have il large enough for
III the stock he may want to keep
1911 too, SO he can accommodate his
3pds when they call on him.
Most of the Rossites went down to
Audubon the Fourth to celebrate
with their neighbor. They saw all
the sights, heard the eagle scream and
came home. That is about all that
can be said of any community.
Some Of the boys from around Ross
went to Fiscus the night of the
Fourth to attend the dance given
there that is some of them got there
[ and some seeing the gathering clouds
turned around and got home ere it
rained.
The folks from the Cozine home
were visiting Sunday at the home OF
their daughter and sister, Mrs. Clint
Stemm. They are just beginning to
realize the beauty of branching tam
lily making new homes in which to
welcome loved ones.
Mrs. Howard, of Harrison Co.,
Mrs. Warner, of Green county and
Mr.. Laughlin, of Harlan, are visit
2 ing this week with their cousin Dave
Hart. 1t has been some time since
they have been together and they
will have a splendid visit talking over
old times.
Miss Nellie Marrow who has been
visiting for some time with friends
went home on the Fourth. Her
friends will always be glad to well
come her in their midst as they re-
member the many kind offices she per-
formed for them while she lived in
their midst.
n After the rain Tuesday all the boys
" gathered on the banks of the river,
high from the water fallen that morn
ing, and had good time. Dogs and
goats were taught to swim. Glenn
McCuen was the loser of his hat as
the dog had tired and would not
bring it to him.
We are informed that there may be
q wedding soon in Ross, but do not
fAknow the whyfor the whofores OF
the wherefores. 1t may not be true
either but the young man we are told
makes bi-weekly visits in the same
direction SO the aforementioned con-
clusion is drawn.
Charles, John and Henry McGill
were down from Crawford county
last week and celebrated here with
the friends with whom they grew
from childhood to youth. The boys
had many good times here and were