Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-01-08
ROSS

Matte Beers was Manning visitor
Tuesday.
Blacksmith Fred Bennett was call
ed to Audubon on business Tuesday
morning.
John Makes the harness maker at
Stemm's was attending to matters of
business at the county seat Monday.
Jim Rutherford has turned carpen-
ter and is now working with hammer
and saw on the barn of John Wagner.
Ray Bamsey purchased team of
mules of AL Davis this past week and
seems very well satisfied with his bar
gain.
Ruby Buchanan who makes her
nome with jolly George Stemm and
wife was quite ill the first of the
week.
Theo Martin and wife who reside in
Ross were down southeast of Audubon
this week visiting at the home of her
sister.
John Rutherford the popular Ross
merchant was a business caller in Au-
dubon Tuesday morning between
trains.
Several Gray people came down
New Years night and attended the
dance at the hall and report a very
good time.
Glenn McCuen did big business the
night of the dance and he now feels
certain that Ross is good place for
restaurant.
Amos Fancher who got hurt some
time ago by being kicked with horse
is now recovering and is able to be
around some.
Geo. slayton purchased big COW
boy saddle of harness-maker, George
Stemm and he finds it very handy
about his farm. =
Mr.. Herman of Minnesota arrived
the last of the week and is visiting at
the home of Theo Martin and wife
for short time.
Fred Ruhs and Cameron Ross drove
up to Gray Tuesday evening to attend
the Prof: Morris hypnotist show at the
hall in that city.
Mrs. Geo. Stemm was unable to at
tend to her household duties the first
of the week on account of a severe at
tack of la grippe.
Ethel Farnan departed for the east
ern part of the state the first of the
week to. visit with relatives in that
vicinity for time.
The Bell telephone people have
placed phone In at John Ruther-
ford's and now you can talk to almost
any town in the country.
A party will be given at the Mrs.
Stetzel home Friday evening for the
younger members of this family. A
number are planning on attending.
John Rutherford went out to Omaha
Wednesday where he goes to look
after business matters and buy new
goods for his Farmers store in Ross.
i A. J. Leake of Audubon came up
! Monday to look after the business
which he owns here. He found every
thing satisfactory and in good shape.
| The markets up to Tuesday night
were as follows; turkeys 13c, chicks Sc.
butter Zoe, eggs Zoe, hogs $500, wheat
sac, oats 2512c, corn ear 26c, shelled q.
Lu Beers commenced work again
the last of the week on the John Wag.
ner big barn on the hill northeast Of
Ross and if the weather remains good
he will soon have it completed.
Berthe Jensen the buttermaker at
the Ross creamery accompanied by
his wife drove down to Audubon Tues.
day to look after business matters and
visit with his friends at that place,
A crowd of young people assembled
at the Chas. Farnam home Saturday
evening to bid Miss Ethel Farnam
good bye before she left the following
Wednesday for the eastern part of the
state and to help her pass, a pleasant
evening.
Chas. Ruhs and wife of Illinois but
who are now visiting with Jacob Ruhs
OF Audubon came up Sunday and re-
NAMED until Monday with Fred Ruhs
manager of the Leake elevator at this
place.
The chicken pie social at the Wood
man hall Wednesday evening of last
week was well attended and every
body had good time and an excellent
supper. The Ladies' Aid Society
cleared something over twelve dollars
and were we'll pleased with the result.
Meetings commenced at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday evening
under the leadership Of the pastor,
Rev. Weyrach. The attendance has
been fairly good this week and all are
much interested and are looking for
ward to a good meeting and the ac-
complishing of much good work.
The revival meetings being con-
Quoted by Rev. Faust at the Evan
gelical church still continue with
undated interest. So far seven have
gone forward, confessed their sins and
expressed their desire to lead a better
life. These meetings will continue
indefinitely and will no doubt be the
means of leading many to a better life
| A creamery meeting was held at the
creamery to transact such business as
might come before them. BY many