Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-04-09
ROSS

Markets up to Tuesday: corn, 24c;
wheat, SIC; oats 24lc; barley, SIC.
Miss Lulu Clark of Hamlin is visiting
friends in Ross and vicinity this week.
George McCuen and family We're in
town Sunday visiting at the home of
his parents.
Glenn McCuen made a business trip
over to Guthrie Center Tuesday to look
after personal affairs.
Am Leake of Audubon was up Tues
day for the first time in many weeks
looking over grain business.
The NJ. w. A. gave another of their
pleasant social gatherings and dances
at their hall last Tuesday night.
John Rutherford expects to put out
his wagons next week and will carry
most any thing thefarmers desire.
Miss Nancy Rutherford is on the
sick list this week but her friends hope
to soon have her among them again.
Coonie Lowe is having the carpen-
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he will have more room for his stock.
Ed Rutherford is again home from
Extra where he has been working for
Charles Wilde in the implement bust
ness.
Allie Quimby is workingin the grain
and lumber yard this week during the
absence of Fred Ruhs. the regular man.
ager.
Jens Sorensen has traded his mail
wagon off and is now driving in good
top buggy believing it to be lighter on
his team.
The township trustees met Monday
to look after business affairs and to let
the contract for the road work but we
did not learn who got the contract or
if anyone did.
Fred Ruhs received the sad intell.
gence the first of the week that his
mother in Illinois is very sick and he
with all his brothers down by Audu-
bon departed for her bedside.
Many of the farmers are inquiring
for good seed in both oats and corn
and it is we'll for them to test every bit
of the seeding as many of the houses
dlC ouC SScu.
John Koenig living three miles west
of town is hauling out lumber to have
new house erected. He has the
plans and specifications all drawn up
and it shows up as a very modern res.
idence.
From the amount runners in town
one can but guess that Ross does q
good business and although the streets
are not lined with teams at present
they will be here at odd times and
keeps things humming when the
people do come in.
John Liken of Gray was down
Tuesday and bought couple of cars
of good cattle that he had purchased
of Ed Finch and shipped them out tc
the Chicago yards. Mr.. Liken is 8
good feeder himself and judged these
to be extra we'll fed.
| We wish to thank those friends anC
neighbors who so kindly assisted u.
during the sickness and burial of ou
father and for the kindly words of ad
vice and sympathy we have received
from them.
FRED SEWERS,
CHRIS SEWERS,
HENRY SEWERS,
JOHN SEWERS.
At the general change for the Ger
man church in this district, Rev
Knoell was sent to this place and Rev
Foust was sent to Charter Oak Rev
Foust has been very faithful paste
for this charge and has given yer.
general satisfaction and it is with re
greet that his Pensioners see him leave
But the hearty support that has beel
given to Rev. Foust will now be givel
to their new pastor and good year
work is expected.
Mrs. J. c. johnson residing north
east of Ross started Saturday for Mus
catine called there in response to
telegram apprising her of the dan
gerous illness of her brother Mr. B. H
Sharrar, business man Of that city
He was stricken with paralysis abou
five years ago and again later on hat
another stroke which deprived him c
his speech but strange as it may seen
on receiving this third stroke althoug
rendered helpless, his power of speec
returned last week after the shock an
she was hurrying to his side to hol
conversation with him ere he lapse
into insensihlity and death. He
mother would accompany her fror
Brooklyn where she esides.
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