Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-26
ROSS

Mrs. Frank Buckner north of Ross
was among the sick the first of the
week.
Glenn McCuen made business trip
to Boone last Saturday, taking car
of hogs.
Mr.. McCaig of Grinnell was here
the past week visiting with his cous-
in John Rutherford.
Jay Shipgledecker purchased a good
match for his sorrel this week and
again has matched driving team.
Geo. Stemm has sold the farm he
recently moved to, the Passmore place
getting the same price as he paid for
it.
Mrs. O. B. Train and Miss Anna
Viewer of Audubon were up Monday
visiting at the home Of Allie Quinn
by.
Ed Bates had the hay baler at the
old home place the first of the week
getting several tons of hay ready for
shipment.
John Rutherford, Glenn McCuen
and Jay Shingledecker went up to the
Asmus Boysen sale Monday to help
make out crowd.
EsTRAY-Taken up at my place four
miles east and one and one-half miles
south of Ross, a red two-year-old
Steer, crippled behind.
WATT Fry.
Dick Fancher got home Wednes-
day from Keokuk county, where he
has been for quite visit with rela-
tives and friends and viewing former
scenes.
Max Ehlerts was down from Coon
Rapids where he is clerking in a
store, Sunday and spent the day with
his parents and visiting his old time
friends.
A boy came to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Stetzel Monday night fill
ing them with delight and claiming
its share of their love and kindly pro-
lection through life.
The rush of business has become so
great at Shing ledecker's store that
they have employed FL. B. Kennels
to help them out in their canvassing
and putting up farm machinery.
The snow of last week put the
farmers back for time in their hopes
of getting real early start in their
spring work SO that now the season
gives no promise of anything earlier
than usual
Mrs. Sandrock who has been visit
ing for the past week or more at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Diest de-
parted Tuesday for her home in nli-
nois after having spent very pleas
ant time here.
Glenn McCuen was up to Gray to
attend the Asmus Boysen sale Mon
day. He Informed the people Of that
place that he would run wagon to
their town the coming season to try
and keep them supplied with fresh
meats.
The Creamery Company is again
looking for milk haulers. They have
made arrangements to pay good
money for the coming season and the
job is one that will pay someone to
accept. Anyone desiring the posi-
ton inquire of John Rutherford.
The political talk from the county
seat has reached Ross and many are
the comments, guesses and surmises
for the probable candidates for the
coming republican convention as there
will be plenty Of candidates to choose
from. The democrats have not yet
mentioned their men and will prob
ably lay low until later in the season.
Fred Ruhs had quite seriouslrun-
away last Sunday night over at Beth
Ell. He had put one of John Ruther-
lords horses in with his own and
they made quite spirited team. He
was just ready to start home when
they became frightened and started
south, dragging him a short distance.
He let them loose and they ended in
ditch about two miles south of the
church, doing no damage to them
selves but broke the harness and bug
gy up some.
AS an illustration of the position
assigned to women in this country 100
years ago, the following taken from
bound volume of the files of the
Berkly Intelligencer published at
Martinsburg, Va, from April 18th,
1899 to May 9th, 1901, will be of
Interest,":
To BE soLD.-For five shillings, nv
wife, Jane Heeband. She is stout
built, stands firm and is sound, wind
and limb, she can SOW and reap, hold
pillow and drive team, and would
answer any stout, able man that can
hold tight rein, for she is hard
mouthed and headstrong, but if
properly managed would either lead
or drive, as tame as a rabbit, her
husband parts with her because she is