Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-25
ROSS

Markets: Corn 3Sc, wheat 6Oc, oats
32c, hogs $40.
Mike Boust is having big barn
erected on his farm south of town in
which to store his crop of hay.
The painters were busy this week
finishing the new house on Frank
Taylor's place where Charley will
live.
Miller & Bates were out to the home
of Geo. Foley east of Audubon Mon
day and shelled out 800 bushels of corn
for him.
Jim Rutherford, Bid Smith and May
and Milla Lowe went up to Gray last
Saturday night to attend the dance in
the hall.
Miss Jane McKeg is here from the
east part of the state visiting her
brother in the store and with her
other relatives here.
Wells Furgesen over west of town,
was in Gray Tuesday with a good
bunch of cattle that he sold to
Groteluschen & Forsbeck.
James McKeg, the clerk in the store
had the misfortune Tuesday to step on
a nail running 1t into his foot and was
limping around for time as con-
sequence.
Miss Florence McGill got home last
week and will spend her summer
vacation here among her friends who
are willing she should be home as she
is general favorite.
Court McGraff found the other
morning that fire is not easily lit
when the tank is filled with coal oil
instead of gasoline. but it took good
many attempts to teach him the fact.
Miss Elizabeth Knoll arrived from
Des Moines this week and will remain
this summer at the parental home of
i Rev. and Mrs. Knoll. She is a teacher
and will rest up during her summer
vacation.
The Children's day exercises at the
German church were we'll attended
last Sunday considering the kind of
day it was and the children had a
good program prepared and recited
very nicely.
August Zerke had Lou Beers and
his force OF carpenters at his place this
week putting up the big barn he has
been planning for some time. He has
| it planned as he does everything and
it is sure to be handy.
| John Rutherford had the mis-
| fortune to break his produce wagon
down. Monday and Tuesday he was
busy putting it back into shape. He
finds business with it good and the
people seem to appreciate its coming
to their doors.
Inman Sherman says he is not
going to have special to go down the
Fourth. He may be mistaken and it
will go any way but for his own
convenience he prefers it will not 90
i as he would have to be at the station
almost all day.
Unhandy as the train service is and
as slow as they usually are in arriving
and departing yet the north bound
train came back in such hurry last
Saturday evening that certain young
man of this town found he had to
hurry and also to finish his toilet if he
got to go to Gray at all. where he was
going to attend the dance.
| The Viola Center ball team met the
Eden Valley team last Monday on the
grounds of the former and the score
stood 36 to 8 in favor of the Viola
team. The Eden Valley fellows will
have to ginger up some if they stay in
/ the ring among the many semi
professional teams this year.
A couple of the gallant young men
of Ross hitched up to wagon Monday
evening and took all the young ladies
of Ross for ride around the section.
We don't know if the young fellows
have Joined fresh air club and
thought the ladies needed health
excursion or if they were finding who
J had the best temper so as to use their
knowledge later, but all had a good
| time.