Ontario Guests Report Pleasant Weekend Visits
Mrs. W. M. Strong of Marshalltown spent Sunday with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Zenor of Boone joined their parents here Sunday. Mrs. G. P. Eastwood returned Saturday from Polk City where she stayed with her daughter. Miss Nellie Ross hosted a musical Saturday night for friends. praise flowed for a fine vocal and banjo performance by G. W. Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Strong
Marshalltown
Chas Zenor
Boone
G. P. Eastwood
Polk City
Nellie Ross
G. W. Brooks
Millinery and grocery offers with local drug ad remarks
Miss Anna Cupps accepts grocery due bills in payment for millinery goods. A bulk roasted coffee 50e per lb at Bradley and White's. Chamberlain's Pain Balm praised by Edwards and Parker Plains Ga for rheumatism and injuries. For sale by all druggists. Fresh fruit at Adams Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Cupps
Bradley & White's
Chamberlain
Edwards & Parker
Plains
Seeding Advances as Residents Plan Work and Moves
Grant notes seed work underway with Frank Chapman near completion of a new house and plans to move to his farm. O W Wilcox recovers from surgery and returns home. James Billings builds a new house on a 40 acre tract, rents 20 acres to Mr. Davis for four dollars per acre and plans watermelons. Joe Ballard greets with a big smile after news of a bouncing baby boy. Joe Doggett breaks an arm binding hay as farmers remain busy. M N Whitney rents his farm to John Doggett ships stock to California due to Mrs Whitney’s health and contemplates permanent relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Billings
Mr. Young
Mr. Davis
M. N. Whitney
John Doggett
California
City finances show a favorable first year for electric light plant
Cash on hand and receipts from March 1897 to April 1898 show total receipts of 6391.93 and total expenditures of 7006.70 with an overall operating balance of 1728.22. Of this, 703.98 funded plant completion extending the electric light and water works, leaving a remaining balance to cover interest on bonds. Mayor C. Tilden signs report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er Treas
Ee House Mfg Co
mBoy Tee & Son
Skoss Miss
Gueal & Co
Sheldon & Sheldon, Ins
Smith
A. Oe
Chase
Ecake
Elec
Mfg. Co
A. L. Es
J. H. Queal & Co
Sheldon & Sheldon Insurance
Lght and Water Works
C. Tilden
Klondike Travel Advances With New Routes And Steamers
Alaska for 1898 begins with rail and tramway access across Chilkoot Pass and a wagon road from Skagway to the White Pass summit. White Horse Rapid tramway, increased steamship service to Dyea Skagway and Yukon river, and Cook Inlet routes open Dawson City access. Northern Pacific publishes an updated Klondike map. 2 cents for a new passenger folder from Charles B. Fee. Apars Bros. offer coffee at 10 cents a pound.
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Alaska
Chilkoot Pass
Skagway
White Pass
White Horse Rapid
Puget Sound
Dyea
Yukon River
Cook Inlet
Prince William Sound
Dawson City
Klondike
St. Paul, Minn
Iowa Town Mutual Fire Insurance Offers Low Rates
The Iowa Town Mutual leads in fire insurance now in its sixth year with a single assessment of one dollar and fifty cents per thousand. Paired with the Iowa Tornado Cyclone and Wind Storm Association, it lets homeowners save two thirds on residence insurance. For rates and details, contact agent A. J. Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Town Mutual
Iowa
A. J. Graves
Have You Had the Grip Use Foley's Saber and Tar
The ad urges readers with grip or lung irritation to use Foley's Saber and Tar to heal the lungs and stop coughing. It is signed by D. D. Bales, a local business figure, noting Swank and WuHire as hardware headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
D. D. Bales
Washington conflict news delays war message
Reports from Washington conflict with prior plans for a presidential message that would trigger war or armed intervention. The White House postponed until Monday citing Lee urging delay to avoid American casualties in Cuba. Dispatches suggest Spain may reopen negotiations and a Spanish cabinet crisis with resignations. Consul General Lee and 150 Americans left Havana on the Mascotte, while Minister Woodford departed Madrid.
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Washington
White House
Lee
Cuba
Spain
United States
Havana
Woodford
Madrid
Rooms for Rent at Apams Bros Business
Seven rooms over our place of business are for rent. Apams Bros. Offers potential tenants space above the store with separate access and reasonable terms.
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Busi
Apams Bros
Ames Cemetery Association to Meet at Read's Hall
The annual meeting of the Ames Cemetery Association will be held at Read's Hall on Monday evening, April 11, 1898, at 8 o'clock. Topics include election of officers, building a new fence, land purchase, and incorporation. Owners of lots are urged to attend. Henry Wilson, Pres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Cemetery Association
Read’s Hall
Henry Wison
Boone County Officials Face Ongoing Book Scrutiny
A second audit into ex county treasurer Moore of Boone County shows a new shortfall of 1890 dollars. Supervisors will not close the matter until all items are settled, while Boone County earns an unwelcome reputation for financial scrutiny and accountability. The notice also advertises Blue Flame Sunshine Oil stoves sold by Swank and White as a safe odorless heating option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Boone County
Swank & White
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Avy
Royal Baking Powder
New York
Ontario
W. P. Coon
D. Bales
Grant
Frank Chapman
O. W. Wilcox
Joe Ballard
Joe
Joe Doggett
Saratoga
Anderson’s
Japan
Ames
General Fund
Treas
W. W. Fund
Electric Light Fund
Tilden
Mayor
Victor Coffee
Miller & Kooser
Apars Bros
Builder's Hardware
Swank & WuHire
Late War News
McLaughlin
Astoria
Canier Bros. & Hermans
Canier Bros. & Herman
J. Ib. Dac
Bigelow & Smith
Department Store
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