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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1895
Page
4
A lively interclass football style game on the campus ends with the Seniors defeating the Juniors 31 to 14. Sophomores and Freshmen meet next Tuesday, then the winners clash with the Seniors next Thursday.
George William Menhennett died at home west of the college on Saturday evening April 13 at 8 oclock from pneumonia. A lifelong Story County resident, he aged 24. His parents had predeceased him and he lived with relatives named Gilchrist since their deaths. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Ontario Monday at 2 oclock conducted by Rev. Everly.
Mrs. Stark born in Indiana December 27 1847 moved to Iowa Center Story county then Nevada. Married Jacob M Stark in March 1886, had eight children, adopted Christ at fifteen, joined M E Church then to be baptized in Baptist church but ill health paused. She died April 15 aged 47 years 3 months 18 days. Funeral at home Kelley conducted by Rev H D Weaver and Rev F E Warner. Interment at Lowa Center family cemetery.
City council sessions have adjusted assessor McLain’s figures, raising and lowering listed valuations. The clerk posted a long list of changes, noting that overall gains exceed $5,000 but some reductions offset increases. Some adjustments involve separating farm land from residences, balancing rises with cuts. The council adjourned to continue April 29 at 8 PM.
A carload of buggies arrives from a top manufacturer as A. C. Foster notes stock on the W. H. Cole place. Thompson the harp evangelist begins work in the Baptist church last Wednesday night to a large eager crowd. He sings, speaks, and plays the harp in every service. Afternoon meeting at 3 oclock, evening at 7 45, with strict promptness and an 8 15 latest arrival. Country and county neighbors are invited.
A mixed advertisement list offers land sales in Story Emmet and Palo Alto counties Iowa with 160 acre tracts priced at 25 per acre and 640 acres pasture land at 16 per acre, cash terms and installments. Also for sale or trade a horse and ponies, tools, barber shop, jewelry, shirts, hats and a patent planter, plus an O B O line on a Des Moines excursion and barber services. Includes local businesses W O BRIEN LOUGARAN MACHINE Co IRWIN RANDALL Co and D G FERGUSON Ames Iowa and J A Kerr contact.
J H Cook writes to the State Register praising the April article urging action to crush the dressed beef combine. He urges continued effort to establish farmers markets in Iowa and to curb the rubber trust through public action.
Classified ad offers an eighty acre farm one mile east of All under cultivation with a new two room house and stable for six horses. Partly tiled with a nice piece of land and pasture. Price three thousand dollars mostly cash. Contact Mrs R J Vanscoy for details.
George Menhennet died of typhoid pneumonia on Saturday and was buried Monday with Rev. Everly conducting. Albert Briley and Miss Marcella Duckwork wed last Wednesday and moved to a farm nearby. A westernbound train struck a cow at the crossing Sunday, owned by Conrad Olson. Telegrams report the death of Mr Sawyer of Indiana, father to Mrs Lew Cobb and Mr Tip Laws, as they were at his bedside. Rumor hints at a forthcoming wedding in the city.
Second grade flour priced at SPRING and Son per sack with a clear sales notice. The ad states the price reduction and target buyer segment for the local market. Strong entities include SPRING and Son and the product flour.
Notice in District Court Story County Iowa states an instrument purporting to be the last will of An Axvgine Tobesen of the county is on file for probate. A hearing is set for May 1 in the April term at Nevada with all interested parties to show cause why the instrument should not be admitted as the decedent's will.
Eighty acres four miles east of Ames in good state cultivation. 35 acres tame grass with a reliable spring. Entire property under cultivation and tired. Six room house, barn, granery, corncribs, hog house, tool and smoke houses. No.1 well at house. Fruit trees. Church on farm corner, schoolhouse three fourths mile. Price 50 dollars per acre with 2600 cash and balance terms.
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