Ames Plans Sewer Districts and Purification Plant
The Ames city council reviews a sanitary sewer plan east of the Chicago & Northwestern line, creating Districts 1 2 and 3 and proposing an 18 inch main sewer to Duff street. It outlines a sewage disposal plant near Jackson street, cost estimates around 20000 dollars, funding via districts and property assessments, and notes Grinnell’s similar system and health benefits from sewerage.
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Marston
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Squaw Creek
District No. 1
Onondaga Street
Hoggatt Street
Clark
Clark Street
Duff Street
Kellogg
Onondaga Streets
Boone Street
Daff Street
Jackson Street
College Fine Residences
Skunk River
Jackson
Duff Streets
Skunk
City
Sewerage Fund
City Improvement Fund
Ames
Iowa
Grinnell
College Town
E. W. Clark
J. F. Wilson
Gillespie to Open Nevada Law Office Over National Bank
Exchanges Leonard Gillespie will remain in Nevada for the present and open a law office in the rooms over the National Bank. He is one of our Nevada boys and will receive a warm welcome from our people in general, all of whom trust he may do well in the business of his choice.
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Leonard Gillespie
Nevada
National Bank
Marriage at Colfax: Charles Conway weds Lulu Mardis
Charles Conway and Lulu Mardis wed at the groom parents home in Colfax on Saturday evening August 8. Esquire Logsdon officiated. The couple will reside in Maxwell. the bride is sister to Mrs. J P Faidley of Maxwell.
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Charles Conway
Lulu Mardis
Colfax
Esquire Logsdon
Maxwell
J. P. Faidley
Maxwell Tribune
Mrs Henry Jondahl Suffered Severe Bruises in Dark Cellarway
Mrs Henry Jondahl nearly faced a serious accident when she stepped into an uncovered cellarway at night. She escaped with no broken bones but sustained severe bruising to multiple parts of her body. Slater News.
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Henry Jondahl
Slater News
Rockefellers in Moville Demonstrate Farm Storage Skill
Farmer Rockefeller aged 72 and his wife finished stacking grain on July 31 in Moville. He pitched the sheaves and she arranged the ricks with the correct pitch to shed water, a simple but essential lesson in efficient farming praised by the Times- Republican.
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Farmer Rockefeller
Moville
Rockefeller
Survey work hints at new Story City depot and westward Broad Street
The Story City correspondent reports surveyors in town, signaling the likely opening of the Marvick addition west of Story City. A new depot and straight extension of Broad Street westward are anticipated, with hopes for a definite plan soon.
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Story City
Nevada Journal
Marvick
Broad Street
Conductor Secluded from Death in Marshalltown Escape
A. J. Rutherford of Renton Street narrowly escaped death in Marshalltown Thursday evening last week while employed as a Northwestern conductor and riding his train.
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A. J. Rutherford
Renton Street
Marshalltown
The
Northwestern
Train top walker survives fall into passing cars
Mr Rutherford was on the top of a moving train heading east toward Marshalltown. He slipped from a narrow board between the cars and lay beneath the train until it passed, feeling the beams and the wheels. His injuries were slight and he has returned to work.
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Marshalltown
Mr. Rutherford
Boone Standard
Vinegar purity concerns prompt pure food law talk
A Iowa report reveals only about one third of cider vinegar sold as pure cider vinegar is actually pure. The study urges pure food laws and public bulletins, plus a food commissioner, to protect grocers and consumers from adulterated products. It notes a poultry show at Story County fair September 9 to 11 with 100 head already booked, and details on exhibit coops and scoring by Mr Shellabarger.
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State Department of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural Chemistry
The
State College
Pure Food Commission
Story County
Shellabarger
D. L. Moore
Sapt
Nevada
Iowa
Mrs Belt’s Tailored Hat Offered With Precision Fit
A full tailored hat experience at Mrs Belt's promises precise fit and bespoke styling for discerning customers seeking a perfect headwear addition.
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Mrs. Belt’s
Ed F Wright in Ames jailed over bootlegging charge
Ed F Wright, a tailor from Ames, registered at Hotel de Boyde after a misdemeanor bootlegging case. He serves a fifteen day fence for a $50 fine, unable to post a $100 cash bond for a new trial, claiming abuse and detailing a past liquor incident with Bill Allen and another Ames resident. Wright defends the prosecution as over a pint of Ames Home Distilled liquor and a small change dispute observed by Allen’s sixteen year old son. He mocks landlord Boyd’s tavern on the line while praising the eatins.
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F. Wright
Ames
Hotel de Boyde
Wright
Bill Allen
Bill
Allen
Ames City
Boyd
Nevada Journal
Des Moines Waifs At Ledges Attract Large Crowd
Des Moines waifs camped at the Ledges near Boone drew five to eight thousand spectators a few days ago, eager to watch the children enjoy nature and the simple pleasures they grasped.
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Des Moines
Pear Boone
Mrs Belt Opens Millinery Line in Harmon’s Store Room
Mrs Belt secured space in Harmon’s store to install a complete millinery line. When in town next, call to view consignments and offerings.
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Washburn-Crosby
Vance
B. A. Knudson
Summey Willer
KODAK
Bosworth
L. M. Bosworth
Steel Ranges
Hauser’s
Cade & Steigerwalt
Mutual
North Douglass Street
G+e Health Institute
Ladies
Your
Asa Vandermast
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