Ames Then And Now A Business Census Of Ames
A story recalls Ames thirty four years ago comparing it with today. It lists two dry goods firms Bigelow Huntington Tilden and Alexander Maxwell plus hardware firms Boyd Brothers Lucas Foster and lumber houses Lamb Son Clinton and Giles Cook Markham. It notes banks grocers milliners doctors lawyers insurers and hotels with the Intelligencer newspaper and editor A McFadden.
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Ames
Messrs. Bigelow Huntington & Tilden
Alexander & Maxwell
Messrs. Bigelow, Huntington & Tilden
Messrs
Max
Boyd Brothers
McLain & Boyd
Lucas & Foster
Boyd Bros
House of Lamb & Son
Clinton
West
O. D. Norman
Giles Cook
Cook & Stewart
W. A. Markham
B. Read & Co
Heizer & Bro
Starr & Brenneman
Bosquet & Co
Sweeny Sisters
Lloyd
Bacon
Wood
Granger & Clark
Elliott & Bain
Worick & Co
Iowa Agricultural Union Annual Meeting at Iowa State College
The Iowa Agricultural Union will hold its annual meeting at Iowa State College Ames in January 1906. Alumni, ex-students and interested students are urged to attend as experimental results will be reported. Professors Beach Baker and Stevenson will speak and the second annual banquet is set for January 5. For details contact G I Christie Ames Iowa.
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Iowa Agricultural Union
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
State College
Beach, Baker and Stevenson
G. I. Christie
Lowa
Reduced excursion tickets on North-Western Line for year end dates
Excursion tickets offered at reduced rates on December 22 28 24 25 30 31 1905 and January 1 1906 valid for return through January 4 1906 to points on the North Western Line including St. Paul Minneapolis area routes and connections to Union Pacific Denver and Rio Grande Colorado Southern and related lines. Apply to Chicago and North Western agents. Ice football to be played this winter between Minneapolis and St. Paul with short skates for punting. Over a hundred horses sold at Nevada sale last Thursday bringing 17500 from 110 head. Another sale set for December 22. No one should have a kick on Iowa climate this year.
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North-Western
Union Pacific R. R
Cheyenne
Denver
Rio Grande R. R
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Nevada
Two-vehicle collision report and labor theft case in surrounding towns
Tuesday evening T. J. Pollock and Mayor McCall traveled to Nevada on official business and returned via Cole when a pole strap broke on the bridge over the Short Line. The bugy crashed injuring Pollock and McCall escaped with a twisted shoulder.Meanwhile a plant theft case in Ames centers on Frederick Clark, missing and suspected after cash short and a diamond ring pawned. possible flight to unknown location. Maxwell items note D. E. Garis poultry business starting in a harness shop basement. local moves include Charles Holland leaving Maxwell for Cody Wyoming. Goodman Benson injured near a railroad yard. Henry Ahrens injured by a freight train. William Carlson leaving Story City for Oklahoma City. Miss Lavina Moore elected principal at Nevada High School. Griswold case widens with two identities linked to Stockman death by self-inflicted cause.
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T. J. Pollock
Colo
Pollock
Electric Light
Fred Clark
Linebaugh
Clark
Swank
Ames
Marengo, Ill
United States
Canada
Story City Herald
Henry Ahrens
Northwestern
Mr. Ahrens
Larson & Linder
Martin
William Carlson
Thompson Buys City Drug Store In Cambridge
R K Thompson of Nevada has purchased the city drug store of L E Converse and Co and has assumed personal charge with possession given December 1. He is known to locals and praised as an enterprising public spirited business man.
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Cambridge
R. K. Thompson
Nevada
L. E Converse & Co
Mrs. Georganna Rainbolt Passes Away
Mrs. Georganna Rainbolt of near Gilbert Station died Wednesday noon December 6 after a period of illness. She leaves a husband and two children, a daughter and a three year old son. Funeral was Friday at 1 30 in the orational church officiated by Rev Back. Burial followed in Gilbert cemetery.
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G. E. BURTON @ COMPANY
Brad
Bradley & Richmond
8. J. Starr
Starr & Breneman
D. W. Gage
N. H Granger
N. A. Rainbolt
Robi. Marshall
R. B. Taylor
C. Turner
Dan McCarthy
J. L. Lackey
Wheeler & Lamb
West House
Wm. West
Ames Hotel
the Press
Intelligencer
A. McFadden
Story County
Iowa Agricultural Union Annual Meeting
Maxwell Tribune
D. E Garis
Ole P. Sabo
Nevada Journal
Lavina Moore
Elgin
Ill
Anna Bateman
Griswold
Des Moines
Stockman
Battenburg
W. J. Semmons
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Holiday Pictures
Kodak
Kodaks
THE
Bosworth Drug Store
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