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Ames Contemplates Municipal Light Plant Debate
The Intelligencer reports Ames dithers over an outside electric light franchise granted to E B Hillman Co of Peoria Ill The council may deny an extension and consider municipal ownership tying power and water works together while citing cost analyses and local expert opinions. Esther Almira Bradley and Deacon Bisbee longtime Ames residents die within days with service details and biographical notes. Austin Signs a Boone forger y arrested after bank note dispute. One Minute Cough Cure advertised as a quick relief remedy.
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E. B. Hillman & Co
Peoria
Hillman & Co
Metter
Ames
Peoples Lights
Dunkirk
Boston Electric Company
H. A. Foster
Boston Electric Co
Sorow
Massachusetts
Chicopee
Esther Almira Bradley
F. J. Douglass
Batavia
Bradley
Mack
Hebron
Conn
Bavia
Charles Bradley
Christ
Austin
Bloomington