Local notes from Ames and surrounding towns
Marion McCarthy of Des Moines spent Sunday in Amis. Public schools close Friday for a two week vacation. Several locals receive promotions and moves in barber shops schools and churches. Funeral for five year old Wayne Stevenson held in Gilbert. Multiple court cases and appointments noted including Dr. Wilton McCarthy Polk county physician and Rev. J. K. Hester moving to Villisca. Divorce granted to Mrs. Van Scoy custody awarded. Cows sold to pay expenses amid property disposition.
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Marion McCarthy
Des Moines
Amis
Wayne Stevenson
Gilbert
L. B. Craig
Ames
India
Wilton McCarthy
Polk County
Story County
McCarthy
Local notes from Ames and vicinity reflect moving plans and events
Abe Liddle ships hogs from Gilbert Station. Ufford family moves into John Eliott house in Ames. Ufford becomes clerk at Hamilton's. Miss Flora Wilson visits Harper, Iowa. Beaman residents H D Miller and family plan stay in Ames. Will Elliott joins Isaac Timmons for a Californian trip. The Boston Three entertain at Congregational Church with whistling and elocution. The Jefferson Odd Fellows Home location debate persists amid reports from Des Moines. College Creamery fire causes about 200 dollars in damages. extinguished by chemical extinguishers. no insurance on state buildings. Wedding of Charles Fomas and Mattie Keltner in town. they will reside in Idaho. Silk and Latin suspenders advertised. Soper’s and Bigelow & Smith mentioned.
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College
Bill Cameron
Iowa
Ames
Henry Keltner
Charles Fomas
Mattie Keltner
W. Thomas
Idaho
Thomas Family Plans Long Westward Move to Los Angeles
A party led by Percy Thomas with his family and two Thomas brothers plus Mrs Timmons and family departed last Tuesday for Los Angeles California. Mr Thomas left earlier on Thursday. They intend to settle near Los Angeles and hope their property prospers as permanently as the sun shines in that climate.
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Henry Banks
Grant Township
Percy Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Timmons
Los Angeles Californa
Thomas
Los Angeles
the Times
Don't Feed Children Cheap Candies This Christmas
An old ad advises choosing fine chocolates, creams, and fruits for gifts. It promotes premium chocolate goods, bananas, oranges, lemons, and nuts in neat boxes and urges men to buy cigars for the men in their families.
Railway Time Changes and Local Notices
The Northwestern railway adjusted schedules to align with the old time. Trains like the Iowa and Dakota Express now show earlier arrival, while No 6 and others shift to near previous times. Various ads note Christmas trees, tonics, farm land for sale, and local business promotions alongside personal notices and community updates.
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Northwestern
Iowa and Dakota Express
De Witts Little Early Risers Promoted With Home Remedies
A brief ad touts De Witts Little Early Risers as effective for headache indigestion and constipation. It includes a farmer style prompt to place orders for hard coal with a guaranteed quality and a price of eight dollars per ton.
Annual Meeting of Iowa State Teachers Association
Notice announces the annual meeting to be held in Des Moines from December 31, 1895, to January 2, 1896, with reduced ticket rates on the certificate plan via the North-Western Line. Information and tickets available from Chicago & North-Western Railway agents.
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Des Moines
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Estate of Jane Louthan Administrator Named
Notice to all interested persons that on November 30 1895 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Sir G W Lovman administrator of the estate of Jane Louthan deceased. Creditors must present claims and heirs must pay debts to the court for allowance. Dated November 18 1895.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Jane Louthan
G. W. Lovman
Little Cecil Smith Hosts First Birthday Party
A young girl named Little Cecil Smith entertained many friends last Saturday afternoon. The piece notes the pleasant time had by hostess and guests, and ends with an advertisement praising De Witts Little Early Risers as the smallest pills that cure. Sold by D. D. Bales, Druggist.
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de Witt
D. D. Bales
Little Cecil Smith
Cooley and Jones Fine Goods for the Holidays
Fine robes shawls blankets and harness for holiday trade. Dr A P Sawyer reports rheumatism and lung trouble relief from Family Cure. Mrs H Wingart of Lena Illinois endorses the remedy. Sold by D D Bales.
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A. P. Sawyer
P. Sawyer
F. A. Rhoads
Sutherland
Iowa
D. D. Bales
Hoyts Comedy Co Presents Popular Plays at Opera House
Des Moines residents are invited to enjoy Hoyts Comedy Co theater at the Opera House for a three night engagement starting Monday December 23. The company promises entertaining acts and applause from patrons.
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Hoyts’ Comedy Co
Register
Des Moines
Opera House
New Washington Biography in Harper's Magazine
A new biography of George Washington by Prof. Woodrow Wilson of Princeton will be a feature in Harper's Magazine during 189%. The first issue, January, surveys colonial conditions with focus on Virginia at Washington's birth and is richly illustrated with the earliest Washington portrait and drawings by Howard Pyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Harper’s Magazine
Virginia
Washington
Howard Pyle
Supreme Court rules on capital punishment in Ridpath case
The court upholds the death penalty for Hamill and Weems for Ridpath’s murder. The decision also allows jurors to form opinions from newspaper reports if those views do not bias the verdict, stating intelligent people should serve on juries.
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Supreme Court
Hammil
Weems
Ridpath
Hoyts Comedy Co Opens to Packed House in Louisiana
E A Larks presents at Louisiana Mo. Opera House for three nights starting Monday Dec 23. Harper's Magazine December issue sold out immediately with a second edition already on the press.
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Hoyts’ Comedy Co
E. A. Larks Louisiana Mo
Opera House
Harper's Magazine
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Roy Taylor
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Sigourney
Anchor Insurance Co
Bill Dawson
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J. K. Hester
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Hester
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Harper
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Zearing
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Hamilton
H. D. Miller
Beaman
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Isaac Timmions
Boston
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Jefferson
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Clay County
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Hy C. Wallace
J. E. Davis
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Ss. Amilton’s
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Log Cabin
Adams Bros
S. G
Mankato
Minn
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Bingham & Co
Adams
Studebaker
Irwin Randall
J. Y. Schenck
Caddo, Ind. Ter
Chamberlains
Z. Shugart
Nevada
Poland
G. Hanna
Canier Bros
Hera
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C. T. Picton
State
Denison
Texas
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J. A. Fitebpatrick
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G. E. Patrick
State Horticultural Society
Elsworth W. R. C
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Emma Williams
J. V. Pres
Orilla Shearer
Lizzie Sisson
Treas
Elizabeth Wynn
Nancy Butler
Sarah McMicheal
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A. G. Bartley
Magic, Pa
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Night Watch
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