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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
4
The Gideons convention met in Ames over Friday and Saturday drawing citizens and visitors. Officers were elected. 300 plus traveling men joined state gatherings in sessions at Congregational and M E churches with prayers, songs, and testimonies.
W. P. George seeks exchange of Shropshire ewes for a good young horse or mare or for a fresh milk cow. Trade proposal appears as a brief barter notice from local classifieds.
D. M. Grove of Nevada was reelected secretary and treasurer of the Iowa Implement Dealers Association at a Marshalltown meeting in early December.
The ministerial association passed a resolution praising the Gideons during their state convention visit. They express high appreciation for the guests and endorse the work of this organization of Christian traveling men, as noted by H. Seccomse, President, and L. Nye, Secretary.
Local column notes the U B church meetings ending Wednesday, flags holiday cheer, and a count of community items. Henry Baily, county pioneer, died at his south town home on Monday December 16 with funeral planned for Wednesday. R McMonnell traveled to Polk County, corn sh reels busy in the area, Homer Blue returned to Ohio, and Miss Edythe Alderman came home from Cedar Falls for holidays.
The petition of James F. Shockley in the District Court of Story County Iowa seeks partition and title quieting of real estate described as Lots 2 3 and 6 Block 4 Kingsbury's addition Ames Story County. Defendants include J A Shockley Gillittie Shockley Ade laide Heartney Mary Heartney and others. The suit asks for establishment of shares, division of the premises, accounting for rent, and removal of a lien, with a default to be entered if defendants fail to appear by January 18 1902. Attorneys McCarthay & Lee represent the plaintiff.
Levi Thomas and others file petition in Story County District Court seeking partition of undivided interests in a described Ames property. Rebecca L Thomas named as owner of remaining undivided one third. action asks division of proceeds per law. Hearing set for January Term 1902 with noon deadline and default judgment warning.
An advertisement row lists Nice mince meat bulk from T. J. Muiter & Son and Christmas slippers at 36-2 Danier Bros. & Herman. It also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for croup and colds with testimonials from Whitfield & Co in Chicago and others noting its pneumonia-preventive benefits. For sale by all druggists.
An old advertisement claims a flannel bound with Chamberlains Pain Balm provides superior relief to plasters for lame hack pains in the side or chest and rheumatism. It promises prompt relief after one application and states the Balm is for sale by all druggists.
Special excursion tickets priced for holiday travel on the Northwestern Line within 200 miles will be available December 24 25 31 and January 1 with return by January 2. Prices and specific points offered apply to Daniel Bros and Herrs customers.
Winter tourists may take a four day Iowa Central route trip from Paul Mason City Marshalltown and other points to California with low round trip fares. The popular Pullman car service has been inaugurated for the season, offering modern comforts on the Iowa line. Details and illustrated map available from Iowa Central agents or Geo Batty G P T A Mars town Iowa.
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