Early 1894 Ames Doings Highlight Local Life
Items from the Intelligencer dated February 8 1894 recount incidents around Ames on February 2 4 including thefts a bolt of civic talk a four ward city vote and social events. Notable notes include a mail carrier Henry May party parody and a handshaking incident resolving a town college dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry May
Mrs. May
The
Intelligencer
Edgar Allen Poe
Little Red House On the Hill
Ames in 1899 Aemes Intelligencer Recalls Frost Deaths
The item notes a 30 below zero cold snap in Ames. Elias Clifton resigns as superintendent of the electric light plant. Charles Croft of Slater frozen to death near Madrid after bicycling there. The supreme court upholds a $5200 damages award against Ames and College railroad. A poverty party at G W Lyman’s home honors costume winners Clarence Hunter Frank Rice and Mrs May Hickle and Alice Wright. A Mothers meeting Feb 3 features Mrs Weems paper Motherhood a Profession.
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Intelligencer
Mercury
Elias Clifton
Electric
Chas. Croft
Slater
Madrid
Supreme Court
Young Allen
Ames & College Railroad
G. W. Lyman
Clarence Hunter
Frank Rice
May Hickle
Alice Wright
Weems
Mothers’ Congress
Washington
One Year Ago in Ames 1908 Highlights
The Intelligencer notes events from February six including a 10 below temperature in Ames Milford and Winterset defeating Ames high school in debate. It also reports the February 5 nuptials of Oscar W Warren and Winnie Sills and community gatherings at Judge Lee home and Shamrock place plus a high school chorus performance of Ruth at the Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
The
Intelligencer
Mercury
Jane Carey
West Milford
Winterset
Oscar W. Warren
Nevada
Winnie Sills
Judge Lee
Pike
Ruth
Congregational
Barrett
Cessna
Knapp
Shamrock Place
Florence Weaver
Birthday Banquet Honors Harnest Heistand At Mono Club
The Mono club gathered for a dinner on January 31 1908 hosted by Mr and Mrs Heistand in celebration of Harnest Heistands 21st birthday. A separate incident notes mutual telephone wires on campus damaged the Interurban trolley wire and switchboard with losses totaling 2500 dollars on February 5 1998.
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Priscilla Club
Ruth Morrison
Harnest Heistand
Mrs. Heistand
Mono Club
Mutual
Storm Damage and Local Notices From Boone County
Weather distress hits farms with wind mill destruction and damaged barns. Socials, ill children, hospital updates, and school health notes accompany a postponed County Farm sale of 231 Short Horn cattle and 10 Poland China sows with terms and pedigree guarantees.
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J. W. Bateman
F. D. Smith
Stultz
Poor Farm
Board of ‘Supervisors
Boone County
Hamilton County
Duke of Oakland
Fred Edwards
Webster City
Albert Harra
Newton
Board of Supervisors
Ogden Fair
Poland
Real Estate Transfers From Ames Area Listings and Deals
Real estate transfers show multiple Ames deeds with names such as C G Lee Chris Sorenson J L Stevens Parley Shel don Van Chamberlain Emma OBrien Emma E Cameron A L Champlin Jerry Reynolds J B Hy ler Edward S Clark Nancy A Jackson W J Zenor C E Holmes T J Wilcox B L Taylor Anna K O Apland Andrew Freeland F B Gilbert Noah Swanson and K O Apland. Transactions list lot lines acre descriptions and monetary amounts from 665 to 9920 dollars. A historical aside notes a 1701 quote about a good hater and a remark on Wise and masterly inactivity attributed to John Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C G Lee
Chris Sorenson
Blairs
Ad Ames
J L Stevens
Parley Sheldon
Ames
van Chamberlain
Emma O'brien
E E Little
Carl L Little
Lees Ad Ames
Emma E Cameron
A L
Angie Champlin
Parker
K O Apland
Andrew Freeland
F B Gilbert
Noah Swanson
Anna Apland
Seed Corn Without Money for Ames Short Course
Any young person who wants to grow seed corn to obtain funds for schooling or to grow show corn from 1908 premium seed at the Ames Short Course, Agricultural College, Ames Iowa. Send postal cards to E. B. Howard, College P. D. Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Agricultural College
E. B. Howard
College P. D
Iowa
Melon Seed Remedy Gains National Notice
Dr Nott s Melon Seed Kidney and Bladder Remedy advertised as a cure for back pains dizziness and urinary issues with testimonials from prominent figures in the South and a national reach via Hessig Ellis Drug Co Memphis Tenn A free 50 cent bottle offer and ordering details are provided plus notice of a large Laymen s Missionary Movement men only conference in Des Moines Iowa March 25 28 with speakers including Ambassador Bryce Bryan and Gov Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nott
South
Hessig- Ellis Drug Company
Memphis
Tenn
Hessig-Ellis Drug Company
Loughran & Bauer
Iowa
Des Moines
Laymen’s Missionary Movement
New York
James Bryce
William Jennings Bryan
B. F. Carroll
Lee Lyman Pierce
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Ben Kingsbury
Biglow and Smith
Alice C. Thomas
Francis J. McGrath
Minneapolis
Kittie Freed
Robert McCarthy
Elemer Sowers
James Williamson
Niles
Jane’s School House
Evermore
Milford
Grant
J. F. Warren
Dwight
M. A. Lyon
Story City
H. O. Hardy
Methodist
Scott Moses
Ames High School
J. W. Heintz
Chewah
Ill
Chicago
Verletta
Isabel Warren
Ellis
G. Heedwell
McGlynn & Null
W. H. Jennings
H. D. Howe
Johnson
MacIntosh
John Randolph
Daniel Boone
DeWitt
C. A. Gamble
Percales
Back Comics
Thompson
Nemo
Semmons
Story County
George E. Burton
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