Local News Highlights From Ames and Surrounds
Ames notes include Giles Cook planning a spring brick block. Temperance events at Baptist church. M Chaner buys building from George Bingham Co. Willis Clark sells Bartlett Clark stake. Rumor of Dr A A Deering as Boone postmaster. Postmaster candidate Rodes to appear at Opera Hall Tuesday. Des Moines guests stranded by storm visit West House. Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul to build line through Story County with stations at Iowa Centre and Collins township. Weather misfire blamed on forecasters. Dillon troupe performed at Opera Hall. 1881 C N W trains schedule announced.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Company
Story County
Sheldahil
Iowa Centre
Collins Township
Mrs Maxwell Sells Winter Goods At Cost To Make Room
Mrs Maxwell advertises in the paper selling winter goods at cost prices to clear space for spring purchases. The Marshall town mayor’s salary is fixed at 600 dollars per year plus one dollar per license and usual fees for each case tried. Thomas Warden, a stock buyer, has been fattening hogs in the stock yards for ten days and sees success. The saying about rewarding a wife’s devotion with words and affection is challenged by a remark on why women sometimes go wrong.
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Marshalltown
Thomas Warden
Thomas
Brudder Jasper
Kendallville
Marshall
Wright Wins College Contract For Year
W G Wright secured the bus mail express and freight contract with the College for the coming year. James Montgomery and Amanda Scott married at the brides parents home in Milford Story County on February 13 1881 with Rev William Abraham officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Wright
College
Mr. Wright
James Montgomery
Amanda Scott
Milford Township
Story County
Wiliam Abraham
Ames School Board to Meet Next Monday Evening
The regular monthly meeting of the School Board of the Independent District of Ames will be held on Monday evening next. Full attendance is requested. M. Hemstreet, Pres.
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Independent District of
Ames
M. Hemstreet
Nasby to Lecture on Bricks without Straw at Opera Hall
Nasby will lecture at the Opera Hall on Thursday evening the 24th instant on Bricks without Straw. A pleasing, profitable evening is promised. Tuesday morning this week A J Harvey began work for P L Porter as book-keeper and cashier at the creamery. Under Harvey’s scrutiny accounts will be properly kept for proprietor and patrons.
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Nasby
Opera
A. J. Harvey
P. L. Porter
Local Notes on Cotton Law Practice and College Preparations
Mr. John M. Cotton, formerly a student at the Agricultural College, now in Louisville Kansas, practices law and assists in the Kansas Reporter editorial work. College authorities prepare for the new school year with large attendance expected. Jailbreaks and recapture near Marshalltown are reported. Rail travel disrupted by a weekend storm. C N W line slow to resume. Weather shows snow and slight precipitation for the week ending Feb 16. C E Bessey
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John M. Cotton
the Agricultural College
Louisville
Kansas
Kansas Reporter
Chamberlain Joins Union Bank Of Ames As Cashier
The friends of the genial longtime cashier E. R. Chamberlain report he will now work behind the Union Bank of Ames counter. He will offer short or long loans on approved secured notes to the public.
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W. D. Lucas’ Bank
E. R. Chamberlain
Union Bank of
Ames
Payment policy notice at the creamery
P. L. Porter informs patrons that starting in March payments will be made once a month and available on request during the month. Bi weekly settlements will end. Prices for cream will continue to be set each Monday morning.
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P. L. Porter
Health Board Seeks Immediate General Vaccination
West region faces spread of dread disease as health boards order mass vaccination in many cities. Local Health Board intends to implement the same urgent program here at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
West
Iowa Health Boards
Tobacco consumption figure sparks grand transportation talk
The census shows six pounds of tobacco per person annually in the United States, babies included. The writer notes this money could fund M de Lesseps and Captain Eads's isthmus projects and still buy obelisks for Jay Gould and Stanley Matthews.
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United States
M. de Lesseps
Captain Ead
Isthmus
Jay Gould
Stanley Matthews
Ellsworth Post No 29 Founded in Ames
State mustering officer Culley from Des Moines visited on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday evening he and local comrades formed a Grand Army Post in Ames, naming it Ellsworth No 29 with D A Bigelow elected commander. Enthusiasm promises a large flourishing post.
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Ellsworth Post
Culley
Des Moines
Ames
D. A. Bigelow
Ellsworth
Eliza J Brown Dies at Home in Boone County
Eliza J Brown wife of John Brown died February 14 1881 at age 41 years 8 months 4 days at her Boone County home. She married January 16 1866 and left six children. Her life of faith ended with the words I am going home. Ontario February 17 1881 by F D Punk.
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Eliza J. Brown
John Brown
Boone County
Sister Brown
F. D. Punk
Ontario
Curtain and Scenery Revised at Ames Opera Hall
The Bishop Bros. of Nevada completed furnishing the Ames Opera Hall with scenery and a drop curtain showing the ruins of Berwick Castle Scotland. Showmen praise Ames Opera Hall as one of the best in the state. Read and Bradly plan frescoing walls and ceiling and seating refinements for an even finer appearance.
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Bishop Bros
Nevada
Berwick
Scotland
Ames Opera Hall
Messrs. Read & Bradly
Always Buy at home Ames People Should Support Local Industry
The piece urges Ames residents to patronize home industries and avoid distance buying. It argues buyers should not accept inferior goods at equal prices or superior goods at higher prices simply because they are away from home. It stresses keeping commerce local to benefit the town and neighbors.
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Ames
Callanan Moves on Good Sleighing Season
Callanan at the terminus of the Narrow Gauge north is being relocated while the present sleighing is favorable. Some business houses head to Jewel Junction and others to Ellsworth on Toledo & Northwestern lines. Buildings ride on sleighs as crews shift locations and rail alignments push the move forward.
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Callanan
Jewel Junction
Ellsworth
Toledo & Northwestern
Toledo& Northwestern F
Dentist Dr E D Andress Moves To Marshalltown
Our Ames community notes Dr E D Andress will relocate to Marshalltown around March. The move removes a longstanding local dental figure, while Marshalltown residents gain a first class practitioner and family. Also reported is a Nebraska death inquiry linking Mr W Stevens of Story county to a Chapman county case. Steps will be taken to confirm if the deceased is the same Stevens who left the county last fall.
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Marshalltown
Ames
E. D. Andress
Chapman
Merwick
Nebraska
W. Stevens
Story County
M. C. Stevens
Kelley
Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Dates and Places For a Series of Temperance Meetings
A notice lists mass temperance meetings in Ames and Gilbert with dates from February 19 to February 26, inviting all temperance supporters and curious attendees. The Gilbert and Union schedule may change.
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Ames
Kelley
Gilbert
Union School House
Gilbert and Union
Lecture by Prof J K Macomber Excites Des Moines Audience
A large crowd gathered at the Opera House to hear Prof J K Macomber of Iowa Agricultural College discuss the Electric Light. The lecture, illustrated by a bright lamp, lasted about an hour and a half and drew praise for the professor’s clear, engaging presentation. Additionally, a January record of marriages births and deaths appears with several local names and notices of dissolved firms and local bids on an elevator project in Kelley.
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Macomber
Des Moines
Opera House
J. K. Macomber
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames Readers Note Friendly Visits And Snow Bound Train
Personal mentions cover Rev James P Pinckham at a Baptist church event on a Saturday night. F T Kegsey is seen among friends in Ames. A snow bound train near State Centre delays travel. Prof Stalker reports a Scottish visit. Miss S Mellen arrives from Des Moines to lead Mrs Maxwell's dressmaking department in Ames.
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James P. Pinckham
The
Baptist Church
F. T. Kegsey
Ames
Frank
Charles Giddings
Freeport
Illinois
State Centre
Stalker
Agricultural College
Scotland
S. Mellen
Des Moines
Mrs. Maxwell
Miss Melien
Pullman Palace Car Train Trip To See John Dillon
Disappointed yet hopeful report describes H R Boyd Tortie Henryson O B Paterson T T Holm and locals chartering a Pullman Palace hand car to Ames to view John Dillon billed for the city. The group considered Dr Allen and O O Roe who once rode to Callanan before finalizing plans with conductor Boyd for the journey.
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City Herald
H. R. Boyd
Tortie Henryson
O. B. Paterson
T. T. Holm
Ames
John Dillon
Dr. Allen
O. O. Roe
Callanan
Ames Train Run Stirs Crowd Amid Rail Breakage Report
The narrative recalls a 14 mile trip to Ames made in one hour fifteen minutes with a crowded train and missing wearer items. It notes blackballing of Dr Allen over membership, and reports a winter spike in rail breakages on the Alton and Northwestern lines, with rails found in fragments despite no surface flaws.
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Pumpmaster-Genoaine
H. R. Boyd
Dr. Allen
Ames
John Aoe
Mason
John Dillon
Alton Road
Joliet
Sheriff Sale Notice in Story County Iowa 1881
State of Iowa Story County sheriff auction of Titus M Loux property on the west half of NE quarter and SE quarter of NW quarter in section 31 township 85 north range 20 west. Sale at Nevada court house front door February 1881 to satisfy Elvey Loux debt of 1541.25 plus costs.
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Iowa
Story County
Elvey Loux
Owa
Titus M. Loux
Nevada
Notice of Application to Change Highway in Story County
Notice to objects or claims to a proposed highway widening in Story County must be filed in the Auditor's office by noon March 19, 1881. The plan seeks a five foot widening on the west side and a three foot addition on the north line in section 26. County Auditor Jour KR Hara signs the notice.
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Story County
Lowe
Coneerns
Jour KR. Hara
Speedy Cure for Ca Mouth and Head Sold by Bosworth Co
A grateful mother reports in enthusiastic terms how Bosworths offers a fast remedy for teething pain. The testimonial claims the medicine calmed nervousness in mothers and gave relief to infants, with praise for its health benefits and portability.
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Bosworth’ & Co
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ER. D. Andruss
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George
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Remington
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Bagatelle
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Boone
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Opera Hall
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California
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Mr. Huntington
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G.B. Grunder
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Knudt O. Roe
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John Miller
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B. P. Pool
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A. M. Hemstreet
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Joe J. Tweet
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Indian Creek
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Union
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Thos. Hemstock
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Milford
J. S
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Howard
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Lincoln
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J. L. Bartlett
Shields & Thompson
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William Clark
S. E
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City Mills
P. O. Vierson
J. Sexton
Indiana
Lucas
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Burlington
Albert Lea
Minnesota
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Green Mountain
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California Tea Costa & Cents
Ates Ieee
Bes
Gale
Brook
Bosworth & CO
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Intelligencer
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Aaron Bever
W. M. Greeley
Frazer’s
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B. Frazer
William Hulett
D. S. Bosworth & Co
Thayers
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G&t
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Artlett & Clark
L. Nichols
G. H. Maxwell
Nichols & Maxwell
Sale
City Dray Line
Stediion
Tme Charlies
N. G. Cook
Marshalltown, Iowa
Parker
Sameaineth
Parken
Ladies & Children’s Hats
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Chaney
M. Semstreat
William Elsie, Prop
Ericome
Oo. C
Brackett
Kansas City
WS Bradley
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