March breezes and community notices from Ames society
The Ames Intelligencer highlights March events from concerts to club meetings. F Lionel's American Evening concert at the Congregational church features the Everett Grand piano and a long program. multiple local groups like the B I L, Grinnell Glee Club, and Methodist Ladies' Aid plan performances and lectures with tickets on sale March 1. Continuous notices cover inter-denominational parties, the Civic Improvement society, the Book and Basket club, P E O business gathering, DAR roll call, and community birthday tributes. a wedding at Dr. Christ's home marks a social week in Ames.
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MacDowell
Dudley Buck
Arms Fisher
Mayme Wood
Gottschalk Ee
Lionel Two Skteches
Lionel
Lionel Me
Lionel the Brook
M.S
S. Foster
Ole Black Joe
F. Lionel
Lincoln
Thompson
Highlands
Thompson Gertrude Mereness
John Feroe
Bosworth’s
Grinnell Glee Club
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Roosers’ Grocery
Christ
Fern Young
Dr. Garberson
Deer Lodge
Montana
Young
Pella
Garberson
Sibley
A. B. Maxwell
Carrie Cox
Edgar Rutherford
Margaret Garrison
Eva Steubenrach
Milestone weddings and social notes in Ames and Milford
A wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. McCaskey marks twenty five years. The event includes gifts of silver and a supper with a decor of 1884 1909 cake. Mr. and Mrs. Ball host a homecoming party for the newly married couple Rena Beckwith and the Ball family receive well wishes and tokens. Local residents travel from Des Moines and nearby towns for visits and hospital news.
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Ames
Mrs. McCaskey
Arthur Ball
Martha Beckwith
Jackson Street
Arthur P. Ball
Rena Beckwith
A. M. Ball
H. L. Munn Lumber Co
Beckwith
Choices Formulas Taught at County Institute in Nevada
The County Institute at Nevada featured demonstrations of cake and dessert formulas including White Layer Cake, White Frosting, Tea Cake, Rice and Meat Casserole, Tomato Sauce, various Rice preparations, Olden Corn Cake, Muffins, Turkish Pilot, Cabbage and Onion Salad, Veal Salad, and multiple premium-winning entries by farmers' wives and daughters with cooks earning prizes for Bread Rolls Fig Cake Nut Cake Fruit Cake Caramel Cake and Butter.
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Nevada
J. M. Chrisman
Wm. Handsaker
C. W. Allen
W. S. Bryan
J. S. Harper
W.S. Bryan
Story County Farmers Institute Organized in 1894
From the Intelligencer March 1 1894 the note items include Story County Farmers Institute founded at Story City Feb 23 and 24 1894. Also marriages Hugh C Davis to Dora Langon Feb 28 and J B Morgan to Jane Alderman Feb 22 1894. Local notices of theft and family events.
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Story County Farmers’ Institute
Story City
Ferdinand Beolk
Grant Township
Milwaukee
Hugh C Davis
Dora Langon
J. B. Morgan
Jane Alderman
Frank Morris
Jay Allen
Waldo Stutz
Milford
Fred Munn
New York
Purof
Fairchild
Judge Stevens
Ben
Fannie Sutton
Opera House
Jennie Beyer
Illinois
Ames and Gilbert News Roundup in March 1899
W H Grover and Miss Ida Siler wed at Gilbert on March 2 1899. Congregationalists plan a new church with plans by Architect Holcomb. Miss Chrisman named Ames state library cataloguer daughter of Henry Chrisman. Local arrest for minor gaming at Kelley billiard hall with $10 sandwich. Newborn son to R F Hodson. Gen James Rush Lincoln returns from war. Catholic church project approved in Ames with Father Eckart in charge. Egg shortages in Ames markets. Music studio moved by Prof Gravert. Robberies of Miss Fogel and Miss Kellogg reported. Various social notes and talks by Prof W C Raymond on cooperative housekeeping.
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W. H. Grover
Ida Siler
Gilbert
Holcomb
Chrisman
State Library
Des Moines
Henry Chrisman
Ames
Lewis Ham
Kelley
Vinje
C. Lee
G. A. Underwood
Squire O’brien
R. F. Hodson
James Rush Lincoln
Hennessey
Dubuque
Ames One Year Ago In The Intelligencer 1908
A retrospective note lists events from February 21 1908 in Ft. Dodge including the death of George K. Scott of Ontario and Ames burial. Mentioned are Henry Wallace speaking at the chapel and President Storms’ return from Richmond, details of Civil War battles, local incidents injuries marriages relocations and a death of Mrs Marie Gifford.
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Ames
The
Intelligencer
George K. Scott
Ontario
Ft. Dodge
Henry Wallace
President Storms
Richmond
Malvern Hill
John Algeerd
Perry
Ames Drug Stores
Antoinette Biller
Central Building
Washington
S. S. House
Margaret Hall
Smith Hall
Hyperion Club
Thomas Dodds
Colorado
John Orland
Edna Banks
Slater
Passmore
A. A. Bennett
Marie Gifford
Notice of Letting Contract for Boone Story Drainage District
Bids must be filed with the Boone Story counties auditors in Boone and Nevada Iowa by March 206 1909 at noon. Bids opened March 24 1909 in Boone for a ditch drainage contract with tiles and branches A and B to be completed by November 1 1909. Bid security required. boards may reject all bids.
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Boone
Iowa
Nevada
Story Counties
Boone-Story
Boone and
Towa
Sapere
Ontario
Ing
Story County
Joint Boards of Supervisors
Story
F. G. Dunahugh
E. F. Jones
Boone County
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Royal
Royal Grape
Henry W Longfellow
Everett
My Old Kentucky Moere
P. EB. O
Congregational Sunday School
C. F. Curtiss
M. E. Sunday School
R. W. Getchell
Philathea Society of the
Christian Church
Leland
Civic Improvement
Cine Improvement Society
Mono Club
Wilson Rich
America
Elmer Sowers
P. E. O. Society
Curtiss
Ases
Willey
Maria Reed
Sheldon
Rockford, Sr
Carl Little
Miss Chamberlain
French
Chamberlain
Mary Little
McLain
Miss Reed
J. W. Latherow
N. Duff Avenue
Sarah McElyen
Ethel Perkins
Palo Alto
California
Edward Judge
John Judge
Anna Marie Judge
Knights of the Triangle
H. A. Ringgenbey
Young Garberson
Garrison
J. H. Young
Lida Young
Hattie Vandermuen
Eva Stenbenrach
Lora Gaass
van Hart
Knoxville
A. W. Garberson
Dayton
Tillie Garberson
Sturm Lake
Wakefield
Pearson
Methodist Hospital
White and Clark
Austin Ghist
White
Huxley
Ben Read
Grinnell
Milford and Grant
H. A. Hardy
Grant
Tressa Swanson
South
Grandpa Wills
W.H. Wills
Orlando Vanpatter
James Hutchinson
Kelly
H. B. Erb
W. H. Wills
John Hester
Dallas Center
H. C. Davis
Rob Bateman
Alvin Banks
John Kyle
J. F. Warren
Andy Christiansen
Hough
Nebraska
Aliie Bateman
Velda Rowland
Bateman
Ralph Bateman
Chicago
Latham
Allie Bateman
J. W.W. Bateman
County Institute
the Intelligencer
Prairie City
John Nichols
Columbus
Ohio
Glidden
John Glidden
Miss Fogel
Miss Kellogg
Prof
W. C. Raymond
Book and Basket Club
Semmons
I of
Cagwin’s Drug Store
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