This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
2
A mixed collection of social news from Story County including visits, sales, weddings, and family events. Mentions include N. E. Gilshore traveling to Algona, M. E. Livingston hosting and helping with ice, Aunt Cam from Cambridge, and a public sale at Dan Hardcastle. The item also notes illnesses, a sudden death, and community gatherings.
Mrs Hiram Crossley and Gertie Grayson are among residents on sickness lists while others report grips and confined homes. A wedding party returns from Chicago and Ames preparations include a Ladies Aid social and Baptist Young People's Union rally in Kelley with speakers.
Seven cars of cattle were shipped from Collins to Chicago on Tuesday. Miss Aura Harrison visited Ames last week to enter college at I. 8. C. Walter Leonard of Driftwood Oklahoma is visiting friends in Collins.
Sheriff Icketts left Tuesday with Russell and Sullivan for the Fort Madison pen. Jim Sullivan received three years for stealing $21. Seven dollars a year. Ex-Auditor C. B. Peterson returned from a Panhandle Texas trip. Mrs. White attended Thimble club in Des Moines. M. A. Harrison of the Nevada electric plant was in Chicago for an electrical display. H. C. Lowrey’s case for stealing telephone poles will be carried over due to jury disagreement. Nevada Business Men's league held a successful smoker. R. A. Robinson died January 23 at Nevada. born 1823 in Pennsylvania. He had been a Story county resident since 1856. Funeral at Iowa Center Friday.
Mrs Britta Chelsing dies at 85 in Roland. Chris Egland hosts a January 20 surprise party at his home. Prof A M Newens performs in Roland. Ladies Cemetery Assn of Roland nets 24 at dinner for annual election. Miss Josie Johnson Nels Forgensen Serine Johnson Andrew Vigness wed at Johnson home. Roland Creamery elects officers. secretary reports a solid year. Halvor Norem narrowly escapes death after collision with I C train near Roland. one horse killed, wagon damaged.
M K Johnson died of heart failure south of Huxley after weeks of illness. Two Olsen children suffer diphtheria with their father having died from it a month earlier. A Huxley debating society plans to tackle mail order houses as its first topic. Ben Spearing faces bankruptcy, with Chronicle noting creditors will gain only experience. A Stavanger Norwayforeman, once living in the U S, visited Huxley and plans to return to Norway in February.
Mrs Malinda Miller of Maxwell died in Midland South Dakota January 17. Ralph Bingham will appear on the Maxwell lecture course for Washingtons birthday. Charles Wells bought the Wm Scott restaurant and plans a merger. Miss Rose John won the second of three Maxwell spelling matches. J Warren returned from Oklahoma and plans to move soon. Asa Turner near Maxwell re elected president of the Iowa Corn Growers association for another year.
Martin Anderson moved to South Dakota last week. Emil Tessendorf has returned from a visit at Freeport Illinois. J H Rose of Nevada filled the pulpit at the McCallsburg FP church Sunday. Donald and Lawrence Heaton, who spent the winter with their aunt Mrs John Peck, returned to their home at Elberon.
Florain Yeager was surprised by peers. Ford Hansen sold his meat market to Bart Lett and Meade. James Brooks near Colo sold a 19 month old Percheron colt for 800 dollars. A Colo man sold his place then repurchased it for 400 dollars more, finding no better option.
The January 16 release Spirit of the West impresses with an attractive cover and strong turf coverage. The publication is praised as spirited and Kell’s paper is described as among the best in the country.
Esther John started college in Ames last week. She is a sister of Deputy Treasurer John. Mr and Mrs J L Osness celebrated their eleventh wedding anniversary with a dinner for relatives and friends from Nevada. Mrs Martha A Wilson died in Des Moines January 22, remains brought to Cambridge. The remains of Mrs George Huntington were brought to Cambridge last week from Casper Wyoming.
Progressive poultry raisers around Roland plan a poultry protective association. Members will subscribe a small amount as a bounty for detecting thieves, who have been numerous in Story County last fall. The move could inspire similar mutual burglar associations if successful.
Mrs Frank Nash died at Story City on January 19 after several weeks of illness. A fire scare occurred last week in the city restaurant. An upcoming high school concert is planned for tomorrow evening to raise funds for the school laboratory. A pound social was held at the Evangelical parsonage with a pound of items auctioned. Prof Oscar Olson of Luther College Decorah IA spoke on Christian Education at St Petri church in Story City Sunday night. The Evangelical Ladies Aid Society met last week at Mrs Boggs and reported it is the largest the group has been.
Notice of incorporation for Tilden Brothers & Company to operate in Ames Story County Iowa. Business includes manufacturing purchasing and selling dry goods groceries lassesware and crockery and real estate. Capital stock 750 shares with 250 preferred and 500 common. Directors Lucian C Tilden Frederick Tilden and J Galen Tilden.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.