Local notes and visits from Ames residents and guests
Miss Rose Goble spends Sunday in Kel Soo Myrtle Sister visits Carl Eliott at his home. Miss Martha Coffin returns after weeks away while Miss Margaret Nelson comes back from Steam Boat Rock. A soldiers reunion for Story and adjoining counties is set for Story City August 9 10.
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Margaret Nelson
Steamboat Rock
Story
Story City
Hamilton and
Mills
Congregational Church
Roy Pheteplace
Hartley
Iowa
Ames
Local notes and moves in Charles City area
Chas Johnson, after graduating at the U S Still college of Osteopathy in Des Moines, will practice in Charles City. Prof I B Johnson and wife visit from Marine Iowa. Carl Jones and Milo White with spouses visit W H Johnson’s family. Albert Beckett mangled his hand in a binder. Dr Templeton treats it. W H Johnson sells eighty acres to Mr Lawson for 52.50 per acre. Paul Gamm returns to Sweden after a year here. a near home wedding is anticipated.
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Chas. Johnson
U. S
Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Ity
Carl Jones
Milo White
Boone
W. H. Johnson
Albert Beckett
Templeton
Old Monger Farm
Census Claims and Local Hopes in Ames
Ames residents celebrate and newspapers report Ames as leading county population in the ongoing U S census. The Nevada Journal counters with figures from 800 Adventists and 750 transient workers in Ames, noting Nevada remains the real leader when the census is published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
N-W
Nevada
Nevada Journal
Roosevelt May Visit Boone for Dedication Address
Boone authorities say Theodore Roosevelt may attend the town’s cannon dedication this fall. An invitation was sent to Roosevelt. he thanked the town officials, regretted he could not attend, and said he would try to include Boone in his speaking circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Boone
Santiago
Roosevelt
L W. Reynolds
State Education Chief Reverses County Ruling on Kelley School Boundaries
State Superintendent R Barrett reverses Story County decision to split Kelley school districts and merge them. The ruling upholds broader boundary changes with wider implications for similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. ©. Barrett
Story County
Kelley
Minister Edwin H Conger Career and Possible Fate in Pekin
The fragment outlines Edwin H Conger born March 7 1843 in Knox County Illinois. It notes his education at Galesburg and Lombard University class of 1862, service in the Civil War ending as brevet major, study at Albany Law School, and early legal practice in Galesburg after marrying in June 1863. It mentions a move to Iowa and a political rise beginning as county treasurer in 1878 with a later term starting in 1882.
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Edwin H. Conger
United States
Pekin
Knox County
Illinois
Galesburg
Lombard University
Albany Law School
Iowa
Dallas
Republican Party
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Harvard
Che Plains
Kipling
New York Assembly
New York City
Civil Service Commission
Harrison and Cleveland
Navy
Rough Riders
The National Ticket for 1900 Campaign Hope
The piece lauds McKinley and Roosevelt as a strong Republican ticket likely to win. It contrasts two leadership types, credits McKinley with measured prudence, and highlights Roosevelt as a versatile, heroic public figure. Also notes a bankrupt sale at Bigelow & Smith Stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow & § Nith
Late-Building Lots Inquire of S. G. Hamilton
A brief notice urges inquiries about late-building lots directed to S. G. Hamilton. It mentions taking lace curtains to Wing's Model Laundry for laundering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. HaMilton
Wing's Model Laundry
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed for Croup and Colds
Mothers of children with croup or severe cold may safely give Chamberlains Cough Remedy as it contains no opiate or narcotic and is approved in the United States and abroad. For sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stove wood and buggies advertised by Spring & Son
Stove wood priced at 1.50 per card delivered by Jonn E. Jupar. A car load of new buggies has arrived and is available for inspection at Spring & Son's location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stove Wood
Jonn E. Jupar
Spring & Son’s
Judge's Stove Wood Delivery Offer
Local ad promotes stove wood sold by Judge's at 1.50 per cord with delivery included.
Des Moines News Promotion for Daily Postpaid Subscriptions
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to the Des Moines Daily News with postpaid delivery. Rates are $1 yearly, 75 cents for six months, and 50 cents for three months. The paper promises condensed news, daily telegraph markets, and literary reading for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Daily News
Telegraph
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
Fine Stationery at Tilden and Lough ran's
The ad proclaims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a standard cure for bowel complaints and notes it is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden & Loughran’s
Chamberlain
Piano tuning arrangement with Prof C H Malone
Notice announces plans to hire Prof C H Malone of Des Moines for future piano tuning voicing and repair work in Ames. Malone will visit around June 6 and will call on residents who request service. All work guaranteed. Respectfully Cc E Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Malone
Des Moines
Ames
Cc. E. Holmes
Farmers rally lightning rods to guard homes in Story county
Story county farmers organize to shield homes and property by installing lightning rods on buildings, carrying chemical fire extinguishers, and holding their own insurance. D. Mi Haypen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
D. Mi
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Miss Rose Goble
Kel
Martha Coffin
the Baptist Church
G. W. Carver
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
Mamie
Winifred Tilden
Dana Hall
Wellesley
Winifred Band
Mt. Holyoke
H. P. Douglass
Maines River
Dougwill
Hutchison
Leton
Holtz
Stella McLain
Miss Bada
Douglass
Congress
Conger
Brazil
Harrison
China
Li Hung Chang
Grant
E. H. Conger
Sen. Frye
Ontario
I. B. Johnson
Marine, Iowa
Paul Gamm
Wo.e
Mark
Sweden
Tory
Great Clearing Sale
Lowa
Judge’s
Aper
Bradley & White
Joe Cohn
Monarch
North Side Street
D. & L. Hamiltt
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