Community Notes From Story City and Nearby Towns
L J Skromme visited Story City on Monday. K T B Nelson traveled to Cambridge over Sunday to visit friends. Roland vs Story City ball game today at Ericson ball park. Miss Matheson and a friend from Nevada visited Saturday. Bertha Jacobson and Olena Langland were in Nevada Friday. Clara Iverson is visiting an uncle in Webster City. Rev J N Sandren will preach at Salem church Sunday morning and evening. Clara Nelson and Mayme Fischer visited Story City Sunday. Trinity church Sunday school picnicked in the timber west of town. Orville Schlaubusch went to Eagle Grove Friday to canvass for several weeks. Ella Raidal returned home Saturday from Nevada. E R Sheldahl is not well. friends wish him a speedy recovery. Rev G Smedal is in Utah for a month. Mr and Mrs L B E Quam and children visited Albert Seversons at Jewell Saturday to Monday. O A Gaard on a month vacation, with wife, in Gilbert and Story City. Amy Gaard and Sylvia Michaelson went to Radcliffe Saturday. they will visit Dr R R Gaard there. Edw J Helland returned to Elmore MN after visiting Helland and Stokka families. Clara Grove left for Cambridge Saturday to visit relatives and attend Iowa Central Luther league convention. Martha Sheldahl and Mrs J F Barretts visited Marshalltown Friday with O E Sheldahl and wife. they returned Monday, reflecting on old times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Skromme
Story City
K. T. B. Nelson
Cambridge
Roland
Ericson Ball Park
Trinity Church
Orville Schlaubusch
Eagle Grove
Ella Raidal
Nevada
E. R. Sheldahl
Utah
Salt Lake City
Amy Gaard
Sylvia Michaelson
Radcliffe
R. R. Gaard
Edw. Helland
John Helland
John J. Stokka
Elmore
Minn
Clara Grove
Martha Sheldahl
J. F. Barretts
Marshalltown
O. E. Sheldahl
Kelley Community Notes Highlight Visits and Meetings
The report lists visitors and social events in Kelley. Mrs. Bessie Stitts hosts her sister Miss Penquite from Colfax. D. P. Clayton from Stewart visits brother D. W. Clayton. Ladies' Aid meets July 18 with Mrs. Frank Sutter. Families from Ames and Osage County visit Kelley residents and friends host gatherings. Miss Marian Hedrick relocated from Ames to stay with Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Clayton for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Stitts
Miss Penquite
Colfax
D. P. Clayton
Stewart
D. W. Clayton
Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Sutter
Henry Banks
Bernice
Ames
EB. J. Penfield
Effie
Irene Sutter
Lulu Seymour
Grace Hughes
Ruby
Georgie Young
Osage County
Austin
Sheldahl
Sarah Douglas
Marian Hedrick
Kelley
Milford and Grant Community News Notes
Feeble health of Grandpa Mills noted. Local visits include Van Frey losing his horse Montello last week and various families hosting or visiting in Milford and Grant. Ames visitors Miss Jessie Nickerson and Miss Mabel Shannon among those stopping by. picnics and a horseshoe tourney in Nevada discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa Mills
van Frey
Montello
Halstead
J. F. Warren
Tom Maroney
J. W. Bateman
Oscar Birney
Webster City
Thomas Birney
Rufus Griffith
Vanpotter
Jessie Nickerson
Ames
M. B. Livingston
Mabel Shannon
Olive Birney
Milford
Roy Seymour
Des Moines
A. Seymour
Bateman
L. H. Smith
Carl Anderson
Nevada
Anna Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Smith
Masters Loyd
George Armstrong
William Drybread
Armstrong
Grant
Pleasant Grove Chapel
Eliza Decker
Grandma Decker
Grandma Hardcastle
Hay Barn Erected and Local News From County
J. W. Ogle has built a large new hay barn. Most corn in the county has been laid by. Farmers began cutting hay on Monday. Hazel Posegate visits southern Minnesota. Selah McDonald travels to Denver and Canon City this week. H. A. Dockum returns from Kansas and Oklahoma and rents a farm for next year. W. H. Kingsbury nears completion on a fine new home. A Sunday storm caused little damage. corn recovered after wind. S. B. Freed and family move into a large safe tent while their home is built, with rapid progress on the new place. H. F. Woodruff recalls a bad lumber purchase from St. Louis exposition stock, paying $111 freight for poor quality boards. he plans to replace them when building the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ogle
Hazel Posegate
Minnesota
Selah McDonald
Denver
Canon City
H. A. Dockum
Kansas
Oklahoma
W. H. Kingsbury
S. B. Freed
Real Estate Boom Sparks Ames Market Activity
Real estate sales in Ames surge with July heat and numerous deals. The largest sale this week is the Waugh estate north of town, a 720 acre tract sold for $65,000 to Campbell & Graves for subdivision into small farms. Rev. W. T. Smith reports strong inquiries for his south of the college addition near the interurban station, likely bringing new homes this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Waugh
Campbell & Graves
W. T. Smith
Real estate transfers and loans in Ames Story City area
A long list of property deeds and mortgages across Ames Story City area. Transactions include E A Fawcett to Harriet A Sykes It 9 8 12 and more. Marie Larson to J P Larson $1000 on lots 14 15 16. multiple deeds to lenders like Ames Sav Bank and individuals such as Perry Bower and Orville Rowley. Properties cover blocks, lots, and subdivisions with precise locations including Duffs ad Ames and Lees ad Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawcett
Harriet A Sykes
Nevada
Marie Larson
J P Larson
Wiers
Story City
W van Houten
Ames Sav Bank
Duffs Ad Ames
Hiestand
Duffs
Ames
J L Stevens
Perry Bower
C Pad Ames
Angeline Holland
P L Nelson
Slater Juncon
Abrose
Geo G Robison
Elwell
Emma Benbow
George and Littles
Swedsen
Z K
S E Graves
Lees Ad Ames
Eli Thompson
P J
Martin J Hanson
Huxley
Halvor H Musiland
Christine
Olaf Gunderson
Larsons
H L
A H Munn
L Munn Lumber Co
Kelley
Parley Sheldon
van Houten
Bigelows
Ad Ames
John O Neil
Timothy L Wilson
A T Erwin
M L King
Erwin
Thomas Blasklee
Alice E Arrasmith
George & Littles
John W Caughey
A M Kelley
Best Medicine in the World for Colic and Diarrhoea
A testimonial from M L Carter of Skirum Alabama touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for colic and diarrhoea. He recounts severe past attacks, notes relief after dosing, and says he feels like a new man after using the twenty five cent size. Sold by Laughran and Bauer and Joel C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camberlain
M. ©. L. Carter
Skirum
Ala
Chamberlain
Laughran & Bauer
Joel C
The Striped Pole Sign in Barbering History
A newspaper-style exploration explains why the barber shop uses the red white striped pole and brass basin symbolizing barber surgeons origins. It traces barbering from ancient Greece and Rome to France Spain and England and notes beards soldiers and navy customs along with the pole's meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Notice of Guardian Claim for Minor Walter Ballard
Notice states that Ballard disclaims responsibility for debts incurred by Walter Ballard and assigns no liability to himself for his minor son's debts. The notice is styled as a formal guardianship or parental disclaimer dated today. It identifies Ballard as the signatory and asserts non responsibility for the boy's financial obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ballard
Notable newspaper figure dies abroad in England
Notings indicate a prominent proprietor and manager associated with Ottumwa Courier and other papers died in Nottingham England. He was connected to state figures and librarians and described as a man of notable ability and gentlemanly character. He hailed from Muscatine and was linked to Col Frank Mahin through family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
Ottumwa
Davine Journal
Hannibal
Post
LaCrosse
Wis
Trurowa City
Johns
Johnson Brigham
U. S
Lee
Muscatine
A Mahin
Col
Frank Mahin
Priests Begin Atinuat Retreat at Notre Dame
The annual retreat for the Congregation of the Holy Cross in the United States started at Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana with 400 priests present. Father Michael of Chicago led the opening service in Sacred Heart church as vows were renewed and the religious habit and profession were solemnly received. Edward and Francis Joseph to Meet in Karlsbad in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Edward
Francis Joseph
Berlin
Vienna
The
Tageblatt
King Edward
Emperor of Austria
Karlsbad
W. W. Spring Farming Company Incorporation Notice
Notice of incorporation for W. W. Spring Farming Company in Ames Story County Iowa. Details include capital stock value one hundred dollars per share, twenty year term, board of directors between three and seven, annual meeting December 24, 1997, directors to be stockholders, and liability limitations for stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
W. W. Spring Farming Company
Ames
Story County
Secretary of State
No Soap Like Pucks Soap Ad
An advertisement extols Pucks as the best soap for home use and grease ink and berry stain removal. It emphasizes that Pucks is the original Mechanic's Soap sold by first class grocers and warns against imitations.
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Milford and Grant
Rear Admiral
Bob” Evans
San Francisco
Ezekiel
Sicily
Rome
Greece
Alexander the Great
Louis XIII
Philip V
Spain
Peter the Great
Europe
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Barbers
Be, Ballard
C. A. Gamble
B. A. Knudson
John Ashdown
A. L. Champlin
L. D. Williams
A. W. Lee
Ottamwa
Tone Bros
Quade
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