Hottest Day, New Elevator Plans And Local Goings On
Thayer keeps a full stock of groceries on Ononpaea street was cleaned up yesterday. Gilbert Bros begin a grain elevator at Gilbert Station to be ready for use. The Watchman has fun and the arena heats up as campaigns open. School Board considers enlarging recitation room at north side school house. College vacation ended and trustees in session. Narrow gauge road contract let from Callanan to Webster City. Flax crop in Story county promising. county treasurer of Ida county involved in forged bonds case. Mr Hexor dies after shooting in Callanan. Bowen property bought by St Louis lady for expansion. region shows thrift and growth.
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St. Louis
Iowa
Woodstock Township
Wright County
Towa
Chase
Webster City
Fire Destroys James Nelson Home on Cambridge Farm
A house belonging to James Nelson on a Jacob Lee farm near Cambridge was burned Saturday night. Loss estimated just over $600 with no insurance. Officials say a defective flue caused the blaze.
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James Nelson
Cambridge
Jacob Lee
Sun Stroke and Local Weather Tales
Thomas Carleton of LaFayette township collapsed from heat while in the hay field on Monday and is now recovering. A Ballard Grove farmer was rumored sun stroked the same day. A Westbound traveler returned from the West describing a tornado and claiming to have grown enough to last him a lifetime, planning to stay in Story county.
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Thomas Carleton
LaFayette Township
Ballard Grove
Story County
Circuit Court
Mary Mooning
A. D
Pigeon Shooting Leads Club Evening of Sport
A small shooting club met Tuesday evening for pigeon shooting with five entries. McLain topped the single rises at nine of ten but Hirsh Bradley tied at seven and Stanton Chapman at six. Stanton led on double rises with a perfect score while others averaged about half. The sport is likened to be more thrilling than glass ball shooting but costlier.
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McLain
Hirsh
Bradley
Stanton
Chapman
Boundry
Foot Race Between Wagner and Horton Set for Nevada Fairgrounds
The event at Nevada fair grounds on Saturday afternoon August 2 features Will A. Wagner of the Syrxit team racing George Horton of the Watchman team. It is described as a typographical affair with a $40 purse, drawing local support from Ames backing Wagner as Nevada spectators gather.
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Fair Grounds
Nevada
Will A. Wagner
Syrxit
Excern Force
George Horton
Watchman Force
Wagner
Horton
Ames
Transfusion of Lamb Blood Reported at Miss Bader Case
Doctors Gannon and Ganson performed a blood transfusion from a lamb into Miss Ida Bader on July 16. After careful examination they concluded the procedure would help her two year battle with consumption. The lamb was two months old and the operation was described as successful and the patient is doing well.
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Gannon and
Ganson
Ida Bader
Dan. Bader
Miss Bader
Narrow Gauge Rail Plan Reaches Emmet County
Estherville Vindicator hopes narrow gauge rail may extend toward Emmet county. Frank Davey reports from the Capitol that Palo Alto and Emmet counties could gain D M N G BR R in the near future. Des Moines and Minneapolis line may be pushed to Minnesota under Chicago & Northwestern guidance.
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Estherville
Emmet County
Capitol
Frank Davey
The
Vindicator
Palo Alto
Emmet
Chicago & Northwestern
Des Moines & Minneapolis
Minnesota
Lucas Nominated for Iowa House by Story Republicans
Story county Republicans named Wm. D. Lucas of Ames as their candidate for the legislature at a Nevada convention held last Saturday on the first ballot. Lucas, a former banker and merchant, is a Union veteran who spent time in Libby Prison and is praised for his conviction and modest demeanor.
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Story
Nevada
W. D. Lucas
Ames
T. C. McCail
Jeferson Bee
Story County
Wm. D. Lucas
Local notes on travel and health among residents
W D Lucas and wife went to Minnesota and will be away about two weeks. James Sexton suffered severely from a felon on his hand for a week or ten days. John L Stevens and family and N A Rainbolt and family departed for Minnesota on a recreation trip. Mrs Woods of Bellevue is visiting the Barrell family. Mrs A H Thayer returned from Denver after visiting a sister. Joan J Bousquet went to the country for a breath of fresh air and may need drugs for sun blisters on his face. Mrs L H Bingham left for Wisconsin for a couple of months. Mr and Mrs Stanton Henry Boyd's father and mother visiting here.
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John L. Stevens
N. A. Rainbolt
Minnesota
Woods
Bellevue
Charles Barrell
A. H. Thayer
Denyon
Joan J. Bousquet
L H. Bingham
Wisconsin
Henry Boyd
Mrs. Stanton
College to expand Veterinary Science into full school
Prof Stalxer leads effort to create a complete veterinary department at the Agricultural College. The Board of Trustees approved enlarging the course to a full veterinary school, addressing a Westwide shortage of animal disease practitioners and offering graduates professional eligibility.
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Stalxer
United States
New York
Philadelphia
West
Veterinary School of the Agricultural College
Summer Reading No 72 Brings Childrens Poems and Tales
Seventy two pages of children friendly content adapt for summer reading opens with Celia Thaxter's song poem based on an incident involving the German Emperor and two peasant children. It features illustrations by Frederick Dielman Addie Ledyard Hopkins and others plus pieces on tennis Hercules Jack Naw the Newsboy and more with vivid pictures and simple stories for young readers.
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Serimer
Boston Transcript
Whistler
Mr. Cole
Henry James, Jr
International School
Daisy Miller
Petrait
Whittier
R. H. Stoddard
Dr. Holland
Bayard Taylor
Mary Mapes Dodge
Celia Thaxter
Antwerp
Holland
Henry Marsh
Germany
Frederick Dielman
Addie Ledyard
Brighton
England
Hercules Jack
Hercules
Hopkins
Nan
Goethe
Jack
Coal Bids Sought for Agricultural College Ames
Bids to supply four hundred fifty tons of bituminous coal must be filed at the treasurer’s office by August 6 1879. Deliveries to the college building by October 1 1879. Low bid wins with right to reject any or all bids. College two miles from C N W depot at Ames. J L Guppes steward.
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Agricultural College
Treasuer
ITO
Ames
J. L. Guppes
Coal Car Loads Delivered From Cumberland and Morris Run
Three car loads of Cumberland and Morris Run coal arrived at Blossburg for cash sale. The shipment is described as pure coal with no sweepings or dirt.
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Cumberland and
Morris
Blossburg
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Jim
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Story County Teachers’ Normal Institate
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Weal
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Clinton
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Old Stand
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