Tabernacle Meetings and Community News at Gilbert
Local Hudson area notes cover tabernacle meetings at Gilbert led by Rev Cox and Maynard with Grace. school events at Pleasant Grove and Milford Township. visits by Amy Sanders, Essie Chandler, and Miss McCall. a mill erected by Ker & Son for J F Sanders. bicycle scare injures Mrs Smith. teacher’s association program praised. revival meetings draw attendees. Miss Lillie Guild hosts Anna Krammer party. Mr Guild builds steel windmill.
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Amy Sanders
Essie Chandler
Pleasant Grove School
Mr. Maynard
Grace
Cox
Gilbert
Hunter
Blanche Dodds
Central Grant Notes and Social Events
Mrs. Ben Kingsbury and her brother from State Center visited over Sunday. The Y S C U plans an ice cream and strawberry social at John E Taylor's barn this week. Eunice Kingsbury of Ames and sister H Will Everett visit with their mother and go to California for his health. Miss Kaylor of Fryer visits with her mock family C Mills. Mrs Johnston has recovered enough to be out. Laura trades Neb farm for J Mundan’s stone quarry.
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Marion Smith
Gilbert
Ben. Kingsbury
State Center
John E. Taylor
Eunice Kingsbury
Ames, Ee
H. Will Everett
California
Weather Prophet Warns Of Light Crops And High Prices
Wm Croutkamel predicts a lean season with light crop yields and elevated prices. The I.G.T. has received a new organ, noted as a first class instrument.
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Wm Croutkamel
Local notes and notices from Glendale Nebraska
J R McKim travels to Des Moines for asthma surgery. A party honors Miss Coffelt at L A Ross home. John Baughman drives a new top buggy. Children Day observed with a musical program. Whooping cough reported locally. Persian lecture by Dr. Sergius at Christian church on Saturday June 13. Admission 10 and 15 cents, half proceeds to the church.
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Laura Coffelt
L. A. Ross
Miss Coffelt
Glendale
Nebraska
John Sergius
Persia
Drake University
Christian Church
Loan Offer on Farm Land at Six Percent Interest
A $2,000 loan available on good farm land offered by J. A. Baker. Long time terms at six percent interest are proposed.
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J. A. Baker
Madrid Liquor Rule Faces Court Challenge Under Mulct Law
In neighboring towns the Mulct statute forbids saloons within 300 feet of a church. A saloon opened when the law began, and now Methodists plan to build a church within the limit. The saloonkeeper seeks an injunction to halt the project.
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Madrid
Des Moines and Ames Suffer Series of Vandalism and Theft
Des Moines residents report widespread vandalism and garden thefts with flowers, plants, and plants beds damaged. Similar acts are noted in Ames provoking public concern and a call for action by local authorities.
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Des Moines
Ames
Story City Weighs bids for water works system
The Story City council opened bids for a water works project. Western Engineering Co. Ottumwa submitted the low pumping station and tower bid of 3599 dollars. Jackson and Moss Des Moines IA graduates also bid 1968 dollars for the pipeline and appurtenances. Contracts await action as funds are not yet sufficient. Boone schools enroll 1700 scholars. Two new school buildings are planned. The board projects 20000 dollars for teachers salaries next year up 2000 dollars.
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Story City
Western Engineering Co
Ottumwa
Jackson
Mosss
Des Moines
Boone
Moody Revival Draws Large Des Moines Crowd
Dwight L Moody the revivalist is in Des Moines where his meetings fill the tabernacle with attendees, overflowing into the street as a sign of his strong hold on the people.
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Dwight L. Moody
Des Moines
Tabernacle
Plasters endure Flint Plaster wallage. firms offer supplies
The ad listing notes J. H. Queal & Co offers wall products after installation and Soper's promotes trunks and valises. Adams Bros. and Z. Shugart in Nevada Iowa advertise sweet potato plants and real estate. Miller & Kooser announce decorated dinner sets and white ware. Soper's sells summer neckwear. Thurston & Graham supply machine oil.
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Miller & Kooser’s
Misses and Ladies Rubber Circulars Sale Closure
A liquidation notice announces bulk clearance of misses and ladies rubber circulars by Biczetow & Smiru at half to full original prices. Items priced at 50 cents for misses and one dollar for ladies, with stock to be sold out quickly.
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Biczetow & Smiru
Story County Mutual Annual Report 1896 Highlights
The report details risks and in force figures as of June 5 1896 with cash on hand and expenses. It lists board members and officers including A J Graves E Furnas J A McFarlan W Golden C W Mills S C Sawtell W H Golly J M Wells D M Hayden. It notes Iowa has 140 Mutual Fire and Lightning associations with $150 million in risks and compares costs per thousand across mutual and stock insurers and the role of mutuals in Story county and Iowa.
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A. J. Graves
E. Furnas
J. A. McFarlan
Wm. Golden
C. W. Mills
S. C. Sawtell
W. H. Golly
J. M. Wells
D. M. Hayden
Iowa
Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance
Story County Mutual
Iowa Mutual
Farmers’ Mutual Hall Association
Farmers’ Life Mutual
Alliance Aid
Mutual Life
Town Fire Mutual
Mercantile Fire Mutual
Mutual
Story County
Mutual Insurance
Stock Co
Stock Co.’s
Musical entertainment at Christian chapel Friday evening
Stop and Think announces a musical show at Christian chapel on Friday June 26 given by two Des Moines ladies. They come highly recommended by Brother Pine. Admission is fifteen cents. Come everybody and fill the house.
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Christian Chapel
Des Moines
Brother Pine
Straw hats and Ohio Cultivator in sale at Sopers
Irwin Ran and Company advertise straw hats as the latest item at Soper's while offering the Ohio Cultivator for sale as well. The snippet notes a catalog style display of seasonal goods and farming equipment.
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Soper’s
For Sale Items and Cheap Doors at Local Shops
Several cords of fine dry stove wood for sale inquire of P P Brown. A perfectly new set of Johnsons Cyclopedia latest edition inquire at this office. Screen doors and screen wire at rock bottom prices at Thurston and Graham s. 2c.
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P.P. Brown
Johnson
Thurston & Graham’s
West and South excursion offers and local ads
The column lists coal prices at $2.50 and $2.75 delivered, nut coal $2.25, and an elegant tea line 20 to 80 cents per pound. It also advertises cheap excursions to the West and South on June 9 and 23, 1896 via the Chicago & North Western Ry, plus Household items, hats, a rental house, sheet music, and a trade offer for a six year old Hambletonian filly for a cow.
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Miller & Kooser
North- Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ry
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U.S
the Intelligencer
Hudson Bros. Publishers
Pleasant Grove
William Smith
Fred and
Lee Smith
Miss McCall
Zearinveen
Ker & Son
J. F. Sanders
Frank Sanders
Colt ‘Ich
Mrs. Howard Rich
McCalisburg
Summit
Wry City
Ceece
James Nica
Illinois
M. E. Church
Arthur Ballard
Chas. Montgomery
Genevieve Minkier
Tabernacle Meeting
Milford
Supt. Phillips
Fred Hansen
John Coull
Geo Gwen
Mr. Pearl
G. D. Gunn
Maynard
Mrs. Lesler
Tillie
Gilbert and Vicinity
Lillie Guild
Anna Krammer
Guild
Central Grant
Miss Kaylor
Ryer
Moek
C. Mills
Mrs. Johnston
Laura
J. Mundan
Ontario
J. R. McKim
John Baughman
Ames Flour Mill
J. H. Queal & Co
Trunks
Valises
Adams Bros
Z. Shugart
Nevada
Thurston & Graham
NEVAD
Mae Cash
Rica Suka Daca
Ace Oe
Irwin Ran & Co
Ohio
J. F. Kintzley
Union National Bank
C. C. Carpenter
Elliott’s Furniture Store
Smith & Barnes Pianos
Lakeside Organs
Canier Bro’s. & Herman
B. A. Lockwoop
James Perdue
Monroe, Mich
Chamberlains
Chamberlain
Carpenter
Elliots Furniture
For Trade
M. K. Smiru
L. M. Bosworth
Eddy
THE
Cash Store
Maxwell & Son
Buckeye
Deering
Gilbert & Miller's
cCormick’s
the Three Kings
McCormick
Loughran-Machine CO
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