Ames Booms With Over Seventy Thousand In New Homes
Ames reports more than seventy thousand dollars spent on new residences in six months. The city lists twenty seven houses under construction or planned, with many repairs boosting costs. Notable projects include a $5,000 store room by Geo. E. Baker and a $30,000 Methodist Episcopal church, plus college buildings and an interurban rail line planned for July.
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Ames
Iowa
Geo. E. Baker
B. A. Knudson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian Church
Alumni
Frank Morris
Holm
Armory
Harriman and Lee
Cole
Ames Real Estate Transfers Highlight Local Growth
The Ames market shows robust activity with multiple deeds recorded. Transactions include H E Jewell and L R Saynor buying land for 3000 dollars, John W Sellers purchasing Church of Christ property for 675 dollars, and Emma Swayze selling to Clark McLain for 10800 dollars. Other listed transfers involve W D Rich, E T Robbins, I J Grove, Geof Brown, and several unnamed heirs across Ames parcels, with prices ranging from 60 to 11677 dollars and various lot descriptions lingering in the town’s subdivision plat.
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Ames
H E Jewell
L R Saynor
Thomas
Maxwell
John W Sellers
Ames Church of Christ
Blairs Ad Ames
Rich
Lucy
Blairs
E T Robbins
Lillies Mead
North
I J Grove
Beardshears
Geof Brown
John Haron Dodds
R Sydness
Linda T Olson
R F Graber
Delilah Mahoney
Emma Swayze
Clark McLain
Michael Hegland
Caroline Hegland
James T Carpenter
W Bissell
Slater
J I
Jas McCoy
Hattie M Cozzens
Augusta E Underwood
Geo A Underwood
Underwoods
Ad Ames
Hiran Blake
Andrew E Anderson
Barnes Ed Ames
F Horton Et al
H M Howard
Lees
G W Bissell
Charley Lewis
Erick H
Abe
Shelda
Christian Church Plans Three Thousand Dollar Addition
The Ames Christian church moves forward with a $3000 expansion adding a new lecture and Sunday school room. Plans, delayed a week, place the addition at the north east corner to the left of the pulpit, creating a larger, needed space. Construction is expected to start soon.
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Christian Church
Ames
Trolley Visioned as Ready by July First in Ames
Engineer Paul McGeehan of Newton and Northwestern asserts the interurban will be finished and operating in Ames by July first. Steel and pole gangs work rapidly between Kelley and Ames with most poles installed and campus loop nearly complete. McGeehan insists there is no delay and electrification remains to be completed after track lays, with rapid progress planned.
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Paul McGeehan
Newton and Northwestern Company
Ames
Kelley
McGeehan
Pure Food Push Increases Enforcement Says Deputy Dairy Chief
W E Smith deputy state dairy commissioner visited. he said the department is enforcing pure food laws already in force and preparing to implement new laws effective July fourth. He noted dealers mostly comply and support the move, with a few obstreperous cases found.
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W. E. Smith
Prof. McKay
Mr. Smith
Fourth of July Celebrations in Story County Towns
Ames hosts picnics as the main Fourth of July attraction while Ames Cole Nevada and Cambridge reportedly spark little celebration. Roland plans an especially fine time. Jewell Junction in Hamilton county also reports a big day.
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Ames
Cole
Nevada
Cambridge
Story County
Roland
Jewell Junction
Hamilton County
Notable Repair Costs Across Local Properties
The report lists several buildings repaired recently with associated costs including E. W. Brenneman on Douglass street at $1,200 J Jacobs on College at $1,500 Dan Parker on College at $200 E W Brown near Judge ice cream store at $300 and Dr Kelso on Duff street at $600.
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Amedia
Mile Manning
Duff Street
Reee
James Arrasmith
Crawford
Wm. Harding
Boone Street
W. W. Downey
Kellogg Street
W. J. Semmons
Burnett Street
S. J. Kalsem
K. W. Brown
Cc. B. Jones
College
H. A. Ringgenberg
Hoggatt Rs
L. ‘Little
Stocker
Leecing
Onondaga Street
Z. M
E. W. Brenneman
Douglass Street
J. Jacobs
Dan Parker
E. W. Brown
Judge Ice Cream
Dr. Kelso
Post Office Weighing Stricts Ames Mail Operations
The Ames post office, like others nationwide, will begin weighing all mail July first under a March 2 1907 act. Weighed periods cover six months for general mail, thirty days for outgoing mail, seven days for revenue and piece counts, with separate reporting for first class items. Monthly reports will track railway and storage car loads and related matters, affecting local staff workload.
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United States
Ames Post Office
Post Office Department
Sunshine your soil rising temperatures boost Iowa crops
Weather bulletin for week ending June 17 in Des Moines Iowa notes cool wet start with excessive soil moisture followed by clear skies and rising temperatures. Crops show fair progress especially corn grain and small grain. pastures and meadows look strong though hay yields likely below recent years. Fruit and apples are below June last year estimates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Greene
Ames Jubilee Set For Interurban Service Inauguration
The article notes ample time before July first to have the line ready and road operating. Ames residents welcome the service and hope for a July first inauguration. If so, many will spend the Fourth along the route, and a jubilee will be held when the interurban begins service.
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Ames
Ames Office Showings May Prompt Government Building
The passage hopes that strong showing at the Ames office will lead to immediate erection of a government building and additional staff. If conditions improve, current employer may consent to extending support for the next six months.
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Ames
Conflict Over Dates Between Ames Chautauqua and Soldiers Reunion
Residents regret scheduling clash as Ames Chautauqua runs August 14 to 28 while Cambridge hosts the Story County Soldiers Reunion August 21 and 22. Gen Z T Sweeney Dr BE L Eaton and Frank M Bristol are billed at Ames, drawing many old soldiers who fear missing both events. Some wonder if dates can be moved to accommodate all.
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Ames Chautauqua
Story County Soldiers’ Reunion Association
Cambridge
Z. T. Sweeney
Ames
BE. L. Eaton
Frank M. Bristol
Traveling Men's Day Picnic and Weekend Events
The traveling men plan a Saturday picnic in Marshalltown with an excursion rate of one and one third fare. Tickets go on sale Friday and are good to return Monday. An entertainment at the Opera House Friday evening follows a baseball match Saturday between Des Moines travelers and Waterloo travelers, plus a league game between Ottumwa and Marshalltown, with additional sports and amusements promised.
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Marshalltown
Opera House
Des Moines
Waterloo Travelers
Ottumwas
Marshall
First Band Concert Roars In City Park
The first real band concert of the season drew a large crowd in the city park last Thursday evening. Attendees compared the mood to a Fourth of July celebration with flag day enthusiasm. Many praised the park as the ideal venue, preferring it over the main street for future concerts.
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City Park
Story County
Go West Young Man Dr O H Cessna Plans Western Trip
Dr O H Cessna will travel west to as far as Denver visiting points en route and his sister in Los Angeles. He expects five to six weeks away, declining company to maintain his independent, self reliant attitude.
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O. H. Cessna
Horace Greeley
Denver
Los Angeles
California
Cessna
Parsley Aids Odor Removal After Onion Eating
Dipping parsley in vinegar and eating it may help neutralize onion breath. The method suggests parsley's aroma and acidity counteract sulfur compounds.
Pickpockets Busy at Dubuque G A R Encampment
Report says about three hundred dollars was stolen from nine men during the G A R encampment in Dubuque last week. Hiram Blake of Ames lost eighty, thirty, thirty, and ten dollar bills and a valued watch key. nine robbers were involved, with Postmaster Haverly and Geo Pitsor safe.
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Dubuque
Hiram Blake
Ames
Blake
Cincinnati man tours tobacco works for U.S. government
Mr. EB. G. Reinhart of Cincinnati says he is enjoying himself and cigars as he spends the summer inspecting tobacco works in the east for the United States government. His chosen profession is cigar manufacturing and he knows a good one when he sees it. He was not born in a factory but knows the trade well.
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EB. G. Reinhart
Cincinnati
East
United States
Locomotive Engineers Honor Kate Shelley in Moingona Visit
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met at Boone last week and rode a special train to Moingona to pay respects to Kate Shelley the heroine who saved a Northwestern train at the bridge. Her brother a brakeman joined the visit and spent time with her.
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the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Boone
Moingona
Kate Shelley
Disorder at Huxley Interurban Cars Sparks Probe
At Huxley last week trouble arose as several individuals unable to keep balance tried to board interurban cars. The Huxley Chronicle says such conduct will not be tolerated and past cases are to be investigated.
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Huxley
Huxley Chronicle
Sickness in Ames Highlighted by Local Water Official
R C Harmon of the Ames water and light plant notes widespread cellar sickness in town. He recounts seeing alcohol, spoiled beverages, an overturned barrel labeled Books keep dry, a professor's fermented juice, and household illnesses prompting caution for sun stroke and snake bites as literary residents stock their cellars.
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Ames
R. C. Harmon
City
Jones
St. Louis
Nevada County Seat Found in Nevada Town Origin
Story county and Nevada honor Jasper Polk and Boone counties for helping locate the county seat. Commissioners Thrift Edgar and Mitchell settled on Nevada. Thrift named the town. Land entry connected to Jenkins Morris and court payment by E B Evans. First officers chosen April 4 1863. Nevada should celebrate annually.
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Story County
Nevada
Jasper
Polk
Boone Counties
Johnson Edgar
Thomas Mitchell
Joseph M. Thrift
Boone County
Thrift
Edgar
Sierra Nevada
Mitchell
Jenkins W. Morris
EB. C. Evans
Barnard
Polk County
E. C. Evans
John Zenor
Franklin Thompson
Eli Deal
Otho French
Shadrick Worral
John H. Kiegley
Big Dipper Dreams Of Millionaire Milkman In Airship
The Chicago News speculates about a future figure the millionaire milkman in a big airship may emerge someday and skim the Milky Way as the world rushes forward.
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Chicago News
Oil Baited With Egg For Masking Castor Oil Taste
A folk remedy suggests beating a dose of castor oil with egg white until the oil’s taste is concealed making it easier to ingest. The method aims to reduce unpleasant flavor in preparation for consumption.
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Northwestern Railroad Company
Albert Chelswick
the Christian Church Annex
Interurban
Kelly
Post Office
Kate Shelly
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