Correspondence Notes and Local Social Happenings
Rev B C Tillett of Boone supplied the pulpit Sunday. Mr George Hopkins of Des Moines visits cousins the Misses Person. Misses Jon and Myrtle Gossard attended a Schubert concert in Nevada and teachers meeting. F C Kalsam's new house progresses. T C Froster returns from W with weather not as fine as Iowa. Mrs Patriot and son Luke of Nevada visit Mrs Posegate. Mrs E R K Remington of Des Moines guests Miss Wortman. Maude Phillips returns home from Garden Prairie. Those who missed Rev Kinzer’s talk missed a treat. Y P S C E oyster at W A’s home. Sad news of Mrs Copestake’s death in Til later. E W Kimble closes his school. I B Mills of Milford departs for A C C. Mills will graduate this year. Protracted meetings in Milford No 9 end. Rev Cox aided by Manard and Grace. Talk of Sheffield and Bloomington joint session. Pleasant Grove invites to meet at Pleasant Grove school. Max Sowers no longer in Pleasant Grove school seat, found laying up summer cord wood.
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B. C. Tillett
Boone
George Hopkins
Des Moines
Jon
Myrtle Gossard
Nevada
F. C. Kalsam
T. C. Froster
Iowa
Patriot
Luke
T. E. Posegate
E. RK. Remington
Milford
Cox
Manard
Grace
Sheffield
Bloomington
Pleasant Grove
Max Sowers
Local News Gossip and Business Moves Across Town
Messrs Stewarts enjoy company while Mrs Lid die sprains her ankle. Prominent citizens seek land in O'Brien and Dickinson counties, dreaming of gains by beating rivals. Lawyers reportedly review funds as Mr Trotter hauls lumber for a new house. Hired girls arrive. one falls in a cellar.
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Stewarts
R. Liddie
Citi
O'Brien
Dickinson
Trotter
Village News Recap of Local Whispers and Moves
Grant Fogelson visits with friends in Bed, South Dakota before returning home. Budd Zenor sells his entire stock to Melvin Ross of Hawarden Iowa. Ross to assume immediate possession. Zenor plans move to California as Johnson closes school for college. A rumored wedding stirs talk in the village. Mrs McNaughton of Zenorville dies Saturday and is buried in Ontario cemetery Monday. Frank Monger of Boone visits locally. Isaac leaves for Illinois due to sister’s death.
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Grant Fogelson
South Dakota
Budd Zenor
Melvin Ross
Hawarden
Iowa
Ross
Zenor
California
Ng Johnson
McNaughton
Burials and Local News Spur Community Sympathy
The community mourns Geo Baldus' father and his wife's mother Mrs Mangels buried Tuesday and Wednesday, with both families receiving broad sympathy. G McNaughton was buried Monday after a sudden death. The ongoing land excitement in O'Brien County draws attention as a hog buyer pursues a suit, and a distracted stranger alights a train seeking Summit and likely business southward.
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A. H. Stewart
Geo. Baldus
Summit
Community Meeting Reports and School News at Enterprise
Last Saturday evening and Sunday morning a meeting at Enterprise church was led by Elder Miller and Rev. Hicks with assist from his brother. Miss Remington spoke on Temperance and tried to organize a Good Templars lodge but had limited success. The Enterprise sub-district held its annual school meeting and B D Bryant was chosen director. Will Everett is ill with lung trouble. Rev. Clark of Cambridge gave a Bible Scenes lecture. The community gave H. D. mapa a surprise party last week.
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Rly
Enterprise Church
Miller
Hicks
Remington
I. O.G. T. Order
J.C. Mason
Nevada
Watkins
Enterprise
B.D. Bryant
Will Everett
Rev. Clark
Cambridge
Ease Church
H. D. Mapa
Local Notes and Family News Brought by Town Reporter
Balus Howland is sick with la gripp. George and Jas Ferguson spent the middle of last week in Des Moines. The M E church was a little too cold for comfort last Sunday. A warm house is somewhat of a necessity these days. Born to Mr and Mrs James Sowers a baby daughter Thursday evening. In the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Tweer there is a new comer a girl baby. Joe is setting up the cigars.
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Balus Howland
George
Jas
Ferguson
Des Moines
M. E
James Sowers
Joseph Tweer
Joe
Legal questions loom over last election bond vote
A correspondent questions the validity of the last election bond vote noting potential court rulings, multi‑proposition flaws, and the 1694 woman suffrage statute. He cites Judge Hyatt and contemplates effects on bond sales and city offices, promising forthcoming legal opinions and possible special election.
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United States
Hyatt
MIL & Kooser’s
Ethel and Willie Recall Advice on Kissing
Willie laments kissing odds with Ethel as she recalls her mother’s strict rule never to kiss boys. The dialogue repeats the warning and notes the mother’s absence with Mrs Woodses, framing a quiet family moment.
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Ethel
Willie
Rev E Kendall Dies at 68 in Rushville Neb
Obituary notes Rev E Kendall died at his Rushville Nebraska home on February 23 after years as an invalid. Born 1828 in Ohio, he joined the Upper Iowa Conference in 1860 and Des Moines in 1877, serving Ames and other charges before retirement. His death followed a long illness. Henry Davis of Ames also died at his son Chet Davis’s home after a fall and old age. His funeral is set for Pleasant Grove church tomorrow.
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Rushville
Nebraska
E. Kendall
Kendall
Ohio
Upper Iowa
Des Moines
Ames
Father Kendall
God
Henry Davis
Chet Davis
Mr. Rex
Clinton County
Pleasant Grove
Death of Mrs Clyde Copestake at Wyoming Illinois
Mrs Clyde Copestake wife of Geo Copestake of Ames Iowa died at 3 a m February 22 1896 at her father in law Dr J C Copestake s Wyoming Illinois home. Born November 19 1865 near Osceola Illinois she was active in the M E church a district school teacher and attended Hedding College 1892 93. She married December 20 1894 moved to Ames March 5 1895. Despite illness she bore suffering with patience and inspired others with quiet faith and hope through to her death.
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J. C. Copestake
Wyoming
Ill
Clyde Copestake
Geo. C. Copestake
Ames
Iowa
Clyde Buswell
Wallace Buswell
Osceola
M. E. Church
Hedding College
Abingdon
George Copestake
Primary results in Washington township vote for Stalker
Washington township held a Saturday primary selecting delegates A Wortman L Rosenfeld John Lesing and G W Heyman to the county convention. A motion instructed for Dr M Stalker for Congress. It is uncertain if he will run, but if he does the Washington vote may influence many precincts in Story county.
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Washington Township
Rosenfeld
A. Wortman
L. Rosenfeld
John Lesing
G. W. Heyman
M. Stalker
Congress
Story County
Caucuses Name Delegates for County Convention
At yesterday's ward caucuses delegates were chosen to attend the county convention in Nevada next Saturday. In the 2nd Ward only, instructions were adopted urging support for Ames hosting the next Republican County Convention and opposing state delegate instructions favoring any congressional candidate. Delegates shown include C M Soper and J E Duncan in that ward, with other ward lists recorded.
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Nevada
Henry McCarthy
W. B. Niles
Wilson Rich
C. M. Sm
L. G. Hardin
L. C. Tilden
J. . Adams
L. M. Bosworth
M. Helmstreet
Carter Rice
Geo. Baker
E. W. Stanton
Herman Knapp
W. H. Heileman
J. B. Duncan
Dr. Richman
Cash Now Demanded by Bigelow and Smith
A brief notice from Bigelow & Smith insisting on immediate cash payment of outstanding bills. The message emphasizes urgency and states payments must be cash only.
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Bigelow & Smith
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