Council appoints officials and reviews city finances
Last Tuesday council met to audit warrants totaling payments for interest on debt and various services. They ordered removal of abandoned telephone poles on Douglas street and addressed ballot counting objections in Ward 4. Incoming council to judge legality of elections. A M Ricketts bond as city marshal approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Sheldon
P. C
Allen
Whalen
Douglass Street
Sexton
J. H. Kintzley
J. H. Swan
A. M. Ricketts
Coal Prices and Local Trade Notice
Soft lump coal listed at 2.50, 2.75 delivered. Nut coal priced at 2.25. B. A Lock woop.
Adams Bros Advertises Dried Fruit and Groceries
Adams Bros and Winters Bros promote a range of goods including dried fruit jars glassware maple syrup and land for sale. They urge orders by mail or at Thurston and Graham's. Simmons Liver Regulator is advertised with testimonial claims of malaria relief in 1861 Alabama.
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Adams Bros
Winters Bros
Thurston & Graham’s
Log Cabini
Farmers Institute Deliberations Highlight Poultry Hogs and Bacteria
The Sto ry County Farmers Institute met on February 19 with President Furnas presiding and A K Olson as secretary pro tem. Sessions covered corn fodder topping, hog handling, orchard and small fruit growing, bacteria and disease in humans and animals, sheep industry, potatoes, poultry money, clover cultivation, cooperative shipping and mutual insurance, and horse prospects, followed by music and an illustrated lecture by Prof. Pammel.
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Story County Farmers’ Institute
Furnas
A. J. Graves
A. K. Olson
C. King
Little City
A. K Olson
Mills
Reem
Kegley
O. Hill
J. E. Jones
E. Furnas
Olson
Hill
Pammel
Roun
T. J. Kegley
Iowa
J.C. Warren
Hill, Richardson
J. Christopher
White
J. Roun
C. Mills
Kegly
Etland
Roan
Warren
D. M. Hayden
Iowa Tornado and
County Mutuals
Iowa Town Mutual
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Adverts
In a nostalgic era tone an advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all and Hood's Pills as a reliable family remedy. It urges readers to seek relief after medicines fail and promises harmonizing, safe liver benefits.
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Hood
Overwhelming Victory for Bond Proposition at City Vote
Last Monday the bond proposal carried 299 to 40 amid light general interest in the regular ticket. The new woman voted for the bond measure but not the regular ticket, and many teachers also participated. Women’s suffrage faced a sharp setback as several women cast ballots correctly showing support for the bond.
Ex-postmaster D Wiley Hails Pain Balm Relief
The article notes D Wiley of Black Creek New York once crippled by rheumatism could not walk without canes until using Chamberlains Pain Balm. After relief he discarded the canes and praises the liniment as more effective than other medicines. Sold for 50 cents a bottle by druggists. That Flourer Kooser’s priced at $1 per pack.
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D. Wiley
Black Creek
N. Y
Chamberlain
For Sale Duff farm and South Ames acreage
For sale 120 acres in North A known as the Duff farm and 90 acres in South Ames. For price and terms see M HemsTREET, Agent.
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North
Duff
South Ames
M. Hemstreet
Annual School Director Election Notice Ames Iowa 1896
Notice announces the annual election of two school directors to full terms at Ames city hall on Monday March 9 1896 with polls from 12 noon to 7 pm. Includes levy recommendations for 1806 reporters note a treasurer report and a separate local incident about Lane A son of Jake Shockley aiding thirsty strangers leading to a marshal arrest.
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Ames
Chas. Whitaker
L. C. Tilden
Henry Wilson
Independent
Iowa
Jake Shockley
Des Moines
U.S
Excursion to Beautiful South Platte Valley Lands March 10 1896
Special rates offered for a visit to the Beautiful South Platte Valley lands on March 10 1896. For information address M HeMSTREET Agent Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Platte Valley
M. Hemstreet
Ames
Iowa
Notice of Grocery Department Sale and Motto
BreakLow and SMITH announce the sale of their Grocery Department to local dealers. They thank customers for years of patronage and promise a new line of goods and cash prices. Eggs will still be bought at the highest market price as spring goods arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Randall & Co
J. W. Lanning
Ames
Lanning
Quade
Dubuque
Bigelow & Smith
New Spring
BreakLow & Smith
Odd Fellows Banquet Highlights Ames Fraternal Week
Odd Fellows Daughters of Rebecca and guests totaling 175 enjoyed a banquet after a musical program in the Mason ic hall with Gen. J. R. Lincoln as master. Toasts by Rev. Everly and others followed, marking a successful event. A separate note reports theft of an overcoat from Ames High cloak room blamed on tramps. Will A. Cole and Lizzie Lawson to wed next Wednesday at the Lawson home. Lennox College wins Cedar Rapids state oratorical contest with J. R. Davidson placing fifth for I A C represented by Davidson’s Benedict Arnold oration praised. Davy now a Chicago law student.
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P. E. O. Society
Nellie Bosworth
Beyer
C. F. Curtiss
Sec’y
W. BR. C
K. W. Brown
W. O. Payne
Nevada
Ames
Payne
Nettie Fibbs
Eagle Grove
H. Hodgkins
Des Moines
Hodgkins
Vermont
Doc West
Boone News
Chicago
West
Wilson
S. M. Stuart
Womans Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Baptist Church
May Robinson
Omaha
Mollie Haverly
Miss Robinson
Odd Fellows
Rebecca
Masonic Hall
Drake
Hodson
Duncan
Hamilton
Fred Rice
Will A. Cole
Lizzie Lawson
John Lawson
Cedar Rapids
Lennox College
I. A
J. R. Davidson
Thati. A. C
Davidson
Benedict Arnold
Residence wanted in Ames for Nevada eight room house
Advertiser seeks Ames residence property in exchange for an eight room house and two lots in Nevada. Price listed at 1600 dollars with a 400 dollar mortgage. Respond with description to Box 130 Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Ames
Nevada
Fort Dodge
Iowa
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R. F. Hodson
Prairie City
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Stalker
Tama
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Bloomington
S. W. O’brien
Colfax
S. P. O’brien
Miss Ballou
Odd Fellows Hall
K. P. Hall
Opera House
Marshalltown
J. L. Lorimer
The
National Insurance Co
John Dillon
Merrymakers
Dilson
Jason DeSmythe
North-Western Manufacturing Co
Old
North-Western Fence Co
All Ames
Minta Tilden
House Committee On Schools
Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Eli Perkins
Funny Man
J. H. Cook
Mr. Cooks
Marks
F. P. Bryant
Reed
Slater
Slater News
D. C
John Temple Graves
Boone
M. E
Mitler & Kooser’s
College
Sal H. W. Tripp
BieLow & Smith
Coal Dowd
Miter & Kooser
Z. Shugart
Fa. Tf
Miller & Kooser
Simmons
Alabama
H. N. Bryant
Dallas
Texas
the Farmers’ Institute
Cambridge
Cambridge Glee Club
Glee Club
Joe
Miller & Kooser’s
Eugene Field
Perkin
Eli
Reese
Almaeadaliendleed
Ms Bros
Tilden Bros. &Co
Head TO Foot Outfitters
Pickwick
Grossm
Sohns
Sgo
R Makers
Pickwick Line
Tilden Bros. & CO
Lane
Breastrer
Ee “ Co
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