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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
4
This big store promotes a silk season with a wide range of silks from the silk mill direct. A March 11 event will present a full sample line with custom length orders for waists and suits, offering taffetas China silk satin and more from 50c to 2.00 a yard. The store also highlights spring stock in dress goods waistings ribbons hosiery and trimmings plus a drive on hair ribbons up to 50c per yard.
The store promotes Ladies Mohair and Wash Suits with prices from $3.50 to $16.50, Mohair suits at $6.00, Covert jackets and silk wraps, rain coats, skirts from $3.00 to $10.00, and a large carpet and rug display. It also features Queen Quality shoes, Drew Selby lines, and an art exhibit with Bel dings silks in the show-window.
A lengthy list of residents and visitors briefly pass through Ames and nearby towns. Names include John Judge, Miss Kate Cole, M Hemstreet, Rev H D Herr, Postmaster L G Hardin, Mrs Fred Alm, Miss Nettie Bange, J A Campbell, Walter Grove, Warren Ferguson, Mrs Carl Elliott, Mrs C B Sargent, Mrs Ed Tierney, O Scroggie, Miss Leora Cox, L L Leibrock, Mrs Giddings, Sammy and Miller, A M Shea, Rev A M Shea, Warren Smith, Will Clark, EB Farnell, Supt F E King, Prof P G Holden, Dr O H Cessna, and others with brief travels to Des Moines, Boone, Story City, Spencer, and Los Angeles.
The Columbia Comic Opera Co presents a lively show at Ames next Tuesday night. Manager Holmes has steered many ventures to success and this production promises songs dances and refined specialties to entertain a large audience. Seats are on sale at Bosworth's drug store.
Ames residents celebrate the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Williams last Friday afternoon and evening March 38 1905. A large gathering enjoyed pink and white decor and a two course supper. Gifts arrived from New York Illinois Webster City Mason City Marshalltown and Ames.
Friday afternoon about seventy patrons and friends attended the Mothers' Club meeting at the third ward school. The W R pres ented a flag with Mrs H E Cooley giving the presentation and the club president delivering the response. Seven white clad girls sang salutes and Adriance Rice led an allaby with a mandolin duet by Glen Anderson and Clair Rice. Dr O Copestake of the G A R spoke on patriotism in schools while Mrs Gilbert and Supt King gave talks. Light refreshments were served by the mothers. The next meeting will be the first Friday after spring vacation.
Chicago Alderman John Shenick credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with easing throat and lung afflictions that threatened his campaign. He says two doses stopped inflammation and helped him continue speaking, noting the medicine aided his elect campaign success. Sold by Loughran & Bauer.
I P Gillette, esteemed Boone county settler, died at his home near Luther Friday due to paralysis. He was eighty one. Funeral held at Napier church Sunday with burial in the Luther area cemetery.
John G Hoffmeister a respected farmer living near Gilbert Station Boone County Iowa died last Friday evening after ingesting strychnine The dying act followed hours of reading the Thomas Scofield murder trial coverage in Des Moines papers He left no note He was 70 He leaves a wife and two daughters The funeral was Monday at Mackey Grove cemetery and the community extends sympathy
Mr Chris Jensen and Mrs Sarah Black united in marriage on March 1 at the home of Mr Cole north of town. Only a few immediate friends were present.
Remains of Mrs. H F Lathrop were shipped from Boone Sunday for burial in Walnut Grove cemetery. Beat Shale, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bracken, formerly lived near Evergreen church southeast of town.
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