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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
3
The City of Ames invites bids for construction with a like condition and bond. failure to enter contract within ten days after acceptance forfeits the bid deposit as liquidated damages. Proposals to be acted on by the City Council on March 30, 1910. B Maxwell, City Clerk.
Ordinance No 243 repeals sections of earlier ordinances fixing mayoral pay at 100 dollars and city engineer pay at 75 dollars. New pay set at 300 dollars for mayor and the ordinance becomes effective after publication. City Clerk A B Maxwell and Mayor Tilden sign.
City of Ames invites proposals for construction of cement sidewalks. Proposals will be received by the city clerk at the municipal offices.
The city sets April 20 1909 as bid deadline for sidewalk work to be completed by March 31 1910. Bids require a $25 certified check and $1 000 bond. payment made via assessed certificates bearing 6 percent interest. Contractors must keep sidewalks in good repair for one year after acceptance by the city council.
Notice of the municipal election to be held March 28 1910 from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm in Ames wards one through four. Offices include Mayor Treasurer Assessor two councilmen at large and one councilman per ward. Qualified electors urged to appear. Dated Ames Iowa March 9 1919. Galen Tilden A B Maxwell mayor city clerk.
Notice that the District Court of Story County Iowa will hear the instrument alleged as the last will and testament of Enoch Thurman on April 5 1910 at the March term 1919. Interested parties must appear to contest or support the probate. Witness Co M Soper Clerk at Nevada Iowa the 8th day of March 1919.
Industrial peace or a nationwide coal strike looms as conferences unfold at the United Mine Workers of America convention in Cincinnati this week.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and his party reached Khartoum on March 15 and were greeted by cheering crowds as they arrived from Gondokoro aboard the Dal. He met with Sudan officials at the Sirdar’s palace before a private reunion with Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt at the railway station, followed by planned entertainments and sightseeing.
Rome reports Pope Pius X named Mgr. Thomas F. Lillis, bishop of Leavenworth, coadjutor bishop of Kansas City with right of succession. The appointment ensures future leadership transition for the diocese.
Chicago markets report strong wheat due to crop damage concerns and solid demand. Corn gains with light offerings met by buying, oats up with grain strength. Provisions hit new highs. May and July futures listed for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs with various prices. Cash prices show No 2 hard wheat and No 8 corn and No 2 white oats values.
South Omaha reports cattle receipts 4 500 cattle mixed prices up to 7 75 for top cornfed steers and hogs tops at 10 60 while sheep receipts 9 600 and western wethers up to 8 00 Mexican yearlings 8 80 and Mexican owes 7 90 mark historic local highs.
Cattle receipts 22 000 with beef prices 5.25 to 8.40 for Texas steers 4.75 to 5.90 for western steers and 2.65 to 6.60 for cows and calves 7.50 to 10.00. Hog receipts 25 000 slight decline with hogs and pigs trading 9.60 to 10.95 and bulk 10.75 to 10.90. Sheep receipts 14 000 steady prices natives 5.00 to 8.10 westerns 5.50 to 8.10 yearlings 7.85 to 8.75 lambs 8.00 to 9.66.
President Taft cancels New York engagements for this evening and will depart for Chicago tomorrow morning to continue the planned itinerary. Dated February 26, 1910, E. J. Penfield Administrator. Mother says there's only one heat flour Gold Medal Flour.
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