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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
3
Local Ames items report opera house program, travel to conventions, births, baptisms, and visits by residents. Members attend G A R encampment, church services, and a field meet with Iowa State, plus preparations for Decoration Day and July celebration plans.
Local notices five cents per line per insertion. Entertainments with admission fees or monetary inter ests cost ten cents per insertion. Resolutions and condolence cards are one dollar. Non revenue club meetings and public gatherings publish in one line with extra weekly publications. Changes must be submitted by the evening of each week.
At the brides home in Gilbert Station on Tuesday at eight o clock the marriage of R T Sisson and Mrs Ida Gilbert was performed by Rev Buck of the Congregational church. The couple traveled through Ames on the evening southbound train and their future plans remain unannounced.
The Ames Methodist official board met Tuesday to consider transfers for Rev. Shea. The board unanimously urged him to stay, and he agreed to remain and lead forthcoming building improvements. The church community welcomes his decision.
Frank Danforth has purchased the H. Roll restaurant and taken possession. He plans to meet his old acquaintances in the new place and may repaint and repaper. he has not decided on final changes. Roll intends to move to Dakota or possibly Canada.
Frank D. Danmortu announces he has purchased the H. Roll bakery business and will run a first class operation offering high quality bread pies cakes and fancy baking. He promises top tier ice cream three years running and a redesigned building with new furniture for a premier ice cream parlor. Phone orders encouraged.
Last Friday evening and Saturday afternoon the Coffin home hosted two cordial gatherings. Hosts A. L. Coffin and A. W. Walkey with E. J. Golla and Miss Coffin welcomed guests for a card party, while Saturday afternoon hosted a large group of ladies from two to four and four to six. Decorated parlors with crab apple blossoms and ferns framed gentle conversation and refreshments by Mildred Herr, Bertha Herr, and Mildred Maxwell, with Harry Gamrath at the door.
The Ed Wilkinson family awoke Sunday to find a lodger posing as a carpenter had stolen from Dwight Mathews who rooms there. A thief gained access after borrowing a room for night use and departed with $1250 in cash a gold watch and two razors. He vanished without a trace.
A memorial notices the death of Melvina Jane Matl Lewe Selby of Ames Iowa born May 30 1850 near Huntersville Hardin County Ohio raised in Story County Iowa married Byron B. Selby in 1872 and long time resident of Ames Des Moines Perry and Ames She was a charter member of Eastern Star and active in Woman's Relief Corps and other groups The funeral was in Ames May 15 1905 with readings from General Lincoln and the Eastern Star burial at Ames Cemetery in inclement weather
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