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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1887

Page

3

Ames School Board reenlists teachers and Memorial Day plans

The Ames School Board reengages all current teachers except one. A decorating detail meeting is set for Saturday at 8 o'clock in G A R Hall. Memorial Day will be observed in Ames by Ellsworth Post and auxiliaries with events at the Christian Church and cemetery. The Story City News and Capt M C Jones illness are noted.

Ames W. R.C G. A. R. Hall Ellsworth Post City News W. Allen O. B. Peterson City of Churches Kellogg Street Methodists United Brethren Ellsworthh A. R Iowa Sheldahi University School of Lowa Institute of Correspondence State University School of Iowa City

Memorial services at Opera Hall by Ellsworth Post GAR

Memorial services will be held in Opera Hall Sunday at 10:30 AM with doors opening 9:30 AM and closing at 10:30 AM. The event precedes Memorial Day observances and invites the public to attend promptly, noting no late seating. Ellsworth Post GAR emphasizes punctual attendance and welcomes interested participants.

Opera Hall Ellsworth Post G.A R Richard Jones Ontario T. J. Miller Bloomington M. Hemstreett Walnut Grove Ole Nelson Sheldahl Ames Cemetery Ames Sharp Prof Barroows Brorner G. A. R. Hall Ames Monobay Ames Opera Hall Indiana Chemical Co Crawfordsville Indiana

Wider College Grade Urged After Auto Accident

Mr and Mrs J J Jupp of Boone County were riding when their horses bolted the narrow college grade and overturned the carriage. Mrs Judd suffered severe injuries but not life threatening. The writer calls for widening the grade with support from College Trustees and the Board of Supervisors cautioning a fatal accident may occur.

J. J. Jupp Boone County

Death of Mr. Joan G Young Patriarch of Greeley Family

Mr. Joan G. Young died Monday night after paralysis that struck him Sunday. He aged ninety at his last October birthday and had been largely an invalid for years. The funeral was held yesterday at 2 pm from the Greeley residence. The community extends condolence to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Greeley on their loss.

Joan G. Young W. M. Greeley Young Greeley John Kintsley Des Moines Webster City Philip Hutchinson Ames D. Ray M. J. Smith Michigan John Hoggatt Marshalltown Frazee City Coradon Wayne Co Jay A. King Sisson Mt. Pleasant Heck Goble Boone del Maxwell Chicago Central Illinois Lawyer Crooks Gilbert Frank Wilson F. T. Wilson Frank Elias Gilbert Charles City Iowa Congregational Churches H. J. Everly Moulton Grandpa Dix Outwater J. J. Clark George Stitzell Wm. Dodds Dallas F. N. Fowler Our John Shearer Fowler E. B. Stewart Gorham Maine E. T. Erickson la Moille Cheese Factory Gilbert Bros Paris Texas J. E. Corley Dr. King Mesworth’s

Move Sheldahl Town Proposed North to Northwestern Milwaukee Crossing

Boone Republican reports strong talk of relocating Sheldahl from its three county corners Polk Boone Story a mile north to at the Northwestern and Milwaukee crossing. Jenks offers liberal lot inducements to households that move and donates to churches and schools with two trunk lines nearby. Northwestern opposes transfer while Milwaukee pledges to protect new town interests.

Sheldahl Polk Boone Story Milwaukee Roads Jenks Sheldeh Northwestern Milwaukee Boone Republican

Nevada area notices and local notices

Multiple small items report local notices and events including gallery closure dates, staff movements, dog found and reward, upcoming meetings, sales pitches, fashion items, press deadlines, weather curiosities, and Memorial Day activities across Nevada Iowa and nearby towns.

Secret remedy urged to use Scott's Emulsion for healing

An old advertisement stresses proper earthful exercise and the use of Scott's Emulsion of cod liver and hypophosphites as the healing and strengthening cure. Prescribed by physicians. Do not take other products.

Scott Connell Manchester

Memorial Day plans and local notes from Ames and surrounding towns

A meeting of the W R C is set for May 27 to finalize Memorial Day arrangements. Items discuss travel plans to Slater and Sheldahl, rainfall reports near Boone, and weather notes for Ames. Also noted are the Geddes poem Four Hundred Thousand Men, a Quigley escape from custody, and a promotional note for The Ames Intelligencer price and subscription incentive.

Geddes

Fragmented OCR Ledger Items Highlight Local Stakes

A jumble of names numbers and place abbreviations appears, listing individuals such as Collins Franklin Grant and addresses like 238 Howard .407 In. Creek and county lines with amounts and percentages. The unreadable fragment suggests a local ledger or financial or property-related record with multiple entities including Palestine Pleasant Center Grove Douglas Jefferson and Norfolk Scott Valley, showing various small figures and percentages.

A Collins Franklin Grant Howard Creek Lim Milford Nevada Albany Richland Warren Washington Otis Mission R BO Bick Scans Cea Norwa Scott Valley Walnut G

Four hundred thousand men pledge to guard our soil

A long verse memorial notes four hundred thousand brave men who died for the nation in war, describing their sacrifices on battlefields and in camps. It honors the dead while stressing a duty to remember and value their sacrifice for future generations.

Mountain Gien

May term district court closes with few indictments

The May term lasted three weeks with Judge Miracle in charge. The Grand Jury reported few cases needing investigation and met for one week, returning only two indictments. A list summarizes civil dispositions including multiple promissory note actions, foreclosures, divorces, and partition decrees.

District Court Miracle

Memorial Bay Observance and Grand Army Memorial Day

General Orders of 1887 call for Memorial Day on May 30 to honor fallen comrades. Commander in Chief John A Logan urges nationwide observance with ceremonies, garlanding graves, raising the flag, and renewing pledges to aid soldiers widows and orphans. Department commanders to enforce the order and ensure simultaneous observance.

Ava Grand Army of the Republic Joan A. Logan Lucius Farrenrio Tray Epecinane Crane Jonn A. Logan N. P. Chipman

College Life Notes and Lectures Highlight Campus Week

Freshman picnic planned for next Saturday while trustees meet. Visitors include Mrs. Davidson from Madrid and Miss Schaal of Polk City. Nevada junior game to be played on college grounds next Saturday. Lectures by Captain Lincoln on Gettysburg and Hon. B. K. Bruce on the Race Problem draw large audiences.

Davidson Madrid Captain Head Jefferson Miss Schaal Polk City Carry Moody Pella Iowa Oleg Fatland Cambridge Nevada E. J. Cole Chicago Rush Woodbine Ontario Hanam’s Mill Forks Ames Lincoln Gettysburg Pennsylvania B. K. Bruce

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the Intelligencer Hoy Wrrr L. R. Jones Richard Jordan Christian Church R. Jones Chm Capt M. C. Jones Mr. Jones Ives Dear Park Board of Trustees The W. G. Wright Barraert Liewellen R. I. Conus Brad Paxton Springfield Dorcas Society Wm. Clair E. Dix Nettie Meredith Sam Jones Loughran’s Burlington Hawkeye A. M. Bingman’s Loughran Person & McLain Court House Union Labor Party Cincinnatti O. D. Allen Co. Com Davis Steve Brigenam & Co Gaff Nevada High School Weaver King Belle Plain Lawson Winslow Maxwell O. O. Stole Roland Oshkosh B. B Badgers Nevada Park T.C. McCain M. Ziegler Iowa Center Dick Jordan C. G. McCarthy, Esq Cole Memorial Day Ladies of the U. B. Society McDowell Building Intelligencer Bartlett Methodist Church East Farmer’s County Alliance Nevada Court House J. W. Witham Farmer’s Mutual Insurance D. M. Hayden Chamberlain H. Westerman Coupir Huxley Slater Northwestern R.r’s Ogden Ames Intelligencer Steve Loughran Rolley-Bowley B. F. Gregory Lindsay John Kamrar Lewis de Lorne D. S. Bosworth A. J. Cooley Joshua Harrison J. Starr Clark Elliott M. Johnson Aaron Smith A. H. Dobler A. D. Rainbolt Castoria Miss St. Patrick's Pills Mr. Everly Cardiff Satan Waverly Cate Wilson Lewis Schooler A. C. McCracken Asher Oswald John Oswald McCormick Harvesting Co Knud Jacobson Scott D. Gregory J. W. Gregory J. F. Gillespie Jennie Sellers A. M. Morris Seymour Hix J. Rubleman & Co Jas. B. Magee A. F. Johnson Catherine M. Spence Admr John Connihan Ann Tomlinson Samuel Briggs Christian Moller A. A. Stewart Ole Nerness Sebastian Rubar Albert H. Ashcraft J. A. King G. M. Maxwell & Co Serens Chandler Hattie K. Dickinson Betsy Johnson Rush Bros A. K. Banks Matilda L. Hopkins Perry D. Hopkins C. C. Crambler A. M. Gardner First National Bank of Nevada William Raugh Nellie Newman Edward Newman T. E. Alderman J. W. Fitzgerald State of Iowa N. J. Darland John Hauser M. E. Wilcox Allen Lee Ellis Lee Chas Batterson Goodman Kalsem Sylvester Scott Intelligencer Olie Vor Supreme Court of Kansas Story County Sheldahs Louie Linn Anderson Kansas City Armel Larson Gust Samuelson Wm. Herbert Skunk River Lytle John Johnson Alma Foster Bert Wire H. A. Cook Mr. Wortman Justice of the Peace Express J. A. Fitchpatrick A. M. Jenks C. Highland Sheldahl Crossing Benj Hollingsworth HU. B. Hollingsworth Dan. Pointer Will Lockridge Wood Wm. H. Weatherly Memorial Bay Madison, Wis Adjutant General Washington, D. C Erica Lowa J. E. Duncan C. E. Haverly J. L. Geddes Sof V J. H. Pickett S. E. Hiestand Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Parillon Clark Wallace L. DeWolf Papillon Company L. M. Bosworth J. H. Pickett & Co College Notes Palace Drug Heath & Milligan’s H. & M. Climax State of Central Board of Direct de Augus Rogy M. Stalker Danisl McCarthy C. G. McCarthy John Stewardson WM. Moran M. Fortune Geo. H. Maxwell WM. Clark John L. Steven L. Nichols RE. R. Chamberlain T. McLain Parley Sheldon Heston DR. Harter Medicine Company St. Lowis Jon Tr Intelligencer W. H. Stevens Business Brevvites Smith & Son Owners Story Co Abstract Books I. B. Frazer J. A. Forchpatrick Albert Richmond Person & McLain’s Denver Express Pacific Express. Cay Des Moines Freight Pr. M St. Paul Food Grand Rapids Grand Island Neb Howard County Majtor France America Major D. L. Lang F. T. McLain Child’s Barn V. E. Wylie Boone Co Teane D. L. Lane &Co
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