Eldora and Ames Community Notes and Local Events
Local items from May 1898 cover moves and visits in Ames and Eldora. Mentioned are Pamphlets on bee hives, poultry netting, millinery plans, school appointments, a lecture series, railroad news, litigation hints, and a fire at the Miller property with losses and insurance. Also noted are baseball results, a Willits Point troop movement, and Memorial Day services for Ellsworth Post with procession plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Post
Post Hall
Marshall
H. Wilson
M. E. Church
Marriage of Laura Whalen and H H Henderson in Tilden
Mrs Laura Whalen and Mr H H Henderson wed at eight o clock in the home of the bride with Rev D L Thomas performing the ceremony. About 12 relatives attended as the couple plan to Waterloo then Indianola Iowa for their home. Trainloads of Nebraska and Iowa troops pass through Ames en route to the front as Gen Lincoln discusses Brigadier General promises and an LN G vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Council Bluffs
Kimball
Iowa
Guy Starr
Muncie
Ind
C. A. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Marshaltown Times-Republican
John W. Harriman
Medical College, State University
Miss Pope
Ogden
Hunter
Omaha
Rela
Ahoma
Miss Rummell
Olin
Laura Whalen
H. H. Henderson
D. L. Thomas
Henderson
Waterloo
Indianola
Mr. Henderson
Ottumwa
Gaff
Lyman McDowell
Grace Maxwell
Chicago
8Th Nebraska Regiment
Fiftieth Iowa
Lincoln
Jacksonville
Florida
Gen. Lincoln
LN. G
Embree Buys J H Queal Co Lumber Yard and Offers Supplies
Daniel Embree announces purchase of the J H Queal & Co lumber yard and offers top grade lumber and building materials including lime hair cement and plaster at low retail prices. Call for any needs in this line. 21 Fresh choice fruit at Apams Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Embree
Daniel Embree
J. H. Queal & Co
Obituary of Burt Alberts Passes After Pulmonary Trouble
Burt Alberts died Tuesday at about nine. He had suffered pulmonary trouble for months but kept working until an lung hemorrhage ended his life. Born in Chicago September 18, 1861, he moved to this community in 1877 and married Rachel Tagg in 1890 who survives him. Funeral was held from his home with Rev. Wynn officiating. Modern Woodmen members attended. He leaves a wife and mother with brothers and other relatives in mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Miller
Ames
Russ Miller
W. D. Elwell
Miller
Elwell
Hawkeye Company
Nevada
Whitinger
Burt Alberts
Mr. Alberts
Chicago
Rachel Tagg
Wynn
Ladies' Black Oxfords for One Dollar in TILDEN
The note advertises ladies black oxfords for one dollar with a warrantee in TILDEN. The piece condemns yellow journals for reporting Sampson movements and urges patience for victories over battles, while reporting local crime including robberies and Pinkerton investigations at Ogden post office and Arie safe case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
War Departments
Sampson
Spain
Boone
Pinkerton
Ogden
Arie
Ames Republican primaries set for June 4 1998 in Ames
The Republican primaries in Ames are scheduled for Saturday June 4 1998 with polls from 3 to 7 pm at Ward 1 motor depot Ward 2 city hall and Ward 3 Willis Rich's carpenter shop. Delegates to the county convention and committeemen will be chosen at the same time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carver
E. J. Carver & Co
Colo
Ames
Motor Depot
Willis Rich
S. G. Hamitron
C. M. Soper
F. N. Fowter
A. A. Bennett
4Th Ward
Death of Mrs Blanche Soper King Brings Local Mourning
Mrs Blanche Soper King died after a two week illness at her parents home in Chicago. Born in Milford township in 1870, she grew up in Ames and returned to Ames for burial after a 1890s marriage to William King. Her body was moved from Chicago to the family lot in Ames cemetery. Subsumed by historic notices and notices of retail sales follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Soper-King
T. K. Soper
Chicago
Ames
Milford Township
This County
Wm. King
Klondike
Primary Election and Caucus Planned in Ames 1898
The Republican electors of Washing ton precinct announce a primary election at the usual Ames voting site from 3 to 6 pm on Saturday June 4 1898. A caucus for 4 county convention delegates a year’s committeeman and other business follows at 4 pm at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ames
H. Curistman
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised By Holland Reader
D. J. Jones of Holland Va credits Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with curing his wife’s two year cough after other medicines failed. He praises the product’s effectiveness and notes 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes are sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
D. J. Jones
Holland
Child Kicked by Horse in Yard Seriously Injured
A 12 year old girl Mamie Lee was kicked in the forehead by a horse yesterday at noon while playing in her uncle Henry Corkins yard. The skull was fractured and the injury was once deemed fatal. now there is a fair prospect for recovery.
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Mamie Lee
Henry Corkins
Grain-O for Children A Healthful Coffee Substitute
A promotional blurb touts Grain-O as a tasty nourishing drink to replace coffee. It claims to aid digestion and strengthen nerves, is non stimulant, and suitable for children and adults. Priced about a quarter of coffee at 15 and 25 cents.
Annual Meeting of Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
The eleventh annual meeting of the Farmer's Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association of Story county Iowa is set for Tuesday June 7 at 10 o'clock a m at City Hall Nevada. Agenda includes election of three directors and other business. D M Haypen, A J Graves, Secretary. 6 2 President
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association
Story County
Iowa
City Hall
Nevada
D. M. Haypen
A. J. Graves
Very Low Rate to Omaha for Travelers’ Protective Assoc
Excur sion tickets sold for ten days from sale date on account of the annual convention of the Travelers' Protective Association to be held May 31 to June 8 aboard the North-Western Line. Apply to Chicago & North-Western Bay agents for dates of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western
Travelers’ Protective Association
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Half Price Clothing Clearance Quietly Closes Table
A local store unveils a near half price clearance on assorted apparel as a large sale moves toward closing. Shoppers browse racks of garments before stock dwindles and store hours adapt to the event.
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the Intelligencer
Hudson Bros. Pus
Lishers
Northwestern Manufacturing Co
C. G. Lee
Dorcas Society
J. B. Elliott
Supt. Culbertson
Mrs. Starr
Douglass Street
Mable Giddings
Cedar Rapids
Minta Tilden
Eldora Schools
Eldora
Minnie Smith
Yellow Stone Park
Will Watts
Camp McKinley
E. E. Sowers
F. H. Schleiter
Honolulu
Hawaian Islands
G. W. Wright
G. A. Klove
A. ©. Aplin
Diagonal
Ringold County
Missouri
Meyers
Radcliffe Signal
Exposition
D. L. Clifton
Supt. Clifton
Clifton
John J. Ingalls
United States School of Applied Engineering
Willits Point
N. Y
Manila
San Francisco
Sam
D. W. Ives
Mrs. Ives
J. W. Riggs
Wesley Merritt
Island
Ames Last Tuesday Morning In A Private Car Attached To No. 1
Northwestern
Louis H. Strouther
Maj
H. C. Hale
Capt
T. Bently Mott
Etta Budd
A. F. Collman
John McBerney
Bureau of Animal Industry
Page County
Geo. Hemstock
C. Barbour
Grant Township
Hemstock
Mary Kenedy
Mackey
Morris Bros
Boone Livery Stable
O. A. Hereim
Roland
Recorder
J.Q. Moore
Indian Creek
Moore
Abou Ben
Mitter & Kooser
Glidden
Kyle
J. O’key
Howe
G. O’key
Routzong
Hooker
O’key
Keech
Sexton
Brownlie
Tennives. . & Co
G. A. R. Memorial Services
Adj. Hemstree
Commander Banks
Blackman Music
G. B. Berets
Cotes Manian
Chairmander Banks
R. F. Hedson
Rev. Slattery
Sunday Service
M. Hemstreet
H. Banks
Tilden Bros
Butterick
Tilden Bros. & Company
Tampa
Apams Bros
John Peterson
Patovtville
New Orleans
Wm. McNamara
Peterson
Tilden
ApCams Bros
Tilden . & Co
L. F. Farley
Liberty Hill
Swank & White
Builder's Hardware
Swank & Wuite
Titpen Pos. & Co
L. M. Keanon
Merchant, Ell. Ga
Judisch Bros
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
DeWitts
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