Many Local Notices and Social Roundup Events
The column lists numerous small items: P. E. O. meeting set for June 3 at 3 p.m. at Mrs. McKay’s home. residents and visitors traveling between Ames, Des Moines, and other nearby towns. church services and Sunday programs. a Shriners excursion from Ames with travel to the Pacific coast. society events, weddings, and community happenings. a box social by the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. labor and carnival notes in Des Moines. a note on the Vallentine family and obituaries. a lost leather vest pocket memorandum offering a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Red Men’s Hall
Christian Church
Moulton
Congregational Church
Ames
Des Moines
California
Ethel Underwood
Eugene Taylor
Jim Adams
Shriners
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Helena
Yellow Stone Park
Fargo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Joe
Leavensworth
Imperial Council
Crop Bulletin Highlights Weather and Planting Delays
Des Moines Iowa week ending May 26 1902 featured warm showery conditions with eight to ten degree temperature excess. Heavy rains damaged bridges and crops in the northeast while most areas saw good crop growth though some fields remain unplanted and replants needed. Grain and grass grew rapidly and corn cultivation resumes with crops in fair condition. Also notes paint supplies and local advertisements plus a western excursion sale by the Iowa Central railway with dates and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Page
Winneshick
Clarinda
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Elkader
Ridgeway
Winneshick County
Waverly
Tipcon
Waterloo
Afton
Proposals Sought for Erection of School House
Proposals for constructing a school house in Gilbert Independent District Story County Iowa will be received at the secretary O A Johnsons office Gilbert Station Iowa until 1 p.m. June 21 1902. Plans and specifications may be viewed there. Contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may reject any or all bids. May 23 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wilson
Gilbert Station
Iowa
Congregational Church
Gilbert
Fred
Gilbert Independent
Story
Une
O. A. Johnson
Martingue and St. Vincent Horror Exposé and Carnival Ads
A sensational, fragmented notice touts a dramatic disaster account spanning fire lava and collapsing buildings with a grim toll of forty thousand lives. It also promotes a 400 page work for 150 dollars and lists an Ames address for orders. Separate lines advertise Webster City Iowa excursion rates to a Carnival via the Chicago and Northwestern line with June travel dates and limited return until June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martingue
St. Vincent
Ames
Carnival
Webster City
Iowa
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern
Low Rate Travel to San Francisco and West Coast Cities
Very low passenger rates to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland and return good through June 8 with 60 day return limit. Northwestern Line offers drawing room and private compartment cars plus tourist sleepers daily. Personally conducted twice weekly. Apply to Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
Also Mentioned on This Page
McKay
Jim Hutchison
Kelley
H. ©. Hunnicutt
Roll’s Restaurant
Toledo
G. N. Foote
L. O. Whitson
Clinton
Hopkins
Nevada
Charles Haltsizer
Charley
George Hultz
Elsie Sutton
Messrs
Maanden
McDowell
Westerman
Crookston
Minn
Red River Valley
Mr. Westerman
U. B
Dan Hodson
Hodson
The
Ames Intelligencer
Roy Adams
Ollie Brown
Chapelridge
Mt. Pelee
Jane
Dagoes
Scanlin
John D. Rockefeller
Lord Pauncefote
Prairie City Boys
Harvard
Nebraska
Teddy
Roosevelt
St. Pierre
Jones School
C. H. Seecombe
J.T. Sage
Elizabeth Foster
Omaha
Ladies Aid Society of
U. S
Ames Band
Friends Church
Jennie E Kersy
M. J. Pemberton
Provo
Utah
Illinois
J. J. Kegley
Provo City
Asa Vandermast
Crop Bulletin
Loughren & Bauer
Josh Edgar
Germantown
Bal
Loughran & Bauer's
Iowa Central Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Oyster
Black Hills
A. B. Cutts
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