Golden Wedding of Ames Pioneers Marks 50 Years
William W. Spring and Amy Coffelt celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Ames home with descendants and neighbors. The couple settled in Story county in 1855 and helped establish the city area, with Mr. Spring once township assessor. Guests brought tokens of esteem including gold and chairs as memories of a long shared life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen County
Indiana
William W. Spring
Amy Coffelt
West
Story County
Lona
Ames
Spring
Grant Township
Advertising Rates and Publication Rules Summary
Local notices charged per line per insertion. Cards of thanks and condolences priced at 1.00. Announcements for lodge society and club meetings published once free. additional insertions billable. Resolutions of respect also 1.00. Real estate notices upon application. Changes to advertisements due by weekly evening.
Herbert Edwards Injured. Credits Pain Balm Cure
Des Moines resident Herbert W Edwards sprained wrists and bruised knees after a fall on an icy walk last winter. He says rubbing with Chamberlains Pain Balm removed soreness after several applications and saved him days of discomfort. Pain Balm sold by Loughran and Bauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb W. Edwards
Des Moines
Loughran & Bauer
Pfitzner Concert Indefinitely Postponed
The Heinrich Pfitzner concert scheduled for Friday evening at the Congregational church has been postponed indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinrich Pfitzner
John Allan offers buggy tires and horse shoes
John Allan advertises rubber tires for buggies and rubber shoes for horses with a promise of a first class job at a reasonable price. Call for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allan
Thanks to Rebekah Lodge for kindness after loss
We, the Frep Alm family, thank friends and neighbors and the Rebekah Lodge for sympathy and assistance during the illness and death of our loved one Sarah Alm.
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Rebekah Lodge
Sarah Alm
Frep
FaMil
Wanted A Girl For General House Work
Classified notice seeking a girl for general house work. Inquire of Nathan Little at 806 Clark Street. tf.
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Nathan Little
Clark St. Tf
Ames Falls to Iowa City in Hard Fought 1904 Football Title
Ames loses to Iowa City 10 6 at half time after a spirited battle that ends with Iowa City crowned 1904 champion. Highlights include Ames scoring early, a full train of Aggie supporters, and upcoming Drake game in Des Moines. Local visitors Prof Croasley Keffer Fisher plus President Ayers and Hamilton toured the campus.
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Jones
Iowa City
Ames
Aggies
Iowa
University
Amés
Drake
Des Moines
Croasley
Macon
Idaho
Keffer
University of Tennessee
Fisher
Montana Agricultural College
Hamilton
Bozeman
Ayers
Chamberlains Cough Remedy for permanent cold cure
When you have a bad cold you want relief that also cures permanently. The remedy should ease lungs and keep expectoration easy and counter pneumonia risk. Chamberlains Cough Remedy meets these needs and is pleasant and safe to take for speedy, lasting relief. For sale Loughran and Bauer.
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Chamberlain
Sale Loughran
Bauer
Sowers and Baker Wed at Boone Parsonage
Delbert Sowers and Minnie Baker, both of Ames, were married at the M E parsonage in Boone on Friday October 28. Sowers is Geo Sowers’ son. Minnie Baker has lived in Ames and vicinity. The couple will reside in Ames this winter and move to a farm next spring. The Intelligencer extends congratulations.
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Sam Kooser
L. H. Gappen
Monroe
Wisconsin
Mr. Gappen
Ames
Abraham Liddle
E. R. Watson
Ben Kingsbury
M. Hemstreet
Kingsbury
M. E. Parsonage
Boone
Delbert Sowers
Minnie Baker
Dolliver Rally Draws Thousands in Local Park
J P Dolliver spoke to a crowd estimated at about twenty five hundred at a park rally. The event featured college cadets escorts and several musical numbers before Dolliver delivered a two hour address urging voters ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
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James Dale
Enterprise
Dolliver
J. P. Dolliver
Hardin
College Cadets
Republican League
College
Nevada
O. G. Lee
Obituary of Mrs Arthur Harrington
Mee Arthur R Harrington was born April 8 1886 and died October 28 1904 aged 18 years 5 months 20 days. She married Arthur R Harrington on November 26 1902. Survived by husband parents two brothers and three sisters. Funeral by Rev Crawford Boonesboro at 228 Webster Street October 28 at two o clock. Interment in East Linnwood Cemetery at Boone.
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Arthur R. Harrington
Henry Aoldredge
Fredrick
Margaret
Mabel
Rev Crawford
Boonesboro
Webster Street
East Linnwood Cemetery
Boone
Civil Service Exams Set for Mail Carriers in County
A civil service examination for mail carriers was held last Saturday at Ames with 82 applicants for six new routes. Ten applicants compete for ten new routes in Nevada. Winners will be reported from Washington. New routes: two in Nevada and one each in Cole, Ames, Huxley Kelley. Routes adjusted to accommodate the changes. The new scheme takes effect December 1.
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Ames
Nevada
Washington
Cole
Huxley Kelley
Infant Boss of the House Sparks Domestic Debate
In a humorous quip a reader suggests that when a woman leaves the home the husband should supervise the baby, prompting discussion on gender roles and caregiving expectations.
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Amanda ‘Thomas
Ankeny
W. H. Dann
D. 8. Fairchild
A. M. Shea
Scranton
Lawrence Hodson
Lead
South Dakota
J. J. Grove
Webster City
Albert Grove
Metta Beardshear
Bess
Sara Ringheim
Ames Relief Corps
Nevada Corps
Mesdames M.L. King
L. Little
Arthur Bauer
B. Tuttle
Foreign Missionary Society of
M. E. Church
Cairns
George Sowers
Hughes
Kelley
Williams
Renwick
James Carr
Geo. Little
West Sunbury
Penn
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Charles Brow
Leo. Burton
Leo
Northwestern
Chicago
Clinton
J. W. Caughey
Kansas City
Harley McBlyer
Capital City Commercial College
Mr. Rose
North Yakima
Dailey
Newton
James Lee
Lee
L. O. Keedick
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
S Pierce
Fresno
Calif
McElyea
W. W
Pierce
Clara Davidson
Peru
Neb
Sam Akin
Luke Bennett
Davidson
Mrs Bennett
Akins
Young People’s Christian Union
Christian Church
O. H. Cessna
Elizabeth Turck
Erie
Ricketts
Board of Control
Pammel
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
OC. L Nye
Semmons
Tinsley
Gibson
0. G. Lee
Haltz
Mrs. Henry’s
A. B. Storms
Oagwin
National Experiment Stations
Portland
Oregon
Wilson
Maquoketa
Manchester
Traer
van Chamberlain
The
Episcopal Church
Charles Hamilton
M. K. Smith
Wm. Allan
Lou Johnson
J. B. Elliott
Canistota
Elliott
Jefferson
Ralph Graham
Thompson & Graves
Cap Kooser
W H. Warren
Wyggle
Hallowe'en
Schleuter
Nat
Nutty
Will Scott
Guy Scott
Will
Hart, Schaffmer & Marx and Michaels, Stern & Co
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Sinai Een
Tilden Bros
Company
Tuanes
College Notes
Grinnell
H. G. van Pelt
Purdue University
O. W. Wilcox
G. G. Hedgcock
Mississippi Vallley Botanical Laboratory
Department of Horticulture
Bernice Halley
Mac Mosier
Bryant Haff
Frank Resier
Pross
Holden, Curtiss
Erwin
Henry Palmer
John Lind
Minnesota
Palmer
Lake Kinnetonka
Sowers-Baker
Arthur Harrington
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