Ames and Its Growth From 1865 to 1911 in Iowa
Ames Story County Iowa traces rapid town growth from 1865 to 1911. It notes early churches and a Carnegie library, incorporation in 1870, leadership by Parley Sheldon as mayor, and major infrastructure like water works built since 1891, electric light service, 12 miles of sewers, paving projects, and a growing population now over 4 200 residents with about 2 000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakes Ames
Ames
Congregational Church
M. B. Church
Story County
Iowa
Salety
Turner
West
P. €. Compion
Ralph Marshall
H. F. Kingsbury
I Corporation
Incorporated
Wm. West
Geo. G. Tilden
W. G. Wright
Arshall
B. Farwell
L. Lucas
T. Weld
Daniel McCarthy
D. A. Bigelow
J. Miller
Paxton
H. Alexander
Giles Cook
John McLain
W. D. Lucas
Ofitizens
C. BE. Turner
Walter Evans
T. L. Smith
Wm. Clarl
G. A. Underwood
E.R. Chamberlain
Henry Will
John Watts
C. Jones
W. M. Greeley
Sheldon
Henry Wilson
M. K. Smith
L. C. Tilden
Parley Sheldon
Water Works
Fourth Ward
Frank Linebaugh
Main Street
College
Grand Avenue
Ninth Street
Andrew Carnegie
Douglass and
Sixth Streets
City of
A. B. Maxwell
M. A. Manning
Carl L. Little
J. Y. Luke
J. Q. Wickham
Art McCoy
W. A. Ricketts
W. D. Meltser
Geo. White
M. Hullibarger
Fred Stocker
Chas
Tallman
M. P. Cleghorn
Ames and College Railway Company
College Grounds
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern
Ames and College Railway
Des Moines
Margaret Hall
Mai
City of Ames Since Its Organization
By A B Maxwell City Clerk the report outlines Ames growth from a station and town created by Jon I Blair promoter of the Chicago Northwest Railway. Cynthia Duff through sale of land near Sheriff Hoggatts helped secure the site and rail linkage leading to town platting public in fall 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Maxwell
Ames
Jon I. Blair
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Cynthia ©. Duff
Sheriff Hoggatts
Development of Ames Schools Chronology
By R. W. Valentine President Pro tem of the Board of Education recounts Ames school history from the Hoggatt School era through the Subdistrict No. 4 formation, early teachers, and the evolution into the Independent District of Ames. It covers building phases, bonds, key figures, and milestone elections, ending with the 1904 four-classroom Central School completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. W. Valentine
Board of Education
Ames
Squaw Creek
Boone Street
Hoggatt School
Oath
Washington Township
Henry May
Barbwell
May
Sarah Fitchpatrick
McElyea
Ella Fitchpatrick
Jim Adams
John Hogcatt
John Kintzley
M. K. Smith
Chet Little
S. Scott
Sam Ne Lon Hiestand
Becky Hoggatt
Loud
Willard McCarthy
Marie McCarthy
Wm. West
Wm. Lucas
L. B. Farwell
Treas Henry May
C. G. Tilden
Isaac Black
H. F. Kingsbury
T Weld
H.R. Barwell
H. FP
Kingsbury
J. H. Miller
Treas A. Rainbolt
Perkins
Emma Chamberlain
Budd
M. Hemestock
W. M. Greeley
D. A. Bigelow
D. S Fairchild
John Watts
W. F. Chevalier
B. Read
C. A. Duntz
Frank N. Fowler
L. H. Pammed
Ames Builds New High School and South Ward School
Ames plans a $100000 bond election for a North Side High School and a South Side ward school. The project includes a brick and stone complex with a 700 seat auditorium, ten classrooms, labs, a gym, and a tunnel to the heating plant, to be ready by 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
A. B. Noble
Henry Wilson
C. A. Duntz
J. Judge
W. W. Talbott
Parley Sheldon
J. Scott
A. B. Nobie
C. E. Wasser
E. W. Valentine
G. E. Farnam
L. J. Baird
C. H. Pesely
Parley ‘Sheldon
Commercial Club
L. M. Bosworth
J. G. Tilden
W. M. Greeley
F. R. Conaway
L. G. Hardin
J. T. Grove
Ben Edwards
J. M. Munsinger
Pal
South Side
Third Ward
Lincoln
Hicks
Maizie Schreiner
Ctizens of
Ames
Million Dollar Warning Promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets
An advertisement touts a millionaire's offer for a new stomach as a cautionary tale and promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy. It claims the product restores gastric juice power and strengthens the stomach, promising a money-back guarantee if not satisified. Horace Clark from Boston joins the Agronomy department for a four year course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Loughran & Bauer
Horace Clark
Boston
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L. H. Pammel
Herman Knapp
George Baker