Local notices from Ames and surrounding towns
Emma Fowler leaves for Jefferson Tuesday and Miss Hale returns from Fort Dodge. Numerous Ames residents visit relatives in Ohio Indiana Nevada and Des Moines. Church services election day activities lectures and a meal plan on main street noted along with multiple travels and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Fowler
Jefferson
Miss Hale
Fort Dodge
Sam Brownlie
Glidden
Dr. Hunt
Will Fitchpatrick
Nevada
Ames
Frank Hunter
Ohio
Indiana
Carrie Ford
Cedar Rapids
J. McDaniel
Arnold
Des Moines
B. F. White
Oskaloosa
W.S. Bradley
Washington Township Republican Caucus Nomination Session
A Republican caucus will be held at Ames City Hall on Saturday October 10 1896 to nominate three justices three constables one trustee one assessor and one clerk to fill vacancy L G Rosenfeld chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
Ames
L. G. Rosenfeld
Local Farmers Praise Capital Wagon At Irwin Randall & Co
Farmers in this locality commend thirty three points of superiority in favor of the Capital Wagon and will be glad to have it shown at Irwin Randall & Co. The offer invites inspection and approval by local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Randall & Co
Gen John B Gordon to Lecture on Civil War End
Gen John B Gordon, one of the last Civil War generals, will lecture Tuesday evening October 13 at the M E church in Boone. The speech is a vivid eyewitness account of the war’s final days and has earned high praise from the Louisville Courier Journal as a masterful, patriotic work fit for young Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Camp
Boone
Ames
Wao. Clark
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Main Street
Sherman Center School House
Chas. Whitaker
Phil. O'Neal
Mary K. Williams
Berlingame
Kansas
J. H. Kegley
Kegley
M.E. Church
W. L. Cox
Gilbert
Churham
Robert Combs
Louisana
Burnside
Mr. Combs
Cuba
Berlin
Dr. Urban
Geo. W. Carver
Tuskegee
Alabama
Booker T. Washington
George
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Geo
John B. Gordon
M. E
Noted Speakers to Address Ames October 19
General C. E. Bussey of Illinois Congressman J A T Hull and H M Funson of Nevada will lecture in Ames on October 19 afternoon and evening. If weather allows the event will be in a tent. Attend and hear these capable speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Bussey
Illinois
J. A. T. Hull
H. M. Funson
Nevada
Ames
Grand Race meeting and local bargain notices
Nevada hosts Grand Race meeting at the Fair Grounds October 9 and 10. Multiple ads promise bargains in every department at Hamilton's and Thurston Graham stores, including oysters fresh celery and cranberries, heating stoves, boots and shoes, loaded with low prices and cash terms. Adams buyer pays 12 cents for eggs while local firms offer farm goods and grinding services.
Cloak Sale Announcement at Sisson Store
R T Sisson announces a special cloak sale on Friday and Saturday October 16 and 17. Sales staff urge customers to attend for savings. Shugart real estate Nevada Iowa notes. Miiner Kooser offers La Creme Flower sacks at one dollar each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Sisson
Salies
Just
Miiner & Kooser
I. S. C. Cyclones Triumph Over Missouri at Columbia
The Iowa State College football team defeated Missouri 12 to 0 at Columbia, with the Cyclones outgeneralling and outmatching a strong opponent. The campus erupted in celebration upon their return to Ames despite Missouri’s extensive training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffith
Bee
Seees
Parsons
Curtis En Cike Wade Mbes van Campen
Ccceeeeses
PNB
Asi
Aes Ves Howell
Demir Ss
Occikass
B. Wilson
Ies
Scccee
Oss
J. Wilson
Rice
Weaver
Missouri
Patterson
Cyclones
Ames
Nevada Girl Shot at Home Faces Surgeons Early Hope
Miss Lulu McIntosh daughter of H C McIntosh of Nevada was shot at her home last Saturday afternoon. The revolver lay under her father’s pillow as she cleaned his bed. Drs Smith Munk Winsett treated her with radical surgery and nursing. Though slim, life was saved by prompt care and she now shows high prospects of recovery.
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Lulu McIntosh
H. C. McIntosh
Nevada
Landlord Rents Land by Crop Value in Nevada
Z Shugart links rent to crop worth. tilled land fixed at 3 dollars per acre if crop equals 8 dollars or more. If wind hail drought drop value to 4 dollars or less, landlord gets 1.50. If crop value rises to 16 dollars per acre, landlord earns 600 dollars per acre. Proportional deductions if under 8 dollars. renter pays proportionally if over 8 dollars. This ad also notes low cash prices at Bineham Co and Thurston & Graham Oak Stove. help wanted for general housework. clothing sales at Breetow & Smith.
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Z. Shugart
Nevada
Republican Meeting in Tent Draws Large Ames Audience
A Saturday political gathering in a tent drew a large local crowd, with many women present. Chas. Soper opened, Henry Wilson chaired, and John A. McCall delivered a clear address on hard times, republican remedies, and the coinage issue, praised as Ames’ cleanest and ablest speech of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Soper
Henry Wilson
Glee Club
John A. McCall
Ames
Local notices and ads from Ames October 6 1896
Undersigned certify use of P L Porter's Hog Remedy as preventive and cure for hog disease. Signatures include Lewis C. McGaw Hi W Tripp J W Hester. Coffee prices 15c and 20c per pound or 81x pounds for $1. Also daily fresh groceries at Miller and Kooser. C O Carpenter sells two pianos at cost to close out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Hamilton
C. O. Carpenter
Boone game date set between 8 S U S and I S C
Next Saturday is the fixed date for a football game at Boone between 8 S U S and I 58 C The former seek postponement citing conflicts in dates but actually fear a tougher match The Missouri Tigers were defeated easily by the opponents If S A S refuses to meet Our boys will honor the agreement and play or give S A C the game The team believes athletic agreements should be kept
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State University
Missouri
Ann Arbor
Harvard
Yale
Cyclones
Missouri State University
Sinnett
McAlister
A. Hill
Perry
Hall
Sheppard
Boone
Grant's Life in the West headline and other October notices
The October Midland Monthly showcases Col John W Emerson's Grant life in the West with engaging insights into the great soldier. Also features Miss Alice Monk on Maoris, Amana Colony Christian Communism, Bryan footsteps and Michigan Women Writers, a wolf hunt by Frank Calkins, a Dorn graveyard tale, A Widower's wooing, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Monthly
Des Moines
Iowa
Grant
John W. Emerson
West
Alice Monk
New Zealand
Amana Colony
Barthanias Wick
Bryan
Maumee Valley
Michigan
Frank Calkins
Dorn
Mississippi Valley
New Shoes and Ladies' Cloaks at Bigelow and Smiths
Local storefront Bigelow and Smiths advertises new footwear for spring along with a selection of ladies cloaks and jackets. The display highlights latest styles and affordable prices for women shoppers.
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Bigelow and Smith’s
Honest Abe Junior Plow Promises Easy Farming
Irwin Randall & Co. sells an Honest Abe Junior plow praised to convert farmers to the simple efficient implement. The device is pitched as the only plow a farmer will want.
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Abe
Irwin Randall & Co
Local Hog Cholera Cure Advised as Preventative
Ames Oct 6 1896 I lost fifty head to cholera then started feeding P. L. Porter’s cholera medicine Since then none have died I cheerfully recommend the remedy as a first class preventative L C McGaw
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the Intelligencer
Story County
Hudson Bros
W. L. Gattrell
Blanche
Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
Presbytery
Gilbert Station
Zenorville
Curtis Goldsmith
Marshalltown
Hepshire
M. E. Gilbert
M. C. Jones
White Bear Lake
Minne
Jones
Purblo
Delia Morris
Chicago Record
McKinley
Chicago
New England
Connecticut
Joseph Jefferson
Genevieve Westermann
Dundee
III
Perry Ayers
Algona
Iowa Infantry
Fremont Lahman
Franklin Grove
Ill
Jennie Byer
Eugene Smith
Miller
South Dakota
W. Adams
Geo. Dunning
Belle Plaine
Mrs. Dunning
Mrs. McGuire
Ladies Missionary Society
Congregational Church
State Association of Railway Surgeons
Marshall Town
Dr. Templeton
Mary Little
Chas. Arnold
George Underwood
Clinton
Bailey- Spaulding
J. E. Nichol
Ogden
Miss Pope
G. L. Marshall
W. L. Marshall
Superior
Neb
Elias Cochran
Colorado
A. Hipshire
H. Paul Douglass
Grinnell
The
Baptist Church
Blackman
Ladies Cemetery Association
F. N. Shaw
Crawford Co
Mesdames Shaw
Kendall
P. L. Porter
Porter
Ben Brenneman
Goble
Sioux City
W. H
Brights
Bert Ellis
Floyd
John Lyon
Arthur Eastwood
Charles Tripp
Frank Cameron
I. B. Johnson
Hipshire
Milford Township
Noble
Amon
Cochran
Denver
Frank de Witt
Mrs
Hipsire
Township Caucus
Gordon
Republican Rally
the Fair Grounds
Newman Bros
J. 8. Thompson
Hamilton’s
Bigelow & Smith
Tavurston & Graham’s
Men’s
Carrier Bro’s. & Herman
Spring & Son
U. S
Boots
Shoes
BingeLow & Smith
Bigelow & Smith's
Brvenam & Co
Adams
S. G. Hamilton
Fence
Sires Bros
Thurston & Graham
Cloak Sale
Shugart
BineHam & Co
Thurston & Graham's
Jung
Herbert Osporn
Breetow & Smith
Rire
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Factory
McCall
Barie
Miller & Kooser’s
Biestow & Smita
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