Ames Social Notes Reflect Busy Local Life
Emma Fowler leaves for Jefferson. Miss Hale returns from Fort Dodge. Sam Brownlie visits Ames from Glidden with Dr. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Fitchpatrick of Nevada visit Ames. Many locals travel to Ohio Indiana and Cedar Rapids. Church events and lectures noted. Political meetings and election day plans. Community members head to Des Moines and Des Moines performances. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Hipshire celebrated in Milford Township with family and friends.
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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. 3. Bradley
Elias Cochran
Colorado
A. Hipshire
H. Paul Douglass
Grinnell
Congregational Church
Hipshire
Milford Township
Noble
Amon
Cochran
Denver
Frank de Witt
Story County
Washington Township Republican Caucus Called in Ames
A caucus of the Republican electors of Washington township will meet at the city hall in Ames on Saturday October 10 1896 at 7:00 p m. to nominate candidates for three justices three constables one trustee one assessor and one clerk to fill a vacancy. L G Rosenfeld chairman.
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Washington Township
Ames
L. G. Rosenfeld
Local Farmers Praise Capital Wagon Display
Local farmers in this area view the thirty three points of superiority for the Capital Wagon with appreciation. The wagon will be cheerfully shown at Irwin Randall & Co. for inspection.
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Irwin Randall & Co
Abe
Gen John B Gordon to Lecture on Confederacy End
Gen John B Gordon, one of four surviving Civil War generals, will give a graphic eye witness lecture on the last days of the Confederacy in Boone's M E Church on Tuesday evening Oct 13. The Louisville Courier Journal praised the speech as a masterpiece of oratory and patriotism.
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John B. Gordon
M. E. Chures
Boone
Gordon
Lee
Louisville Courier Journal
Illini General Bussey Hull Funston at Ames October 19
Gen C E Bussey of Illinois Cong Hull and H M Funston of Nevada will speak in Ames on October 19 in the afternoon and evening. If weather allows the meeting will be in a tent. Come hear these able speakers.
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W. L. Gattrell
Blanche
Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
Presbytery
Nevada
Gilbert Station
Zenorville
Curtis Goldsmith
Marshalltown
Ames
Hepshire
W.S. A
M. E. Gilbert
C. E. Bussey
Ilinois
J. A. T. Hull
H. M. Funson
Cloak Sale Announced by R T Sisson in Nevada Iowa
Special cloak sale scheduled Friday and Saturday October 16 and 17 by R T Sisson invites ladies to attend and save money. Shugart real estate Nevada Iowa ad brief notes. Miller Kooser offers La Creme Flower sacks at one dollar.
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R. T. Sisson
Just
Miller & Kooser
Cyclones Upset Missouri I A C Football Triumph
The I A C football team defeated Missouri 12 to 0 in Columbia, earning a celebrated win over a team once called champions of the west. The victory came after a hard fought game with strong team play and a rousing Ames celebration on the return.
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Columbia
State University
Missouri
Ann Arbor
Harvard
Yale
Cyclones
Missouri State University
Sinnett
McAlister
A. Hill
Shawhan
Wm. Hill
Perry
Qarterback
Hall
Sheppard
Dowdell
Bars
Swearinger
Ferguson
Kirk
Rathrock
Howara
Zwick
C. Ee
Griffith
Che Adan van Campen
Beees J. Wilson
Weaver
Patterson
Ames
Boone
S. U
Miss Lula McIntosh Hurt By Accidental Shooting
Miss Lula McIntosh of Nevada was accidentally shot at home last Saturday afternoon. The revolver was under her father H. C. McIntosh's bed pillow. Drs. Smith Munk Winsett administered care and a radical operation was performed. Despite grim odds, she has survived each crisis and recovery is now highly probable.
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Lula McIntosh
H. C. McIntosh
Nevada
New Rent Plan for Nevada Land by Z Shugart
Z Shugart of Nevada proposes a land rent method for four farms based on crop value. If tilled land is valued at 8 dollars per acre, rent is 3 dollars per acre. If wind hail drought reduce value below 4 dollars, landlord gets 1.5 dollars. If value reaches 16 dollars per acre landlord would receive 6 dollars per acre. Deductions apply if crops are under 8 dollars and allocations rise if over 8 dollars.
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Z. Shugart
Nevada
Birneham & Co Cash Goods Go Cheap Amid New Oak Stove
Shoppers are surprised by unusually low cash prices on goods at BirneHAM One Co. Also advertising Thurston and Graham’s new Oak Stove that cooks coal before burning. Call and see this new innovation described as a new thing.
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Thurston & Graham’s
Birneham & Co
Thurston & Graham's
Wanted experienced girl for general housework
Help wanted notice seeks an experienced girl for general housework at three dollars weekly. Address Mrs Herbert Osborn College BreeLtow and Smith advertise clothing sales with low prices.
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Herbert Osborn
Republican Meeting Highlights and Local Notes
A large Ames audience, many women, attended a Republican meeting in a tents last Saturday. John A. McCall spoke on hard times and coinage, praising Republican remedies and critiquing Democrats. Also notes on a Boone football game delay, Midland Monthly reviews, local ads, and a cholera remedy testimonial.
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Chas. Soper
Henry Wilson
Glee Club
John A. McCall
Ames
Local notices and ads from Ames October 1896
The anonymous list certifies use of P. L. Porter's Hog Remedy as a preventive and cure for hog disease. Signatories include Lewis C. McGaw H W Trier J W Hester. Also priced groceries at Miller Kooser and piano sale by C O Carpenter with two new pianos offered at cost to close out.
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C. O. Carpenter
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Phil. O'Neal
Mary K. Williams
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Algona
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George Underwood
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P. L. Porter
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Frank Cameron
I. B. Johnson
Geo. W. Carver
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Newman Bros
J. 8. Thompson
Hamilton’s
Bigelow & Smith
White Front
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Spring & Son
U. S
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BrneLow & Smith
Bigelow & Smith’s
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S. G. Hamilton
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West
Alice Monk
New Zealand
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Maumee Valley
Michigan
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Dorn
Mississippi Valley
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