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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1893

Page

8

Chicago and North Western Time Table Summary

The notice lists mixed schedules for the Chicago and North Western Railway with trains going east west and south including Express and Limited services. It notes arrival times for No 58 No 56 No 62 freight trains and passenger service on other trains except Sunday and identifies Geo W McGens as the station agent.

Otterling Express Atlantic Express Denver Limited Omaha Express Overland Limited Pacific Express Carroll Express Weide Kokntunnesee D. M. Preight Aes Des M. Pase S—Dak & Des M

Ames and regional residents hop between worlds fair and towns

Iowa and nearby states show a flurry of travel visits and homecomings. Mr. C. H. Lies visits Iowa City while J. E. Payne of Oxbow New York visits his uncle Dr. Hunt. Ed Aylesworth of Ames drops by Boone, and Ada Clark of Manchester arrives for a long visit with Mrs. Wm. Clark. Local society notes include cheer for Mrs. Freeman of Greenleaf Kansas and updates on sports, business trips, and the Junior class book The Bomb with a $1.50 price.

J. E. Payne Oxbow New York Dr. Hunt Hattie Cox la Moille Aylesworth Ames Boone Boone News Mounday F. ©. Waterbury Nevada Ames Drug Company Ada Clark Manchester Iowa Wm. Clark Janet B. Day Cairns Freeman Greenleaf Kansas Cora Wilkinson W. L. Marshall E. J. Hoagland A. L. White T. A. Geddes Ames Drug Co M. O. Waterbury Chicago Salem Nourse Ogden F. J. West Pacific Coast

Ill and visiting items from Ames to Des Moines in Ohio and beyond

A long list of local people from Ontario to Ames are described as seriously ill or recovering. Visitors travel from Des Moines, Chicago, Marshalltown, Toledo, Sibley, and Denison. Social calls, church, college events, and World’s Fair attendance are noted along with a few civic notes and a death in Chicago.

Rosa Bingman Kent Lowell Des Moines Walter T. Mills Chicago Cooley

Rex grand juror in U S District Court this week

Notices mention Ed Rex serving as a grand juror in the U S District Court. Other items note Royce troupe at the opera house and Capt Hull's expected Ames talk, plus military company visits to the I A C and a Tower of London lecture at the Baptist church with tickets.

Ed Rex U. S. District Court

Sabbath School Meeting At U B Church In Ames

Children from Ames Sabbath schools are invited to a 3 p m meeting at the U B Church with a report from the state convention delegate. The Ft Dodge gathering last week drew great interest and the report promises to interest any lady reader.

City of Ames U. B Congregational Church Ft. Vodge Richmond Sec’v

Cloak Sale Promises Low Prices On October 30 31

On Monday and Tuesday October 30 and 31 a yearly cloak sale will offer a large assortment of new fall and winter cloaks plus a broad line of capes from manufacturers. Terms are cash and prices are advertised as lower than ever.

Northwest Fence Co announces logs for 16 foot sawing limit

The firm says it can saw lumber up to sixteen feet long and asks customers to bring logs early before fence manufacturing starts for spring trade. Also promotes a ladies turn shoe with patent leather tips priced at $2.40 and $200 at Caniel Bros. & Herman's.

Northwestern Fence Co Caniel Bros. & Herman’s

Ames area ads push cheap hardware and services

Local merchants advertise blankets at cash prices from 1.00 to 7.50 and claim quick turnover. Browns about farms, furniture, musical instruments, stoves, coal, and flour brands. The Ames Drug Co. and Thurston Swan & Co. sell musical gear, lamps, heaters, and wood. The Boone Valley Coal & Ry Co. appoints J A Kerr for Frasier lots sales. The Farm and Dairy newspaper offers fifty cent annual subscriptions with a free trial year through January 1, 1894.

Advertisements for Probate and Property Auctions

For the week ending October 17 1893 lists Benton Maud Christienson Martin Foote Mrs of Granda A O Johnson Mrs Jennie E Nelson Mrs Mary Paterman Charlie Rite Frank Stopner Mrs Eddie Persons. calling for those please say advertised. J E Duncan P M.

Benton Maud Christienson Martin Foote Granda O Johnson Jennie E Nelson Mary Paterman Charlie Rite Frank Stopner Eddie Persons J. E. Duncan P. M

Religious groups unite for temperance meeting and lectures

The Methodist and Congregational churches joined for a temperance meeting in the M E church with Hon. W W Andrews of Jefferson as speaker. The Congregational Woman's Missionary society meets Tuesday at 3 15 for A M A work with items on Alaska and Mountain Whites. The Baptist Young People's Union brings Rev Dr Perren of Chicago for a lecture on the Tower of London Friday Oct 27 with tickets at Hamilton Co. The Epworth League hosted a successful Columbian supper in their new building earning over $20. Mr C C Davis to preach at Pleasant Grove chapel for the coming year.

Parren Chicago Tower of London The Baptist Church Hamilton & Co’s Methodist and Congregational Churches M. E W. W. Andrews Jefferson Woman’s Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Alaska Tilden Bosworth Wheeler Baptist Young Peoples Union Dr. Perren Epworth League C. C. Davis Hester Pleasant Grove Chapel

Premium offers and a county levied sale notice

The text advertises premiums from the Pioneer Press in St Paul Minnesota for subscribers. It also records a special execution in Story county Iowa against Jesse F Gossard and Alice B Gossard, levying on their land and announcing a public sale at the Nevada court house to satisfy a debt of 2226.45 plus costs, with auction to be held at 11 o’clock on a specified date.

Pioneer Press St. Paul, Minn District Court State of Iowa Story County Wiliam McGrath Mary McGrath Jesse F. Gossard Alice &. Gossard North West Fifth Principal Meridian Alice B Gossard Nevada O. G. Ashford Board of Supervisors A. P. Kine

Mystery deepens in W H H Grove disappearance

A telegram from Excelsior Springs Missouri raised hope Grove was seen there but a family investigation showed the man did not match Grove. A Morrison Illinois sighting is being investigated with a local paper describing Grove and a nearby resident claiming to have seen him at about the same time.

Excelsior Springs W. H. H. Grove Daniel McCarthy Morrison Grove Wm Slulett

Music Department Announces Upcoming Recital and Choir Benefit

The department of music at the college invites all to a pupil's recital Friday October 27 in the college chapel at 8 p m. On Friday November 3 at 8 p m a Choir Benefit will raise funds for choir maintenance. Marie Chambers Genevieve Westermann and reader May Usher Griffin highlight the program with the Grasshopper Cantata to close. Admission twenty five cents.

Department of Music the College Marie Chambers Genevieve Westermann May Usher Griffin Boston

Sun day rowdyism at Ames post office prompts hours change

Letter from J. E. Dencan P. M. reports Sunday disorder at the Ames post office. If repeated, the post office will not open Sunday evening for delivery, and will stay open one hour at noon as formerly.

Hester Bloomington Keltner Ames Mal J. E. Dencan P.M

Local dealers offer 58e American silver dollars exchange

BieBelow and Smith advertise purchasing all 58e American silver dollars in exchange for good merchandise at 100 cents each. They invite interested sellers to contact them.

Willi Bieelow & Smith

Wheel owners urged to meet at city hall for tournament

President Hutchison calls all wheel owners to gather at city hall tomorrow Friday at eight in the evening to organize a local tournament amid community involvement and planning.

Hutchison City Hall Ames

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Intelligencer J.&s. Ek.wiLsor Chicago & North Western Railway Geo. W. noGens C. H. Lies Iowa City L. L. Zenor Indiana Miss Grace Jackson J.M. Gilbert Praine Mrs. Clancy Clinton J. B. Elliott L. M. Bosworth Lou H. D. Miller Cook Block Lewis Osborn Hardcastle Capt. Greeley Sheldon Geo. H. Maxwell South Dakota Billy Childs Chas. Sargent Charles D. A. Kent Altoona Polk County John Swan Hi Trueesdall Ontario Mr. White Arthur Gauter D. B. Cooley Enoch Thurman Marian Scott of Marshalltown John Iloggatt Bertha Baker New Albany Township Henry Wilson D.G. Ferguson U.S. Court Hubbell Hamilton Dora Hamilton Lydia Peckham Beardshear Dayton Ohio Lilly Reeves Sibley Quick Phil Wheating Toledo Lyman McDowell 8. K. Winne of Humboldt Chas. Hamilton Mr. Norris J. L. Bartlett M. P Detroit Thad Evans Watertown S. D Mesdames Adams John Hoggatt Lillie Keglery Mitchellville Patrick Franklin Rose Hotchkiss A. H. Thayer Denison Thayer Mr. Miller Miller B. F. Lies Bro. Poole Ananias Bro. Sies Col A. J. Miller Oxford Iowa City Press Opera House Royce Lincoln Battle of Gettysburg College Chapel the Athletic Association James R. McDonald Jas. Hutchison Kelly Ballou Jim V. A Hull Hall F. J. Douglass Ames Church Georgie Conard Gilbert Y. . S.C. E Central Association of Congregational Churches Green Mountain Marshall County Grove Bros Republican County Committee Gilbert Rev. Webb Harvard Harvey Baughman Freda May W. H. Zenor Daytho Are Rei Jor Dry Goods Cramer Bros Cloakk Safe Geo. G. Tilden BreeLow & Smith Hamilton & Co Bigelow & Smith Adams Bros Seal of Kansas Thurston Swan & Co’s Bigelow & Smith's Thurston Swan & Co Boone Valley Coal & R’y Co J. A. Kerr Frasier Boone County Riverside Peoria Lexington Zenor & Son Odontunder New York Weekly Tribune Lowa Iowa Agricultural College and Dairy School United States Farm and Dairy Co Amesia Barhcarg Store Ames Lowa Clark Hott Palestine St. Paul Minn Imeluicencer Des Moines Weekly Register Stalpeof M. Hemstreet F.T. McLain Hemstreet & McLain Towa Canier Bros. & Herman’s Colothing Childrens’ Clothing Geo. G. Tilden Estate Taylor Biegelow & Smith Caniel Bros. & Herman Sterling Remedy Co Indiana Mineral Springs Ind Hebra L. M. Bosworth’s DuBois & DuBois Washington, D. C Ames P. O Iowa Central R’y St. Louis Thos. P. Barry Shalltown C. E. Hunt Rhodes Fair Grounds Rhodes S. P. Girton Marshall Story C. F. Stevens Ben O. Rhodes Terl C. W. Dudgeon Westerman & Arnold
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