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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
13
Local Ames notes list visits and moves by residents and visitors from Boone Boone Iowa City and Nebraska. Concert tickets for Reidelsberger go on sale at Bosworths. Community shifts include farm purchases marriages and church moves with reports from Nevada and Ames.
The Iowa Union Veterans League met in Marshalltown this week where Commander J. B. Morgan condemned Gov Shaw for appointing Gen Lincoln to Camp McKinley and President McKinley for promoting him to Brigadier General. Members praise Lincoln as the best qualified and note lingering Civil War prejudices among some league ranks.
Flora Wilson spent last week on the Pacific Coast and joined her party in Omaha. Agricultural department hopefuls will judge in Omaha, with ten participants from our school. Dr. Beardshear secured Dr. Gunsaulus of Chicago for the Seniors commencement address. Safford of Sioux City spoke at chapel and described Whit tier at Oak Knoll Danvers. Mrs. Hughes left for South Carolina after visiting Ames. Dr. Beardshear judged awards at the exposition in Omaha. Prof. Budd and family hosted faculty at East Ames. Last lecture moved to October 22 on George William Curtis: A Model Reformer. Lafayette Day was partly observed. several participants were absent. Dr. Richmond and Principal Culbertson spoke on Lafayette’s character.
Miss Olga Lorraine and her company present That Girl at the opera house Saturday evening October 22. Notable company members include Harry B. Ellis Roy Ewen Sam Graham Dora Ashe Louis A. Elliott Thos P. Marshall Harry Kingsley O K Lewis Miss Maxwell and Mrs Kingsley.
A terse notice from S. G. Hamilton requests any due bill be presented before November 1. The fragment also mentions breakfast wheat and a sales line from Miller & Kooser, suggesting a local business notice or classified snippet with limited readable names.
Larson the practical horseshoer boosts horse usefulness by precise shoe fitting. Improper shoeing blamed for lameness and related sufferings. proper shoeing is presented as the sole certain remedy. Also notes homeseekers excursions by Chicago Great Western and local ads for Maple Leaf Route tickets, Garland Stores, and a lost pig notice.
That Girl a three act musical farce comedy will be presented at the opera house next Saturday evening by Miss Olga Lorraine and a merry band of farceurs. The piece by Sam McCutchen with original music by Thos P Marshall features Lanier costumes and sparkling specialties. It promises the same big company and first class production as in the cities with prices 25 35 50 cents and seats on sale at the usual place.
Gardner Ames area announces fifty breeding stock pigs available this season. Five miles east and one south of Ames Iowa. Seller name C Barbour dated 25 Dec. Various notices appear offering goods and services typical of a small town newspaper.
The Ames Iowa city council establishes curb lines for residence lots by street width and sets driveway positions between curbs. Violations include riding or driving on the grass with penalties and fines. The ordinance takes effect after legal publication.
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