Watch and Jewelry Ads at Wettstein Post Office and Frazee’s
Lapiss gold watches priced from 30 to 50 dollars at I B Frazee's. Free watch repairs offered at L B Frazee's with short notice. Wettstein's advertises Rockford and other watches at the post office for repair. Story county stock and spring calves for Nebraska rancher noted. roads now dry and dusty.
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Lapiss
I. B. Frazee’s
Waltham
Springfield
Rockford
Wettstein
L. B. Frazee’s
Wettstein’s
Wettsteins
Jaz. Reacon
Nebraska
Story County
Knowledge of Iowa threshing law may avert lawsuits
The Tus Hawk Eye notes Iowa law punishes those operating threshing or other machines with exposed tumbling rods. The writer says they do not wish to curb exciting harvest items, but remind readers of the law to possibly prevent disputes and encourage settlements with widows to avoid court.
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Tus Hawk Eye
Lowa
Change of Business in Ames as Stock Sold to Des Moines Buyer
Stricexsey and Tartor announce the sale of their entire stock of general groceries cigars and related goods to Mr C O Nourse of Des Moines a nephew of Hon Judge Nourse Des Moines. They thank patrons and commend the buyer as a young man of excellent business faculties arriving in Ames with strong recommendations.
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Des Moines
Geddes
Agricultural College Cadets
Ames Brass Band
Bovor
Baker Monument
C. O. Nourse
Nourse
Judge Nourse
Ames
Stricexsey & Tartor
Senator Allison Addresses Large Baptist Church Audience
Senator Allison spoke at the Baptist church last evening to a packed house with over 200 people turned away. Outdoor seating was arranged and rain prevented a larger turnout, but the address was described as the most logical and politically sound heard in Iowa.
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Senator Allison
The
Baptist Church
Iowa
Supplemental currency figures for Story County 1869 1878
A provided sheet shows state national and United States notes in circulation at year end from 1869 through 1878. It aims to inform voters about currency questions and refute greenback rhetoric, stressing accuracy over campaign aims and inviting readers to study footnotes.
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State
National Bank
United State
Story County
Campaign in the County Sees Republican Meetings Begin
The county campaign is just starting with a meeting at Ritchie school house led by W. D. Lucas and J. L. Stevens among others. LaFayette Story City Roland meetings drew large crowds as Jn e L. Stevens and Oley Nelson spoke. Col John Scott and J. R. McDonald to address Collins and New Albany townships next week with Colo to host a meeting.
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Ritchie School House
W. D. Lucas
Joe. L. Stevens
Mr. Tempeton
Hopedile School House
LaFayette Township
Story City
Roland
Jne L. Stevens
Oley Nelson
Col
John Scott
J. R. McDonald
Collins
New Albany
Colo
Coloites
Greenbackers
Story County
Court House
R. R. Paine
Ole D. Roe
J. J. Keigley
Organization
Howard Township
O B Peterson
Hans Johnson
N L Nelson
Ole O Roe
T J Johnson
Lincoln
A Ufford
John Golly
C Ufford
Richland
John E Pearl
Earl
Martin Quinn
J Pearl
Union
R Paine
M D Livingston
J M Brown
M C Seal
Kise
J M Griffith
LaFayette
Mons Thompson
J W Smith
Ammon Hipsher
Johnson
Rodbert Harding
J W Smiley
Luther Cooper
Thos Lynch
Dan Allard
Jobo King
Indian Creek
S E Cooper
Andrew Wells
James Thompson
Ora Applegate
I M Reed
J R Wood
S J McCowin
Sherman
Isaac Baffington
Thos Quinn
Palestine
Nevada
Mt Talbott
J L Dana
T E Alderman
G W Livingston
J Walker
Frank Bobo
Frank Bishop
L Irwin
F McLain
Hl H Cramer
Washington
Robert Marshall
A_ J Graves
J B McElyea
Wm Lathero
E O Goodno
8 Little
John Keigley
H R Bardwell
R J Marshall
A C Thomas
Warren
J S Smith
Milford
Aaron Smith
W Adams
T Hardcastle
Sel Young
W Kelton
T A Ple
F Fields
B R Shikkle
C H A Davis
Mares Seena Prenkiater
Vis
Em Theher
McDowell
Grant
George H Spencer
J A Stratton
John Vance
Geo A. Sutherland
Frank Chapman
Notable Local Trades And Moves In Kelley Kermen
Several residents engaged in swaps and relocations this week. Allen buys a warehouse lot and plans a blacksmith shop. Fuller trades his team for Dr. Weber’s house and lot and will move to town. Weber departs for Illinois then Nebraska. Porter visits from Marielle Iowa. Miss Patterson from Cherokee arrives to teach at the new school north of town.
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Kelley Kermen
8. F. Fuller
Dr. Weber
Time Management: Duty Before Pleasure
The essay warns against frittering away minutes and urges recording hourly use for a week. It urges prioritizing essential tasks, doing them first, and postponing unessential ones to gain productivity and lasting satisfaction from fulfilling duties.
Gazette Drops Carpenter Name for Heggatt in Osceola News
The Sibley Gazette, Osceola county's only Republican paper, refuses Carpenter and endorses Cel Heggatt. Nevada Watchman laments the attack on honesty while Humboldt Kosmos notes the paper lacks credibility.
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Heggatt
Sibley Gazette
Osceola County
Carpenter
Cel
Nevada Watchman
Humboldt Kosmos
Experimental kitchen gains praise at College
The college hosts an experimental kitchen praised by student workers and staff. A snowy loaf of wheaten bread shared by Tur IstTELti Gexcer honors Mrs. Welch’s guidance, with the writer noting pride in baking progress and anticipation of Monday lessons under her instruction.
Saloon Troubles Stir Polk Story Counties and Local Politics
A fragment from a 19th century letter discusses Hartman and Miller’s new cash store, three local saloons with a problem in Story county, and calls for official action amid voter mobilization. It praises Postmaster Oleg Nelson and hints at canvassing plans and Greenbacker dissatisfaction with Hoggatt and district leadership.
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Hartman & Miller
Polk County
Story County
Oleg Nelson
Oleg
Sheldah
Sheldahi
Pereoneal Mention and Health Notes From Story County
George W. Ashton plans to move to Boonsboro next week to lead public schools and begin duties on the 16th. Dr. Beverly of Minois, a friend of Mayor Underwood, may settle here. Story County health climate is noted, while local illnesses include Will Eddy’s improvement after brain congestion and Mrs. Hemstreet and daughter Rose’s illness. Attorneys are in Nevada for court, Capt. Weir reports a thriving new town, and a column questions scientists' fear of religion citing a St. Louis Globe-Democrat clip.
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Geo. W. Ashton
Boonsboro
Beverly
Minois
Underwood
Story County
Jack Bain
Bain
New York House
Morgan County
Ohio
M. H. Kistler
Minnesota
H. P. Lodis
Perry
Henry McCarthy
Luserne Nichols
Mineapolis
Albert Adams
Evansville
Wisconsin
L. H. Bingham
L. IH
Dave Maxwell
Illinois
Mr. Brady
Nevada
Capt. Weir
Story
Des Moines
Mr. Percival
St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The
Globe-Democrat
Grote
Charity
Association
Detroit
Dawson
Canada
Atlantic
A Cure for the Hog Sickness
Mr. Dunham of Iowa City, appointed to study swine diseases, reports the hog illness is typhoid fever not cholera. He prescribes hyposulphite soda and bicarbonate soda as remedies and preventive measures, noting success in stopping deaths in affected herds.
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W. H. Cole
Mr. Cole
Bradley
Dunham
Iowa City
Shaffer Declared Unanimous County Recorder Nominee
Convention ballots for County Recorder concluded with Sol M Shaffer as the unanimous choice after Mr. Hipsher moved. Other names listed include Robert Marshall H P McLain Frank Livingston and A Hipsher in the ballot sequence.
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J L Smith
Robert Marshall
H P McLain
Frank Livingston
S M Shaffer J W Smiley
Total
Hipsher
Mr. Shaffer
Administrators Notice for Cyrus Simmons Estate
The Circuit Court of Story County Iowa appoints 1941 Aostora Simmons as administrator of Cyrus Simmons deceased. Creditors must present claims to the court and debtors pay the administrator by August 10 1878. Dated September 4 1875.
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Circuit Court
Scary County
Iowa
Christian Rest
W. A. Wien
Story County
Cyrus Simmons
Sait County
Aostora Simmons
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Indian Town
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Saati
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Labh
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Jesse Tey
Main Street
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Boid
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Ames Steam Mills
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U. S. Bradley
Chanei & Bradley
Queens
B. Frazeer’s
Chamberlain & Clark
William Clark
Tax Intelligencer
Bousquet & CO
Une Parker
Crete
Goa
Ever
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Laws
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