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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
12
Local paragraphs record moves and visits of residents including Prof. Resler, Mrs. Wheeler, and Agnes Lovejoy. News covers a Cumberland church anniversary, a fatality involving Emmett Purvis near Kelley, business shifts like W. McIntyre buying the Ayres gallery, and state events such as the Omaha Exposition and college excursions.
Widespread mourning after the death of C W McElyea prompts multiple fraternal bodies to issue resolutions. Ames Indiana? No. The text notes Ames Iowa and several lodges including Arcadia No 249 A F and A M and Champion No 150 K P. Resolutions express sympathy, announce charter draping, and request publication and records updates. A separate notice reports the self inflicted death of Fred W Meyers a college student from Montfort Wisconsin with coroner verdict of temporary insanity.
P. L. Sawyer died at his Franklin township home at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening. Funeral arrangements are set for Friday with time to be announced. A respected pioneer of the county, he resided on the family farm since the early 1870s and was noted for his honor and wide circle of friends. He was sixty five years old.
D. J. Vinje was a main speaker at the Marshall County Scandinavian old settlers picnic, delivering a strong address. Attendance was large, largely composed of early settlers from the county and neighboring areas who have resided for generations.
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