Ames social notes reflect a busy network of visitors
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wood of Nevada visit Ames while many Nevada and Boone residents are noted in town. Calls from Chicago and Waterloo visitors, several local church events, a History Club, and a lecture by Rev. Campbell Coyle are mentioned alongside marriages, illnesses, travel, and a new water works foundation being built at the city hall site.
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E. A. Wood
Nevada
Ames
Z. Shugart
Nellie Nelson
Wilson
C. BE. Turner
Blanche Soper
Chicago
Loretta Hamilton
Marshalltown
Bertha Baker
Dena Thayer
Ham Buck
Geddes
Vinton
Joe Turner, Esq
Waterloo
Vic McCord
C. E. Turner
J. H. Queal & Co
Glyde Turner
Turner
Frank Curtiss
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Albert Shore
Cedar Rapids
Thayers
Mower
Des Moines
Grand
Central City
L. M. Shaw
Dennison
Iowa
M. K. Smith
M. K
Congregational Church
Campbell Coyle
Coyle
N.B
Change of Time for Local Transit and New Des Moines Train
The schedule moves east at 8 29 a m to aid court access by nine. A new Des Moines and Dakota train serves north bound travelers arriving at 3 45 a m and 10 15 p m to the south. See time card.
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Chicago
Eens
Overland Limited
Atlantic Iui
Denver Limited
Omaha Express
Denver Moor
Fec Csassene
Pacific Express
D. M
Court House
Des Moines
Dakota
Story County Board Advances 1891 Jail Project
The Story County Board of Supervisors held sessions from Sept 7 to Sept 16 1891. They began work on a new jail and approved multiple road and bridge projects total appropriations, along with tax levies and charity-related exemptions. The auditor was tasked with overseeing expenditures and the jail’s construction.
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Board of Supervisors
Story County
Iowa
R. W. Liddle
A. Ersland
Washington
Boone County
Bridge Fund
Torris Thompson
Liddle
Petiton
Jas. Robb
Skunk River
Cambridge
West Indian Creek
Nevada
Court House
E. Thurman
New Philadelphia
Township
M. E. Hix
Nevada Township
Richland Township
Iowa County Supervisors September 1891 Expenditures Ledger
Record of county supervisors expenses in September 1891 detailing payments to aldermen, aid for poor relief, medical services, witness fees, road and jail work, materials, and various suppliers. Notable entries include fire department funding, poor farm costs, surveying, boarding and health orders, and coroner fees.
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Stounty
Iowa
T. E
Anderson
Allen
Ashford
Carl
Blackmer & Co
Alderman & Sons
Rirhart Clinton
Alderman & Son
Brown J
Backus Frank
Order Board of Health
Backus Chase
Bartlett
Bigelow & Smith
Boston Bros
Briggs
Geo Do
Prysnt
Barnes Geo M
Poor Farm
Ballou
Boardman H
Ae Ying Pau
Cole Kate
Chamberlain
Rebeccah
Georgiana
Arter & Hussey Blank Books
Sorell
Campbell James
Grove reports boom as Southern Kansas farms excel
Mr J B Grove returned from Southern Kansas where sons John and Elmer live and described a general boom. He observed immense crops especially fruit, with large pears from Lewis Brothers’ Harper County orchard and large apples peaches and figs from Elijah Adams’ Sumner County trees. Acres owned by growers noted. Grove’s daughter and her husband also visited.
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J. B. Grove
Kansas
John
Elmer
Grove
Lewis’ Brothers
Harper County
Elijah Adams
Sumner County
Lewis
Auction and notices at Nichols Livery and local sales
One span grey mares aged 7 and 9 with a colt by side one year old and a horse colt plus two lumber wagons a phaeton and harness sold Saturday at 4 p m front of Nichols Livery terms six months without interest. Dr Beverly claims rheumatism comes from a poisonous acid in the blood and Ay er s Pills cure many chronic cases. I A M Perkins asks debtors to settle promptly in cash or note. Farmers Jersey Red hogs for sale two boars left Laced Wyandotts chickens offered. Joan H Keigley Ames Iowa two weeks notice. Store hours change closing at 8 o clock weekdays from Oct 1 91 until further notice. Geo G Tilden Bigelow Smith W S Bradley Canier Bros Herman. Debtors urged to settle at once.
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Nichols
Beverly
Joan H. Keigley
Ames
Iowa
Geo. G. Tilden
Bigelow & Smith
W.S. Bradley
Canier Bros. & Herman
Scholarship for The Greatest Subscriber Seeks Applicants
To earn $30.00 in a short time the paper offers a Bryant & Stratton's Business College scholarship to the subscriber who gains the most readers by September 1, 1891. The Malvern Iowa college teaches bookkeeping shorthand telegraphy typing and English with a mail shorthand course and is highly regarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant & Stratton
Business College
Bryant & Stratton’s Bus. Coll
Malvern
Iowa
Enterprising Platers Profit in Queen City Machine
An 1891 Macon Missouri reader touts Queen Platers from East St Louis, buying for five dollars and earning weekly profits from plating knives forks spoons castors and jewelry. The machine works rapidly, with first weeks profits of 27 dollars then 32.40 and now about 45 dollars weekly, encouraging friends to try the business. STOOKEY credits success to the complete setup and quick work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co
East St. Louis
Stookey
Queen
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plat’s Co
East St. Louis, Il
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