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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
6
A local shop promotes chic costume specials for Easter, urging customers to buy outfits and materials from them. They advertise unique styles, gleaming display cases, and invite visitors to choose fabrics to tailor their Easter clothing.
A brief fashion note highlights a range of overcoats from 15 to 30 dollars and suits priced between 16 and 35 dollars, offering several stylish options across classic and contemporary styles.
Editor Boreman of the Cole Observer reports numerous Ames area personal notes. Guests visit, travelers depart for Cedar Rapids Los Angeles Chicago and Texas while relatives are mentioned in Des Moines Ames and Newton with several planned visits and relocations including a cremery job change and a rail union trip.
Joe Davis, Ames star miler and half miler, will be abroad for a month aiding national agricultural fraternity chapters. His absence robs Ames of at least eight points five in the half and three in the mile, challenging coach Watson to bring him to form gradually after the trip. Tellier Horton Holcomb show strong hurdling form, McElyea and Newman rise in speed, Trullenger previews swift dash work.
Classified notice items announce a girl for general house work for a three person family Mrs J Jacobs a national mail order house position offering 18 dollars weekly with no investment required and no prior experience needed. also several real estate listings for houses in Ames Des Moines and near the college with prices and contact details. plus lost and found items including belts ruffs and a rug and a carpet cleaning service advertisement with a contact name George Plum.
Charley Nibel sold his interest in the Ames meat market this week to a South Dakota buyer named Horn. Mr Horn plans to move to Ames soon and assume possession. The new firm will be Weston and Horn.
The artificial ice plant costing twenty thousand dollars was completed recently and started steady operation last week. It runs at a capacity of 20 tons per day with Charley Lyons on night shifts and Frank Lathrow on day shifts.
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