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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
3
Local short items include Letts grocery ads with bottom prices on flour and tea, and Adams Bros for flour. Community updates cover visits, vacations, renovations, church services, Easter events, lodge invitations, a theft incident, church leadership elections, and State Sheep Breeders’ Association activities in Ames Iowa.
Residents and visitors listed include Mrs. Maude Crane McWilliams of Waterloo and Miss Mamie Ellmore of Nevada visiting Ames area relatives, with details on weddings, church events, and local appointments. Additional items cover election corrections, business movements, and upcoming delegate selections for the county convention in Nevada.
The Ames scene featured candies at Adams Bros with a crowded turnout as county candidates visited. A missing ladies pocket book with key and small change was reported between P. O. and Ed Moffit's residence and a reward offered for the return to W. M. Rich. The Ladies Cemetery Association elected officers for the coming year including President Mrs J R Lincoln and Treasurer Mrs Caroline Taylor. A lecture series by the Y M and Y W C A at the college drew praise for its intellectual fare and performances by Judge George R. Wendling and Dr J J Lewis noted for the Passion Play of Oberammergau.
Voters across the county participated fully in the primaries with over three thousand eight hundred ballots cast. The report lists each candidate’s totals by precinct, including Fitchpatrick for Senator Klove for Treasurer Boyd for Sheriff and Hinson for Superintendent.
The council met in regular session and swore in the new mayor. Appointments were made for Clerk Cal Giddings, Street Commissioner A H Thayer, Marshal W A Rickets, and Health Officer Dr Harriman. Committees were named: Finance Van Chamberlain Perry Bower Geo Rogers. Street and Alley F E Morris James Hale Perry Bowers. Waterworks J W Lanning F E Morris Perry Bowers. Electric Light G W Bissell Geo Rogers Jerry Sexton. Sidewalks James Hale Van Chamberlain J W Lanning. Park James Hale Jerry Sexton G W Bissell. The council will meet Monday as a board of equalization.
The Political Equality Club announces a meeting with Mrs Jennie E Beyer on Wednesday April 12 at 3 PM The program includes Roll Call a paper by Mrs Wynn discussion music and a question box Also several local business notices note extended evening closing hours starting April 10 with others listing sales and ads for Jersey cow candies and a cold remedy promotion.
A scanned page mentions the Iowa Mutual Tornado Association with large risk totals and low assessments, the Iowa Town Mutual Association of Des Moines, and local business updates. It notes a Nevada depot mislaid money call, non explosive gas lighting, Quaker Bath testimonials, and Fred Eighmy opening a new Main Street cigar store in Ames with a full manufacturing back end and expanding staff.
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