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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
5
The week ending April 16 shows winter severity followed by a warm spell aiding rapid thaw and fieldwork. Spring wheat acreage is down from last year while fall wheat, rye, and clover wintered well. Oats and barley seeding progressed, corn prep began, and potatoes and garden crops started. pastures and fruit buds show favorable conditions.
Notice advertises good clean timothy hay for sale in a barn by A. E. Slater. Contact information not provided.
The program lists Sabbath school at 9 45. Address at 11 00 titled The Iowa Baptist State Convention. Junior Union at 3 00 B Y P U at 6 30. Sermon titled Jesus in the Hour of Triumph delivered by Pastor Walter I Fowle.
Prof L H Pammel visited Indianola on Tuesday. Trustees meet Wednesday the 19th. Several faculty and students seen in Ames and Boone for lectures, visits, and events. The Sigma Nus plan an Easter party April 20 to 24, and athletic and social activities continue nearby.
The Armory opera house hosts a senior class play promising pure enjoyment. The boys and girls will provide a lively performance with home talent and leave patrons proud that local youth are on stage.
Used two years riding plow and one riding cultivator offered by T. Barker at 1505 North Douglass Street. Seller notes Goode and Wright name on equipment. Contact Barker for price and pickup details.
Jacob Tisdale Shepard born September 14 1824 in Norton Massachusetts died March 31 1905 buried Gilbert Station Iowa. He moved to Story County in 1869 and was a Congregational church member who died trusting in Jesus. He leaves a wife and two sons.
Col James Rush Lincoln releases official staff for the Pifty-Fifth Regiment with Captains Worthington Walburn Lane Brewer as adjutant chaplain quartermaster and commissary. Brewer succeeds the drowned Roscoe Byers. Brewer is an I S C graduate 97. NCOs stay the same with L A Queal added as color sergeant.
Very Low Rates to Denver and California via the Northwestern Line offered May 1 to 13 with limited returns. Travel features include The Overland Limited and The California Express with sleeping cars. Rates available through Chicago & North Western agents reflecting convention and assembly observances.
Property deeds show R Christensen and wife transferring Lot 5 Block 6 Bigelows add Ames to Mary B Allen for 1200 dollars. W C McIntire and wife to Margaret Le land for 1500 dollars Lot 45 and 6 Block 4 Lees add Ames. Harriman and Lee to R H McCarthy for 285 dollars Lots 8 and 9 Block 2 Harriman s add Ames. Jacob A Cole and wife to Carrie E and Agnes M Cole for 400 dollars Ete Lot 12 Wig SW 4 83 24. H A Cook to B A Lockwood Grain Co for 60 dollars Lot 7 Ex 4 rods off E end NW NE 5 82 24. George Holland and wife to T E Posegate for 200 dollars Lot 4 SW SE 32 83 24.
Fred Wearth born in Sandusky Ohio February 23 1871 died April 10 at his parents home on East Boone street after a four month illness of inflammatory rheumatism He lived in Johnson County Iowa from 1877 and Ames since 1891 He married Nora Roberts December 10 1902 at Aurora Indiana leaving a son aged eighteen months He joined Evangelical church as a child later affiliated with the Methodist church Interment will be in Ames funeral today at 2 pm led by Rev A M Shea.
Local trade notice offering hatching eggs from Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds at $1.00 for 15 eggs. Also advertised are early and late seed potatoes at 60 cents per bushel.
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