City finances and property purchases reveal water works and street projects
Ames Iowa balance sheets for April 1903 and 1904 show funds from county treasurer taxes and subscriptions, with water works and street lighting accounts. Notable 1904 purchases include Lot 7 Block 39 Blair's Second addition for 350 dollars and 5 acres for a disposal plant at 500 dollars, plus 1500+ in brick street crossings and 650 in private sidewalks. The electric plant remains profitable. water works improves but was overdraft in prior years and now balances. PARLEY SHELDON, Mayor.
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Blair
N. E
Parley Sheldon
Ames
Iowa
Olsonville Greenhouses Ad Offers Low Prices and Home Grown Stock
Olsonville Greenhouses and Nurseries west of the college advertise ready planting stock. They dig for customers, offer apple trees at 10 to 15 cents, plums 35 cents, cherries 35 cents, grapes 50 cents to $1, and strawberries 40 cents per hundred, plus many other hardy plants. They claim to be the only Story county growers with no agents, inviting calls or visits at Olsonville or by phone 801.
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Story County
Olsonville
Very Low Excursion Rates to San Francisco and Los Angeles
Excursion rates to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the North-Western Line run April 23 to May 1 with two daily fast trains to California. The Overland Limited offers electric service and under three days travel. The California Express provides drawing room and tourist sleeping cars. Apply to Chicago & North-Western Railway agents.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
M. E. General Conference
California
Overland Limited
California Express
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Overland Limited describes luxurious Chicago route to Pacific
The traffic department of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway issues a handsome illustrated booklet on the Overland Limited the most luxurious train in the world and the Chicago Union Pacific Northwestern Line to the Pacific Coast. Copy mailed to any address on request with a 2 cent stamp from W. B. Kniskern P. T. M. Chicago.
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Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y
Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern
Pacific Coast
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Local Trade Notes and Advertisements
Sand and gravel advertised as best quality from Bower and Perkinay. B B His offers 45-tf Victor coffee at 25c, matching most 30c coffees. 32-tf T. J. Minter and Son also listed in the notice.
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Order of Bower & Perkinay
B. B. His
Victor
Republican Primary Election Notice for Story County Iowa 1904
To Republican voters of Story County Iowa a primary will be held at regular precinct polling places on Saturday April 1904 from 2 to 6 pm with possible extension to 7 pm. Elections include County Attorney Auditor Clerk of the District Court County Recorder and Board member. plus one Republican precinct committeeman and delegates. The County Convention meets at the Nevada courthouse April 30 1904 at 11 am to canvass returns and elect delegates to state and national conventions.
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Story Co
Iowa
Republican Party of Votes
Board of
Eee
Congress
Court House
Nevada
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Homeseekers Rates To North and South Dakota
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers discounted round trip tickets to North and South Dakota every Tuesday until October 25. Contact any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago for details.
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North
South Dakota
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Richelieu Goods Ad From T. J. Minter & Son
An advertisement touts Richelieu goods as the very best and promotes prices or sales from T. J. Minter & Son.
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Richelieu
T. J. Minter & Son
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Henry Wilson
Electric Light Fund
F. Linebaugh
Welch St
General Fund
Dow
W. W
Ibiy
F. W. Linebaugh
4Th Ward
Gomanoresas Balant Salo Mase
County Jurer
Water Works Department
Henry Wilsonn
Esas
Axe
Eeeeee
Setae
Eleh Street
Hook
Sewe Eersteene
Eastman Kodak
Eastman
Geo. E. Baker
Petitey
Thane
aLy
West North Ave
Chicago, Il
Cade @ Steigerwalt
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
Promgny Gia
O’briens
Bell Phone
Collins
Franklin
Grant
Howard Indian Creek
Lincoln
Milford
New Albany
Palestine
Richland
Sherman
Ivory City
Union
Warren
Washington
C. M. Soper
J. A. Fitchpatrick
E. L. Sylvester
East Main Street
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