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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
3
Adams Bros seeds and local services advertised. Ames events include Heywood at opera house, public notices, weddings, fashion and travel notes, plus Easter Knights Templar visit with detailed reception and campus tour. Community updates cover roads, bridges, weather, agriculture, and upcoming social purity lectures at churches.
Des Moines trip to Drake University announced for the baseball team. Easter service drew 1200 visitors including Knight Templars from Boone and Nevada. Mrs Swalm of Oskaloosa addressed students on opportunities for a successful life followed by campus tours and a three o clock dinner before departure.
Mrs Anna Harris, Grand Vice Temp lar, spoke in the city last Thursday addressing about forty youths and later to lodge members. Attendees expressed enlightenment and commitment to advancing temperance work.
Ard McLain and Bert captured six young wolves and wounded the old wolf on Monday, detailing a hunt incident with a dramatic outcome and notable participants.
Tilden Bros. & Co. report the first 500 yards of muslin advertised last week at three cents per yard are sold out and another 500 yards will arrive the latter part of this week.
Easter Sunday brought warm weather and a high wind then the night cooled rapidly. The cold spell has persisted, making the season feel unusually frigid for this time of year.
In Franklin township on April 14 1897 at the brides parents home Rev F J Douglass united Charles Gould Beede and Mary Lillian Barker both of Des Moines The small gathering included relatives and neighbors The couple returned to Des Moines last Friday They will continue their respective occupations a local bread ad and farm team trade notices follow from local merchants.
The Iowa Relief Commission solicits corn and money to aid famine victims in India. Railroads will transport corn free of charge and government ships will provide free movement to the coast. Contributions may be left with N Fowler for storage until a car load is assembled. Donors receive receipts and their names reported to the commission.
Real estate bonds and mortgages in Story and neighboring counties offered at very low rates. Optional payments available. Call M Hemerveer for terms and potential savings. Dorcas Society thanks Tama Banquet finance committee for donating surplus of $9.
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