Northwestern to ballast Chicago to Omaha line this year
The Northwestern announces a major project to re ballast the Chicago to Omaha double track with crushed stone, planning about fifty miles starting at Tama and heading west through Ames Boone to Ogden. The Le Grand crushed stone plant supplies rock at 1200 yards daily, with Cedar Rapids operations to begin soon and is expected to yield the finest road bed between Chicago and Omaha, though costly and time consuming.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Omaha
Tama
Ames Boone
Ogden
le Grande
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Zenor Sale and Local Happenings in Gilbert
Irene and Anna Zenor traveled overland by auto while Herman Esinlohr suffered a dislocated left shoulder tending a horse last week. Ames visitors include Mrs. H Roberts and Ida Gibson. Zenor & Son plan a April 29 sale with a $5 hat prize for the eggs. Several locals are listed with calls and moves, including the Saltzgiver family relocating near Luther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Esinlohr
H. Roberts
Ames
Ida M. Gibson
Delno Sawyer
Arapahoe
Colo
S. Sandage
Zenor & Son
Country club committee nears incorporation
The Country club committee has collected more than the required 100 signers and plans to incorporate soon. The group expects to formalize the club's status in the near term.
Boston Editor Warren Foster Back in Town After Absence
Warren D. Foster, Boston editor and former English instructor at the college, returns to town for a few days to visit old friends and handle business matters.
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Warren D. Foster
Boston
The
Youth's Companion
Dress Goods Samples At New Parlors With Mrs Loving
Mrs. Chas Loving has moved her dressmaking parlors to rooms over Holmes music store and will show samples of dress goods of all leading materials in connection with her dressmaking. Work guaranteed with first class help.
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Chas. Loving
Holmes Music Store
Charles Loving
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Mother
Mrs F Marti of St Joe Michigan reports her child suffered a severe bronchial condition. After the doctor's medicine failed she used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and claims the cough choking and gagging stopped and the child recovered quickly. She says it has saved them trouble and they keep it on hand. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Marti
St. Joe
Mich
Foley
Stork cards arrive at the Times office for new babies
The Times office receives several new styles of stork cards praised as suitable for even the most fastidious baby. The note ends with a stray 50tf fragment.
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Times Office
Story City Wins Gold Watch From Litchfield Co
Prizes tied to a Waterloo to Omaha shipment of Litchfield manure spreaders were awarded. George Baldus of Story City won the gold watch in the district. Ten residents there and several in Jewell earned subscriptions to local papers after impartial drawing. Subscriptions went to towns with the largest crowd relative to population and best postal replies.
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Litchfield
Waterloo
Omaha
George Baldus
Story City
Story City Herald
Henry K. Henderson
A. C. Omvig
R. G. Wolkenhauer
Jacob, Vangnes
M. C. Townswick
Nels Hermanson
W. H. Henryson
Anton Wike
A. S. Reilly
Theo. Frandson
Jewell
Jewell Record
A. M. Alfseike
H. K. Gronbech
Robi. Kirchner
Lewis Holmes
Sven Meling
Postmaster General Orders Month long Mail Count
The postmaster general has ordered a census of all mail incoming and outgoing, broken down by class, from May 1 to May 31. The extensive data collection will require much work and may delay mail handling, especially affecting carrier service.
Auction sale of farm near Ames Iowa 1911
Auction in Ames Story County Iowa on Tuesday May 2 1911 at 2 30 p m sells 274 acres of rich bottom land eight miles southeast of Ames three miles north of Cambridge nine miles southwest of Nevada in Union township. Black soil farm offers 200 acres corn and wheat with remaining hay land all cultivable first class property to be offered with terms announced day of sale Col D R Paschal Auctioneer Youngerman Building.
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Ames
Iowa
Cambridge
Nevada
Union
Story County
Dog License Notice by Order of City Council
Owners must renew dog licenses at the city clerk's office. Unlicensed dogs found without tags will be impounded by the marshal, kept 24 hours, then killed and buried by order. Redeemable by paying $1.00 plus the current year dog tax. City Council Ordinance No. 221.
Great Discovery Receipts and Free Rheumatic Remedy Offer
A.H. Hernly promotes 3 receipts for 25 cents or 1 receipt for 10 cents covering French tooth wash moth prevention and kid glove cleaning. Dr Shoop offers a free rheumatism book and trial remedy with requests to share with a sufferer. Cagwin's Drug Store endorses the promotion in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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A. H. Hernly
Green St
Crawfordsville
Ind
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Virgie Rainbolt
Bert
Grace Hall
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H. Robinson
George Means
Des Moines
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Ruby Tait
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Jack Eldredge
L. Oliver
Anna Sorenson
M .Abramson
Iowa State College
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Thimble Club
Frank Hutchinson
Frank Ross
N. Cox
Harley
Frank Sawyer
Amil Mateson
Tessie Hail
Roland
Mable Sheperd
Delphia
Congregational Church
Charley Bartlett
Mr. Scott
Gilbert
H. F. Winsett
Florida
Kate Maloney
Arthur Banks
Baby
Zear
Mary Smith
Adventist Church
Campbell
W. S. Smith
Edward Witt
O. B. Peterson
Council Bluffs
Victor Ray
Ackley
Henry Fifer
O. F. Bowers
Oskaloosa
F. M. Boardman
Henry Zook
John Simpson
Samuel Galbreath
Frank Albaugh
Burkhart
Raymond Langland
Nevada Friends
Walker
Nevada High School
Frank Ingalls
Gilbert Pierce
Louis N. Larson
Methodist Aid Society
Ina Walker
F. 8. Smith
Harry Crouch
J. H. Burroughs
Fred McCall
John Erickson
Boxholm
Charles Jones
Mrs
John Jones
Annie O’maley
Garden City
Iown Sanitarium
Milford Club
Geo. Kimble
Nettie Carlton
Washta
Mrs. B. Olson
H. H. Boyes
K. of P
John Peakin
Texas
South
E. T. Dexter
W. P. Murphy
Cole
C. E. Cheever
P. Haynes
Fred Becha
Lew Becha
Irene Zenor
Anna Zenor
Mary Wright
Theodore Hansen
J. P. Zenor
A. B. Wright
N. Swanson
Orpha
Beulah Epperson
J. Hangman
Wm. Saltzgiver
Luther, Ia
Chisago
Bert Allen
Mgr
Heid
Sue
Cook Scessor
G. E. BURTON @ CO
Country Club
Litchfield CO
D. R. Paschal
Youngerman Building
Bell
Iowa Telephone Co
C. Sorenson
Fish and Game
Union Delivery
the Story Co. Bank
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Sheldon
S. A. Keenan
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