Ames Gas Co to Start Plant Work at Once
Rochelle Illinois officials report immediate construction start on the Ames Gas Company plant. Des Moines and Rochelle officers named, with C S Tenney as president and H L Griffin as secretary treasurer. Main line mains to run twelve miles along Main street alleys, contractor American Construction of Newton Iowa to lay pipes. plant site near Northwestern water tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Griffin
Rochelle
Ames Gas Co
Ames
Sheldon
Ames Gas Company
Autthorize
C. S. Tenney
Des Moines
John Boyle
Vinton, Ir
Ill
J. G. Festler
Rochelle, Ill
Vinton
C. L. Clark
American Construction Company
Newton
Iowa
Danforth to Move Ice Cream Factory to Ames
The Danforth ice cream factory will occupy a new 22 by 50 feet two story brick building on South Kel logg avenue after May 10. The basement houses the ice cream factory, the first floor handles fruits extracts and soda fountain supplies, and the upstairs is for the cone factory. The business serves Ames and surrounding towns with a growing, substantial presence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munns
Kellogg Avenue
Danforth
Ames
Kalsem for Supervisor from the Representative
Sivert J Kalsem of Huxley announces his candidacy for county supervisor to succeed Ben Johnson. A respected farmer and stockman from Palestine township, he comes from a long Republican family and seeks the seat on merit to serve the county. Also notes a local ad for Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism sprains and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sivert J. Kalsem
Huxley
Ben Johnson
Kalsem
Palestine Township
John V. Kalsem
John Johnson
Arbor Day Proclaimed in Iowa for 1910 Planting
Governor I B F Carroll proclaims April 29, 1910 Arbor Day in Iowa, urging observance by planting trees and vegetation to beautify homes, churches, schools, and cities as part of state conservation efforts. The proclamation recalls pioneer tree planting and the development of Iowa’s diverse resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
I. B. F. Carroll
Milford Residents Attend School Play and Visits
Milford locals visited the Frank Warren home Sunday and several from Milford attended the Senior class Play in Ames last week. Dr Proctor and family joined the Hardcastle family trip to the county seat despite cool air. Verletta Warren returned from Omaha after six weeks at a dressmaking school. W R Hardcastle learned of uncle Robert Tebay’s death and went with his father to Boone for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tebay
T. Hardcastle
Boone
Prompt relief with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Threat and lung trouble relief promised by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Pleasant to take, soothing and healing in effect. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Royal Arch Masons May June Calendar and Infant Death Notice
The text lists May and June Royal Arch Masons calendar events including M and P Masters E Masters and Royal Arch degrees with several dates. It notes a sale of trimmed hats at 2.98 dollars and closes for summer. An infant child of Mr and Mrs Edmond Noring near Kelley died and was buried at Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Hunt
BE. H. P
Edmond Noring
Kelley
Ontario
Proper Improves Store Ke. S. With West Side Decking
Proper is making changes to his furniture store to gain space and improve handling of growing business. The major change is decking the west side almost the full length of the building, adding about four hundred eighty square feet of floor space.
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KE. S. Proper
Judge Balliett Dies in Tonopah at 73
S. F. Balliett longtime Story county and Polk county judge died last Sunday in Tonopah Nevada where he had lived with his son. He was a prominent central Iowa figure and aged seventy three.
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S. F. Balliett
Nevada
Story County
Polk County
Tonopah
Nev
Balliett
Iowa
Last Attraction of the Sea Son at Armory Opera House
Mr and Mrs O B Wasser moved into their new North Duff Avenue home purchased from Robert Dodds. The Armory Opera House hosts the society drama One Good Woman on Saturday April 30 featuring Elizabeth M Nickerson John Fay Palmer Wm Nunn Geo A Ackerland Chas Rummel with a strong cast from Fredric Wilson Fredrick Wilsons Peoples Stock Chicago Ingomar Schubert and Walker Whiteside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. BE. Wasser
North Duff Avenue
Robert Dodds
Armory Opera House
One Good Woman
Elizabeth M. Nickerson
Fredric Wilson
Peoples Stock
Chicago
John Fay Palmer
Ingomar
Wm. Nunn
Walker Whiteside
Geo. A. Ackerland
Chas Rummel
Froman Productions
the Three Kelleys
Orpheum
Western Association
Iowa Association Home Economics Meeting Program 1910
The Iowa Association of Home Economics at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls presents a two day program on May 13 and 14 1910. Sessions cover federation and extension work describing lectures by M J Woods Neale Knowles Luella Kilborn Nellie Nash and Lulu Graves with a dinner and musical talks by Mrs Alice Norton. Officers include President Mrs Alice D Fealing Vice President Miss Beulah Long and Secretary Treasurer Miss Mabel Campbell. Rooms for guests cost fifty cents a day and reservations for Friday dinner required by May 8.
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Federated Clubs and Home Economics
Nellie Nash
Waterloo
Lelia Purdy
Iowa State College
Lulu Graves
Alice D. Fealing
Land for sale in Minnesota and nearby states
For sale offers 160 acres in Howard county Iowa four miles from Chester with a house barn granary hog house machine shed fencing and wind mill at 65 per acre 80 acres near Grand Meadow Minnesota four miles away all cultivated at 40 per acre 160 acres near Spring Valley Minnesota with multiple outbuildings at 55 per acre 160 acres near Grand Meadow Minnesota with rich soil at 40 per acre Maps prices and details available from Thomas Frankson Spring Valley Minnesota 1-4t-pd
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Ilinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Howard County
Chester
Mower County
Minn
Grand Meadow
Price
Spring Valley
Thomas Frankson
Fire devastates Slater depot and mill stores
Last Saturday a gale fueled a blaze at Slater depot destroying passenger and freight facilities and a large flour mill. Loss estimated at fourteen thousand dollars. A brick station will replace the old frame building. Ankeny suffered a twenty thousand dollar fire on Tuesday night spreading from a barber shop to nearby structures.
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Northwestern
Slater
Ankeny
Des Moines
Perrys Sells Back and Side Combs at Ten Cents
A notice notes a sale at Perrys offering back and side combs priced at ten cents each.
Washington Township Caucus Listed for April 30 1910
There will be a caucus of the Republican electors of Washington township Saturday April 30 1910 at 3 o'clock p m at the real estate office of C L Little & Co corner Kellogg and Main streets for nominating candidates for township trustees assessor township clerk constable justice of the peace party committeeman and delegates to the county convention and to transact such other business as may come before it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
C. L. Little & Co
Kellogg and
Main Streets
Singin Skule Beginment Promises Wholesome Fun
The Woman's Relief Corps presents Singin Skule Beginment a burlesque on a country singin skule. Miss Kittie Miller conducts as Mistus Robbins with local talent in a witty, plotless skit of songs choruses and humorous situations. Costumes span many decades for a light hearted May 3 show at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Woman’s Relief Corps
Mister & Mistus
Jeremire Robbins
Singin Skule Klass
Kittie Miller
Mistus Robbins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cone Factory
W. C. Hayward
Milford News
W. A
Joshua
Royal Arch Masons Calendar
Judge Balliett
Iowa Association OF Home Economics
Towa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Mary L. Townsend
Iowa State Teachers
Lege
Erloo
College Gymnasium
College Auditorium
Alice P. Norton
University of Chicago
Mary Townsend
G. E. Burton & Co
Clothes
Bie
Orla
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