From NeighBoring Towns Kelley Eventful Week
Mr R Sheehey returned home last Friday. Miss Edith George is attending normal at Nevada. Mrs Reynolds of Ames visits Geo Person home. Mrs Frank Hutchison visits Boone for a visit with her parents. Hannah McGrath of Ames visits Florine Wortman. A Person and son of Chicago visit Geo Person’s family. Eva Hannegan returns from Kossuth county. Ames young ladies picnic near W P George’s. Rev Rowe of Chester Center preaches at Congregational church. J W Lytle and Jess Gossard have residences painted. Tanner store being painted inside. Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs Thomas Roland. next meeting with Mrs C C Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hutchison
Boone
Hannah McGrath
Ames
Florine Wortman
W. P. George
Rev. Rowe
Chester Center
Ladies Aid Society
Thomas Roland
C. C. Stevens
Real estate transfers recorded in Story county week ending July 28 1900
Smith Bricker and D H Sanford report transfers including Jennie Beverly from Blair's addition Ames to lot 36. Peterson to Lanning lot 14 block 6 Blair's Ames. Lewis Ham to Morris lot 20 block 19 Blair's Ames. Shearer to Emma Lyman lot 5 block 43 Blair's Ames. Belt to John Dodd lots 2 and 3 block 3 Collins Ames. Read to Cora Bolton lots 8 9 block 8 Richmonds 2nd Ames. Hodge heirs to Maris M lot 0 block College Ames. Armstrong and Arm to J L Arm 8 200x600 ft sw cor nw ne all in 2 Chas S Fowler to R M Bainter. Wells to Frank Vewad of lot 4 and 1/5 of lot 3 sw nw § 2 22 145 00 70 00 119 5 600 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Smith & Bricker
H Sanford
Jennie C
Beverly
Blair
Ames J Peterson
E Lanning
Oly Lewis Ham
F Morris
Blairs
Ames Shearer and
Hus
Emma Lyman
Ames
John Dodd
Collins
Cora
Bolton
Richmonds
Zearwep Hodge
Maris M
Cha
Fowler
Bainter
Richard Wells
Scenic Line of the World Promotes Denver Rio Grande Routes
The Scenic Line of the World offered by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad markets two Rocky Mountain routes for Colorado Utah and New Mexico travelers and through trips from Denver to San Francisco Chicago and Portland with Pullman palace and tourist sleeping cars. It highlights Cripple Creek as the great gold camp and promotes the Ogden Gateway service to several western states with dining cars on all through trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Cripple Creek
Pullman Palace
Denver
San Francisco
Chicago
Portland
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Ogden Gateway
S. K. Hooper
Babes and Grandmother Pranks and Puzzles
A collection of lighthearted vignettes from a 19th century page noting a boy offering candy in exchange for a chocolate and a cheeky child misinterpreting a military parade. Other scenes include a toddler’s clever remark about shooting chutes and a child’s question about a king’s past laughter.
Northwestern Line Excursion Tickets At Low Rates
The Northwestern Line will offer home seekers excursion tickets on August 7 and 21 and the first and third Tuesdays of each month during the year with favorable return time limits to many western and southern points. Tickets and full information from Chicago & Northwestern Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Line
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver and Nearby
Very low excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo via Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line on select dates June 19 20 July 3 9 17 and August 17 21. Return is good through October 31. Also low rates to Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden Deadwood and Hot Springs on the same dates. Quickest time Best service Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Railway. Also mentions Royal Salon Dressing flour brands and Kooser company products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Pacific and Northwestern
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Deadwood
Hot Springs
Chicago & Northwestern
Preserving Bird Life Opens New Federal Field of Usefulness
The Toronto Globe notes U S legislation shifting wild life control partly to federal and state levels. It bans most importations of wild birds and animals without special permission, lists species excluded, and restricts transport of game killed against state laws. Emphasizes economic and ecological need for preservation and enforcement to prevent pests and overuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
New World
Toronto Globe
Painting Racial Types by a Dutch American Artist
Century detailing Hubert Vos a Holland born American naturalized painter who travels through the Orient and the Americas to portray typical men and women of diverse races. Vos blends features to synthesize the soul of a race or tribe with his wife Kaikilani aiding in reviewing populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Americas
Hubert Vos
Charles de Day
Vos
Holland
Globe
Kaikilani
Hilo
Hawaiian Islands
Freight Through Sault Canals Sets Historic June Record
In June, freight through the Sault canals to and from Lake Superior surpassed any prior month. Iron ore led with 2,448,000 tons, grain 7,000,000 bushels, and coal 770,000 tons, signaling ample fuel for the coming winter and a traffic level rivaling half of last year’s Suez Canal volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
Suez Canal
Suez
KUansas Farmer Goce to Paria John Demain Visit Paris Exposition
Edwards county Kansas farmer John Demain travels to the Paris exposition under striking contrast to 1869 when he left Belgium as a poor boy and walked to the show in Paris then crossed to America. Now he returns with Kansas money and a fierce resolve to keep his boots polished twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuensas
Paria
John Demain
Edwards County
Kansas
Demain
Belgium
America
Sin of curiosity should a woman take interest in her husband
A seasoned matron counsels married women to avoid prying into their husbands affairs. She recalls her early belief in sharing every detail, then reveals how she learned self restraint after discovering a secret wager in her husband’s correspondence. The tale ends with her decision to say nothing and trust him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Toque’s
Governor Lord Tennyson to Rent Surrey Home in Australia Trip
The Governor of South Australia Lord Tennyson plans to rent the Surrey estate Aldworth at Blackdown hill for three years while he oversees duties in Australia. The embowered house sits atop Blackdown hill at about 800 feet, built for Lady Tennyson to seek a bracing climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Australia
Lord Tennyson
Great Britain
Surrey
Blackdown
Aldworth
Blackdown Hill
Lady Tennyson
Isle of Wight
Make Friends of the Chinese
The Hartford Times urges the government to pursue friendship with Li Kung Chang and the empire's powerful viceroys. It warns that opposing them through conquest of Pekin would harm trade in China and calls for avoiding entangling alliances with Britain, Russia, and other Europeans to win over the millions in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Li Kung Chang
Hartford Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. Sheehey
Edith George
Nevada
Mrs. Reynolds
Geo. Person Home
Mrs. A. Person and Son
Geo. Person
Eva Hannegan
Kossuth County
Messrs
J. W. Lytle
Jess Gossard
Babes
Tommy
Harry
Margie
1St . N. G
Little Bessie
Little Clara
England
Henry
Katie
Willie
Grandma
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
J. B. Kooser & Co
Co. F. Lerrs
White Pearl
See
EF. Baker
UEP
Victor J. Evans & CO
Evans
Washington, D. Co
W.M. Greeley
Henry Wlson
Cash
A. S. Needham
Union National
Iowa
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Cooley
Little Bros
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Bosworth's Drug Store
Emporium
Albert Lea
C. F
Ligeia
Camer Bros. & Herman
Respy
Parley Sheldon
J. Sheldon
F. H. Schieiter
Story County Bank
Western National Bank
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chi
Marshalltown
Savings Bank
Surance
L. M. Bosworth
Judisch Bros
Burt Kooser
R. D. Connell
Embree Lumber Office
Ames, Iowa
L. R. Morris
Sale Stable
East Main Street
Ams
M. Hemstreet
J. A. Campbell
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