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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
2
Local brief notes Bert Shockley is ill with pneumonia and a casual sales pitch intrudes on election coverage. The item combines health update with a stray sales line in a sparsely readable column.
Local ads promote cash sales on capes and jackets, Thurston & Graham stove claims, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy touted as pneumonia preventive. Community notes cover fires, housing migrants, church events, and a mix of small-town happenings through Ames and surrounding areas.
Arcadia Lodge No. 249 A F and A M held its annual election with Frank N. Fowler as W M and Frank H. Schleiter as S W. Numerous other lodges and groups elected officers including Onondaga Tribe Red Menu and Daughter’s of Pocahontas. Des Moines county supervisors meeting discussions include good roads and various county law changes. W D Moors Boone County treasurer was sentenced to three years in prison and a seven thousand dollar fine.
From Malta Ohio Dr Bingman plans a visit to Story County next week and stays with Ridge relatives. Local folks include Rich family, C W McCaskey, Belle and Emma Grove, Katie Mauser teaching in dist No 1, and Miss Jessie Christman taking over Mauser's duties. Ernie Gretten buys a fine steer and Geo Arrasmith recovers from a forearm fracture. John Elliott of Yankee Colorado visits Ruth in Cattle. plans winter in Ohio. Hog cholera dims pigs but dairying remains remunerative. grain farming seen as delusion. Twelve years ago Elliott left west to Ohio and now owns a mine. supports Bryan. M E choir to perform at the Methodist church with Misses Lillian Hunter and Rose Cramblett. program includes organ, solos, violin, chorus, and various duets.
A local vendor advertises men mittens with prices of 25c for the best pair and 8c per pair for a basic mitten, highlighting value in Ames.
We sell our entire underwear stock in Story County at lower than ever prices. Ladies gray ribbed fleeced vests and pants 25 cents each. Misses and children's union suits sizes 3 to 6 at 25 cents per suit. Men’s suit underwear offered for 1.00 dollar.
A Maple Leaf Route through tourist sleeping car departs Minneapolis each Tuesday for Los Angeles with two toilet rooms, linen service, and porter. It promises the shortest line and fastest time, arriving Saturday morning in Los Angeles with low round trip rates valid ninety days. Contacts: F. H. Hunter Des Moines J. Brooks St. Paul F. H. Lord Chicago. Jan 1.
Chicago financial and commodity markets display widespread optimism. New York stocks rise as investors expect higher future prices while December wheat stays above 92 cents and May futures cling to gains. Strong export demand from Europe and light domestic stocks support a bull case, with farmers selling early and likely little grain in bins when deliveries pause.
Mrs. C. D. Read, staying here recently, received a telegram about her mother in Rapids, and left yesterday morning to be with family during the serious illness.
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