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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
12
A collage of short items: sales ads for Soper's and Miller Kooser. debt reminders for Adams Bros. New Year payups. lodge and church notices. rabbit hunters' turnout. Dorcas Society thanks. Iowa State College promotion. resident greetings. local travel and wedding notes. and regional market summary with wheat prices and general commerce signs.
From neighboring towns, Taylor and Robinson shelled corn for M. Garrell last week and hauled it to Cambridge. Rev J W Taylor and wife from M O spent Christmas with Mr Armstrong. William Bell and wife celebrated Christmas with his mother Mrs Crambler and family. A family gathering at Henry Taylors is planned Tuesday for many relatives. One of Jason Billings' children died Saturday from diphtheria.
ApAMs Bros report that butter and eggs were taken as goods at the cash grocery store in a brief item noting loss or theft.
An 1890s adv promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for women health issues including nervous troubles and weak kidneys. It targets housewives and working women, urging use to relieve loss of appetite headaches and insomnia with a 50 cent bottle price sold by L. M. Bosworth and Adams Bros. The ad also notes a business deadline of January 1, 1898 for book accounts.
Judge Evan C Evans born in Chester county Pennsylvania April 13 1813 died in Ames Iowa December 27 1897 aged 84 years 8 months 14 days. He helped organize Story county Iowa served as first county judge and aided location of Nevada county seat and Iowa Agricultural College at Ames. He moved with family to Story county in 1852 then to Dakota 1882 before returning to Ames 1894. His wife Elizabeth Blankenship survives near eighty two.
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