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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
3
Local miscellany lists bargains at M Read's Soper's and Bradley & White's alongside near term sales. Christmas events, church meetings, and social plans fill the town, with notes on weather, sleighing, and helper hires.
The Baptist Educational Conference delegates meet to unify the states colleges. Des Moines College named Baptist college of the state by 93 votes, with Pella and others receiving residual support. Plans announced to raise 100000 for endowments shared among Des Moines, Pella, Osage, Sac City and Burlington.
A large kitchen stove exploded in the Moffitt residence during breakfast after freezing water in the hot water attachment caused a pressure blast. John Lowe escaped with injuries to teeth and arm as glass shattered and carpets burned. insurance on furniture had just expired.
The article lists the grand and trial jurors for the year 1898 with names across multiple townships. It notes a holiday for pupils due to furnace failure and announces bids for medical attendance for the poor of Story county, with district allocations and the county auditor's office as the bid site.
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