Local life notes and events in Story County
Dorcas Society meets January 3 with Mrs C M Soper. A dance at the opera house Monday night drew a good time. W J Zenord family moves into the Joseph Wilson Main street house. Bert Crampet sells Hudson Cramblet shop stake and works at Kintzleys. Iowa teachers meet at Des Moines and attract many attendees. Congregational Endeavor holds New Year concert at 7 30 next Sabbath. Lost brown leather pocketbook with five dollar bill. Johnny Coull gains support for first assistant clerkship. Joan Shearer hears from son Amy in Texas, flowers sent. Arcadia Lodge officers elected for the year. J P Watson receives a life-size doll gift. J A Whitaker of Rolfe seeks stock for farms in trade. Academy of Sciences election notes Osborn secretary treasurer. Meeker, Smith fellows. Bisby, Spinney, Thurliman associate members. CauristMass private Christmas tree at Pammel home with Santa. Nevada faces competing electric light plans amid arc light droop. Kelley holds New Year pigeon shoot and gold medal match for Iowa champion. Georgeson aims for repeat win. Story City hints Henryson for 1st assistant clerk of the senate, Republican and Lafayette township. Iowa Concert Orchestra benefit concert at K P hall poorly attended. ten-piece orchestra praised, dance follows with about forty couples.
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Bert Crampet
Hudson & Cramblet
Weilding
Kintzley’s
Iowa
Des Moines
Oue Endeavor Society
Congregational Church
Finder
Johnny Coull
Academy of Sciences
Herbert Osborn
Ames
W. H. Meeker
J. W. Smith
D. B. Bisby
L. B. Spinney
L. Thurliman
CauristMass
Pammel
Santa Claus
Ion
Story
Henry T. Henryson
Ass’t
Senate
Henryson
LaFayette Township
Story County
Iowa Concert Orchestra
Christmas Visitors and Reunions Across Ames
Des Moines and Nevada visitors came to Ames for holidays and Christmas. townsfolk and relatives gathered for dinners dances and family events. Notables include Wm Lockridge of Nevada, Miss Dora Hamilton from Marshalltown, J A Whitaker of Rolfe, and many others enjoying time with local kin and friends.
Plush goods at half price and local notices from Ames
An assortment of bargain plush cloaks and jackets is advertised, along with real estate offerings in Ames including a five room house with land. The report covers Sunnyside school district 8 data, debt settlement pleas from Bingham & Co, charity notices for the Children's Home Society, a rental listing, firm dissolution notice for Stringer & Olson, and Northwestern winter excursion rates to southern destinations.
Adams Bros and Curt Woop Note Settlement Call
Urge all debtors to call and settle accounts immediately by note or cash to balance books. A Boone man who damaged plate glass fronts on a spree was fined and jailed, then caused further incidents after release, risking more fines as he profits from his second spree.
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Bingham & Co
Adams Bros
Boone
Story County
Christmas celebrations across churches spread joy for children
Saturday and Monday evenings featured heavily decorated churches with Christmas trees loaded with presents, lively Sunday School programs, and Santa Claus appearances. The Baptist, Christian, M E, Congregational, and U B churches hosted festivals while a blast of old patron notices ends with a business plea from J H Queal & Co requesting overdue payments.
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Baptist Church
The
Christian Church
M. E
U. B
Quickest Route to California via Northwestern and Union Pacific
Advice for travelers to the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco to use Chicago and Northwestern Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Bays routes. Palace drawing room sleeping cars run daily Chicago to San Francisco in three and a half days with meals in dining cars. Tourist sleeping cars offer cheap berths at $4.00 from Chicago or $3.00 from Council Bluffs or Omaha. Varied route excursion and one way tickets available at low Northwestern rates.
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San Francisco
California
Chicago & Northwestern
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Palace Drawing Room
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Ogden
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y
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the Times
Dorcas Society
C. M. Soper
Opera House
W. J. Zenord
Joseph Wilson
Main Street
Ture
Joan Shearer
Amy
Texas
Arcadia Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. E. Hunt
W. M
C. R. Quade
S. W
W. P. Taylor
J. W
A. J. Graves
Treas
Cal. Giddings
Jas Hutchison
J. P. Watson
J. I
J. A. Whitaker
Rolfe
Imp Pd
Nevada
Kelley
John Georgeson
Georgeson
Gates Brown
Wm. Lockridge
Mrs. Eppel of
John
Mrs
Will Deal
Gilbert
Etta Budd
Des Moins
Glyde Turner
Osceola Iowa
K. P
J. A. West
Times Office
Defiance
Dora
Loretta Hamilton
Marshalltown
Henry Wallace
A. B. Kibbie
D. G. Ferguson
Geo. McFadden
Denver, Colo
J. J. Butler
Clarice McCarthy
Des Mines
Marguerite Fairchild
Clinton
Flossie Wright
Hubbell
Mechanicsville In
Sheldon
Mr. W
Willis Lincoln
Orange City
Margaret and
Sophia Compton
New York City
P. C Compton
Chas. Kaynor
Marie Kaynor
Hubbard
Josie Morris
Lake Michigan
W. F. Bradley
Hellen
Marie McPartlan
Wisconsin
Watson's Millinery Emporium
F. R. Silliman
Chas. McCord
Billy” Phifer
Duff, Dillon and Perkhizer
Dr. Merryman
Port Byron
W. W. Wilson
Chas
Commission
Betu R
Arcadia Lodge A. F
Cal GiIppriNnes
Sec
Gro. G. Tilden Estate
J. A. Kerr
Sunnyside
Washington Township
Nora Stark
Nora and
Howard Person
Frank Wortman
Ethel Crane
Wave Smith
Gertie N. Morris
Children’s Home Society
Tirtpen
Bigbow
F. N. Fowuer
Agt
E. Stringer
T. L. Olson
Stringer
Gilbert Station, In
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Florida
Mexico
New Mexico
Lousiana
Mississipi
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
South
Chicago & Northwestern Ra Y
Curt A. Woop
Battle Creek
J. H. Queal & Co
Allen
Ames Steam Laundry
Wing & Allen
Ywann & CO Q
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New Yorkk
Broadway
G. G. Tilden
GEO. G. Tilden Estate
O.F. Mabr
Chinaware
Lass
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