Local miscellany notes charity, weather, deaths and events
Ames items report Kennedy crackers at Grove's and mixed nuts at Letts. A children's sermon at the Christian church. Weather shows 4 5 below zero. Mrs. Alberts sold Ames property for 1000 dollars via Westerman & McLain. Jacobson died near Gilbert and buried at Jewell Junction. Eastern Star elected officers. Willam Owen Company to perform at Ames Opera House with renowned Richelieu portrayal and strong scenery. Regular Episcopal services continue. journal notes local police and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Owen
Ames Opera House
Christmas Visitors and Homecomings Across Ames
A long list of residents and visitors mark the holiday season in Ames. Names include Parley Adams in Nevada, Miss Lizzie Allen in Perry, Joe Cohn in Grinnell, Geo Tilden returning from Madison, and Prof S W Beyer in Mason City. Many others travel from Chicago, Des Moines, Waterloo, Des Moines, Ames hosts, and nearby towns to spend Christmas with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley Adams
Nevada
Lizzie Allen
Perry
G. R. Turner
Waterloo
Chicago
Mr. Smith
J. J. Mather
West Side
Wes
Dollie Sexton
Ankeny
Dunkle
Harley Stuckslager
Belle Plaine
Charley Tilden
Des Moines
Scot Bradford
Storm Lake
Willard John
Cambridge
Ames
True Martin
E.E. Little
Academy of Sciences
Glyde Turner
Fred Gilbert
A. 2. Jones
Local notices and society items from Ames area
A mix of ads and notes: Monarch and Grove goods at local stores, prescriptions at Tilden & Loughran, prices for butter and eggs at Kooser, a club dance at the opera house, Christmas family reunion in the Dodds family, church meetings, weather changes, and assorted social news. Paragraphed items mention Pleasant Grove and Monte Vista Colorado postings, courier mentions, and local mischief incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchpatrick
Flo
Monte Vista
Colorado
Christmas in Ames Brisk Trade and Festive Cheer
Clear morning gives way to snow as Ames stores report strong holiday trade and generous window displays. Churches host Christmas exercises, and residents enjoy trees and merriment. Also notes local happenings from Read's Meat Market to jail sentences and endorsements of Chamberlain's Pain Balm with a buyer’s remark on Des Moines Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Congregational
Ames
Times
Market price bonus offered by TILDEN Bros for corn and oats
One cent per bushel above the market price offered by TILDEN Bros and Co for corn and oats traded on account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden Bros. & Co
Death notice for Jacob T Jacobson in 1899 lodge resolution
The Myrtle of 4 645.1.0.0.F. lodge of Gilbert records the death of Jacob T Jacobson on March 18 1899. The obituary praises his industry honesty cheerfulness and devotion and expresses condolences to his family. Resolutions call for mourning draping the charter for 30 days and dispatching notices to Jewell Junction Jewell Record and the Ames Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob T Jacobson
House of Worship
Aow
Myrtle
Gilbert
Jewell Junction
Jewell Record
Ames Times
Samuel Watt dies after long illness in Ames
Samuel Watt a respected Ames resident died at his home December 20 after years of poor health. Born March 19, 1826 in Girbin Ayrshire Scotland he came to the United States in 1865 settling in Story County Iowa. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding December 9 and he belonged to the M E church after moving to Ames. Funeral services were held at the family residence with J B McIntire officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Watt
Ames
Mr. Watt
Girbin
Ayrshire
Scotland
U. S
Story County
Presbyterian Church In Scotland
M. E. Church
J. B. McIntire
Card of Thanks from Mrs Samuel Watt and Family
Mrs Samuel Watt and family thank friends and neighbors for help and sympathy during the illness of husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Watt
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Clear Mind Boost
Promote health claims for stomach and liver with a 25 cent box. Sold by Tilden & Loughran, druggists. The ad suggests increased strength, keen brain, and high ambition as benefits from the pills.
Ladies Cemetery Association Meets January 4
The Ladies Cemetery Association will meet with Mrs J R Lincoln on Thursday January 4 at 3 pm. Rupy Ricu serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Cemetery Association
J. R. Lincoln
Public Auction at Rural Farm Near Ames
S. E. Haun offers for sale at a farm auction 544 miles southwest of Ames and near Kelley on Wednesday January 3 1900 at 1 p m. The lineup includes mares 3 years and 12 years old a bay mare a 6 year old black horse a filly a yearling and 8 cows with two fresh others due 5 yearling steers 2 yearling heifers a Shorthorn bull one year old two calves 35 hogs including 19 brood sows farm implements hay and farming gear 25 tons hay 16 in barn 2000 bushels corn 8 10 bushels seed corn straw chickens household goods and more. Farm may be rented terms cash under 5 notes over 5 with 7 percent interest and 2 percent discount for cash on time sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Kelley
S. E. Haun
Start the year with bundled newspaper subscriptions
A sale offers combined yearly subscriptions for Iowa papers and regionals including The Iowa Homestead Poultry Farmer Farmer's Mutual Insurance Journal Home stead Ames Times at $1.40 and other pairings like Weekly Inter Ocean with Ames Times $1.35 and Marshalltown Times Republican with Ames Times $1.50. The Times claims to save subscribers the agent's commission on any paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Poultry Farmer
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Journal
Farmer’s Institute
The
Homestead
Ames Times
Inter Ocean
Weekly Register
Marshalltown Times Republican
the Times
Limited-time premium for corn and oats at RB delivery
The RB A Lockwood Grain Co offers to pay one cent above market price for corn and oats delivered to Tilden Bros. Co. The offer sets a temporary premium to attract farmers and increase grain sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lockwood Grain Co
Tilden Bros. & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Letts
McIntire’s
Kennedy
Grove’s
Christian Church
Judish Bros
W .J. Buckiey
Jacon T. Jacobson
National Aid Association
Episcopal
Gibson
Davenport
C. E. Taylor
Wynn
Verna Kistler
E. A. Kegley
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Talbot Lennox
Prof
Lennox
Laura
Order of the Eastern Star
Beyer
W. M
C. E. Hunt
W. P
Frank Graves
A. M
Loud
Emma Williams
A. C
Harris
Hawley
D. G. Davidson
Duncombe
Iowa
Marshalltown
Templeton
Chamberlain
Thomas C. Bower
Glencoe
New York
Leader
United States
Ellsworth
W. R
Nancy M. Taylor
Joe Cohn
Grinnell
Stella McCormic
Lake City
Bert Clutter
Newton
Geo. Tilden
Madison, Wis
Mrs. S. W. Beyer
Mason City
Mamy Allen
Ethel Hamilton
Maime Raynor
Fort Dodge
Geo. Stanford
Marengo, Il
F. #. Munn
Axtell
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Minta Tilden
Eldora, Iowa
D.G. Ferguson
Milo Wilkinson
L. G. Peckham
Pammell
Boyd
Story City
Ben Brenneman
This City
Wm. Barkhoff
A. S. Liddle
Fern Thompson
Sioux City
Mrs. Geo. Poster
Blue Earth City
Minn
McCarthy
Nell Cole
Cedar Falls
del. Maxwell
Billy” Beedle
Renwick
Neice
Carrie Mudge
Redlands
California
Brad Knapp
Belmond
Brad
Mildred Anderson
Webster City
Ames Friends
Ed. Eagan
Atlantic Telegraph
G. Hamilton
Ed. Oprecht
Tipon
Tom Fenton
Northwestern
Kadyville
Bert German
Freemont
Ohio
Frein Fruit At
Letts’s
Grove
Tilden & Loughran’s
J. B.kooser & Co
Tilden & Loughran
Opera House
Jas. Dodds
Kansas
Dodds
Monarch
Dorcas Society
Board of Supervisors
H. Westerman
Judisc Bros
Pleasant Grove
Rev. Williams
John Elliott
Manning Monitor
Des Moines Leader
Strauss & Dawson
Pleasant Grove M. E. Church
J. B. Keffer
I. 8
S. C
University of Tennessee
Bert. Johnson
Bert
Bos Cairns
J. S. Cook Dry Goods House
Wyman-Pattridge
Minneapolis
Cook Dry Goods Firm
Bob
Schmidt
Omaha
Marshal Ricketts
Davis House
Christ Ouly
Duroc
W. P. Coon
Cour?t
Weaver
Read's
Keokuk Gate City
J. P. Patrick
Patrick Luthe & Co
Thurston
Alex Black
Lou Anderson
Thompson
D. B. Johnston
Richmond
Ind
Dilden Bros, & Coy
T. J. Miller & Son
D. & L. Hamilton
H. L. Munn & Son
Heiniz
T. J. Milner & Son
C. F. Letts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!