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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1893
Page
4
The February 16 1393 Peo Times highlights Odontunder a Fito silk item shown at Grove Bros The feature notes the display and invites reader attention to the showroom event at Grove Bros department store.
Ames residents read of Hamilton & Co promoting flour and groceries, Grove Bros selling goods, and a range of sales and prices. Reports note social events, church activities, a temperance lecture, road and rail improvements, a cigar factory planned, and court proceedings with District Court and local updates on residents and visitors.
Monday night Ames saw the creation of a Knights of Pythias lodge with Des Moines Lodge guiding the ceremony led by Grand Chancellor Cope. Over 200 members from Des Moines Boone Nevada attended as 11 new members joined and about 15 were advanced. Officers elected included J R Lincoln C C Thos Thompson Vice C J B Paxton K of R and S G W O'Brien M of F L J Sheldon M of E H Raynor M at W C Arnold P L H Bingham S 4 Ed Rutherford O G Del Maxwell L M Bosworth and Prof H Osborn Trustees. The long meeting ended with a promising start. The next meeting is set for their hall next Monday.
Short classified ad seeks a reliable girl for general house work in a small family. Wages listed at 2 dollars 50 cents per week. Call at this office for details and application.
Advertisement notes a gentle and kind vehicle suitable for farm use or road travel. Claims eight percent interest over eight months on a bankable note. Mentions current location at Will Hardensties and references J. E. Duncan.
A vintage ad promotes Cash Bargain prices from Maxwell & Son Grocers and J. P. Watson on items including Ohio Maple Sugar Ginger Snaps Arbuckle’s Coffee and various staples. Specials include flour sacks at 1.10 1.20 and bulk deals with discounts on 5 and 10 sack lots. A free crockery piece is offered with every pound of Comet Coffee.
A few sizes in children’s natural wool underwear offered for sale by C. M. Soper. WANTED: 100 cords hard wood for which the highest cash price will be paid by F. N. Fower at Lockwood Elevator.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Pleasant Grove Chapel presents a music entertainment on Wednesday evening March 1. Mrs. Margaret Leland of Ames directs the music. Admission is 10 and 15 cents. Proceeds aid neighbors in need. audiences are invited to enjoy songs and emotional performances.
The brief note urges all outstanding creditors to settle without delay citing Biertow and Sinmun as the sources. No further details are provided.
Public sale on Main street Ames set for Saturday February 18 features four head of harness horses. A 2 year old sorrel Hambletonian stallion, two standard Hambletonian colts, a high grade Hambletonian colt, and a 7 year old day mare harness trained. Pedigrees provided sale day. Property available on eight months time with bankable notes. S. L. Thornton Dan McCarthy Audt. B. J. Shelden elk.
Timothy Seed for sale. Leave orders at the Times office. M. L. Mauser.
Fire breaks out at Lockwood's as patrons describe chaotic scenes and shops suffer damage. The incident draws response from local units and investigators assess the blaze's cause and losses.
J. F. Kinrzury predicts a flank move against the Big Two nation by entrenched sharp shooters at Fortress Watson. He vows shelling with cut prices using 5e shaves and 10e haircuts, while Fort Greeley will fire red hot shots of 10¢ shaves and %5c hair cuts to overwhelm customers.
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