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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1899
Page
3
An old notice announces a clearance sale of ladies gents and children's boots and shoes in latest styles until March 15 for remodeling. It promises friendly service and a liberal discount on rubber goods with guaranteed quality.
A collage of Ames area items including sales at Bradley & White and Letts, a new circulating library at the Christian church Sunday school, and household remedies offered by H. D. Miller. birth announcements for Mrs. B. F. White’s son and Miss Grace Kent’s connection to Prof. Kent, plus council news on John C. Kyle as electric plant superintendent and reports of civic events, fireside socials, and local personalities in Story County.
Republican county committee met in Nevada at the National Bank building with about eighteen of twenty four precincts represented and adopted April 4 as the primary date. KE F Bell of Howard Township named temporary convention chairman. Other community notes cover local sales, church events, marriages, and plans for a new Congregational church building in Ames.
Mrs Wynn visits Graves family in Ogden. Laura Whalen Henderson visits Ames friends over Sunday. G D Dunning and children spend weekend in Des Moines. Ethyl Underwood leaves for a Nevada visit. Dr and Mrs P J Kaynor visit Henry Kaynor family in Fort Dodge. J R Decker visits with daughter Mrs Frank Noble. Capt Child of Nevada, sheriff candidate, calls on Ames friends. L G Winne of Humboldt spends Sunday in Ames. Clayton Paxton to Humboldt for electric light job. Anna Richmond leaves Ames for Edmunds after five weeks visiting. Fitchpatrick of Nevada, TIMES candidate for state senator, called Thursday. Cleon Higgins of Scranton Kan arrives at Ricehome in Ames to study at I S C. His mother is Mrs Rice’s sister.
Washington hosts a high stakes battle between the Burlington and Northwestern for the overland mail contract from Chicago to Omaha. Burlington argues it should regain the contract due to past performance. Northwestern leverages support from Gould and Vanderbilt interests, plus Marvin Hughitt and DC lobbying. Congress, senators Depew and Platt, and President McKinley loom over the dispute amid broader Paris treaty ratification context.
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