25 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
1
In Iowa the state senate passed a bill substituting the house version for the senate measure. The new code includes a provision making it a criminal offense to operate a liquor shop within four miles of Ames College, aligning with code commissioners recommendations.
The Fair announces a shipment of over 5000 yards of embroidery in 150 patterns. Newest styles and finest work offered at low prices. Includes touchon silk and cotton laces in black white and cream.
Our stock of shoes is complete and features ladies men and children styles at every price. Don’t buy elsewhere until you see ours.
A jumble of grocery prices and sales followed by remarks on Mabry in Iowa, praise for McKinley cabinet honors, Iowa senate legal ad bills, distant geese sightings, Lincoln birthplace sale talk, Rev. William Lloyd, Piute war path quips, Chicago opera season, hard times admonitions, Harrison birth note, Mark Hanna as senator, West Virginia floods, and chilly temperatures in Mercury.
Local retailer advertises dress goods at 13 to 25 cents per yard with 42 inch novelty fabrics at 25 cents. Men's laundry shirts offered at 75 cents, now $1.00, and a large selection of working shirts and overalls touted as the lowest prices in the country.
In 1891 Hiram C Wheeler republican candidate for governor sells his Sac county farm and buys 7000 acres in Texas as Iowa and national politics swirl. The piece notes his move alongside broader chatter about tariff reform, pensions for penitentiary chaplains, and a state investigation proposal.
A war veteran returns to his home state discovering his wife faithful and his son grown. A hidden 80 gallons of old whisky, bought from a local dealer for 20 a gallon, lifts a mortgage on the farm, letting the couple stay on their old homestead. The piece also comments on advertising, public finances, and political shifts in Nebraska and nearby states.
Notice announces annual election of two full term school directors and one vacancy director to be held at Ames city hall on Monday March 8 187 for polls open 12 noon to 6 pm The board at its February 1897 meeting recommended levy for 1907 teachers fund school house fund and contingent fund signed Bradford Kna Secretary Temporary President.
Henry Wilson, treasurer, presents the 1897 year ending February 2 report for the Ames district. It shows funds including Teachers Fund with tuition receipts and a temporary fund balance, and Contingent Fund with sales and tax revenues, totaling balances on hand February 21, 1897 across accounts.
The qualified electors of Ames Iowa are notified to assemble in ward rooms on Monday March 1 1897 to elect a mayor to fill a vacancy and councilmen for wards 1 2 3 4 with full terms and vacancies as specified. Voting places are Ward 1 motor line depot Ward 2 city hall Ward 3 Butlers wagon shop Ward 4 Agricultural hall polls open 8 a m City Clerk CAL GIDDINGS.
Silk guards will be worn more than ever this season. The stock is the most complete ever shown, bought directly from silk mills and will not fray or fade. A black guard not made of silk is not the right kind. Call and see the stock.
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