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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
3
Ames news notes sales and prices at E M Soper and Doreas Charity Ball set for Jan 23. Fire, storms, and accidents touch residents as Mrs McCarthy improves and W A Walker loses homestead. Meetings, rail work, and new bank building spark activity in Nevada and Ames.
Taylor a leading photographer appears in personal paragraphs from Ames. Vic Ballou of Nevada was a Times caller last evening. Several residents including Dr. Smith, Will Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. White, Blanche Bradley, and Mrs. Hoffman are mentioned with visits, travels, and hotel plans. Local officials and business figures are noted with moves to Des Moines, Grand Junction, Cherokee, Jefferson, and Marshalltown.
Friday drawing lists trial jurors for the February term at Nevada with names from Iowa Center Zearing Collins Cambridge Ames Story City Elwell Gilbert Nevada and others. Grand jurors include Ballard Story City Butler Cambridge Erickson Slater Shearer Maxwell and more. Public notices advertise wood sawing and steam well drilling services by Davis brothers near Ames.
The schedule lists talks on farming and fertility by experts such as John Scott and Prof G E Patrick with discussions from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., an evening welcome by Mayor Starr and performances by the Maxwell Club, then school notes from Washington Two District No. 2 for the month ending Jan 17. It records days taught 19 pupils 30 total days attended 520.5 daily average 27.4 and 91 percent attendance with perfect attendance by several students and Crtrude Morris as teacher.
A few have called and settled since the first notice. All accounts and past due notes must be settled at once. Bigelow & Smith. Prepared to do dress making, available for day visits or at home. Rooms in residence vacated by H. 3. Hoot. Imood. Mrs. M. Essineton.
For rent a seven room house near the north side school building. Inquiries through Reptr. Arun Hoops, fascinators and mittens advertised at J. P. WATSON'S.
A local ad promotes AMES LAUNDRY with washing starching and drying at 4 cents per pound. Goods weighed on receipt and a pickup wagon will call. Ironing available at reasonable prices upon request.
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