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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
3
Ames city notices report primaries, library incorporation, and a busy week of local events. Mentions union youths meeting, ball games with injuries, and a broad array of local ads from Thurston & Graham's to J. H. Grove's bouquet, with community updates and personal notes throughout.
Reports include several local marriages in Ames and Boone with ceremonies in Chicago and Boone Baptist parsonage. News covers burglaries, railroad work, a fire association push, market notes, and civic updates including church services and upcoming primaries.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson's foreign market drive succeeds as a London firm contracts the entire eight hundred pounds daily output of the Iowa Agricultural College creamery. Samples from two creameries reached London, including IA C and an eastern creamery, signaling tangible results. Also notes premier buggies at Loughran's.
The Prohibitionists of Story County met Friday June 25 with morning and afternoon sessions. W. G. Wright Ames was named county treasurer candidate, along with Lb. Confare Maxwell and John W. John Cambridge for various county offices. A full delegation to the Des Moines state convention July 27-28 was chosen with multiple delegates and alternates listed. A pledge to support state work and a county fund was announced, and a 10-point platform was adopted including prohibition of intoxicants, unrestricted ballot, bi metal currency, public-works control, income tax, immigrant law revision, one day rest weekly, veterans pensions, arbitration, and direct legislation. W. G. Wright elected chairman. F. P. Harris secretary. Ep Rex announces sale of old bridge lumber west of Ames on Tuesday July 6 at 1 p.m. sharp.
Caucuses of Republican electors set for July 6 at 3 30 to 5 00 p m in Ames and Milford Townships at city hall Center school house motor depot Butler s shop and Ag Hall to elect five delegates to the county convention in Nevada on the 10th and conduct other business L Rosenfeld E W Sanders and city ward notices list locations and times for each ward with delegate counts
The Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route offers a single fare round trip for all points within 200 miles of the selling station. Tickets are valid for outbound on third and fifth classes and return until the sixth. Take advantage of the rate to visit friends and enjoy the celebration.
The North Western Line announces low rate excursion tickets to points within 200 miles, valid for return until July 6. Tickets available via Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Also ads for tennis or bicycle shoes and domestic help, plus Milwaukee fare offer tied to the Lake Shore Route for the NEA Convention.
The Ladies' Cemetery Association will meet with Mrs. Wheeler on Saturday July 3 at 2 30. Mrs Geo E Baker sells a 10 quart tin pail for 7 cents at Thurston and.
Promote farming investment by inviting readers to request a free copy of the North Western Home-Seeker from W B Kniskern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Ill The circular offers practical information on agriculture dairying and cattle raising and seeks correspondence from intending settlers.
The advertisement promotes ladies misses and children's shoes at Cantor Bros and Herman with guaranteed lowest prices. A local team the kid nine traveled to Story City on Friday and lost a tightly contested ball game.
A line of suits priced at 8 9 and 10 dollars goes on sale this morning at 6 75 dollars. Special bargains across all departments announced by Tripen Bros Co.
The couple Wesley Markbey and Hattie Dunaway both of Ames were married on Thursday evening June 24 at the groom's mother's home on Ames north side. Rev H E Slattery of the A B Church officiated.
Recorders office lists transfers including Nelson Seger and Norton to Beatty lots 8 9 10 block 6 Richardson ad Zearing and others. Entries include Livingston to Elizabeth Livingston Dodd to Ulysses Dodd and Simpson family sales with multiple lots and tracts. Total sums shown include 150 00 8221 85 23 1550 00 and 1550 00 indicating monetary values.
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