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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
3
Local notes recount a Bloomington church ice cream social, a Cole woods picnic, and a Fourth of July fireworks night. Omnibus items cover mules shipped to Kansas City, a relief corps dinner, birthdays, a burglary on the college campus, teacher resignations, Red Cross efforts, county hotel sale, and community church events.
Miss Mary Fellows formerly with the city teachers writes from Alaska about reaching Unalaska Harbor on a short voyage with a companion to visit Parsha the Alaska girl in Chicago. The letter notes 225 passengers aboard a novel steamer, scenic snow capped mountains, a strong religious tone on board, and plans to reach St Michaels Island with visits to ship crews and mission homes.
Profess or J L Budd resigns as Professor of Horticulture and Forestry at Iowa Agricultural College effective December 31 1898. Board resolutions praise his twenty three years of service and wish him success in retirement to write his career results from Ames. Estray gelding colt six miles south of Ames and a fresh cow and calf are listed for sale or return.
A local sale advertises half price for 500 pairs of shoes and oxfords, suits and trousers for men and boys, straw hats, and shirts waists. Also notes The Midland Monthly August issue with architectural sketches, portraits, and stories, plus a Mrs. Morris-Kinsman visit near Ames. Extra copies available via local newsdealers.
Levine and Kuex announce a gold medal cutting system for dressmaking and invite country and town ladies to visit. They offer pattern cutting to order and emphasize expert service.
Col Lemuel Kinkead will lecture at the Opera House Friday evening July 20 on Shadows of War and Rays of Peace. Prof Bodd of this city is on the program at the same event. Dr Stewart Hutchison of Chicago is visiting Ames during the heated term. A sale by G T Stebbins is noted as a good one for that money. Tax Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society and the Nebraska Horticultural society hold a joint meeting at the board of trade rooms in Omaha July 26-28.
The unknown claimants of the east half of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Township 8% North, Range 24 West of the 5th P. M., Iowa, and the unknown heirs of Christian Christianson, deceased, 7 14-Ht.
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