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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1899
Page
3
Local notes from Ames include retail items at Letts Miller & Kooser's, new births, gardening and farming notices, and social news. Mentioned are Dan McCarthy seed corn for sale, Mr and Mrs Leland Zenor welcoming a daughter, and a host of church events, meetings, and society dinners. An Ames student death at the north farm swimming hole is reported along with storm rainfall summaries for multiple Iowa cities.
Notice of incorporation for The Modern Woodmen of America Building Association with principal office in Gilbert Station Iowa. It outlines business to buy own rent and sell property and to build halls for rent in Gilbert Station. Capital stock starts at 2500 dollars, may rise to 10000 by two thirds vote of stockholders. Board of seven directors to be elected annually. initial directors named. Corporate acts dated May 31 1809 witnessed in Gilbert Station. Also includes agricultural and local notices and old soldier health anecdote.
Poultry wanted. Every sack of our flour is guaranteed to give satisfaction. C. F. Letts. A large stock of trimmed hats on hand in the latest styles and at lowest prices at The Emporium, D. & L. Hamilton. Lone Branch biscuits are fine, try them. C. F. Letts.
Excur sion tickets at greatly reduced rates from all stations for trains arriving Chicago June 2 3 or 5 limited to include June 13 for meeting of the American Medical Association. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association of Story County Iowa will be held Tuesday June 6 at 10:00 a m at city hall Nevada for electing three directors and other business. At 1 30 p m a discussion on how to prevent loss of property led by Elwood Furnas will open to all attendees.
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