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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
3
Neighbors report attendance at a Slater Christian Endeavor rally. Mrs. Adlie Banks and Mrs. R. Sheehey visit relatives. a baby arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Gossard. The funeral of Phoebe S. Cornwell Munn honors a life of faith and service, with Rev. Stratton officiating amid a rainy procession to Ames cemetery.
Ticket agents of the Chicago Great Western Railway Maple Leaf Route offer reduced rates for the period. A line of childrens suits ages 5 to 13 will close at Tic at Soper.
The Northern Pacific Railway Company offers hundreds of thousands of acres in Central Minnesota to actual settlers at 2.50 to 3.50 per acre with ten years to pay. Contact F. W. Wilsey Eastern Land Agent in St. Paul for maps and details. Also notes a Chicago Great Western Railway low round trip fare for June 15 with twenty one day tickets and Maple Leaf Route information.
Attendance lists include T S Jones F T Wilson and D K Bunce with the camp. Web ster City Grocery Co members Dodds Reynolds MacFarlan and Geo Sterling enjoyed a Dubuque picnic. Oliver trades well in tile. Miss Fisher visits Uncle Elias Gilbert in Milwaukee. Charlie Johnson improves enough for a buggy ride. Henry Guild ships fat steers. Niel McFarland visits Gilbert on return from Indiana. E P Gilbert and sons return from Wisconsin and praise Story County. R J Gassaway visits sister Mrs Watson. Mrs W H Marsden visits father Palmatier of What Cheer. Graves soda fountain proves popular for cool drinks.
The peoples party of Story county will meet in mass convention at Nevada on Saturday the 10th at ten oclock A.M. at the court house to select nine delegates to the state convention at Des Moines and to transact such other business as may come before the convention. R B Shearer Co Chairman.
Travel offers include one and one third fare round trip to Pittsburgh via the Maple Leaf Route on a certificate plan for the Junior Order United American Mechanics meeting June 15 to 19 plus the National Association of Master Plumbers convention June 15 to 19 and the Music Teachers National Association meeting June 24 to 28. Maple Leaf agents provide inquiries. Also reduced rates to State Sunday School Convention in Storm Lake Iowa June 15 to 17 via North Western Line and dates via Chicago & North Western for Minneapolis convention.
Advert reads travel options via the North-Western Line on the Lake Shore Route to Chicago for the N E A Convention from July 6 to 9. It notes sales through Chicago & North-Western B'y agents and urges readers to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after看到 many testimonials. Drugstores carry the product.
The P. E. O. Sisterhood Chapter A A of Ames issues resolutions on the death of Phoebe Munn. They commend her unselfish patient suffering as an inspiration, extend sympathy to her husband and son, and request copies sent to family and published in records and papers. Frances L. Cairns, Sarah A. Westerman, Ezra M. Bupp sign.
Decoration exercises of Ames Lodge No. 300 Sunday the 18th meet at Odd Fellows Hill at 1 p m. Procession to form in hall at 1 30 marching to cemetery to decorate graves by the lodge then return to Christian church for services at 3 p m Music Prayer by Rev Williams Address by Rev Byron Clark Benediction by Rev Stratton. Com M Heemstreet C P Rien S P O Brien
Webster City fell 13 to 1 in Ames after a lopsided game on Tuesday. Webster City scored one run in the first inning while Ames exploded with a 12 run outburst across the middle innings. Umpires Sneison and Busby officiated the matchup.
A bank announces readiness to loan money secured by good real estate at a low interest rate with flexible payments. The notice emphasizes secured loans and favorable terms to attract borrowers.
The Chicago and North-Western Railway publishes the North-Western Home Seeker promoting South Dakota for farming dairying and cattle raising. Lands are available on favorable terms with expected large immigration this season. Correspondence is sought from prospective settlers and copies mailed free on request to W. E. Koaiskern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago.
Des Moines Iowa June 8 1897 The week opened with frost in the northern and central districts followed by seven days of unseasonably cool weather with mean temperatures six to seven degrees below normal. Rainfall was generally deficient and frost damage affected fruit and vegetables especially grapes in the north. Corn stands poor for seed vitality replanting common and expected stand below average. Oats spring wheat barley and grass fair. timothy and clover seeding looks good with no immediate overproduction concerns.
A local advertisement asks homeowners about insurance against tornadoes and high winds. It promotes low rates from Sheepon and SakLVEN with a sales pitch about the tornado season and the risk of being uninsured.
An article extols womanliness as the core of attractiveness and health. It claims health preserves brightness and vivacity, defends maternity as a sign of proper womanhood, and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for feminine disorders. It also lists a rental for an eight room house on the north side via the Times office.
A second hand gentleman’s bicycle is offered at a bargain price. It is listed under 2d U.S. Servig and notes that spring rain is no obstacle, mentioning similar conditions as two years ago.
A dubious sales pitch promoting lead paints and a curing mix prompts residents in Ames Iowa to seek professional painters and warn against shady products. Local figures D. Donaldson and C. E. Haverly are named as references in the unsettling notice urging caution and vocal scrutiny.
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