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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1898
Page
9
On June 3 1808 the Story county district court appointed Logis A Walters as Administratrix of the estate of Lemuel M Walters deceased. Creditors must settle debts and present claims to the court for allowance, authenticated. Dated June 31 1898.
Mrs Mary A Beard of Claremore Arkansas says a long chronic cough plagued her for years. After trying many remedies a friend gave her Chamberlains Cough Remedy. One bottle brought relief, the second cured her completely. She declares she has not been so well in twenty years. Sold by druggists.
Excursion tickets to the Omaha Exposition will go on sale daily starting June 1. Tickets vary by trip length and rate. The expo is described as well worth seeing with information available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
William Harley Fitchpatrick born December 18 1814 in Washington county Virginia died June 13 1898 at his daughter's home in Ames Iowa after long illness. He married Sarah A Hagg in 1836 and lived in Indiana 1842 and Iowa 1854 settling near Ames from 1857. His wife died December 15 1897. Funeral service held at the McEuen home Tuesday led by Rev D L Thomas of M E church and Rev Innes of Nevada.
Tickets on sale June 20-21 and 21-22 for a Sabbath School Convention and A O U W Reunion in Cedar Rapids. Limited availability through June 24. Apply to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
The Story county Republicans held their third convention, electing temporary chair W Larson and secretary Chas Smith, adopting credentials and permanent organization reports, and endorsing McKinley and party principles. A heated debate over county chair selection ended with Greenawalt retained as chairman and the county central committee detailed for the new year.
Voter assignments appear for multiple jurisdictions including Lincoln, Milford, Nevada, New Albany, Palestine, Richland, Sherman, Union, Washington and Warren. Officers named include C A Burkhart S B Frey and others across 4th ward 2nd ward and various precincts with G Tichenor Danskin Christman Solyst McCoy Maland Greenawilt Boynton Wood Gates.
The past week brought excessive wet and warmth across Iowa with copious showers and rare sun. Fontanelle and Greenfield recorded the heaviest weekly rainfalls while cities from Clinton to Ames logged several inches. Crop damage is widespread with corn delayed by wet soils and lodging risk for oats and barley, though grass and potatoes fare better. overall vegetation growth is record large for June and poses harvest risks if dry weather does not return.
Special excursion fares to Omaha offered by the Chicago and North-Western Railway for June 1923. Tickets sold at greatly reduced rates with favorable return limits for attendees of the National Eclectic Medical Association and the American Institute of Homeopathy meetings. Apply to local agents for dates of sale and details.
Thomas Gilchrist aged ten of D. and Mrs. Gilchrist, three miles southwest of Ames, fell from a tree while climbing. He died within hours from brutal head injuries. Funeral services were held Sunday at 11 a.m. at the family home conducted by Rev. Zenor of Ontario with a large community gathering at the Ontario cemetery.
Reduced rates to Portland Oregon offered for round trip travel from June 40 and July 1 limited to return by August 31 due to Congregational Council meeting. Applies to agents of Chicago and North Western Railway.
A list of names appears for advertised letters including Sedick Joseph Stanton N C Wilson John Wogen Mrs Geo Long Harvin P M.
From neighboring towns Gilbert Station reports Louise and Annabel Clark of Opden visited Dr. Clark and Park Clark came to take charge of the drug store. Lou Waldron, a former clerk, has enlisted for the Cuban war and visits his parents in Glidden. Sunday schools held fine children day programs and F B Gilbert celebrated his 46th birthday at his home. Mr Gay Starr family traveled to Dedham for the wedding of his niece Mrs Grace Smith, and Arthur begins a Nebraska visit for a month.
A parade of short humorous vignettes from children and parents. A girl insists God cannot command a post, Willie cites the Fourth of July as the leap day, Johnnie negotiates with prayer for calves, a strict parent tests memory after church, and Ethel misinterprets measurement units while choosing a pint over a quart.
The origin of filibuster traces to English and French seafaring terms. French filibuster derives from pronouncing tree booters, a label used for independent robbers, later corrupted into our modern form.
A traditional recipe instructs melting one pint of tar with one and a half pounds of resin, then adding half a gill of spirits of turpentine as it cools. Mix in as much charcoal and sawdust as needed to form a dry paste, spread in layers to cool, then break into small portions for burning at the grate to light wood and coal quickly.
In Edward III’s reign at Bristol three Blanket brothers, famed clothiers and woolen weavers, were the first to manufacture the material later called blankets. The fabric was then used for peasants' clothing and bears their family name.
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