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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
6
Local miscellany notes ice cream shop offerings at Elite and Thurston Graham hardware ads. Community updates include reunions hotels farms and social events with multiple Ames residents and nearby towns mentioned and dates in 1896.
Henry Maxwell travels from Reading to Lome with a carload of horses and reports a thriving market. He plans another shipment in September and notes Reading’s beauty and the Never Sink Mountain resort. Edith Ryan and E E Faville of the Class of 93 are to marry in Newton Iowa on the 30th.
Superintendent Mr. Clifton arrived Saturday and ordered immediate work. The council awarded the well contract to H. E. Briley and began work earlier in the week. With funds ready Mayor Smith and council expect the plant to be running in sixty days. further meetings finalized start arrangements. We will be in darkness no more soon.
A contractor advertises rapid roof and gutter repairs or new installations on short notice, promising reliable sealing and quick service to fix leaks and improve shelter.
In Bloomington W M Murphy Jr offers No 1 quality building stone for construction projects. He asserts strong durability and reliable supply, inviting builders to inquire for quantities and pricing.
Tickets from June 24 to July 10 offer round trip at one third fare with return by July 11. Special excursions at low rates June 26 and July 9. For details, contact a C G W agent. Also a conundrum social at Charles Sargent’s residence next Saturday evening with refreshments. All invited. By order of Com.
To the South Platte Valley Colorado July 7 1896 lands offered for sale at favorable prices and terms. Deep rich soil and perfect drainage grow all staples including apples pears peaches plums apricots small fruit alfalfa three crops per season. Free water with deed, two trans continental lines, good home market in state. Car fare 21.65 round trip M Homestreet Agt Ames Iowa.
The Central Iowa Medical Association, which met in Boone last week, will hold its next meeting in Ames in December.
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