Ames and Surroundings News From The Times June 27 1895
Local items report Geo Thultz building a barn north side. oat crop risk from rains but corn benefits. Abraham of Persia to speak at Gilbert Congregational church. Ernest Soper ill but improving. Tama County delegate Tueto State Convention. Reunion of Sunday Schools June 30 near Ames. Western railroads brace for car famine. Italians entertain with street dancing at the opera house. Nevada aprs two July celebrations. Des Moines marriage of Lutie Porter to John R Shaffer. Story City depot burglary unsuccessful. money box untouched. Independence Day celebration planned at Sutter's Grove. Wind mill tower installed by Howzenp McLain for W J Freed. Halliday Standard wind engine praised.
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Nichia Abraham
Oroomah
Persia
Congregational Church
Kurdistan
Abraham
United States
Congregational Theological Seminary
Chicago
Winterhaus
Edward Burla
Polk City Junction
Montana
Polk County
Ames
Burla
Western Employment Agency
Munn
Squire Loughran
Bastile
One Day Early Independence Notes and Local News
The Times prints Wednesday after noon to mark the 119th anniversary, with notices for advertisers. City items include Rev J K Heater sermon, a birth, marriages, a runaway, a fire scare at Miller drug store, a 70th birthday party, Kurdish speaker Abraham, and a con artist incident in Polk County ending with a 15 day sentence.
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H. D. Miller’s
Personal notes recount Ames residents travels and events
J P Watson returns from Prairie City over Sunday. Many Ames people share visits from Des Moines, Cambridge, Russell and Marion. The column notes caucus results, names, and upcoming weddings and travels including Miss Maxwell’s marriage in Powelton and San Francisco plans.
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Powelton
C. J. Blaisdell
Marguerite Maxwell
J. H. Maxwell
R. W. Farquhar
Oroville
Ames
Land for sale in Kansas near Ames at $1600
160 acres of clear land in Greeley county Kansas for property in or near Ames valued at $1600. Box 747 Ames. Look at our 5 cent lawns and you will forget hard times. Bierstow & SMITH.
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Greeley County
Kansas
Ames
Iowa
Boys at Sutter's Grove Plan Fourth Celebration
Local youths head to Sutter's Grove for the Fourth with plans for a niece time and community festivity.
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Sutter's Grove
Straw Hats Go On Sale At Bargain Prices
As warm weather nears, men and boys are urged to buy straw hats. Our stock is closing at 25 30 49 and 50 cents. Hats marked down to just four cents from original prices. Biertow & SmMItTuH.
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Biertow & Smmittuh
Adams Bros Confines Business to Cash Basis Notice
Important notice states the firm will operate on a cash basis with all accounts checked from the first charge date and each account notified at 30 days expiry.
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Adams Bros
Races at Des Moines Excursion Tickets Offered
The North Western Line announces June 16 to 22 excursion tickets to Des Moines with return by June 24 at low rates. Tickets and full information from Chicago & North Western Bay agents. Sunday Des Moines dailies arrive with train No. 15 at 10:20 am and available by 12 pm. Ames P O opens Sundays 12 pm to 1 pm. Parley Sheipon P M June 24 1895.
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North- Western Line
Des Moines
Chicago & North-Western
Ba Y
Ames
P. O
Parley Sheipon
Weather Recap of Three Months and Local Births
The report notes easterly winds during the vernal period and counts 45 calm days out of 91 with 25 clear and 21 cloudy days. Rainfall totaled 1.144 inches with 6 inches of snowfall on April 1. Dust storms numbered eight, highs reached 93 and lows 10 above. Crop damage from hail occurred west of Story City around the 12th. Co F. and Mrs. Wm. Allen welcome a baby boy born last Saturday.
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Story City
Co. F. R
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