Neighbors and Travel mark changes in Kelley area
Miss McCall hosts a Boone sister visitor as March changes wrap up. Collins resident Miss Phinney and Miss Harrison stay over. Mrs. Gerbracht travels to New Jersey for a month. Mr. Sutter buys land. Geo Rosenfeld expands holdings. Will Caruth and sister plan Illinois visit. Will Caruth may stay away. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenfeld celebrate tenth anniversary with friends and an oyster supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Gerbracht
New Jersey
Will Caruth
J. W. Lytle
Illinois
Caruth
Local Ontario Notes and Movements
The Oak Ridge school will close next Friday. Albert Beckett moved near Boone last week. D. T. and Chas. Huey began work for Clay Foster. A. G. Van Houten plans a western trip for health. Chas. Cooper bought the Moyer farm south of Ontario. Arthur Ross prepares to depart for South Dakota early next week. Christian church services are set for next Sunday morning and evening.
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D. T
Chas. Huey
Clay Foster
Arthur Ross
South Dakota
The
Christian Church
Local notes from Story City and surroundings
Community items report moves and occupations in town including McFarlan farm transfer and A A Stewart property occupancy. Obituary notes Mrs Swaringen died Thursday night with interment Saturday. Stresses rough spring weather and phone issues. Local business activity includes B A Lockwood Grain Co purchasing elevator, Totten buying Jacobson farm, and Gilbert booming. Des Moines visitors and grain shipments highlighted for regional context.
Prices draw stock to Ontario market in local sale notes
Ontario notes a Tuesday sale to float stock into the local market as Dan Jacobson prepares to relocate to Dakota. Ole Briley rents the old Newton farm for the season while Charles Johnson, moving from Summit to Shora New Mexico for health, marries an Iowa City nurse. Georgie Conard moves her millinery stock to the post office building for spring bonnets. Manford Hunter makes secretive trips north of town. A Galveston storm tale reaches Mrs. Sawyer’s visiting kin.
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Charles Johnson
Summit
Shora
N. M
Iowa City
Georgie Conard
Sam
City council eyes train route in Ames meet
In Ames on March 4 1901 the council discussed running trains through city limits and laid the ordinance on the table. A committee to confer with C and N W was appointed. Bills approved by the finance committee were ordered paid. A reinstate of arc light at Story and Burnett was laid over. Sidewalks on Story north and College streets considered. Lee's addition plat adopted.
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Ames
Iowa
Baroy
State of
John L. Stevens
Motor Line
J. Butler
Agricultural Hall
Thos. Thompson
Brownlie
Rogers
Chamberlain
Morris
Bowers
Lanning
Bissell
Cavell
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Severe Coughs
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana reports nightly coughing fits and lung trouble until three bottle course of Dr King's New Discovery cured her completely and she gained 58 pounds. The remedy promises to cure coughs colds influenza bronchitis and throat and lung troubles with trial bottles free at Bosworth's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
Bosworth’s Drug Store
Mutual Telephone Postscript From H Banks
Notice from H Banks directs patrons using Mutual Telephone to send orders to his house if he passes by or misses a pickup, promising prompt attention and providing phone number 74.
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Mutual
H. Banks
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Scald Head Sores
A reader from Morgantown reports a case of large sores on his daughter's head that formed scald head and were fully cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The advertisement promotes the salve as a guaranteed cure for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles, priced at 25 cents at Bosworth's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Isbill
Morgantown
Senn
Bucklen
Bosworth’s
For Sale Piano and Various Goods by T. J. Minier & Son
High grade piano originally $375 must sell for under half price. Cash or $10 monthly payments. Leaving city. Address 693 W 19th St Des Moines IA. Also extra nice new honey. Toier Cases Glove Handkerchief Boxes and Albums at Tilden & Loughran's.
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Tilden & Loughran
Local Happenings At The College And Nearby Areas
Miss Gertrude Harlan visited Ft Dodge. Rev McIntyre to conduct church service. Des Moines visitors included KE Deming and Jennie Wharton from the Experiment Station. Dr H C Stuntz, appointed to the Philippines, spoke at chapel after the big fire. Faculty and students report smooth work and good spirit post fire and fever. George M Rommel leaves for Walla Walla to head a branch station. G R Marshall replaces him. W D Hunter departs to study cotton disease with USDA, potentially Texas and Mexico, with a farewell supper at the farmhouse. Dr J J Repp investigates a new horse disease near New Hampton. symptoms include swollen lymph glands and nasal discharge. Bride and groom celebrate a wedding with albatross and lace attire. they plan to settle near Ontario.
Syrian lecture at Ames on customs and life of Syria and Palestine
Shukri Tannus, a young Syrian, will lecture on manners, home life, and religions of Syria and Palestine at the U B church in Ames on Friday March 8 at 730 p m dressed in Oriental costume with a small cast. Talks cover The People and the Land Turkish Movement in Syria Syrian Marriage Ceremony Farming in Syria School System in Syria Mohamedan Priest's Prayer Oriental Salutation Singing to Arabic Oriental Supper Reading of the Arabic Bible Admission 15 and 25 cents.
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Shukri
Tannus
Syria
Palestine
U. B
Ames
Gordie Peterson Weds Algie Briley In Boone Ceremony
At 11 a m on February 28 at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs John E Peterson their daughter Gordie married Algie Briley. Rev J R Johnson of Des Moines officiated under a floral arch with flower bearers Glenn Peterson and Ruth Carlson. An assembled circle of friends attended and later guests retired to the dining room.
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John E. Peterson
Gordie
Algie
Briley
Sweden
Boone
Story County
J. R. Johnson
Des Moines
Glenn Peterson
Ruth Carlson
Farm for sale near Ames and assorted town notices
82000 buys 48 acre farm four miles north of Ames. Hemstreet and CAMPRES advertise. Also for sale two room house with kitchen cellar barn and shed in southeast town. Lot 72 by 156 feet. J. M. Erervey advertises. Water set offered by T. J. Miller and Sons.
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Ames
Hemstreet & Campres
J. M. Erervey
Shrunken Giant Trims Ego After Train Incident
A large man recounts how a tiny passerby caused his collapse after an accidental seat incident on a tram. He reveals the next day he discovered the man was a coroner and laments shrinking to a frail state, fearing unseen consequences.
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Flo
London Mail
How She Settled the Question at Dinner
A western senator's wife in Washington defied precedence rules at a dinner by telling guests to sit anywhere they pleased. Her bold approach effectively bypassed formal seating etiquette, delivering a practical solution and earning praise for its unexpected diplomacy.
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Washington
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Brussels
Nottingham
Brassuis
Marseilles
Asa Vandermast
Ames, Iowa
Underskirts
Prics
Perfection Ladies’ Tailoring Company
Agent For Perfection Ladies’ Tailoring Co
Anna Cupps
London
Gossard & Taylor
Thomas Thompson
Cal Gropinas
Tilden & Loughran’s
OUR
F. C. Graves Seed CO
Maxwell, IA
District Court
Clarence S. Pitts
Frances S. Pitts
Iowa Town Mutual
A. J. Graves
EACO
J. W. Adams
T. J. Miller & Son
Kelley
Miss McCall
Miss Phinney
Collins
W. E. Tanner
Cousins
L. Gi. Rosenfeld
Philipps
Geo. Rosenfeld
Frank Sutter
Messrs
Albin
Henry Persons
Will
L. G. Rosenfeld
Ontario
Oak Ridge
Albert Beckett
A. G. van Houten
Chas. Cooper
Moyer Farm
Gilbert
Mr. Par
McFarlan
W.H. Marsden
Nels Jacobson
Mr. Perkins
Tilden Bros. & Co
Mr. Smith
Blowbaker
Jessie Wilson
Fr. B. Gilbert
B. A. Lockwood Grain Co
St. Paul
Kansas City
Barnes & Wilson
Story City
Dan Jacobson
Dakota
Ole Briley
Mrs. Newton
Manford Hunter
Frank Sawyer
Galveston
Texas
Sawyer
Council Proceedings
K-pd
W. 19Th
T. J. Minier & Son
Gertrude Harlan
Ft. Dodge
KE. Deming
Rev. McIntyre
Christian Church of This
G. W. Curtis
Redfield
I. S.C
Jennie Wharton
Experiment Station
H. C. Stuntz
Mt. Vernon
Philippines
George M. Rommel
Department of
Animal Husbandry
J. A. Staig
Walla Walla, Wash
G. R. Marshall
W. D. Hunter
J. J. Repp
Veterinary Department
New Hampton
Young People’s Society of
U. B. Church
Damascus
Parm
T. J. Miller & Sons
Ewaou
Enab
Bell No
E. E. Sowers
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