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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
6
Ames residents and visitors described in a dense ledger of calls and errands. Trades, church events, horse sales, and social gatherings show a bustling Ontario Ames community with several notable transactions and a fire drill on West Boone Street.
Sam Houland reported sick. N Swanson Ames caller last Saturday afternoon. Ida Brown Ames caller last Saturday. Hans Hanson Ames Gilbert caller last Thursday. Lecture last Monday evening well attended. F D Wilson and family left for Nebraska to farm. E P Gilbert lost a horse last Friday night after refusing $600. Mrs McFarland died at State Center last Thursday. Remains brought to Gilbert 10 20 train. Congregational church services with Rev Halbert officiating. Burial in Gilbert cemetery.
Announcement from the Washington patent office notes a patent granted to Watkins Mfg Co for a binge attachment to a Morris chair. The hinge improves the Morris Chair Co Cedar Rapids design, refining the chair beyond the prior attachment by which the previous mechanism was fixed.
This note urges using Foley’s Honey and Tar to cure coughs and colds. It warns against fake remedies and highlights the genuine product in a yellow package sold by Cagwin, Druggist.
Anna Elizabeth McFarlan born 1834 in Duanesburg New York died March 6 1907 at her State Center Iowa home after a short pneumonia illness. She married G T McFarlan in 1855 and moved from New York to Iowa in 1881 settling near Gilbert before relocating to State Center where she lived until death. She leaves nine children eight daughters and one son plus a husband and four brothers and three sisters. Funeral held March 9 at the Congregational church in Gilbert. Also noted are local advertisements for remedies, millinery and bakery.
Animal Husbandry students begin a stronger than usual light horse work week at the college. Grattan and Hess of Nevada Iowa supply six fine geldings and two trotting stallions to the department. Two brown horses impress with their action.
J A Harmon of Sizemore West Virginia praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as the perfect remedy for torpid liver and chronic constipation. He urges others to try the guaranteed satisfactory remedy at 25 cents at all druggists.
W J Millers class of the M E Sunday school pledges six bands toward a $216 church fund. To raise the amount they secured the Simpson Conservatory Orchestra of Indianola for a concert in the Armory on Thursday March 28. The 25 piece ensemble is directed by Prof. D H Bonus with Bonus as violin soloist. The Simpson conservatory is directed by Mr F E Bonus formerly of Ames.
Catholic Church pastor F C Renier announces mass meeting and St Patrick's Day services for next Sunday at 10 30 a m at the Ames church.
Walter I. Fowle will lead a March series at First Baptist Church on Sunday evenings discussing England and Her Schools Scotland and the Wee Frees and France and the Pope. He recently toured these countries for firsthand insights.
At 9 45 a m Sunday school led by F M Cupps. 11 00 a m sermon on Prosperity by the pastor. 3 15 p m Junior League with Martha Knudson. 6 30 Epworth League subject Im mortality led by Lenna Watkins. 7 30 p m sermon by Presiding Elder L genfritz.
St John s Episcopal Church announces morning prayers and a sermon at 11 o clock on Sunday with the subject The Church and Amuse ments Rector Herbert A Wilson leads. Sunday school precedes the service and a Lenten service is held Tuesday evening featuring Rev Dr Cathell of Des Moines.
Bible school at 9 45 a m Endeavor society at 6 30 p m Preaching at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Morning sermon titled An Interview with Idlers why Christians are not more active Evening sermon titled The Significance of the death of Jesus or Why was it necessary for Jesus to Die
The morning theme for Lent is When the Chief Priests were the Chief Sinners. In the evening Dean Marston will deliver an address on Religion and Engineering.
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