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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1904
Page
3
Local residents visit across Boone and neighboring towns
Boone visitors include M K Smith and McLain in Ames area. Chris Sorenson travels to Jewell Junction while Dr and Mrs C F Spring of Boone visit parents in the city. Will Hanna arrives from Jefferson after his father George Hanna dies. A string of Oak Park and surrounding residents travel for visits, business, and family care across Des Moines Ames Jewell Junction Muscatine Perry Colfax Ogden Madrid and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mclain
Boone
Chris Sorenson
Jewell Junction
C. F. Spring
W. W. Spring
Will Hanna
Jefferson
George Hanna
George Judisch
Muscatine
Ur Sutton
Des Moines
Ames
Ur Anderson
Lowell Tallman
Chas. Waterman
Boston
C. B. Little
California
Story County
Hot Springs
Ark
J. F. Reed and
Nevada
R. ©. Allen
L. G. Hardin
H. M. Kelso
Frank Stultz
A. S. Spring
Missouri
Lucy Nelson
Helen Knapp
C. J. Fay
Seaman Knapp
Lake Charlies
Dr. Fay
Chicago
Augustana Hospital
Hel
Timms
Ames attorney charged with embezzlement in Ames case
John Coull a local attorney was arrested on information charging embezzlement. He was released on bonds and bound over to await the grand jury. The charge stems from a contract with painter R. Donner to loan funds on chattel mortgage securities at 10 percent monthly. Donner gave over $3,000, much of which was not returned. The case involves additional misappropriations and will be presented to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
John Coull
R. Donner
Coull
Donner
Grand Jury
Ames and Vicinity List at Story County Bank
A complete list of Ames and vicinity is available at the Story County Bank where payments can be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames and Vicinity
Story County Bank
Happenings and memorial notices from Ames campus
Le Happenings recounts visits and movements of faculty and locals including Miss Mary Parks Emile Deane Prof P G Holden and others. It notes deaths and funeral details for Matilda Vanscoy Sherman and community events at Grace Church Cedar Rapids and the U B church Ames.
Death of Lovina E. Nye Passes After Long Service
Lovina E. Nye born April 25, 1824 in Halifax Vermont died March 11 1904 at her sister Mrs Emeline Slaters home after a life of Christian devotion and care for an invalid mother. Funeral at Methodist Episcopal church March 13 at 2 30 p m with Rev Andrew M Shea, Ames cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovina E. Nye
Halifax
Vermont
Emeline Slater
Chautauqua County
New York
Congregational Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrew M. Shea
Ames
George Hanna Dead At Ames After Long Illness
George Hanna born in DuFene Ireland on December 12 1829 came to America at seventeen. He married Anna Anderson April 15 1861 in Little Wolf Wisconsin and later moved to Iowa. They had eight children, three living. He died Tuesday March 15 at the family home five miles east of Ames after months of declining health. Funeral held at Grant schoolhouse at 1 pm conducted by Rev Herr and burial in Ames cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Emeline Sherman
Grandville
Ill
Des Moines
James Vanscoy
Paxton
Ames
Vanscoy
United Brothern Church
James
U. B. Church
O. L. Wilson
George Hanna
DuFene
Ireland
America
Anna Anderson
Little Wolfe
Wis
Iowa
Grant School House
Herr
Congregational Church
Ames Cemetery
Quiet school election returns single slate
The school election Monday passed off very quietly with one ticket. Forty one votes were cast all for Parley Sheldon as treasurer for three years, C. A. Duntz as director for three years, and Geo. Baker to fill a one year vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley Sheldon
C. A. Duntz
Geo. Baker
Headdresses In Africa Inspire Awe Among Travelers
Married women and upper Mobangi men wear long braided hair adorned with colored beads. The elaborate coiffure draws astonishment from travelers as women take days to arrange it. If unsettled, a wood fiber net covers the hair while ivory needles stabilize the style.
Curious Legal Custom in India Favors Neither Side
In parts of India a strange practice accompanies land disputes. Two holes are dug close together. defendants and plaintiffs place a leg in each. The legged parties must remain until one is exhausted or complains of insect bites, after which the other side is judged winner and loses the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Youth in Glee Club Faces Silent Joylessness
A Washington Star quote portrays a youth with longish hair describing a glee club as a label not matched by happiness. He notes the group lacks joy while performing, reflecting a somber mood among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Manager Wanted for Reliable House in Chicago Area
Trustworthy man or woman sought to manage business in this country and joining territory for a well known house of solid financial standing. $20.00 cash salary plus expenses paid weekly by check from headquarters. Permanent position. Address Manager 810 Come Block, Chicago, Illinois. 46-12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Nevada slander suit pits Addie Shaffer against George Halley
Mrs. Addie Shaffer sues George Halley of Nevada for 5000 alleging slander. The case, to be heard this term, follows Halley’s prior lawsuits and his alleged pressure on Shaffer to testify falsely. Attorney J. F. Martino represents the plaintiff with U. S. Alderman defending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Shaffer
George Halley
Nevada
Plantiff
Mr. Halley
Shaffer
Halley
J. F. Martino
U. S. Alderman
Goodnow Sues Ball for 5000 Damages Over Friday Fight
Harry Goodnow files a district court suit against Willis Ball for 5000 in damages for injuries from a Friday night assault at the Goodnow home west of town. He alleges prior threats and an attack by Ball and several companions after Ball called at his home. Goodnow suffers three broken ribs a broken jaw and a badly injured eye. Both are well known local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Goodnow
Willis Ball
Goodnow
Ball
Taxes Due and Penalties for Ames and Story County
Taxes are due January 1st and become delinquent March 1st. Penalty begins April 1st at 1 percent per month. The first installment may be paid before April 1st and the second before October 1st without penalty at Story County Bank, which holds the list for Ames and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County Bank
Ames
Ames Election Notice for Mayor City Officers 1904
Qualified electors in Ames Iowa vote Monday March 21 1904 for Mayor City Treasurer Assessor and one councilman per ward Polling places include motor depot city hall Lincoln Kimler residence opposite Lockwood elevator office agricultural hall at college campus Polls open eight p m close seven p m A B Maxwell Parley Sheldon Clerk Mayor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Ard
Lincoln Kimler
Lockwood
Ricultural
College Campus
B. Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
City Caucus Nominates Local Officials in Odd Fellows Hall
The Odd Fellows hall meeting chaired by Henry Wilson elected John H. Williams as chairman and A B Maxwell as secretary. Parley Sheldon led mayor nominations with 162 votes, Milo Manning 161 for treasurer, Carl Little 177 for city assessor, and ward caucuses named councillors OC A Duntz Geo H Graham J W Lanning with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Henry Wilson
John H. Williams
A. B. Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
J. A. Campbell
W. H. Nelson
J. A. Cambell
Milo Manning
H. &. Slattery
Carl Little
John Judge
L. G. Hardin
Street Hat Opening Draws Ames Ladies to Show
Mrs M E Henry invites Ames and nearby residents to an opening display of street hats on Friday and Saturday March 1st and 19th. A large assortment of children's ready to wear hats and a display of dress pattern hats will follow a week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames and Vacinity
M. E. Henry
Will and Testament of L. B. Nye Probate Hearing Set
In Story County Iowa the District Court in Nevada holds a probate hearing for the last will of L B Nye deceased. The April 12 1904 hearing date is noted with March term of the court and all interested persons are summoned to show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent’s will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Story County
District Court
Said
L. BE. Nye
Nevada
P. McCord
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Semmons
Sorosis
W. J. Semmons
Odd Fellows Block
Mutual
M. K. Smith
G. I. Cendrick
Pittsfield, Illinois
Virginia Linebaugh
Frank Linebaugh
Keokuk
C. M. Soper
Friends City
Paddock
Sterling, Inl
Hattie Williams
W. J.semmons
Kansas City
J. P. Alderman
Ebster City
Pred Coggshall
Max
O. F. Davis
Ogden
Alice Boyd
Colfax
W. H. Swank
M . Barnard Brouchard
Colo
W. G. Spratt
J. H. Miller
Edna Kennedy
Maxwell
Toyy
Ada Belt
Spring
Marion
J. E. Nichol
Van
Fs. Harmon
Hiawatha
Jennie Beyer
S. F. McElyen
Har
Sarah
Des
Is Ora Allen
City
Mrs. E
Will Hutchison
Perry
Mrs
Mrs. Ed. Tierney
Mrs. M. At
Harlan Erb
Ida Mehle
Audubon
L. L. Young
H. J. Hansen
Deses
Jessie Stuckslager
Council Bluffs
A. Simmons
Lena, Ill
Chas. Simmons
Savery
Moines
Anna Hemstreet
Mrs. M. Hemstreet
J. D. Dixon
Winnifred Wilcox
Fate Dixon
Joseph Dixon
College
Bessie Eastman
Crawford
Nebraska
J. B. Kooser
W. H. Mills
Arbor Hill
Raymond Erb
Erb
le Happenings
Mary Parks
Emile Deane
Unionville
P. G. Holden
Peoria Til
Prof
A. M. Newens
East
C. F. Curtiss
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Storms
Grace Church
Cedar Rapids
L. M. Parker
Marshalltown
Guthrie
Grace Guthrie
Newton
Chester Guthrie
Lillian Hanson
Mary Rounds
BR. W .Caldwell
Sioux City
M. L. King
Caldwell
Sioux
State Horticultural Society
Ernest Thompson Seton
Messrs
Elmer Reeves
Waverly
Wesley Green
The
Mabel Stewart
Fred Wright
Dolliver
Miss Stewart
Marion Kilbourne
Irving W. Smith
Women’s Press Club
Chas. Wright
Utah State College
Inter Mountain Farmer
Department of Horticulture
Spirit Lake
Ft. Dodge
Gertrude Coburn
F. D. Thomson
Miss Coburn
Iowa State College
Homer
Storms
Africa
Loughran
Bauer Prescription Druggists
Miss VanCamp
MISS
Ames Savings Bank
Ames, Iowa
A. J. Graves, Pres
M. A. Manning, Cash
City Caucus
OC. A. Duntz
Geo. H. Graham
F. E. Morris
J. W. Lanning
G. W. Bissell
J. F. Cavell
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