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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1894
Page
3
Community notices include Talbots bakery and store bargains, new residents moving in, and local businesses offering sales and improvements. The Times covers weddings, theater reviews for the Choate Dramatic Company, burglaries at Maxwell and Son’s, public school day events, and housing rentals as townspeople adjust to warm seeding weather.
Ames Iowa March 19 1894 the new city officers elected met at J S Williams to qualify Henry Wilson sworn in as mayor and eight councilmen elected also sworn in. Bonds approved and terms set by lot for four wards. Committees appointed for Streets Finance Sidewalks Park and City Hall. City Clerk and Marshal elected along with Street Commissioner. Notices include local ads and notices from Talbot and others.
Miss Etta Budd visited from Des Moines over Sunday. Johnny Lanning visited Gowrie relatives. Misses Ambrose and Nelson of Nevada were Ames visitors. Charley Seis went west for Northwestern Fence Factory. Miss Henderson, new millinery trimmer at Watson's, arrived from Chicago. Mrs. Fred Bradley and baby stayed at Giddings. Mrs. Milo Manning from Boone visited. Tom Story shook hands with Ames friends from Turner Junction. Local traders to Chicago for goods. Mrs. Boehm of Spencer toured via Chicago for spring stock. Rev Hester to be home during vacation. Gilbertites saw the show. Col. Hoggatt attended bi-metallic convention in Des Moines. L. C. Tilden and Ole Bogue to Chicago for stock. Eleven Nevada travelers headed to Mid-Winter Fair. George Nelson and Jens Clausen inspected Randall creamery plans. Dr. C. B. Powell visited Ames. praises Albia electric light setup. Series of Christian church meetings starts Friday on Christ’s Authority. Hester maintains Drake mission. 17 conversions in East Des Moines. Fence around M E church. Easter services in Congregational church. Evelyn Starr to speak on Student Volunteer Mission Movement at Congregational Woman’s Society. Obituary notices for Mrs. M. M. Keckard and Grandma Eckard. She resided in Polk and Story counties, mother of eleven, faithful church member.
The notice records the funeral of Wm C Shockley at United Brethren church in Ames Iowa on March 15 1894 aged 68 with his burial beside relatives in the Ontario cemetery. Born November 24 1825 in Sussex Delaware he lived in Ohio and Indiana before moving to Story County Iowa in 1854. He had ten children five surviving and was a United Brethren member and G A R veteran. Funeral held March 16 with Rev A Pierce presiding and the G A R and W R following the procession. The piece closes with a Ta hott candy note.
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