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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
4
Local misc items list goop potatoes for sale through L. Carlton and clover seed and seed corn from M. Hemstreer. Also Boas curtains carpets at Chicago prices from Proper's and Adams Bros groceries. Secondhand buggy valued about 15 dollars. Tax penalty warning, local invitations to weddings, and various notices about residents, businesses, and events in Ames Iowa.
The city caucus at Read's hall nominated Thos Thompson for mayor after a lively ballot that also selected C. G. Lee for city solicitor, H. P. McLain for assessor, and A. S. Needham for treasurer. Ward caucuses followed with competitive alderman races and ward officers.
Complete window shades on sale, including lace curtains, tapestry curtains, and chenille curtains priced unusually low at ten cents. Limited stock.
Clothing sales announce various garments and fabrics including capes, skirts, hats, shirts, gloves, and Butterick patterns. Also notes telegrams about a Ill brother Al, a death in Chicago, and local notices such as auctions, lost items, and a society tribute to Jerusha Norton Gilmore.
A group of about twenty five members gathered Thursday evening at Mrs M L Lyman’s home to honor her 55th birthday. Mrs Wynn presented Mrs Lyman with two engraved spoon sets on behalf of the assembled women.
Rev E J Adams of Bethany Missouri concluded a two week Cumberland Presbyterian revival in Gilbert Iowa with a lecture titled Eclipse and Spots of the Sun Son. The Gilbert audience praised the talk as a rare treat and a source of food for thought. Pastor A G Beecham endorses Adams as a first magnitude lecturer and urges attendance. Also notices include farm equipment listings and a prune sale at Miller Kooser.
One of the finest dwellings in Ames boasting furnace barn deep well cistern fruit two nice lots and modern improvements near the depot. A bargain is taken soon inquire of M Hemstreet Ames. Also Adams Bros advertise fine table butter and a tea room house with new fruits stable well cistern and modern conveniences inquire at the premises two blocks from the motor depot or from C J Lies.
Matilda Webster aged 76, born 1832 in New York, died March 18 at her brother J Brotherton's residence. She and Noah Webster built Ames first dwelling in 1861, later moved to Kansas in 1881. She had no children and was widely respected for upright character. Her husband preceded her in death.
New spring stock arrives in the shoe department featuring the Ladies' $2.00 shoe noted as exceptionally good value at $2.00. Men’s fine shoes and work shoes offered along with a waterproof shoe priced at $2.50.
Carpet department advertises all wool ingrain at 50 to 70 cents per yard with matting 15 to 50 cents. It features rugs art squares and a large sample line of Brussels Velvets Moquettes. Tapestry Brussels carpets offered for 75 cents per yard made up.
Wanted to trade horses wagon harness 3 head cattle hogs and implements for town lots and house. Southeast part of town. Stallion for sale at a. Jewel gasolines in good condition six to seven months old. Delivery available at Ames. Young man seeks room and board to attend college. I am at this office.
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