Story County Notables Move to Canada and Local Tragedies
Story City Herald reports Lee Doolittle Torrel and Tom Anderson leaving for Canada to claim lands near Fishing Lake Assiniboia, with well wishes for prosperity. Obituaries note Felix Hitz’s death in Slater and Ole J. Olson killed on the Iowa Central rails near Grinnell, with detailed tributes to their lives and survivors.
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Lee Doolittle
Torrel
Tom Anderson
Canada
Fishing Lake
Assiniboia
Herald
Story City Herald
Ole J. Olson
Iowa Central
Grinnell
Clarke
Talbott
Olson
Marshalltown
Kimberling
Ole Julius Olson
Chicago
LaSalle County
Ill
Story City
Iowa Central Railway
Ole
Primary Election Call for Story County Iowa 1904
A call to Republican voters of Story County Iowa for a primary held April 1904 to choose candidates for County Attorney County Auditor Clerk of the District Court County Recorder Member of the Board of Supervisors and one committeeman per precinct plus county convention delegates with Nevada court house set for April 30 1904 at 11 am to canvass results and appoint delegates for state and national conventions with delegate ratio defined by votes for Governor Cummins.
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Story Co
Iowa
Story County
Satee
Auanor
District Court
Board of Supervisors
Congress
Court House
Nevada
Setrday
Des Moines
Ublican Doasional
A. B. Cummins
Greatly Reduced Rates to West and Northwest
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers daily March and April tickets at low rates to Montana Washington Utah Idaho and California. Write J 2 Elmer G P A Chicago for full particulars.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Montana
Washington
Utah
Idaho
California
Elmer
Chicago
Rail fares to the South and West via Great Western
One way and round trip tickets go on sale March 1 and 15, April 5 and 19. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Eimer G P A Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Eimer
Chicago
Linois
Limited Trains to California Through Union Pacific Line
Two fast daily trains to California on the Chicago Union Pacific North Western route. The overland limited is electric lighted throughout and travels under three days. Departs Chicago at 11:35 p.m. Applications to agents Chicago and Northwestern Ry. 43-71.
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Union Pacific & Northwestern
California
Overland Limited
Jeaves
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
Ames City Election Notice 1904
Notice to qualified electors of Ames Iowa that an election will be held on Monday March 28 1904 to elect a Mayor a City Treasurer an Assessor and one Councilman for each ward Polling places are 1st ward motor wane 2nd ward city hall 3rd ward Lincoln Kimler residence opposite Lockwood elevator office 4th ward cultural hall on college campus Polls open eight a m to seven p m A B Maxwell Clerk Parley Sheldon Mayor.
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Ames
Iowa
Lincoln Kimler
Lockwood
College Campus
Map of the World on Heavy Paper Issued for 25 Cents
An illustrated 42 by 64 inch world map mounted on rollers and cloth bound edges lists Asia and the Far East features including the Trans Siberian Railway and Pacific cables. Sent on receipt of 25 cents in stamps to W B Kniskern P T M Chicago Northwestern Railway.
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World
Trans-Siberian Railway
Pacific Ocean
Japan
China
Manchuria
Korea
Far East
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Ill
Probate of Will in Story County Iowa
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Curtis Knight, late of Story County Iowa, is on file for probate. A hearing is set for March 22 1904 in the district court at Nevada to determine acceptance of the will, with interested parties invited to show cause.
Probate of Will for L. E. Nye in Story County Iowa
In Story County Iowa District Court a written instrument purporting to be the last will of L. E. Nye is on file. A hearing for probate is set for April 12 1904 in Nevada Iowa. All interested persons may appear and show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent's will.
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State OF
Iowa
Story County
District Court
Said
Curtis Knight
Te Pene
Nevada
P. McCorp
Story
L. E. Nye
C. P. McCord
Notice to Contractors for Ames Storm Sewer Bids 1904
Sealed bids for construction of storm sewer or drain on Burnett Sycamore Kellogg and North streets and a second section along North and Douglass streets are due by 8 p.m. April 4 1904. Bids may cover labor and materials separately. City reserves right to reject bids and waive defects.
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Ames
Iowa
Burnett Street
Sycamore Street
North Street
Agate Street
Kellogg Street
Ellogg Street
Stuff Street
Said Street
Douglass Street
Park Street
A. B. Maxwell
A. B Maxwell
Chicago & Northwestern timetable for Sunday service
Train schedule dated November 22 1903 lists No 13 Des Moines Pass Ex No 51 Des Moines Passenger No 53 Omaha and Des Moines Pass No 55 Mailand Express No 57 St Paul and Sioux City Pass No 59 Dakota and Des Moines Ex with times 6:30 pm 1:15 pm 10:00 am 5:15 pm 11:45 pm Except Sunday Nos 56 and 58 do not run north of Ames on Sundays and baggage must be checked 25 minutes before arrival G W Roberts agent
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Des Moines
Ames
G. W. RoGrerts
Overland
Portland
Atlantic
Omaha
Chego Express
Des Molaines
Chicago
Chicago Express
Overland Lim
Ici
Pacific Express
Fast Mail
Colorado
Oregon Express
vColorado
Carroll Mail & Express
Nebraska & Dakota Express
Des Moines & Dakota
Des Moines & S. CO
Carroll
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Manufacturers, Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rocueis
P. Brockington
Story County Newslets
Renier
Waring
Father Nichols
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Renier
Father Waring
Nevada Journal
O.S. Hammond
J. Q. Burgess
C.M. Soper
W. O. Payne
Geo. Klove
A. A. Batman
M. McCall
Armstrong & Son
J. L. Armstrong & Co
B. A. Armstrong
Armstrong
J. L
Zearing Enterprise
Cambridge
Opera House
A. Nelson
John Falland
F. W. Larson
M. Webb
Frank Thompson
J. A. McKee
A. K. K. Olson
Dr. Thompson
Andrew Nelson
Cambridge Phoenix
Felix Hitz
Slater
Hitz
Rev. Engelman
VO Ames
Lad Collin
Frank
Grant Howard Indian Creek
Milford
New Albany
Palestine
Richland Sherman Union Story Ciy Warren
County Committee
M. Sooper
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Anna Capps
Eastman Kodak
Eastman
L.m.bosworth
Geo. E. Baker
Cel Tery
Lowa
Clerk
Parley Sheldon
Order of Bower & Perkins
B. B. Hint
Cade @ Steigerwalt
Umbin
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
O’briens Implement House
Bell
A. & C. Railway
W. M. Greeley
H. Westerman
Manacen
A.M
P.M
A. M
Capel
Idanus Soleo
M. K. Smith
Chicago & Northwestern
Adriace de Haller
West
Nori Ave
Cc. A. Gamble Druggist
Ames, Ia
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