Spring goods and events from Ames and surrounding towns
Local items list spring hats oysters and furniture from Soper's Adams Bros Thurston Graham and Baker wire. Notices include Dr E W Murray visit and plans for an Ames sugar beet factory with bonds. Also reports on lectures fairs roads floods and weekly theatricals at the Ames opera house with prices 25 and 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Bros
F. L. Ferauson
Goble’s
Thurston & Graham
Boston
Caniel Bros. & Herman's
Baker Wire
Local Ames Notes Highlight Community Life and Events
W J Zahn, a Nevada cigar maker, is a Times caller. Various social visits, school and church notes, business openings, road conditions, and upcoming suffrage lectures fill the Ames scene with personal visits, operations, and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.J. Zahn
Nevada
State Fireman's Tournament Comes to Iowa City in June
The Iowa State Fireman's Tournament will be held in Iowa City from June 15 to 18 and is billed as the largest on record. Many companies have already secured quarters, with lodging from 25 to 50 cents and meals at restaurants for 25 cents. A single rail fare covers all trains. Home teams will not compete for prizes. spectators are urged to attend and enjoy the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
Story County
Santorp Dodge
Ames Opera House
Richard Ili
Times
Ellsworthu W. R. C
Iowa State Fireman
Iowa City
E. J. Keppra
A. Lenz
Sec’v
Chamberlain
O. R. Downey
Democrat
Albion
Ind
Ames Volunteer Fire Company Thanks for Dance and Supper Support
The Ames Volunteer Fire Company publicly thanks Ames citizens for generous contributions and liberal patronage at the dance and supper held on the 17th. Special praise goes to the Kooking Klub young ladies for efficient table service and to all others who aided the event’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Volunteer Fire Company
Ames
Kooking Klub
Variety of farm goods and local notices advertised in Ames
An Ames advertisement page lists fruit trees and nursery stock, farm equipment, household goods, and local sales. It notes offerings from A. J. Graves & Son, Taurston & Graham, and others, plus trade requests, shoe sales, and tea brands. The page also covers township meeting notices and updates from the Story County teachers association and Culbertson's health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Graves & Son
Ames
Iowa
Miller and Son versus Roberson case jury verdict
In district court Tuesday Miller and Son sued Roberson after a hung jury at the last term. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller& Son
Roberson
Wire your House for Lights and other ads
Multiple small ads and notices include wiring orders for houses during cleaning, Jersey cows for sale, mortgage offers with low rates, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy lauding its quick relief, a lost fox hound pair, a second hand stove, local business mentions, and an Ames teacher association address invitation for April 29 to May 1, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supr. Culbertson
Ames Public Schools
Northwestern Iowa Teacher's Association
Sioux City
New Lodge Instituted by Pocahontas Council
Eighteen members from Des Moines instituted Iowa Council Daughters of Pocahontas No. 24 in this city with Mrs. Adam Baker as instituting officer and W. B. Keffer heading the working team. Officers were installed and a lap supper followed as visitors from Des Moines praised the royal welcome and the supper, arriving at 2 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantchewamie Council
Pocahontas
Des Moines
Iowa Council Daughters of Pocahontas
Adam Baker
W. B. Keffer
Eugene Williams
Ed. Miller
Winona
C. Sorenson
Powhatan
Jas. Miller
John Hoover
K. of
Nellie Cole
W. Trustees
H. P. Wilkinson
Dudley Arrasmith
The
Des Moines News
Ames
Ames High School Athletes Form Permanent Club
The Ames high school athletic association becomes a permanent body with officers John H Lowe president Arthur G Sutton vice president E D Culbertson treasurer Merton Crane secretary and Ralph Sisson manager A constitution is adopted to promote physical training. Students dug out a basement room to improve facilities and plan to stay, the janitor notes they may become good men if they apply themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Ames High School Athletic Association
John H. Lowe
Arthur G. Sutton
E.D. Culbertson
Merton Crane
Ralph Sisson
Ames College Notes and Train Crew Changes
The fast mail runs shift Clinton to Boone leaving Moran to Ames to relieve Weidman on the Ames Des Moines route. Joe returns to Des Moines and Jewell freight with Rutherford able for Clinton extra. Local updates cover illness recovery of John Koons, college social events, lectures, and agricultural notes including corn germination experiments and corn testing requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Boone
Moran
Ames
Weidman
Des Moines
Joe
Jewell
Rutherford
Preacher Rev Blackman Plans Chalk Talk After Hoarseness
A Sunday morning sermon by Rev Blackman will urge those out of work to seek action. In the evening he will present the Chalk Talk previously postponed by a sudden attack of hoarseness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Weaver
Rev. Blackman
Dead hog by Skunk River bridge sparks removal call
A dead hog lies near the Skunk River bridge on Nevada road and the road supervisor is urged to remove it promptly. The incident prompts maintenance and safety concerns for travelers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk River
Nevada Road
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TAE
Hop
L.M. Bosworth
Mse
Trention
Harrows
Seeders
Loughran Machine Company
Soper’s
Standard Oil Company
E. W. Murray
Fort Dodge Medical & Surgical Institute
Davis House
Curtiss
Miller & Kooser’s
the Opera House
Minnesota
Miller & Kooser
Mk. Resler
Chorus
Lequire
Times Office
Birdsall
John H. Williams
Sanford Dodge
Hoyman
Sowers & George. Jr
John Seller
Capt. Brown
Congregational Church
Douglass
Caesar
E. L. Moffit
Chicago
Prof. Budd
Lome
Arizona
Doc” Besore
Ida Grove
H. B. Hawley
A. J
Chas. Pitsor
Sac City
George
Joe Waterman
Council Bluffs
Mrs
Chet Little
This City
Chas. Raynor
City
Dan McCarthy
District Court
Polk County
Howard Hutchinson
Carroll
Miss Daily
Beloit
Kan
Michaels
Marshalltown
Chas. Hemstreet
Clark
Webster City High School
Prof
Culbertson
Representative Morrison
Keokuk County
Jennie Beyer
College
Lizzie Jones
Fairfield
L. G. Hardin
Geo. T. Williams
Ida Grove Pioneer
Geo
Gen. Lincoln
Mason City
Wilson Rich
Wilson
Aermotor
J. B. Elliott
Tom
Opera House
Daniel Bros. & Herman
Weaver
M. E. Church
Ning
Joan Hoggatt
Geo. H. Maxwell
Westside
Tur Ames Volunteer Fire Company
Talbott
Lizztie
John Wilkinson
the Times
Johnny Coull
Milford Township
Des Moises
Frank J. Resler
J.S. Katsem
Yankton
Billy Allen
W. H. Hannegan
W. W. Talbott
Mr. Talbott
G. W. O'Brien
West End
Steve Deal
Baptist Church
Henrietta G. Moore
Ohio
Springfield
Anna Howard Shaw
Philadelphia
New York
R. T. Sisson
Pres
Laura A. Gregg
M. L. Douglass
Anna Richmond
Nancy Taylor
A. C. Blackman
Sara E. Bigelow
Rena
S. Douglass
Organization of County Association
W M. Beardshear
Anna H. Shaw
Story County Bank
Elliott's
Taurston & Graham
White House
Lies Bros. N. W. Fence Factory
Canier Bros. & Herman
Crask & Sanborn
W. H. Stevens
Grant
Grant Township
Enterprise School
G. W. Hemstock
Prof. Culbertson
Story County Teacher's Association
Southwestern Iowa Teacher’s Association
Phillips
AL. Perkina
F.E. Allen
W. L. Sutton
Dwinell Wright & Co
Henry Barrell
Los Angeles
California
Lodge of the Daughters of Pocahontas
John Koons
Josephine Wallace
Flora Wilson
Nettie Fibbs
Genevive Westermann
James W. Wilson
Hoxie
Olive Stevens
Boone Iowa
Robi Cairns
Here
Franklin
Carl Reidelsbeger
Resler
Pammel
Mary Hook-Sack
Humboldt
India
Dimity
Madras
Tilden Bros. & Go
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