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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1896
Page
4
Descriptions of campus events include I A Johnson and Cilies at a joint literary session, election of captains, lectures, and student activities. Notices cover teachers meetings, class colors, engineering theses, and community ads. Also mentions visits, illness, and local entertainment events.
Announcement for a Populist County Convention in Story County at the town hall on Saturday April 1 p m to select delegates for the Des Moines state convention. County Chairman R B Shearer presides. Also small ads note general goods and wages at local stores and a payment list at the bank.
Local items report illnesses and recoveries, moves, visits, and family happenings in Story City area. Willie Lytle improves after illness. several residents relocate to Iowa towns, buy property, or wed. The town extends congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Kimble on their marriage near Pleasant Grove with a large reception and best wishes for their future.
A wind swept report notes an inch of snow vanished leaving no moisture and predicts cold dusty March. Farmers burn stalks haul manure and prepare fuel. weddings occur for Clarence Dodds and Ella Grove with plans to move to the Ridge. Milton Templeton recovers, and Roscoe Dodds visits Ames as Clifton Ruth recovers from poison oak.
Regional notes report Mrs. Jacob Stull in delicate health and Eliza West on sick list. Mentions spring prep ad on seed wheat oats and seed corn. Beedle sells team to Shugart of Nevada. Mrs. Dodd returns from Scott county visit. Johnson family attends funeral near Boone. Hall under doctor care in critical condition. Nate Spencer leases Wilkin son drug and seeks local patronage. Spring millinery opening at Mrs Sisson and latest styles at J B Elliott. Personal testimonial for Karl's Clover Root Tea.
City council order calls a special election for Ward Four Ames to fill the vacancy caused by W S Franklin. Polls open at 8 a m and close at 6 p m on Saturday April 14 1806 at the Agriculture Building College funds under the Australian Ballot Law. May City Clerk Cal Giddings announce the vote.
Ames readers are told of a recovered resident offering paper-banging and coal mining services at their home or L. M. Bosworth with M. J. Spohn initials. A Lebanon Conn. man, Geo. A. Mills, reports relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlains Pain Balm, noting a six month prior struggle and rapid improvement.
Local vendors Biartow and Smith advertise a stock of men's youths and boys pants this week. They offer plain prices in line with current times, inviting customers to view the collection.
A line of Misses new imperial medium shoes features toe styling and fine grades in a showcase of footwear quality.
A head from a burning match fell under the sidewalk in front of Kilmer's paint shop on Saturday evening as strong winds sparked a blaze. Bystanders quickly doused the flames with water, calming fears from the windy, scare-filled incident. Irwin Randall & Co displays a full line of farm machinery.
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