I A C Secures Dormitory Grant At Ames Campus
The Iowa Agricultural College receives a permanent 15 000 annual appropriation plus 4 000 for a feeding barn and 82 500 for repairs and improvements over the next biennial period. The legislature backs growth, enabling minor buildings and better upkeep, while the campus hosts lectures by Dr Nourse and Sayford meetings, with faculty events, student society activities, and a broader program of dedication and study.
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I. A.C
Frosemboring Towns Update In District No 6
Mr Hutchinson remains director for another year in district No 6 Olson school. Frees reports abundant water at John Nelsons in three days. Seeding prospers finely. Akin recently traveled to Kansas. Mrs Paulson is ill but hopes to recover quickly. Miss Upland assists. Mary Simmons to teach Pleasant Hill school in spring and fall terms. Harry Wilson to farm Finch farm. Allen Fry takes Shields Densmore farm. Evergreen Church members give it spring cleaning. Rev Eslick preaches biweekly. Sherman Keltner runs milk route thrice weekly. Traveling grocer buys eggs cash and trades for eggs.
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Hutchinson
Olson
Frees
John Nelson
Mary Simmons
Pleasant Hill
Allen Fry
Shields Densmore
Evergreen Church
Eslick
Ames merchants highlight bargains and bakery notices
The itemized notices praise low cash prices on underwear neckwear socks and groceries from Biceton Smith Am s merchants Talbott s bakery offers fresh macaroons daily and ApAms Bros advertises house and lot for sale Dr C S Boyce plans to practice in Ames and a burglary surge prompts calls for a night police presence to curb thefts and protect merchants.
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Biceton & Smith
Local notes and illness updates from Nevada area
Mrs Johnstone and Mary Switzer's mother are very sick. Sim Miller's child gravely ill. Minnie Swisser of Ayr visiting her uncle and aunt. Mrs Wm McCartney improving after illness. Mrs Elias Reasoner recovering enough to move to Hotelling farm west of Nevada. Bethany entertainment last Wednesday raised 15 for the minister. Mr and Mrs W W Spring thank neighbors for gifts. Mrs Brotherton still very sick. Grant township 1894 personal property assessment totals: cattle 1245 worth 10151,774 horses 39 worth 12404, mules 268, sheep 1300 worth 268, swine 479, vehicles 139 worth 1276, money 1466, furniture 423, other property 1551, total 30703, dogs 77, polls 164. OLD PENCIL.
CHAPEL RIDGE FARM LIFE REPORTS SPRING PROGRESS AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Seasonal weather has land and stock readying for March feeding. Farmers revive cornstalk burning and plan early oats. Ducks return and fishing grounds praised. Neighbors John Hughes and Peter Marshall add to houses while Derwin Barker moves in with Charley. Mrs. Jim Montgomery hatches a first brood of 12 chickens. Lillian Barker visits from Des Moines. Fred Tilden brokers a 160 acre Story County hold. George Kooser ill but hopes for improvement. D M Hayden and Frank Noble discuss insurance. Frank contemplates Missouri life. Dad Dodds returns from Primghar comments on local matters.
Taxes Due April First With Penalty For Late Payment
Ames and Story County residents are advised that taxes are due April first with penalties for late payment. The first payment must be made to extend remaining dues until October first. A list of Ames and vicinity locations is available at Story County Bank for payments. A written guarantee accompanies every article sold during the cost sale, guaranteeing actual wholesale price. C. W. Dudgeon.
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C. W. Dudgeon
Ile Rover
Tee
Co. W. Dupgeon
Notice to debtors and sales pitch from Adams Bros
Persons indebted to me are requested to call and settle before April first or their accounts will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. J. N. Fowler. All we are handling lots of goods, but would be pleased to handle more. Come in and get prices. Adams Bros.
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Apams Bros
Pernars
New York
Carlessness
Syrus Edson
Atlantic Coast
Clothing Sale Sparks Bargain Pants And Suits
An ad touts a new clothing assortment with pants priced from 2.75 to 3.50 and all wool suits from 5.25 to 10.00, highlighting big discounts from 33 to 50 percent off. It promotes spring overcoats, boys three piece and two piece suits, and mentions custom pants from 4.40 to 9.00 with E. M. Soper's.
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RineLow & Smith
Easter and spring musings mix with local views on peddlers
A reflective piece contrasts the early Easter with weather and garden plans, then pivots to a critique of peddlers. It contrasts springtime imagery with winter remnants and laments rising collars, while urging readers to support home merchants who pay taxes and stand by their guarantees, unlike itinerant sellers.
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Gilead
Cloth peddlers warn locals against frauds and high charges
The Times reports cloth peddlers have arrived in the area, plying a known scam to swindle honest residents. Several members travel the countryside, selling cloth at exorbitant prices, claiming a permanent tailor shop in a nearby town. Do not take notes or sign papers, and avoid engagement to prevent being fleeced.
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Capes Now In Stock At Bicetow and Smith Showroom
Capes arrive and are ready for viewing at Bicetow and Smith. The dealers invite customers to see the new stock and arrange fittings.
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Bicetow & Smith
Abell Leases Hotel Orleans Spirit Lake for Five Years
Abell of Keokuk has leased the Hotel Orleans at Spirit Lake for five years starting this season. The hotel will be repaired and furnished, opening May 15 for fishing season with a band and full guest conveniences. H. H. Abell will be resident manager, with splendid train service by the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway ensuring a successful season.
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Ames City Commerce Grows as New Homes Rise
The Intelligencer notes unrest in city government while Bretton & Sirs advertise affordable ladies and children's shoes and a wide menu of low prices. Adams Bros reports a wedding of Arthur Ross and Belle Tripp, with a hearty dinner promised by Ross family. Local business optimism cites spring building, real estate and lumber trades, Ames population target of five thousand in five years, and new facilities spurring growth. Also listed are baby arrivals at the Finch and Bell homes and school week remarks amid street activity.
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Iowa
Story
Fast Mail to Chicago Inaugurated on Northwestern Line
Local notes reveal a rumored fast mail train on the Chicago & Northwestern main line starting next Sunday April 1, delivering Chicago dailies to Ames at 11 am and routing papers through northwestern Iowa South Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska the same day. A new Sterling time card also shifts the eastbound to 8 am with westbound unchanged.
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