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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1894
Page
4
A collage of small ads and notices from Ames including Mary Smith inquiries, seed corn for sale, local shop features at Watson and Talbott, and new furniture lines. Social items mention Miss Rose Cramb ltt assisting at Mrs Watson's millinery, a Tur Nabobs play slated for the Ames opera house, and weddings plus church remarks. The Times notes a courtly marriage of Belle Koons and P S O Neil with a farm life outlook.
The notice lists ice cream freezers and garden tools at Thurston and Graham's, hosiery at E M Sorer's, and new goods arriving at Canter Bros and Herman's. It reports jurors for Nevada's April term, notes John Shearer’s timber land deal from Texas, and describes a school visit before spring vacation praising pupil work and calendar art.
A steady stream of visitors and local events fills Ames pages. Mr and Mrs D D Bales visited Des Moines while Mrs J W Connett spent Sunday with relatives in Boone. County Treasurer Miller called on Ames friends, and Mrs James Hale visited her daughter in Fort Dodge. Miss Retta Hamilton traveled from Marshalltown for Easter, and Mr McGuire of Rock Valley visited this week. S W Holcomb, a former Ames boy, stayed with Henry Raynor. Miss Eila Dodds returned from Columbus Junction and Miss Hattie Cox visited from Boone. Brad Paxton visited from Dayton and Prof Carstens attended a Boone lecture. Mrs J W McMeans of Maquoketa has been in Ames, and M K Smith with Prof Leighton attended a Boone Red Cross meeting. J B Merritt called at the Times office, and A B Kibbee left hospital to go home to Gilbert. Misses Ruby Taylor and Grace Whalen with Willis and Sam Rich helped inaugurate a Rebecca Lodge in Nevada with fifty-eight new members. A festival is planned at J H Grove’s residence near Ames, with free transport arranged. Rev Clark plans to bring three U B Church lecturers to Ames soon. Missionary work is highlighted with Miss Evelyn Starr speaking at the Baptist church on April 1. Unitarian services are set for April 1 at Odd Fellows Hall with Rev Leon Harvey of Des Moines discussing Jesus. I N McCash preached at the Christian church Monday on Rejected Mercy, with meetings continuing through the week amid good attendance despite weather.
A meeting to form a Choral Union led by Miss Marie Chambers is set for Friday evening March 30 at the college Main Building big parlor. Open to both ladies and gentlemen from town who wish to sing and join. membership for ten weeks is $2. Time to be set by a popular vote.
Parties with magazines or valuable papers seeking binding can call at the Times office. Arrangements with a bindery enable swift completion of the work.
Local merchants Biertow and Smiru announce they have returned from market with goods tailored for current times. They urge patrons to visit before spring purchases, claiming prices in Ames are the lowest, and pledge to lead in cash deals.
Parents should send children entering school for the first time on Monday next. Many kids old enough to start now are nearly a year ahead of September entrants. The new class is typically smaller, allowing more individual attention per pupil.
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