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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
11
The page lists meetings for the Rathbone Sisters Dorcas Society and other groups, church services, lectures by Miss Hay, a Maccabee band, a Georgia minstrels show, and various school and civic notices. It notes farmer and business updates, wedding and birth summaries, store ads, and upcoming elections and public events in Ames and surrounding area.
The city voted Monday with Thompson winning the mayoral seat. Ward by ward results list voters for mayor and council positions, with names such as Van Chamberlain Perry Bowers and G W Bissell among others. A Republican caucus notice announces a primary in Ames City Hall on April 4, 1899 from 3 to 6 pm to nominate various county offices and select delegates.
An Ames article reviews the Iowa Town Mutual Association of Des Moines and other Iowa mutuals, noting over 56 million in risks and a small total assessment cost of 5.00 per 1000 insured over 15 years. Rates offered include 500 for 2.50 and 1 000 for 3.00.
The Dorcas society thanks patrons for a recent entertainment and notes about $70 spent in relief for meat groceries and shoes. It distributed much second hand clothing and some fuel, aiding a worthy poor class outside other groups. The society seeks new members and public cooperation for destitution cases. Committees: South side Mesdames Bower Weeks Fowler, North side Mesdames Elliott Quade Cairns. For Sale a Jersey cow five years old fresh. F N Fowler.
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