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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
3
Readable items report groceries and photo offers, horse trade leads, and travel of engineers to San Francisco. Personal paragraphs mention visits, schooling, church events, and community notices with many names and places in Ames, Nevada, Des Moines, and Camp McKinley.
The Manila naval victory by Dewey is hailed as brilliant though distant from immediate action. Trena troops stay in Des Moines with slim chances of front deployment. President Dole offers to transfer the Hiawaki to the United States for war needs and to supply coal and ammunition.
A double header freight collided with an open switch in the yards about 6 20 AM. The crash damaged engines 441 and 440 and their way car and several box cars. No injuries were reported though repair crews required time to clear the wreck.
The company will employ a day and night operator at the location, with a second operator to be added later. A shanty will be built at the lower end of the YY to house the operator so gravel trains from Polk City west avoid report duties, and similar savings apply to other non reporting trains.
The state central committee met in Des Moines Tuesday and decided to hold the fusionist convention in Marshalltown on September 7. Also notes a pantry visit to Oneida Tribe at Boone and a college preacher to speak at the M E Church Sunday evening.
The Republican county central committee met at the first national bank to choose a primary date and adjust rules to align with the Australian ballot system. Primaries were set for June 4 with the convention on June 11 in Nevara, and W C Payne and W Larson named temporary chairs.
A special passenger train will run Sunday May 8 from Ames at 10 40 am to Des Moines with return at 7 pm, round trip 50 cents. Mr and Mrs Charles Foster plan to move to Algona where he becomes manager of the electric light plant. Charley Foster will supervise construction at Altona and then manage the new plant. H C Shuck of Oskaloosa will replace Mr Foster at the Ames plant. War news reports Havana blockade and Manila capitulation, Spain faces potential revolt and the Atlantic fleet patrols the coast.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers homeseeker excursions on May 3 17 and June 7 21 at one fare plus 2 for round trip. Tickets are valid fifteen days each way with generous stopovers and a final return limit of twenty-one days from sale. Tickets cover widespread regions including the South Atlantic Gulf Mississippi Valley Southwest Colorado the Great Northwest Minnesota Wisconsin Northern Michigan and Northwest Iowa Southern Minnesota and Northwest Missouri along CGW lines. F H Hunter Des Moines agent provides rates and details. June 20.
A well founded rumor reached Ames that Cr. McElyea transferred Cedar Falls street railway to Cedar Falls and Normal Railway Company. Wes' share is unclear but promised to be in it. The consideration is listed as $25,000.
Property listing in Ames describes sale of six block seven in Duff's addition with flexible payment options. Seller Geo H Gallup based in Jefferson Iowa offers instruction on the purchase and terms.
A local advertisement promotes Adams Bros fine table butter. The item targets shoppers seeking quality dairy product for table use.
Lemuel M Walters born October 20 1855 in Ogle County Illinois died April 29 1898 at his sister’s home in Ames after a stroke of paralysis lasting over four years. He married Louisa A Co on January 18 1884 and they had four daughters, Blanche age twelve. Funeral services were held May 1 in Ames and at Gilbert Congregational church. He rests in Gilbert cemetery.
Acknowledgments express thanks for kindness during bereavement from Louisa Walters Jucian Walters Bianco Walters and B Wilkinson. News notes say the Nevada Klondikers exit Ames for San Francisco to join a party heading to Alaska. Local field day at the 1.8.C with forty seven events today.
Tribune Rolfe Iowa notes appreciation for the shoe department with Drew Selby Co and Florsheim Sedwell DeWirdt men’s shoes and Budds baby shoes. The ad promotes stamps or a silver dime for a map of Cuba and claims rapid trade growth.
Our Ladies' Cemetery Association will meet with Mrs. Gee Baker on Saturday May 7 at 4 p m. Other items note millet seed for sale and a grand lodge meeting in Waterloo May 10 and 12 with travel on the Chicago Great Western at one and one third fare on certificate plan.
A fragmentary poem laments the sinking of the Maine near Havana with two hundred heroes lost and sixty six returning, condemning the unknown perpetrators. It asks for divine judgment on the guilty and promises heavenly rest for the dead.
The Central Association of national churches held a two day meeting with about forty ministers from churches along the Northwestern and Waa regions. Rev BE HB BH EG delivered a notable address "the Labor Problem" while discussions on "Business and Work" highlighted session contentions and views.
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