Michael Gretten a Civil War veteran laid to rest in Iowa
Michael Gretten born in Luxembourg on March 8 1841 died at his Gilbert area home May 4 1908 after a life as a farmer near Chicago then service in the 37th Illinois Infantry under Sigel and Curtis. He married Hannah Ruth in 1866, moved to Iowa about 1870, and left eleven children. Surviving members gathered at the farm for his final roll call. The Grand Army mourns a valued member and upright citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Gretten
Luxsembourg
Germany
Gilbert
America
Chicago
Mike
Abraham Lincoln
Hannah Ruth
Long Grove
Illinois
Iowa
Local Social Notes and Visits Across Ames and Nearby Towns
Local residents and visitors are listed with trips and calls in and around Ames. Names include Mrs I J Scott, Miss Kate Lysinger, Mr Rosselle Paine, Mrs Huntley, Mrs W H Doggat, Mrs E W Stanton, Mrs M K Smith, Bob Clark, Mrs Aletta McFarland, Mrs Hazel White Cammack, Mrs J Paul Jones, Dr H J Watt, Captain and Mrs Charles Lincoln, Julius Erdman, and others. Also noted are a church program, rental listings, and an ad for Dr Shoop Health Coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Scott
Webster City
Kate Lysinger
Rosselle Paine
Des Moines
Geo. Maule
South Dakota
Huntley
Ogen
Bob Clark
Nevada
Frank Lang
Aletta McFarland
Mt. Pleasant
Hazel White Cammack
Baxter
J. F. White
North Street
J. Paul Jones
New York City
A. Bartholomew
H. J. Watt
the College Hospital
Hampton
W. E. Harriman
Lowell Talman
Sedalia
Missouri
N. H. Griffith
High School Play Cast and Schedule
A detailed cast list for a school drama with Richard Ford Molly’s wife Ruth Barrett Robert Shephard and others. Plot follows Mrs Ford’s dilemmas involving Max Dorothy and a maid with romantic entanglements. Includes scene notes and upcoming events from April to May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ford
Husee
Ainessenetue
Don Moxley
Molly
Ruth Barrett
Robert Shephard
Eene Albert Fowler
Max Ten Bych
Robert
Merrill Manning
June Haverhill
Wellesley
Dorothy March
Max
Ford
Mary Bryant
John Hume
St. Agnes
Henry Templeton
Dan Reese, Nevada Baker, Passes Away
Ron Reese of Nevada died at his county seat home last Saturday afternoon. He was a well known city baker employed here at various times over the past years. The funeral was held on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Campbell
Minnesota
Campbell& Graves Real Estate
H. K. Campbell
Des Moines
Steward Lang
Nevada
Frank
Charles Lincoln
Ames
Philippines
Suez
Europe
Julius Erdman
Green House
Alexandria
Virginia
Erdman
Ron Reese
Ames Churches Plan Sunday Services and Tone
The notice lists services for First Baptist and Methodist Episcopal churches in Ames. It names pastors Walter J. Fowle and Andrew M. Shea, with Sunday school at 9 45 and 9 45 respectively, 11 o clock sermons, and extra activities including Junior Union and Epworth League. The Baptist sermon continues a series titled Old Time Fools and The Fool of Misplaced Confidence. The Methodist rally features speakers Miss Georgia Day Don Handy and H W Wagner. Everybody welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Miss Georgia Day
Don Handy
H. W. Wagner
Central Association of Congregational Churches Convened in This City
The Central Association of Congregational Churches of Iowa met with nineteen churches represented including Ames Belle Plaine Berlin Dinsdale Fairfax Garden Prairie Gilbert Station Green Mountain Kelley La Moille Luzerne Marshalltown Montour Ogden Reibeck Toledo Traer Union Vining. Delegates toured the college by trolley. next gathering will be at Union with Rev P H Ralph of Reinbeck as preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Association of Congregational Churches of
Iowa
Ames
Belle Plaine
Berlin
Dinsdale
Fairfax
Garden Prairie
Gilbert Station
Green Mountain
Kelley
la Moille
Luzerne
Marshalltown
Montour
Ogden
Reibeck
Toledo
Traer
Union
Vining
L. B. Hix
O. G. Mason
Home Missionary Committee
W. J. Minchin
W. E. Bovey
P. H. Ralph
Reinbeck
May Stewart to star in Ingomar at Armory Saturday
May Stewart appears at the Armory opera house Saturday night in Ingomar marking her Ames debut. The performance is praised by the Hutchinson Daily Star-News for artistic scenery and strong acting, highlighting Stewart as Parthenia in a Greek Gaul setting and lauding her grace and natural portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Opera House
Ingomar
Miss Stewart
Ames
Hutchinson, Kansas
Daily Star-News
Gaul
May Stewart
Parthenia
Stewart
Commercial Club calls meeting on interurban railroad plan
President Bosworth of the Commercial Club issues a call for a meeting at the Lockwood Co grain office tomorrow evening at eight to discuss the proposed interurban railroad from the north. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosworth
The
Commercial Club
Lockwood Co
Ames Produce Co Seeks Strayed Geese Reward Offered
Market brief shows produce quotes with eggs at Nggs per dozen and hens ducks at cents per pound. Ames Produce Co offers reward for the return of two gray geese reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Produce Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. S
Maslin
Ors & Sole
Iin Eee Be
Tilden Bros
Ss Ai
Shel
37Th l. Inf
Sigel
Curtis
Arkansas
Texas
Grant
Lee
Ter
California
Grand Army Councils
Com
W. H. Doggat
Baby
E. W. Stanton
Church OF Christ
H. D. Williams
Jesus
United Brethren Church
J. W. Stiverson
Kephart
Evangelist Montgomery
Evergreen
Dr. Shoop
Racine
Wisconsin
Act I
Hume
Dolly
Rector
Humer
Dan Reese
First Baptist Church
Walter J. Fowle
Methodist Episcopal
Andrew M. Shea
Central Association
Ames Produce Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!