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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
4
Community notices include births and arrivals, property for sale or rent, and local events in Ames and nearby townships. Updates mention harvest requests, caucus announcements, church and club activities, and football results amid a busy civic calendar.
A flurry of visits and travel is recorded as residents and relatives scatter across Iowa. Names include Wilson Rich, Mrs S W O'Brien St Jefferson, L C and Galen Tilden, O D Mathews Toledo, Lena Pitia, Mrs Turner McLain, Mrs Campbell, Dyer Dunving Scranton, Mrs W O Boyd, Mrs J W Lanning, Mrs John Woweil Cole, Mrs Ed Tierney, F H Schieiter, Miss Alice Watts, Clay Foster, Louise Haverly, Misses Francis and Mabel Held, Ben Davis, Ezekial Emmerson, Lydia Tilden, Tom Spellman, L G Hardin, S C Hutchison, Susan Foster, John Cole, Abbie Cole, Will Cole, McGrath, Minnie Smith, with towns including Ames, Boone, Des Moines, Chicago, Wisconsin, Denver, Marshalltown, Madrid, Waterloo, Spencer, Fort Dodge, Grand Junction, Logan, and Missouri Valley.
The Incorporated ott of Ames invites sealed bids until Tuesday mor... for several sewer projects including 18 inch and 12 inch mains, a sewage disposal plant, siphon and main sewers, and related appurtenances. Plans by A Marston on file. Completion by October 1 1904. Bids with 50 cent bid bond. City reserves right to reject. Payments staged: 80 percent on 80 percent work. eight percent for sections D and E.
The Ames Improvement association held a special session at Mrs L H Pammels home Monday with fewer attendees due to date confusion. Dr Pammel gave a civic improvement lecture with tree planting and park layout tips, and members hope for another talk. The next regular meeting is set for Monday Oct Sth at Mrs Carl Littles home with important business expected.
A notice from C. E. Homers invites members to obtain frames for the new I. O. F. chart at reduced prices. About seventy five different mouldings are available to choose from.
Ames invites attendees to a ballroom at the Opera House on September 25 1903 with good order music and social atmosphere. Tickets available at the box office for 50 cents from Poucher and McCoy.
City of Ames Iowa invites sealed bids for construction of a storm sewer from Burnett at Sycamore north to North street and Kellogg to Agate Street with work to be done under August 1908 resolution. Bids due 8:00 p.m. Oct 20 1908. bid security five percent. contract window to June 1 1904. council may reject any bids.
Seven room house to let on West Boone Street offered by Cc E Minert. Contact 99.9 for details.
Mr and Mrs Carl Rosenfeld rejoice over a son at home. The Ladies Aid meets this afternoon with Mrs W E Peterson. L G Rosenfeld loses three calves to lead poisoning. Harvest Home supper planned at hall Friday October 9 starting at 7 PM.
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