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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
4
A collage of town notices and ads including tailor Catey, Tilden's low prices on blankets and suits, Minstrels at the opera house, new goods at Caniel Bros. & Herman's, and bargains at Judisch Bros. Also reports on local court, lands, McKinley event details, a farmer’s crop notes, and social events at the Rogers and Budd homes.
Al Walkey travels to Chicago on business while local society figures and visitors from Nevada Boone Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell and Des Moines populate a busy social page. The October 1894 council meets in Ames with tax, sewer, and street decisions and a new coal house planned at the waterworks.
Dr Hoyt will not be here Sunday to conduct Episcopal services. Communion day next Sabbath at the Congregational church at Gilbert. Tax ladies of the Baptist church will give their annual election day dinner. Further notice will be given. The Womans Missionary Society of the Congregational church will meet Tuesday afternoon Oct 9 at 3 15 p m. Short papers will be given on missionary beginnings in China Japan Turkey Micronesia and Mexico. On Tuesday evening Oct 9 Bishop J Weaver D D of Dayton will close the U B lecture course with Force of Habit admission 25 cents. PANTS made to order for 4 50 75 patterns to select from at E M Sopers. Having sold our implement business it is necessary that all outstanding accounts be settled at once. L L Zenor. We take special measurements for suits. Also ladies cloaks and capes. Do not miss us in these lines for lowest prices. Biertow Smith. We want every one to see our line of cotton flannels 6 8 10 12 4 g 15 18 20 and 25 cents per yard All drives Biertow Smith Township Caucus Tax Republicans of Washington township will meet in caucus at the town hall in Ames Iowa Saturday at 3 00 p m Oct 6 1894 for nomination of two Justices of the Peace two Constables one Trustee one Clerk one two Assessor and five committeemen and other business C M Sorgi Chairman. Look at our overcoats They are hammers for the price. Bierton Smith. Rubber boots short and hip at KE M Sopers. Nortere Credit will not be extended to parties with overdue accounts Thirty days is our limit. Adams Bros.
Choice lot of building stone at prices that are right, one set single harness, one pair Mandt bob sleds, also one good road horse six years old. Inquire of I. J. Ferguson.
Three cash prizes are offered for the best 3 ears of corn raised in Story county with a 2.50 first prize plus a 4.50 clock donated by C. W. Dudgeon the jeweler. Second prize 1.50 and third prize 1.00 for the best three ears. Judges to be named later and a decision date of November 1. No worn damaged or old stock. Frames in multiple finishes offered.
Cramer Brothers advertise knee pants priced at 25 cents for school wear. The ad highlights value and practicality for students.
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