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!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
9
Local miscellany covers a Gibson ice cream parlor hire Don Bare, a Y P 8 C E fundraiser netting 25 dollars, obituaries and illness, harvest events, and community gatherings. Reports on trains, church meetings, school reopenings, road work, and local unions accompany brief notices of accidents and legal actions.
The Ames Chautauqua Association directors met at the secretary’s office to audit this year’s business. Receipts totaled 4273.90 with expenses 3704.93, leaving a surplus of 568.97. Board set President Rev A M Shea at 100, Secretary J A Campbell at 170, and Grounds Superintendent Edwin Rex at 50.
A large family gathering took place at the Frank Kooser residence north of Sunday. Mrs. Kooser's three brothers and two sisters attended with their families, along with Mr. Phil O'Neil of Cole and Howard Koons of Paolo Kansas. total attendance was twenty four.
Streets received a thorough cleaning this morning to improve looks for excursion day.
Ira N. Bau offers Six horses several cattle hogs hay straw and farming implements at his place 2 1 4 miles south and 1 mile west of Ames on Wednesday October 10 at 1 pm. Goods include mares horses cattle hogs and 7 tons wild hay 13 tons tame hay 60 acres stock field plus binder cultivator plow wagon and more. Terms cash under 5 dollars and notes with 8 percent interest for larger sums. Removal only after settlement.
The Ames boy is highlighted as a rising songwriter. The piece Home Is Not the Same Since Mother's Gone is by C. H. Meiers of Ames with words and music by Meiers and published by Geo. Jaberg Music Co of Cincinnati. A Des Moines music house has contracted for a large shipment.
The Ames city council met in special session to consider a street railway franchise ordinance. They debated sections until 6 pm and adjourned to Monday at 8 pm, with leaders favoring the grant but seeking concessions for better terms.
The Ames bowlers will play a match against the Hawkeye team of Des Moines tomorrow at Kintzley alleys. The following day Carroll will compete with Cedar Rapids. The notice asks the owner of Stevenson's Child's Garden of Verse from the Free Traveling Library to return it to the Public Library. Kirrie B. Freep Librarian.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.