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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
3
A bustling roundup of Ames notices includes sales at G. Dewey flour and Soper’s hosiery, housing rentals, job ads, and family news. It covers weather, church moves, railroad plans in Ames, local visits, and community events with multiple Ames names and places.
Nighttime burglars failed to pry open the back window steel shutters of Bigelow & Smith, then hit a Slater safe, taking sixty dollars. Boone arrests followed with four men detained but released for lack of evidence. Meantime Mrs. Cooke died in Kelley, and local civic notices abounded from lodge communications to church services and a new Des Moines fruit stand opening in the Sweeney building.
The higher court confirms a $7,000 judgment against the Ames and College Railway Company for injuries to David Allen, a minor, in Story County. The case holds the railway liable for negligence as a street injury when a coach was backed from a train shed without signals and a lookout was not provided.
The North Western Line adds Train No 7 between Cedar Rapids and Omaha for expo visitors. It departs Cedar Rapids daily except Sunday at 9 00 p m and reaches Omaha at 6 52 a m with stops at all points. Return Train No 12 leaves Omaha nightly at 9 00 p m and arrives Cedar Rapids at 6 40 a m daily except Sunday. Tickets at favorable round trip rates.
The North Western Line offers homeseekers excursion tickets on October 18 November 1 15 December 6 and 20 to many western and southern points at very low rates. Tickets and full details are available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Soper The Furnisher offers a fall line of suit and overcoat samples noted as well fitting with the promise of lowest prices and a satisfaction or no sale policy.
Soper the Furnisher announces removal of stock from the room now occupied by Mr Sisson and offers men furnishings hats caps trunks valises and shoes at 20 to 40 percent discount.
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