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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1897
Page
3
Ames college and Story County items cover receptions at Capt and Mrs Greeley home for class of 97. Des Moines visitors and Des Moines relatives visit campus while Grinnell game preparation continues. Orange City wedding and athletic association elections round out the week’s society and campus updates.
A Kelley area column reports local illnesses and recoveries from Des Moines to Ames. Mrs Wortman dies unexpectedly at 52. obituary details her Canada birth, Illinois years, Story County move, and deep church and family service.
C Barbour of Ames Iowa advertises forty Poland China pigs for sale for this season with some of both sexes and extra good quality. Also two short horn bull calves six months old available if taken soon.
Mr. P. E. Grisham of Gaars Mills Louisiana writes that after trying many medicines he found relief with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He claims it cures chronic diarrhoea and related ailments and notes 25 and 50 cent sizes are sold by druggists.
Walter McHenry of Des Moines faced sharp rebuke for alleged false statements about state finances. Attendees criticized his partisan attack on Republicans and urged Democrats to take responsibility for governance, citing Iowa and Missouri debt contrasts and questioning his truthfulness.
An event at the Baptist parsonage on Thursday evening November 4 at 8 o clock features a male quartet select readings by Mrs L M Bosworth a solo and several recitations by Miss E Ray Mills Miss Sadie Hook and Mr B Gudlamitron with admission ten cents full program to follow next week
E V Smalley and Hon A C Hotchkiss addressed a Republican gathering at the Ames opera house last Saturday night. The crowd, though small, formed a attentive audience as Smalley spoke for about an hour and ten minutes and Hotchkiss delivered a strong closing address noting the football victory in Minneapolis.
Program for November 5 1897 at 3 pm invites all interested in child development to attend a mothers and teachers consultation at the Baptist church. Devotional exercises feature papers from E D Culbertson and Mrs Mabel Harris with vocal solo by Mrs Ruth Duncan Til den and a reading by Prof Newens followed by general discussion urging parents to meet the teachers of local schools.
Discussion topics include improving institute benefits readers teachers and self improvement with general discussion and interspersed music. Invitations extended to teachers and patrons to attend. Property for sale near Tilden residence with rental options and a seven room house to rent.
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