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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
11
A long list of items appears including new fall hats at Tildens and dress goods at Bigelow & Smiths. Church events, farm supply ads, furniture and wagon mentions, and social notes fill the week as residents plan picnics, meals, hospitalities, and church services.
Ames residents and visitors are reported in a string of social notes. Mrs. McDaniels returns from Wilton Iowa while Parley Sheldon attends Knoxville races. Miss Dora Hamilton and Mrs. Peckham visit Ames. J. W. Near and Mr. O A Cate travel through the area. many residents plan visits, relocations, or business trips. The Times notes school openings, crop reports, and local trades along with upcoming events and promotions.
Local notice lists heavy weight pants at 1.65 and 3.00, cattonade pants 0.95 from 1.50, overalls 0.65, seamless hose 0.15, heavy weight seamless hose 0.05 per pair, colored bordered handkerchiefs 0.10 from 0.15, Turkey Red handkerchiefs 0.05 each or 5 for 0.25, plain white handkerchiefs 0.05 or 6 for 0.25, and neckties 0.25.
Just what all the children want at Caniel Bros. and Hermans. House and lot for sale. Terms to suit purchaser. W. L. Sutton. For Exchange. 160 acres clear land in Greeley county, Kansas for property in or near Ames. Value $1600. Box 747, Ames. We want you to see our new stock of carpets, rugs, art squares, matting, oil cloth, lamolieum etc. in our new carpet room. TipEN Bros. & Co. Shave, shampoo, sea foam and other barber work, at Whitmer's upstairs, over Baker's jewelry store. Hair cutting only 15 cents. lmopd.
Ames Iowa September 2 1895 council met in regular session with Mayor Henry Wilson and council members Tilden Freeland Thompson Bowers Adams and McLain. Actions include referrals on sidewalk work Hoggatt street poll taxes and fire extinguishers, filing of Roman Simmons billiard hall license, a ten mill levy for corporation purposes, and appointment of McLain to obtain city counsel in Underwood vs Amer district court. New clothing this week Tipem Bros Co.
Central Station Des Moines Iowa notes mean temperature above normal and ample rainfall statewide. Some areas report washing and local floods but overall conditions favor ripening late corn and potatoes, pasture growth, and hay yields. plowing planned across districts.
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