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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1892
Page
2
A. C. Department outlines the Iowa segongepee College Farm located one and a half miles west of Ames and two miles from the railway. It notes a scenic campus with one hundred twenty acres and blue grass. The college farm spans over nine hundred acres. Roott B. Arm 4 leads the Iona Cultural College department as editor.
Local notes describe J F Jones visiting Boone and several college visitors from Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Debates at the college feature Welch Bachelor joint sessions while preparations for Columbus Day activities are announced and many civic and social events are reported along with roadwork depot progress and a Boone trip by Ames delegates.
Local readers report busy harvest with many attending fairs and plans for Barnum's show. Entries mention travels by S R Fraker, O E Goodnow, and Frank Sutter, various visits, farm work, band events, and a forthcoming supper for the band. Prices and property transfers listed as part of town notices.
A Republican rally will address the people of Story county on the day’s political issues at the opera house in Nevada A. The event takes place Saturday evening September 10. Men of all parties are invited to hear one of the nation’s most able and eloquent orators discuss the issues.
Local columns note plentiful hay in places and suggest no starved stock next winter. Guests visit Story County residents as families and friends travel. A vacation month is spent by Mr. Jake Noble in Belle Plaine and Isa Crookham visits West Milford with her father.
An advertisement claims to be the sole agent for Sisson's Safety Halter. It promises the halter is the best in existence to prevent halter pullers and to break a colt to lead in ten minutes.
C M Soreer promotes durable working pants with a special guarantee. The ad urges shoppers to buy at the Garland store of Bingham and Co for the best value and guaranteed satisfaction.
Story county board of supervisors met in regular session at the courthouse in Nevada on Monday September 5 with members Liddle Johnson and Shaw present J A Fitchpatrick was elected member of the soldiers relief commission for the year petitions for bridges in Nevada township were referred to Shaw and a refund petition for C D Boardman was sent to the auditor for correction G Mullen and others bridge petition referred to Shaw taxes canceled on west half lots 6 7 and 10 block 10 Nevada for charity personal tax of E J Cessna refunded on erroneous assessment all taxes against Sarah J Finch Palestine township refunded for charity portion of day spent auditing and allowing claims adjournment likely tomorrow evening
From September 10 to 19 the Iowa Central by will sell excursion tickets to Portland Oregon with a return at half fare. Tickets are valid returning sixty days from sale date and may use a different return route. See agents or Thomas P. Barry G P A Marshalltown Iowa for details.
The 24th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment will be in Washington City on Sept 20. The Iowa Central Railway offers excursion tickets from Sept 13 to 20 at a low rate with return valid to Oct 10. Multiple routes include Chesapeake and Ohio via Cincinnati, or Baltimore and Ohio via Columbus, with special day coach and Pullman trains. Groups of 25 or more can reserve a private car. for details contact Iowa Central Railway agents or G P A Thomas P Barry Marshalltown IA.
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