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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1898

Page

2

Local notices and campus events headline at Ames

Activities on the Ames campus span lectures weddings and receptions with figures like Dr Beardshear Prof Knapp and Miss Flora Wilson in attendance. A high turnout marks events in the chapel Ag hall and the Gables amid staff changes and a looming fall term start.

Fiora Wilson Miss Wilson Washington Mrs. Beardshear Miss Beardshear Miss Westerman Miss Saylor Miss Margaret Stanton Ames

Neighbors and travelers report in from surrounding towns

The rural items note Mrs. Crane riding a wheel and many residents visiting relatives in Sheldahl Ames and Grant Township. A 34 in rain improves plowing conditions while Mrs. Foster hosts the Ladies Aid Thursday. A local chase ends suddenly when a horse dies en route home.

Ladies Aid Society

Olds gasoline engine for light machinery sale

Small one horsepower Olds gasoline engine offered for sale by the Times in Ames Iowa. Suitable for a pair of job presses sausage grinder coffee mill emery wheel churn or baby separator and other light machinery. Priced to sell.

the Times Ames Iowa

Tares Payment Notice for October Deadline

Second payment due before October 1 to avoid penalty. See Story County Bank for payment location and instructions.

Story County Bank

Local Notes From County Report On Travel And Harvest

Mrs. Ben Fincham visits from Illinois while L Oliver and Chelsea Ruth attend the Omaha exposition. Reports tell of a late frost, sorghum mill work by James Dodds, and gravel grinding west of Gilbert. Ellwood Plumb suffers a hand injury. wild grape gathering continues amid concerns over tree and vine damage on highways.

James Dodds Squaw Creek Jim Gilbert

Meteorological observations for August 1898 Ames

Observation notes by Isaac Young at Ames southeast of town record August 1898 weather. Highest 98 on the 30th, lowest 44 at sunrise and 50 at 7 a m on the 1st, greatest daily range 32 on the 12th, least 8 on the 3rd. Mean max 85 on the 23rd, mean min 62 on the 5th, mean temp 74. Precipitation total 3.44 inches on four days, 2, 6, 19 and 20. Winds south to southeast. 14 fair, 9 clear days, 2 cloudy, 2 fair and cloudy. Thunder and lightning end of month. lightning ignited Shaw hay barn on the 19th. wind damaged corn, oat stacks, windmills and some buildings northwest of town.

Isaac Young Ames Ames Times

Local 商店 sales and notices in Hamilton block area

An unsigned item notes a new office space in Hamilton block above Thurston's hardware and lists a series of shop offers. Breapiey & Waite promote Pure Catawba white wine vinegar at 12¢ and 15¢, while Organdies price down to 5¢ and 10¢ per yard. Tipen Bros Co report Polar Star Fancy flour car arrival with a satisfaction guaranteed promise.

Tipen Bros. &Co Brapiey & WuHirr

The Furnisher Offers 20 to 40 Percent Discount

A dealer announces removal from a room now occupied by Mr Sisson and will sell men s furnishings hats caps trunks valises and shoes at discounts of twenty to forty percent.

Soldier's Home letter praises Syrup Pepsin as laxative

From Soldiers' Home St. James Mo January 28 18098 Dear Sirs Please send me another 10 oz bottle of your Syrup Pepsin It is the very best laxative I have ever used and I am always troubled with constipation to such a degree as to be wholly dependent upon some remedy and this shall now choose above all others Mrs W D Crandall

St. James W. D. Crandall

Also Mentioned on This Page

U. S. C. Department Dr. Beardshear Decorah Pammel Miss Paddock J. B. Schreckengast West Liberty Herman Knapp Margaret Hall Flora Wilson Ag.hall Curtiss Minneapolis Minnesota Ctaig Montana Aghall Carrie Bacon-Belnap Des Moines John H. Spaulding Paris France Prof. Stalker Gables Welch Bom E. Ray Mills F. Y. Stont M. S. Hyland A. Estella Paddock Clare A. Campbell Alice M .Tooley Chas. Rhinehart Alice Ward Hess Howard W. Adams Jeanette M Younie H. B. Borks C. J. Griffith Geo. M. Rommel J.C. Horning G. A. Smith Annie O. Seaver Gov. Packard Marshalltown Omaha Exposition Lona Knapp Henry Wilson Oxfords Caniel Bros. & Herman's Tos. C. Miller Frank Fowler Irving Young Providence Kh. L Genevieve Westermann King’s Daughters Tuk E. LC The Enterprise Church Addison Kingsbury Lou Allen Lizzie Boyd Hubbard Mrs. Allen Presbyterian Church Nashville Scott Ontario Dr. Christ Hamilton Block Ida Spencer Embree Oelwein Kelso Hamilton Story County Harriman Tux Chicago Christian Church Turtease Weaver Hit M. Hlemstreet’s Saran C. WuHiter 2. W. Crane Severt Tesdahl Sheldahl Lyman Crane Lou Gossard Enterprise Jas. Sutchinson Mame Tanner Father Sheehey Little Tommy Grandpa’s Mrs. Dunn Mae Messers Fred Munn Rob Bigelow L. G. Rosenfeld Miss Flynn N. J Mrs. Frank Gerbracht Messrs M. K. Smith L. Bosworth Chapel Ridge Will Ruth Omaha West Exposition Arrapahoe O.S. Nelson Grant Twp Widow Grove Sheehey Boone Bigelow R1ith PHB Newsdeale Laura Chapter Stg Lincoln Lotie Jennie E. Beyer Blorra L. Fowler Many A. Cramer City of Law S. Cramer Cal Gipdings State OF District Court National Building and Saving Association of Nancy M. Taylor Chas. E. Taylor Chas. &. Taylor Nevada A. K. Banks Wm. L. Taylor Eugene L. Taylor Carlos Howe Arshall, Hemstree Addison E Baum C Clark C H Dobler D Green Vanprey Mathews Lon G. Hardin, P. M M. Read Tares ANDO L. M. Bosworth Joe CoFinn Wright Union Suis Ben Fincham Illinogis Mrs. L. Oliver Chelsea Ruth Phil O’niel Zearing Frank Bell Cora Brown Winnie Doolittle Sam Clark Nebraska Ellwood Plumb Meteorology Thurston's W. FE. Harriman Breapiey & Waite
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