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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1894
Page
7
Ames readers get a collage of notices, from trades and sales to weddings, illnesses, and weather. updates on farm, school, and church events mix with marriages, retirements, and family travels, painting a lively, patchwork portrait of community life.
Three prizes awarded for the best coin collection in Story county. The top ear count earns $2.50 plus a $4.50 clock donated by C. W. Dudgeon, jeweler. The second place gets $1.50 for three ears and third $1.00 for three ears. Judges to be named later. decision due November 1. Biertow and Smiru.
Story City plans a Friday tournament on September 25 1894 with Zearing facing Radcliffe and Story City meeting Woodward and Ames vs Nevada. Purses total 25 dollars. KK M Sores offers 75 patterns and special coaching rates from Ames.
Chas. Whitaker reports Ames freeholders show 559 school age children in 1804 with 265 males and 294 females. Ward totals: First 107, Second 244, Third 178, Fourth 30, excluding the college ward. Comparison with 1892 notes growth and rising female share. church notes follow including Prairies church services and WCTU meeting details.
ApAMS Bros. states they can handle more goods and request core items and priced offers. Trade partners urged to supply current price lists and terms for expansion.
On September 11 25 and October 9 1894 the North-Western Line offers Home-Seekers Excursion tickets to northwestern Iowa western Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Manitoba Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho and Montana at very low round trip rates. Tickets are valid for return passage within twenty days of sale and allow step-over privileges on the going trip in territory covered. Inquiries to Agents Chicago North-Western Railway. Eupper boots short and hip at BE. M. Sorers.
Times ad notes the Junior Endeavor Society entertainment was rescheduled to next Tuesday evening with admission ten cents. Proceeds go to the Building Fund and all are invited.
Two Republicans of Washington township will meet in caucus at the town hall in Ames for the purpose of placing in nomination two Justices of the Peace two Constables one Trustee one Clerk one Assessor and to name five committeemen and to transact such other business as may come before the caucus. C M Sorer Chairman.
Parties indebted to Zenor and Co. on book accounts or past due notes must call and settle at once. New suits and new overcoats offered by Biertow and Smith at prices lower than ever before.
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