able amount of money spent in the good work of beautifying and adorning the town. If any have been omitted if they will notify us we will make the addition:
| C. G. Ives,residence | $2,500 |
| J. S. Brooks, residence | 2,000 |
| H. M. Templeton, addition | 1,000 |
| Ames City Hall | 1,350 |
| Cal. Giddings, addition | 300 |
| W. G. Wright, addition | 400 |
| J. L. Stevens, addition | 750 |
| A. Perkins, addition | 150 |
| J. L. Bartlett, addition | 200 |
| Mrs. L. M. Bosworth, addition | 500 |
| William Greeley | 150 |
| Charles Hamilton, addition | 175 |
| William Paxton, addition | 100 |
| G. G. Tilden, addition | 100 | —— |
| Total | $9,675 |
The principal street has been improved at great expense and made good.
The Ames Flouring Mill was burnt in 1881, and was rebuilt in 1882, by Haverly and Lanning, its present owners, assisted by citizens.
There is one elevator here, and is owned by Henry Wilson.
There are three hotels: the "WEST House," kept by Wm. WEST; the "Lawton House," kept by Mr. Little; the "Kaynor House," kept by Kaynor & Son.
The press here, the "Intelligencer office," owned and conducted by Capt. J. E. Duncan, gives us a good paper. The work is done, (the main portion of it,) by steam power. We have a steam power press in Nevada, worked by Rev. Isaiah Reid, in doing the presswork on his paper The Highway. These two steam power presses are the only ones of the kind in Story County.
Ames has an excellent water tank, furnishing abundance of water.
The NorthWESTern station house is a plain building, but comfortable for waiting passengers.
The new railroad warehouse, about two years old, is a good building and is south of the station.
The school houses of Washington Township have all taken regular order, with few exceptions.
The business of Ames, Kelley and New Philadelphia will be found by refering to Directories in the Index.