Ground for New Hotel Sought in Ames
Judge John L. Stevens H. L. Munn and Priey Sheldon discuss using their lots on Kellogg and Onondaga for a four story hotel with ground floor mercantile space. A syndicate aims to build now to improve Ames tourism and commerce and back the project with stock purchases.
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Kellogg and
Onondaga Streets
John L. Stevens
Boone
Ames
Onondaga Street
H. L. Munn
aPriey Sheldon
Morris Livery Stables
Arbor Day Observed Across Ames and Des Moines Schools
Arbor Day is celebrated nationwide with focus on trees and lessons for children. In Ames grade schools will plant trees with superintendent supplied saplings and simple programs, while Des Moines holds third day exercises across all city schools planned around tree planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Des Moines
Cath olic Reflections On Art And Morality At Service
Rev Francis Renier spoke at the Catholic sanctuary about new church windows and sacred art as tools for moral upbuilding. He warned against fake enlightenment and false worship claims, urging accuracy, truth, and respect for sacred images and literature.
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Francis Renier
Renier
Christian Church Plans Extensive Spring Repairs
The Church of Christ details spring repairs and a fundraising drive starting last Sunday with a target of 3500 dollars. Parishioners received installment note blanks to sign and return within a week. The Baraca Bible class pledged 500 dollars under J J Grove.
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Church of Christ
House of Worship
Baraca
J. J. Grove
Methodist Episcopal Church Services Advertised
Andrew M. Shea pastor leads at the armory with 9 45 Sunday School under F M Cupps. 11 00 sermon on Christian Evidence. At 6 30 Epworth League on God Yearning for the World led by Joe King. 7 30 sermon by Rev Homer C Stuntz praising him as a great church leader and potential bishop.
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Andrew M. Shea
Armory
F. M. Cupps
Epworth League
Joe King
Homer C. Stuntz
Stuntz
College Board Meeting At Lansing Appoints Meeker To Succeed Bissell
The college board accepted Prof. G W Bissell’s resignation and elected Prof. Warren H Meeker to succeed him. President Storms and Prof Curtiss will attend the A A A C meeting in Lansing on May 28 as the Michigan Agricultural College marks its fiftieth anniversary.
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Storms
Curtiss
Lansing
Michigan
Board of Trustes
Cummins
Meeker
Bissell
G. W. Bissell
Warren H. Meeker
Efairs
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Michigan Agricultural College
Allis
R. C. Barrett
R. E. Buchanan
Jordan
Chicago University
Buchanan
Williams Bible School and Sermons Plan
Pastor H. D. Williams leads Bible School at 9 45 a m with the Endeavor Society at 6 30 p m The morning sermon title The Sublime Service and evening message The Course of True Love outline the day Webster City school leads in attendance and lesson study in a local contest
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H. D. Williams
Bible School
Endeavor Society
Webster City
Minchin Pastor Delivers Congregational Sermons
William J. Minchin, pastor, conducts regular preaching services at the Congregational church both morning and evening. Owing to his absence the themes are not available, but both services will be made interesting.
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William J. Minchin
Congregational Church
St John’s Episcopal Church Services Herald Sermons
St John’s Episcopal Church lists morning prayer and sermon at 11 00 a m with subject The Kingdom of Heaven and Sunday school before the service. Evening service at 7 30 p m features the Elements that Make for Character with Rector Hubert A Wilson leading.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hubert A. Wilson
Kingdom of Heaven
Pastor G O Paulsrud Announces Lutheran Church Services
Pastor G O Paulsrud will conduct services at the Lutheran church this Sunday. Morning worship begins at 11:00 with an evening service scheduled for unspecified time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Paulsrud
Luthern Church
Stiverson Pastor Announces Sabbath Services
J. W. Stiverson, pastor, announces worship services will be held next Sabbath at the usual hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stiverson
Christian Science Service Sunday Evening Topic
Christian Science service to be held Sunday at 7 30 in Odd Fellows hall. The subject is After Death.
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Christian Science Service
Odd Fellow’s
Sermon at Baptist Church Promotes The Religion for a Man of Today
Walter I. Fowle serves as pastor at the Baptist Church with regular services. A sermon titled The Religion for a Man of To day is delivered by the pastor in the evening.
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Baptist Church
Walter I. Fowle
Home Talent Wins Big in Ames Military Play
In Ames a large home talent cast staged a military play at the armory on Monday night. The production drew strong audience approval with good scenery by Mr. Daniel and solid performances from Kate Goble Bernice Shugart Grace Tinsley Ed Clark Harley McElyen Eugene Rushmore and Glenn Fultz. The Mono quartet Don Lewis Fritz Wygle Urst Hiestand and Check Burton provided a popular intermission feature.
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Far East
Armory
Ames
Kate Goble
Bernice Shugart
Grace Tinsley
Ed Clark
Harley McElyen
Eugene Rushmore
Glenn Fultz
Captain Knapp
Mono
Don Lewis
Fritz” Wygle
Urst
Hiestand
Check’’ Burton
Money From Home Three State Institutions Taken Care Of
The thirty-second general assembly allocated generous funds to three state educational institutions. Total I S C appropriations including the experiment station reach 337 500, with the university at 213 000 and the Normal School at 119 000. The Ames budget contains items outside regular college support and the university’s regular fund is 205 000 with additional special appropriations. An extra seven thousand five hundred dollars was authorized for breeding better horses and livestock, to be used with federal and state funds at the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, under the experiment station’s oversight.
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Thirty-second General Assembly
S. C
Experiment Station
University
Normal School
Ames
United States Congress
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
United States
Iowa
Art and Sanitation Talk Draws Ames Farm Crowd
The Ames Farm and Country club saw a larger audience as lectures covered art study and sewerage. Mrs. L M Gibson spoke for the Nonpareil club on living with beauty while Dr Margaret Jones urged clean drainage and proper well security to curb disease. Prof M L Bowman praised Story county corn seed testing and invited farmers to cooperate with the college to boost county yields.
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Jones
Margaret Jones
Iowa
Ames Farm and Country Club
Bowman
M. L. Bowman
Experiment Station
Story County
Bennett Bros
Ames
Holden
Banner County
Bequest Secured by Deed at Iowa State College
Mrs. Catt arranged a trust deed to secure the Catt library for the college after a New York ruling questioned the will. The deed transfers ownership to the Iowa State College library within the engineering department, providing a stronger title and avoiding any removal risk.
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Catt
New York
New Central Heating Plant At College Tested
A new central heating plant at the college has been fired up for two or three days during testing and is nearing completion. It should be ready for use next winter, though funds limit completion of heat tunnels so parts of campus will still rely on the old heating system through the winter of 1907 and 1908. Some tunnel work will start soon and continue as funds permit.
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College
Severe Cold Slows Iowa Seeding Across State in April
Weather bulletin from Des Moines Iowa on April 15 1907 notes a week of unusually cold temperatures with many stations below freezing nightly. Frosts and light precipitation hindered vegetation while seeding and soil preparation proceeded slowly. Opinions on conditions vary as observers weigh the late spring chill against ongoing planting work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carroll
Sibley
Inwood
Thaw case viewed by a local bank jury
A dozen bank officials gathered at the Farmers' Bank to vote on the Thaw case. The jury of twelve split seven for guilty and five for not guilty, mirroring the New York jury. The observer notes the result reflects general sentiment among locals.
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Farmers’ Bank
Messrs. Mills
Dutton
Briggs
Geo
Ashford
Moran
Shuttleworth
Frank Curtiss
Addison
Morse
Grant Ulum
C. W. Harris
Fay
New York
Nevada
A Message From Mars Monologue Planned at College Chapel
Professor A. M. Newens will present the monologue A Message From Mars on April 4 in the college chapel. Proceeds from the event go to the Y W C A.
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Mars
A. M. Newens
College Chapel
Ames Wins First In Spring Baseball Start
Ames opened the spring athletic season with a 4 to 3 victory over Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Parks and Wieland pitched for Ames with Beiter catching. Brenneman led the Ames league team in the box. The high school team also planned a game with Story City Saturday at Story City.
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Cedar Rapids
Story City
Ames
College
Ames High School
Yeoman
Miller
Parks
Wieland
Beiter
Brenneman
Lays Interurban in Shade at the College Bus Stop
Sunday night about ten students rode No. 62 to the college for twenty five cents each. The driver stopped when the interurban gate failed and the riders jumped out unbuckling the door strap. He returned to Ames without payment, and police may pursue names of the pranksters.
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No. 62
Ames
Municipal Ownership Lose In High School Debate
The high school debate Thursday evening featured alumni Howard Hill Floyd Campbell and Floyd Williams arguing for city owned utilities. Lou Willey Merrill Manning and Irvin Meltzer led the negative with a 2 to 1 judges’ decision. The senior orchestra provided music as the outcome favored the dissenters by the panel.
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Howard Hill
Floyd Campbell
Floyd Williams
Lou Willey
Merrill Manning
Irvin Meltzer
The Square Deal Prompted Pledges Fulfilled in Iowa
Mr. R W Liddle of Gilbert praised the legislature for fulfilling party pledges and achieving the square deal. He expressed hope Iowans would appreciate reform measures as the first true square deal in memory. Miss Jessie Nickerson visited Ringsted and returned with her niece who will spend the summer in Am.
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R. W. Liddle
Gilbert
Iowa
Jessie Nickerson
Ringsted
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Arlington
Commercial Club
Ames Commercial Club
Sheldon
America
Arbor Day
Holy City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
VU. B. Church
Christian Science
Daniel
Ames Town and Country Club
Mrs. Gibson
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