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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
5
In a Saturday afternoon home field meet the Juniors captured first with 66 percent of points. Sophomores earned 29 percent, Seniors 26, and Freshmen 18 as conditions were springlike but the track slow. The article notes some surprises and predicts Ames should perform well at the State meet.
Ames High track team is invited to join East High for a Home Field Meet at Nevada on Friday afternoon from 2 to 5. The event pairs Ames High with East High and unfolds at the Nevada venue.
On May 2 Jefferson meets Ames High on the State field at 10 a.m. A return game follows May 16 when Ames visits Jefferson for another contest.
The contest between Luther college at Jewell and Ames High was called off Saturday due to a muddy field. A later date for the game will be announced.
Intending to move my tails I must dispose of a quantity of slap wood in short lengths suitable for summer fuel. $1.75 per cord, delivered, while it lasts. George Roberson.
The Citizens Lumber Co advertises galvenized rubber roofing 1 ply 135 dollars 2 ply 175 dollars 3 ply 210 dollars and 2x12 planks at 22 dollars per thousand feet. Also inviting readers to take produce to the Ames Produce Co with eggs priced at 12 cents this week.
Roberson will start work at once on two garages and an automobile repair shop about 25 by 100 feet each. He will locate them on his lot south of the tracks between Kellogg and Duff avenues.
A sequence of social notes lists Easter and weekend visits across Marshalltown Nevada Eagle Grove Des Moines Des Moines Ames Webster City and Boone. Residents include Miss Laura Taggart Miss Ruth Dyer Miss Langseth Miss Deemer and many others visiting relatives attending events or traveling to conferences and conventions.
Vernon S. Phillips of the University of Chicago receives a special certificate for sweeping every prize in declamation oratory and debate. He will appear at Carilian church Friday evening, the Chicago Chronicle reports, August 24, 1902.
Ames Produce Co advertises seed poultry delivery to the city and urges readers to place orders today if possible.
Howard S. Fawcett, formerly an assistant at the Botanical Apartment in Ames, was in town Monday. he now works with the Florida Experiment Station.
Professor Kirkham traveled to Cedar Rapids early this week to testify as a witness in a major lawsuit pending there.
A promotional offer declares skirts can be bought and made to measure for four dollars fifty cents for the next ten days. The ad emphasizes custom tailoring at a fixed low price.
Ames Produce Co advertises 12c cash eggs at the Ames Produce House and offers poultry delivery. Frank Mack of Storm Lake visits the Phi Gamma house. Ray Harmon of the city power plant visited Des Moines over the weekend. William Clark departed for Minneapolis for several days. Story County Fair features pumpkins and turnips. Dr. Cessna and son Frank were in Des Moines Tuesday to supervise work.
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