Social gatherings and Royal Neighbors events in Ames
A series of social occasions across Ames includes a large family reunion for the Rolands at Boone street with relatives from Chicago and Sioux City, porch luncheons, picnics at Old Chautauqua Park, a Beta House dance, and birthday dinner for Mr. Williams. The Royal Neighbors of America held their Story County convention in Ames with about 125 attendees and future offices to be chosen locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roland
Boone Street
Carrie Johnson
Chicago
Melinda Hessel
Joe Frank
Sioux City
John
Joe
Joe Roland
Leora Cox
J. F. Williams
Mr. Williams
Royal Neighbors of America
Story County
Cole
Ames
Bare
Webster City
Nellie Williams
Marriages announced including Wright Hart and Minert Hamilton
The notice lists several upcoming and recent marriages. Mabel Wright and Earl Hart plan a August 24 wedding in Nevada. Jessie Minert and Everett W. Hamilton wed in St Paul on August 6 and will live in Ames after September 1. May Reed and C H Porter married in Wyoming. C A Banks and Miss Applegate to marry next week in Grant Township with rooms at 625 State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Mabel Wright
Earl Hart
Miss Wright
A. J. Wright
Minert-Hamilton
Jessie Minert
Everett W. Hamilton
Ames
St. Paul
Minesota
May Reed
Des Moines
C. H. Porter
Davenport
Wyoming
Shoshone
Porter
Pi Beta Phi
Alpha Tau Omega
C. A. Banks
Grant Township
Miss Applegate
J. W. Latherow
State Street
Mr. Banks
Births: Woolheizer Lockwood Mather Shup Wamick Kendall
Birth notices list newborns for Woolheizer Lockwood Mather Shup Wamick and Kendall families. Details include parents names, locations such as town five miles southeast of Ames, and Chicago addresses for Rex W Kendall. One entry notes a nine pound boy and a Beta fraternity member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Chicago
National Inspection Company
LaSalle Street
On the Campus News and Visits
Miss Mereness returns from vacation and several faculty and staff travel for work or visiting including Prof Pammel Cedar Rapids visit Miss Theresa Olson joining Extension Mrs James Black leaving for Ohio and three weeks in Dunlap and Charter Oak Miss Shirley Storms to Des Moines Mrs J P Reid planning visits to Dunlap and Charter Oak Harold Canning visits Ames before a move to Columbia New York B A Madson departs for Berkeley chemist position Roy Miller takes position with Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging in Seattle Margaret Wench returns to Ames for classification work Prof MacMurray travels to Oakland for Cha t a u q u a work Prof A V Storm in Des Moines arranging for state fair exhibit needing more room
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Pammel
Cedar Rapids
Theresa Olson
James Black
Ohio
Shirley Storms
Des Moines
J. P. Reid
Dunlap
Charter Oak
Guy Lambert
Washington
A. V. Storm
Storm
Ames in Brief. Local visitors and events populate week
Mr. Bishop of Gilbert and many others visit Ames on Monday and Saturday August 20. Bauge Alm promote sales and a shoe giveaway while several residents travel to Des Moines Nevada and Boone for work and leisure. The Ames Hotel adds private baths and local residents attend concerts and races as business trips and vacations fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauge & Alm
R. T. Sisson
Gilbert
Calvin Ringgenburg
Des Moines
W. W. Childs
Story City
David Christ
Clear Lake
F. W. Linebaugh
Bauge & Alm’s
G. L. Enfield
Ogden
Judisch
Muscatine
Bange & Alm’s
R. A. Wygle
Frazier
Fred
W. E. Macklin
Chicago
Messrs
Lee
Edward van Epps
Denver
Harry Anderson
Fair
Grundy Center
Virgil Johnson
Alva F. Hill
Boone
George White
M. KE. White
M. E. White Land Company
C. W. Adams
Little Sioux
Iowa
Frank Worsing
Webster City
Will Houser
Will
Sac County
Lew McElyen
American Express Company
Ayer's Pills Promote Liver Activity for Restless Boys
A newspaper blurb urges parents to trust their doctor and give Ayer's Pills to boys deemed dull or stupid. The ad claims the remedy keeps the liver active and benefits troubled youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Ames Ladies Named At District Meeting
Mrs Nibel Mrs Brown and Mrs Barheit attended the Ames district gathering noted as present by the district oracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nibel
Brown
Barheit
Ames
Near Nevada Fatal Farm Accident Sees Farmer Struck
A serious accident occurred near Nevada on Saturday when farmer Chris Hull was using a threshing outfit at a neighbor's home. His team bolted, Hull grabbed the bits, and the tongue pierced his body. He lies at death's door with little hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Chris Hull
Perry's Special Saturday Sale on Gray Enameled Kettles
Gray enameled tea kettles on sale Saturday at Perry's for 25 cents each. They hold almost five quarts with a heavy steel base, uniform gray mottling, enameled covers and black wooden handles. Normally sold for 50 cents or more, these are guaranteed against leakage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry's
Adams Killed by Mexicans in Des Moines New Mexico
Journal notes the death of O. J. Adams of Des Moines New Mexico after a shooting by Juan Pere Martinez and Julian Torres as locals pursue them. One suspect is captured, the other later arrested after fleeing to foothills. J Z Adams travels from Ames to Des Moines for funeral services. Other items mention a corn crib accident, a runaway buggy, and local real estate and park improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Z. Adams
Russell Avenue
O. J. Adams
Des Moines
New Mexico
Juan Pere Martinez
Julian Torres
Mr. Adams
N. M
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Intelligencer
F. R. and
M. C. Conaway
Ames Social Affairs
Rolands
Hermine Knapp
Nellie Noble
Reba King
Miss Knapp
Margaret Noble
Jeanette Knapp
Annabelle Wallace
John Ogle
College
Mary Poage
Jamie
Jennie Williams
Anna Roland
Marie Monihan
Roy
Walter O'Donnell
Fred van Duzer
Mabel Kingsbury
Eva, Birdie
Flossie Brooks
Lada Murphy
Phylline Powell
Ralph, Frank and
Verne Kingsbury
Robert Benbow
Clarence Barton
the Ledges
Beta House
Welsh Avenue
Fred Walkey
Myrtle Flint
R. C. Cushman
W. K. Greer
B. E. Bucknell
Decorah
The
Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Old Chautauqua Park
Royal
Mr. Hart
Reed-Porter
Woolheizer
Howard Woolheizer
Lockwood
Charles Lockwood
Oew
Miss Mereness
Lola Placeway
Europe
W. H. Stevenson
Lake Caganda
Prof. Kennedy
Lois Pommel
Blanche Wasser
Montezuma
Constance Platt
Harriett Kellogg
East
I. Ss. CO
Harold Canning
Clinton
Columbia
New York
B. A. Madson
Berkeley
California
Roy E. Miller
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
Central Building
Seattle
Margaret Wench
Dow City
Mrs. C. Drew
Mrs. MacMurray
Missouri
Prof. MacMurray
Harlan
Oakland
Bishop of
C. C. Alm
Walter F. Harriman
Perry
Harry Smith
Otto Brusch
Iowa City
Jake Brusch
Otto Krehen
Marshalltown
W. A. Perkins
Charles Wucander
Maquoketa
Harry Newhard
Tilden
L. O. Keedick
Mount Vernon
Hugh Reece
Albion
Marshall County
Percy Ellis
Earl Smith
Frank Rotherinal
Belle Plain
Charles Rosengreen
Payne
Fifth Street
High Street
Ted Bielenberg
Lake Okoboji
Mr. Suavain
Dixon
West Street
Cameron
Hyland Avenue
W. V. Ellis
Sam Aiken
Fort Scott
Kansas
William Bechtel
Harry Kinney
van Kuren
Phi Gamma Delta House
Earl Kooser
Crawford
Nebraska
Errrot
W. J. Minchin
Medora
Ames Hotel
Fred Banks
Ft. Dodge
Southern
Tween
J. Ernest Woodland
Rochester
N. Y
Gus Martin
Melvin Brooks
Methodist
Beulah A. Crawford
Iso
Rae
Ames, Iowa
Adams
J. Z Adams
Johnny Anderson
Glenn Banks
Jackson
Jubilee Singers
Chautauqua
Johnson Jackson
Winslow
Arizona
Canady
Walter Canady
Cramblil
Kelloy Avenue
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