Splendid Talent for Chautauqua
A dense Chautauqua schedule lists daily Bible hours, recitals, concerts, lectures, and high school contests from Thursday to Sunday, August 13–19. Performers include Dr. T. G. Soares, the Chicago Glee Club, Ralph G. Bingham, Innes Band, and Whitney Bros. Quartet with a final grand concert closing the event.
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Rt Rat
G. Soares
Petctisi
Soares
C. Orchestra
Houston
Mae
Thos
BE. Greenie
Grouse
Cccen
Geo
B. Cutter
Luniorist
Jesse Mack
George Stuart
Great Southern Honoristy
J. H. Batten
Whitney Bros. Quartet
Sam Jones
Geo. R. Stuart
Whitney Bros
Ames Chautauqua Contest Chooses Four High School Readers
Chautauqua High School contest Saturday morning will feature four contestants in a single class for the first Ames Chautauqua high school contest. Miss Leda Mason Cambridge Miss Beatrice Nelson Slater Miss Eva Shugart Nevada and Miss Mary Bryant Ames will read works including A Summer Idyll The Sweet Girl Graduate Zingarella and Laaca.
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Ames Chautauqua
Leda Mason
Cambridge
Beatrice Nelson
Slater
Eva Shugart
Nevada
Mary Bryant
Ames
Miss Bryant
Miss Shugart
Miss Mason
Miss Nelson
Chautauqua Opens Under Full Moon
The moon is full on opening day of Chautauqua and remains so until the following Tuesday. Mars and the big dipper stand out among stars while Venus Mercury and Saturn are morning stars. Daylight length drops from fourteen hours to thirteen and a half by closing day.
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Mars
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Weather Outlook Mentioned For Ames Chautauqua
The forecast suggests fair conditions for Iowa during the Ames Chautauqua with no bad weather seen. Hicks and Kilmer place unsettled weather in the Rocky Mountain district, urging readiness with an umbrella.
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Iowa
Ames
Ames Tent Prep Chief Ed Rex Rates Week Busy
Mr Ed Rex has managed a rush of tent erection in Ames this week overseeing poles and canvas for the white city project. He and his crew face the challenge of raising the large tent over the Christmas tree without damaging it as landowners insist on its safety and preservation.
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Ed Rex
Ames
White City
Chautauqua Lunch For All Mixed Dill Pickles Custard
A playful verse notes a Chautauqua meal featuring dill pickles and custard mashed together as part of a lunch. The line suggests a rustic, communal dining scene with unexpected combinations.
Miller's Forty Brings Good Price in Ames Real Estate
L J Baird of Williamsfield Illinois gained possession of the Miller forty acres in Northwest Ames by trading 160 acres in Clay County plus $25,000. The deal valued the Miller land at $625 per acre and may spur Northwest Ames development, with Baird planning to move to Ames early in October and locate his family near the college.
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L. J. Baird
Williamsfield
Hoggatt Avenue
North Street
Ames
Iowa
Miller
Baird
North Ames
Northwest Ames
Clay County
Ill
Williamsfield State Bank
Miller Place
Campbell & Graves
How Billie Miller Became a Rich Man
Engineer T. C. Miller sold his Ames home to L. J. Baird of Williamsfield for 25000 dollars and will stay in Ames if he can find a new house. He has 25 years with the railroad and moved back to Ames after a career spanning Des Moines and Eagle Grove, building a new residence seven years ago.
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T. C. Miller
Ames
L. J. Baird
Williamsfield
Clay County
Billy’ Miller
Billy
Des Moines
Eagle Grove
Horticulturists Extend Their Work At College
G R Bliss will lead the horticulture extension department for the coming year after a summer in the college extension service. He plans broader extension work in horticulture and forestry with speakers, demonstrations, and farmer education on fruits and creosote post preservation. Weather notes report a favorable week for field work though moisture deficits persist in parts, corn and pastures varying by district.
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G. R. Bliss
Bliss
North
Geo, Chappel
Smith Davis firm dissolves to form M K Smith in Ames
The long running Ames real estate firm Smith & Davis dissolves and becomes M. K. Smith. Joe Davis leaves to join Farm Mortgage and Loan Co of Denver as general agent, while Mr. Smith will run the business solo with possible silent wife partner after summer projects.
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Ames
Smith & Davis
M. K. Smith
Joe Davis
Farm Mortgage & Loan Co
Denver
Smith
School Board Sets September 7 Start Date
At the Aug regular meeting the board approved opening city schools on September 7. Miss Floy Greer was elected to teach in the 4th and 5th grades in the South Side. The tuition for non residents will rise to 3 per month, 27 per year, still below actual cost.
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Floy Greer
Iowa State College
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Atlantic
Grinnell
Cambridge Iowa Base Ball Tournament Opens Friday
The fifteenth annual Cambridge baseball tournament in Cambridge Iowa runs Friday August 21 with Elk Hart against Cambridge at 8 30 a m Maxwell versus Slater at 10 30 a m Woodward versus Perry at 1 30 p m and Collins versus Enterprise at 3 30 p m For more information contact G C Bullard Manager.
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Cambridge
Iowa
Elkhart
Maxwell
Slater
Woodward
Perry
Collins
Enterprise
G. C. Bullard
City May Sell the Electric Plant
Ames faces a debate over granting a gas franchise and selling the municipal electric light plant. A Newton like scenario prompts questions about competition, city finances, bonds, and warrants while council members urge businesslike action before any sale or franchise.
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Newton
Ames
American Construction Company
Intelligencer
Renewal of School Reunion Brings Two Hundred Together
C. E B Taylor, returning from Mill Edgeville Illinois, attended a 52 year old reunion of the school where he studied and later taught. About 200 former pupils and teachers gathered with autos arriving from Freeport Forsyth Lanark and others to enjoy a band and singing. A pennant from Tilden's Ames featuring the schoolhouse was presented and cheered. Of 45 pupils, 33 left desks to join the Union Army, including two teachers as captains. A banquet followed and the group voted to repeat the reunion in 1909.
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C. EB. Taylor
Milledgeville
Ill
Hank
Emma
George
John
Gertrude
Freeport
Foriston
Lanart
Taylor
Tilden's
Ames
Union Army
Woman judged pretty as crowd mocks intellect
A passerby proclaims a woman's beauty while a second voice in the crowd retorts that she lacks sense. The exchange captures a moment of social judgment about appearance versus intelligence in public commentary.
Senator Whiting Loops Fence With Car in Iowa Stunt
Senator Will C. Whiting of Monona county staged a perilous stunt while en route to Spirit Lake. Driving his gasoline car he bent through a three wire barbed fence while a backseat inspection distracted him, damaging a front lamp but escaping serious harm to the vehicle. He faces inevitable questions in the counties he passed through.
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Will C. Whiting
Monona County
Ames
Spirit Lake
Sherman
Farmer Whiting
Ute Independent
C. Whiting
Follwall Oats
Trolley Growth Promises Rural Iowa Prosperity
Senator A B Funk of the Spirit Lake Beacon argues electric railways boost farm and dairy values, noting trolley lines often profit where steam declines and urging closer capital and practical promotion to expand service nationwide. He cites improved service costs, farmer benefits, and public support for widespread trolley investments in Iowa.
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A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake Beacon
Iowa
Fleetwood Breaks Collar Bone in Lumberyard Accident
Charles Fleetwood of Citizens' Lumber was thrown from a drag on Saturday evening after the team panicked in the lumber shed. He suffered a broken collar bone and hip bruising but was reported to be improving and doing better at latest report.
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Fleetwood
Citizens’ Lumber Company
Charles Fleetwood
Bitten by Bull Dog
Bailey Waltmire was bitten Friday evening by the Sigmann bull dog while riding his wheel. The dog was not muzzled and evidently reacted to the wheel. Bailey has visited the doctor daily for wound dressing and is recovering.
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Bailey Waltmire
Sigmann
Bailey
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Billie Miller Sells
Billie Miller
G. BR. Bliss
Ers
Proudfoot & Bird, Architects
Board of Trustees
Davis
Board
Charles E. Taylor
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