Beardshear laid to rest on college farm grave
Funeral services for Dr William Miller Beardshear draw a statewide crowd at the Ames college farm grave site with cadet escorts, tributes by Dr O H Cessna and Dr Bookwalter, and floral tributes from American Beauty roses and meteor blooms. Memorial services set for the first Sabbath of the new term.
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William Miller Beardshear
Dr. Beardshear
McKinley
Rush Lincoln
Dudley Day
O. H. Cessna
Resler
Eldon Usry
Renne
King
Earth
Cummins
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
the Moines Prairie Club
James E. McLean
Isaac A. Loos
The
State University
James E. Harlan
Cornell College
Seerley
State Normal School
Miller
Agricultural College
Guelph
Ontario
R. O C. Barrett
State House
John Blair
L. G. Kinne
A. H. Davidson
John Simpson
George A. Newman
G. A. R. Department
Johnson Brigham
Guy S. Brewer
James H. Wilson
Secretary of State
E. W. Stanton
Farewell to a Quiet Sage by Charles Gould Berpe
Poem mourning a loved figure who valued nature and honest life. The speaker praises the deceased as wise beyond books, open hearted, and devoted to truth and virtue. Children mourn, and the world may someday read what their deeds have taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gould Berpe
Echoes of a Dear One Farewell Poem
A reflective elegy speaks of memory and enduring faith in loss. It honors a steadfast friend whose generous heart and strong mind are described as oak like and brotherly. The verse asks for eventual reunion and a safe harbor in heaven.
College Notes and Visitors Attend Memorial Rites
Prof Kennedy visited Des Moines while Harry Dyer and Eldon Usry connected with campus events. Miss Vina Clark attended the late president's funeral with students and alumni. J H Coolidge toured departments. Dr Beardshear's funeral drew Masons from Toledo. Hog and cattle feeding tests at Odebolt show higher profits with protein rich rations and mixed corn digestible tankage.
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Vina Clark
Boone
Ames Iowa News Notes Profits From Animal Feed Trials
The report lists five feed mixtures tested against corn alone. Five parts corn with Darling's beef meal raised profits over twenty two percent. Five parts corn with Stock Food surpassed ten percent. Five parts corn with Armour's tankage showed over seven percent greater net profits. Dr Will Hoxie, once a student at the I S O now a Hampton physician, passed through Ames en route to Denver for summer.
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Odebolt
Swift
Darling
Will Hoxie
Hampton
Ames
Denver
Colorado
Iowa
Main Building Burned in Early Morning Fire
The main building was destroyed by fire with the remainder damaged. The botanical department sustained heavy losses while the origin of the blaze remains unknown.
Des Moines Crop Bulletin for Week Ending Ava 11 1902
The past week brought two to three degrees below normal average temperature and about normal sunshine with light rainfall except heavy local showers in the south and east. Winter wheat exceeds normal while spring wheat shows best yield in the northwest. oats report large yields offset by flood damage. corn and minor crops show strong potential if normal weather continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Excursion Tickets to County Fair at Nevada Iowa
Tickets for the Northwestern line excursion to the Nevada Iowa County Fair go on sale from August 18 to 22 at reduced rates with return allowed until August 28. Tickets available through O. and N. W. agents.
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Nevada
Iowa
HaLFr Rates To Stare Farr at Des Moines
Excursion tickets sold at round trip fare from August 21 to 30 with return until September 1. Apply to agents of Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Des Moines, Iowa, via Northwestern line.
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Eagle Grove
Iowa
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Ra
Stare Farr
Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
Chicago NorthWestern Timetable Summary
Daily train schedule fragment lists east and westbound services including Overland Limited Pacific Express Fast Mail and Des Moines connections. Notes baggage check policy and checkin window of 25 minutes before train arrival, signed G. WwW.
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Desk & Chicago Express
Portland
Des Moines & Carroll Express
Colorado
Ceder Rapids
Omaha
Fast Mail
Carroll Mail and Express
Northern Iowa Express
AORTH
Dakota Express
Chicago
DM Bt
C. Ex
Chicago & Carroll Pas
Chicago Express
Dakota & Des M
Omaha & Des M Pas
Mail Express
Des M
St P
Sioux City
Des Moines
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William M. Beardshear
God
Byers
Shadowland
College Notes
Prof. Kennedy
Harry Dyer
St. Louis
Margaret Stanton
Misses Mills
I. 8
S. O
Kennedy
Sac City
Sac County
Hal Paulson
City
Harry Harlan
Toledo
Gertrude Harlan
Masonic Order
That City
Wm. M. Beardshear
Whursday
J. H. Coolidge
Illinois
State Farmer’s Institute
Galesburg
Sale Steel
Lissec
Story County
Hausers Hardware
District Court
Chas. EK. Arrasmith
Arrasmith
Louisa M. Bosworth
Said
Thompson & Graves
Crop Bulletin
Ava
F. H. Waters
Keedick’s Clothing Store
Banker’s Accident Insurance Co
F. L. Merepire
New Orleans
M. Hemstreet
Story
Boone and
Greene
Monona
Harrison Counties
Red River
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Sali
Read’s Market
Ames, Iowa
I. C. Brownlie, D. DS
Fitarat
Ownlie
P. O
Foley
Loughran & Bauer
Iowa Central Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Peoria
Marshalltown
Rocky Mountain
Madison Cine Co
Madmen Wille
Geo Leininger
Coye
Berg
Geo. Leininger
Chicago & NorthWestern
Railway
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