Ames Chautauqua to Build Concrete Auditorium
Ames officials announce plans for a new concrete auditorium on the hill east of the current tent site to seat 9000, with an estimated cost near 10000. The project aims to improve sanitary facilities with cement buildings and a sewer system, and may include shower baths to attract campers. Mayor Sheldon says an interurban line could run to the grounds during sessions.
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Ames Chautauqua
Ames
Sheldon
Ames Chautauqua finances and post event notes
Ames Chautauqua shows about 600 dollars remaining after bills are paid with several items still unsettled. The piano damage from the storm awaits adjustment. Secretary Carl Little is praised for efficient service in his first year. Dr. C. M. Proctor and family return from a lengthy eastern trip via car and boat, totaling about 2500 miles. Irvin Meltzer returns from Michigan to finish studies, and Dr. H. W. Sears is hosted by Charley Sears after speaking at the Chautauqua.
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Carl Little
C. M. Proctor
Ames
East
Dr. Proctor
Chicago
St. Joe
Michigan
Canada
London
New Windsor
Buffalo
New York
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio
Public sale halves several school-grounds houses on Clark
At a public sale on Clark between Fifth and Sixth streets the board sold all houses except one barn. Total realized was 1856.50. Barn and south side school building did not sell. board keeps right to use south side building until new structure is finished. Several houses sold to local buyers for moves to own lots. Morris, Griffith, Proper, Watson, and others acquired properties for relocation or remodeling purposes.
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Clark
Fifth
Sixth
Henry
Morris
Frank Brown
Martin Erickson
Northwestern Avenue
Fifth Street
N. H. Griffith
Smith
Ed Proper
Proper
Bargain Cottage Sells Fast in Ames Auction
An Ames couple wins an unexpected bargain when a entire row of houses sold by the school board brings Mrs. Jack Watson a cottage for 126 dollars. The Watsons plan to move it to a new lot and make porch and garden improvements to aid Ames growth. Jack vows to be present for future land deals.
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Ames
Jack Watson
Clark Avenue
Str Street
Watson
Mrs. Watson
Watsons
Jack
Fair Week Excursion Rates For Ames to Des Moines
The Ft. Dodge Des Moines and Southern lines announce excursion trains to Des Moines during fair week with a round trip fare of 1.10 valid from August 27th to September 4th. Special cars depart Ames at 5:30 and 7:10 a.m. on the specified dates.
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Ft. Dodge
Des Moines
Southern
Ames
Faculty changes loom at college as 30 new faces join
Three instructors take a year long leave and five resignations are accepted. The fall opening will feature nearly thirty new faculty members across departments, with seven resignations and transfers reshaping the staff. A record influx of 1500 classroom requests this year signals heavy enrollment, and a bumper corn yield story accompanies this college update.
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J. C. Southerland
H. Bergman
J. N. Martin
Helen Schnel
E. King
Bartholomew
C. J. Hokassen
Maria Brace
F. W. Beckman
H. L. Eichling
E. F. Ferrin
Luta Southwick
Theo. Macklin
Louise Campbell
R. A. Cave
R. 8. Wallis
Ava B. Milan
L. W. Foreman
H. C. Cosgriff
W. C. Gaessler
Leonard Maynard
H. W Wagner
W. C. Ellis
Miss Purmort
R.R. Dykstra
Veterinary
W. W. Barr
R. L. Spencer
M. E. Department
Whit ney No 20 apple tree yields strong county crop
A local farm reports Sims picked apples from a Whitney No 20 tree. Sixteen apples matured on a small branch, with three bushels gathered from the tree's south side. More apples were found under the tree on the north side after a strong wind.
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ALP. Sims
Whitney No. 20
Roy Largent Stricken By Typhoid Fever at Work
Roy Largent, foreman of the Times office, is confined to bed with typhoid fever after a period of stomach trouble. The attending physician diagnosed the illness Friday as typhoid. He had been ill for several days but showed some improvement yesterday and is on the road to recovery.
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Roy Largent
Times Office
Largent
Gilbert Grain Co Hosts Picnic Near Gilbert
The Gilbert Grain company will hold a four person picnic Friday September 8 in the James Turner timber four miles northwest of Gilbert. All are invited to attend and bring dinner baskets. In the afternoon Hon. E G Dunn of Mason City secretary of the state cooperative grain dealers association will deliver an address.
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Gilbert Grain Company
James Turner Timber
Gilbert
E. G. Dunn
Mason City
State Cooperative Grain Dealers’ Association
Interurban May Enter Des Moines Union Depot
The Register and Leader report the Interurban will run into Des Moines Union Depot soon. It has bought the right of way from Ankeny to the Des Moines Union tracks, enabling a quicker entrance into the city.
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Union Depot
Register and Leader
Des Moines
Ankeny
New Janitor Appointed at Central School
The Central School janitorship was awarded to Ballard of Cambridge for 50 dollars, breaking with former customs. Mr Zentmire, who had held the post and performed satisfactorily, was among the bidders but did not receive the contract.
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Central School
Zentmire
Ballard
Cambridge
Golden Wedding of Soren and Sarena Kalsem in Iowa
Soren V. Kalsem and Sarena G. Strom of 1011 Boone street celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Married August 24, 1861 at New Sharon, Iowa, they moved from Oskaloosa to Story county in 1875, then to Ames. Eight children survive, with many friends and relatives attending or sending best wishes from Story County and beyond.
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Soren V. Kalsem
Boone Street
Kalsems
Kalsem
Sarena G. Strom
New Sharon
Iowa
John Anderson
Salem
Henry Count
Oskaloosa
Mr. Kalsem
Anderson
Stav Jenger
Norway
Henry County
Story County
Huxley
Ames
Strom
Fulton
Goldrun
Sarah
Iven Wettland
Goodman
Marshalltown
Bertha
Ainett Rierson
Cambridge
Silas
Woodbine
Phillip
Albert
Cora
Sellsworth Post No. 30
Polis
The
Grange
Middle West
Methodist Church
Josiah Maxwell
Kalsert
Lewelling
Kawai
Maxwell
Girls’ Industrial School
Mitehellville
J. V. Kalsem
Johnie Kalsem
C. J. Kalsem
C. B. Olsen
Belleta Strom
N. J. Thompson
F. Kalsem
8. Sydness
Ben Strom
Slater
Ole Frowlich
Peter Wee
Goodman Strom
Knute Nelson
Helen
Andrew Nelson
Joseph ‘Thompson
Kelley
Rulestead
O. P. Kalsem
N. Dueland
Jewell Junction
J. ‘Thompson
Tina
Emma Knudson
Randall
G. Kalsem
Albert Lee, Minn
Albert Wailand
Visitation of Watland Sawyer Strom Guests Across Counties
A large gathering of Watland Sawyer Strom families from New Sharon Oskaloosa Hadley Minn Woodbine Eagle Grove Ames Thurman and San f ord gathered quietly over today. Guests arrived mostly on morning trains and met at the Kalsem home exchanging memories before a bountiful dinner at Mr Charles E Taylor's home. The afternoon session continued with pleasant conversations and social time.
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New Sharon
Bertha
Olive Watland
Sam Sawyer
Goodman Strom
Oskaloosa
L. Maxwell
Hadley, Minn
Chas ‘Thompson
LeGrand
K. Strom
E. Strom
Woodbine
Silas Kal
Eagle Grove
Randa Helgevolt
Ames
Iver Wettland
Feroe
Thurman
Sanford
Sylvia Wettland
Kalsem
Charles E. Taylor
Ames School Board Moves to Abolish Fraternities
The Ames school board plans to enforce state law by abolishing high school fraternities and sororities to protect accreditation. Officials warn that strikes or walkouts would not be tolerated, as the crowded campus cannot accommodate more students and noncompliance would jeopardize graduation paths to college.
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Ames High School
Ames
Board of Education
Extension Department to Have Large Iowa School Exhibit
The Extension department and many college divisions have sent exhibits to Des Moines. Most departments prepared displays, with the school exhibit planned for the new Exposition building addition. About 85 of Iowa's 9 counties are expected to have booths showcasing diverse school work across Extension, Animal Husbandry, Agronomy, Mining, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics, Soils, Forestry and more.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Big Iowa State Fair Opens With Hogs Cattle and Machinery Display
The Iowa State Fair begins this week drawing crowds from across the state and beyond. Thousands attend to see horses, cattle, hogs numbering over three thousand, and machinery spread over forty acres. Locals who have never attended or who have not visited in years are urged to go and gain fresh ideas. A notable machine exhibit last year demonstrated hogs grinding their own corn for feed. W. F. Steigerwalt.
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Iowa
Ames
W. F. Steigerwalt
Des Moines Animal Husbandry Students Enter Stock Judging
Seniors and juniors from the animal husbandry department at the college will meet at the state fair next week to judge stock on their own account. They will not serve on the official board of judges but aim to access more and different stock than in regular class judging. Dr. Buchanan returned from a business trip to Oregon.
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Des Moines
Church and School Settle Trouble in Ames Move Project
The Episcopal church will not close its doors but relocate east of its current site and improve facilities. The school board and church reach a compact involving Dixon cottage sale for 2900 dollars and transfer of four lots valued at 666.66 each to fund moving, basement work, and repairs. Committees led by Vallentine, Wasser, and C R Quade finalize the deal as residents report safety incidents and local officials prepare for upcoming fairs and assignments.
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Episcopal Church
Ames
Episcopal
Vallentine and
Wasser
C. R. Quade
Ames Vings Bank
Dixon Cottage
Ory Street
Quade
School
Movig
Illness improves for Prof Shane Better
Prof Shane, long ill with throat trouble, has improved and plans to be active soon. Harry Good, visiting Kansas parents, reports a hail storm from Ames to St. Joe Missouri. Des Moines area suffered less damage. Mike Emerson returned from Burchinell for student work. Don Lewis, in Des Moines for Iowa Telephone, visited Ames friends and plans to return to college. James A. McKinney of Capital City State Bank and school board member visited Ames. Rev Walter Fowle spends week at Bethany Missouri as Chautauqua platform manager.
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Irvin Meltzer
Michigan
Crawford Avenue
Irvin
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Harry Good
Kansas
Ames
Story County
St. Joe
Des Moines
Don Lewis
Iowa Telephone Company
James A. McKinney
The
Canital City State Bank of
Walter I. Fowle
Bethany, Mo
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