Ames Poultry Show To Open In Ames January 8 1907
The first annual Ames Poultry Breeders association show gathers birds from Cedar Rapids Jefferson Websters City Marshalltown Des Moines Guthrie Center Jessup Waverly Council Bluffs Randall and many county points. Entries due January 5 at six pm with $2 entry fee for a complimentary ticket and 15 cent general admission. Prizes total about $150 with cash awards in numerous classes and premium percentages.
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Ames Poultry Breeders’ Association
Ames
Story County
Central Town
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Webster City
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Guthrie Center
Jessup
Waverly
Council Bluffs
Randall
Alexander
Roland
Will Ames get hospital fund from Templeton estate
Aged and infirm care for Ames may arise from George Templeton's will. The document directs sale of his property in Ames to fund a hospital or home for old people, though no one witnessed the will and relatives may contest. Local interest grows as details and possible challenges surface.
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Templeton
Ames
George Templeton
Story County
Grant Township
Ames Story Co
Iowa
Coles
Neucleus
Mr. Templeton
Short Course Opens at Iowa State College
The eighth annual Short Course begins Monday at Iowa State College and runs to January 12. New features include expanded Horticulture and Domestic Science, with prize offerings and prize winning stock on display. Domestic Science housing is now available in Margaret Hall to boost attendance.
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Iowa State College
Margaret Hall
Ames Bowling Aims Spark Season With Local Matches
Ames bowling enthusiasts prepare for the season with teams like Cubs Sox Maroons H School Candy Kids and Scrubs. Early matches include White Sox versus Candy Kids on December 26 and High School versus Maroons on December 27 with key showdowns through January 2 among Maroons Cubs Scrubs and White Sox.
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Ames
Cubs
Sox
Maroons
H School
Candy Kids
Scrubs
Whites
School
White Sox
Igh School
Kritzly Bowling
Scholarships Awarded By State Farmers Institutes
Scholarships arranged by the board of trustees with farmers institutes across the state have begun. Each county contributes one s8¢, adding ninety nine students to the forthcoming short course. College authorities have not yet tallied how many institutes have met, but many scholarships are likely awarded with delegates expected from every section. The program should boost attendance and serve as strong advertisement for the school.
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Board of Trustees
Not a Good Climber horse incident described
Jack Hamilton attempted to drive a horse up telephone poles in an alley on Saturday evening. The horse resisted tipping the shafts and kicked as the rig toppled. No damage was done.
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Jack Hamilton
Lee
Jack
Mix Up On Main Street Ends With Minor Wagon Damage
On Saturday afternoon two teams tangled over a buggy near Judge's store and Henry's wagon backing to load groceries. The express wagon passed, the back curtain fell, Henry's team moved east and collided with Mr Goeble's wagon. A tree broke, cross-bars strained, a cake was mixed into groceries. Loss estimated at five to ten dollars.
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Main Street
Koeblis
Judge
Henry
American Express
Mr. Goeble
Bishop Cosgrove Dies at 72 in Davenport
Rt. Rev. Henry Cosgrove dies at his Davenport home Saturday aged 72 after illness from kidney cancer. He had led the Davenport diocese since 1884 except for a recent eighteen months as an invalid. Rt. Rev. James Davis succeeds him and will lead the diocese. funeral arrangements to be announced with many bishops and priests expected.
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Henry Cosgrove
Davenport
James Davis
Dav
Rove
Old postal card fascinates Farmington man
J. N. Cross, living east of town, showed a 1000 word postal card written 31 years ago by his father then aged 78 in Farmington Iowa. The father read every word without glasses. The artifact is a prized souvenir for Cross.
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J. N. Cross
Farmington
Iowa
Cross
Templeton’s Final Wish Spurs Local Unity Effort
The article reflects on Mr Templeton’s charitable acts and urges the community to honor his memory by supporting his wishes for the disposition of his property. It emphasizes justice, observance, and a call for collective action from Ames residents to fulfill his desires after his death.
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Ames
Mr. Templeton
Banquet Honors Cass County Corn Husker
Cass county celebrates a corn husking contest winner from rural Route No. 2 L Smith who husked 162 bushels in eight hours on a muddy field with peak 27 bushels per hour. Neighbors award him a mer for the feat.
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Atlantic
Cass County
L. Smith
Ed Bennett
Aels
Bennett
Interurban proves popular with towns on eastern lines
The piece argues interurban railroads draw crowds and traffic to Des Moines and Maxwell. It claims for every dollar lost to interurban commerce a town gains five, noting eastern towns along interurban lines have become better towns with improved stores and amenities.
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Des Moines
Maxwell
Iowa
Freight Shortage Debate Stirs National Rail Dilemma
Articles from across the country examine the car shortage's role in freight delays. Detention by shippers and limited terminal facilities are blamed, while some elevators lag in expanding capacity. Investigations in Minneapolis and St. Louis seek a definite cause.
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Minneapolis
St. Louis
Christmas Eve Feast at Kilauea Crater in Honolulu
A Nevada Journal note recalls a Hawaiian Christmas in Honolulu with a Volcano manager, George ly eurgus, hosting tourists at Kilauea crater. Guests brewed hot punch over steam cracks, roasted pig, turkeys and geese, and offered a libation to Pelee the fire goddess. The feast is described as superior to some Thanksgiving dinners.
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Honolulu
Nevada Journal
Hawaiian Islands
George Ly Eurgus
Kilauea
Pelee
Nevada
Medal honors Montello stallion at Chi show
S. B. Frey received a beautiful medal from the Chi show featuring Montello as Best American Bred Stallion Any Age 1906. The medallion bears a horse head and is described as an artistic piece in Chicago by the Percheron Society of America.
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S. B. Frey
Chi Show
Montello
Percheron Society of America
Chicago
Record Husking Feat By Althea Vincent At Ol Vincent Farm
Althea Vincent, daughter of Mrs. Frank Wade, husked 86 bushels in seven hours and 367 bushels in five days on the Ol Vincent place near Maxwell. The remarkable corn husking performance earns praise for the young worker.
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Corp
Daily Press
Maxwell
Althea Vincent
Frank Wade
Ol Vincent
Youngei
Season marks best attendance for farmers institutes shows
The season has been one of the best for farmers institutes poultry shows and short courses. Except for a brief spell of bad roads attendance is the best seen. Agerance says the short course here will be equally good.
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F. N. Fowler
Yilion
Armory
J. Boston
Whiting, Jows
J. B. Mills
Ames
Historic Pike's Peak Bottle Passed Through Many Hands
A historic bottle labeled Por Pike's Peak traveled from Carroll County Illinois to Pike's Pen in 1856 by Rufus Alvord and returned in 1859. It changed owners across Illinois Iowa and Arkansas before ending up in Ames, with its first owner buried near Helena Arkansas. The artifact sparked reflections on those who drank ice water and the hardships of frontier life.
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C. EB. Taylor
Pike’s Peak
Ani
Pike’s Pen
Carroll County
Ilinois
Rufus Alvord
Mr. Taylor
B. F. Taylor
Lamerk
Rockford
Fulton
Sycamore Tl
Marshalltown
Iowa
Ames
State Street
Helena
Arkansas
8Th Til
Cavalry
You Have No More Days Left to Paint Your Gasoline
An odd fragment notes a deadline about painting gasoline with humorous or cautionary phrasing. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
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Ames Poultry Breeders’ Show
Rel
Ative
Peter Cowl
Old Country
J. J. Grove
J. H. Valline
Rhode Island
Red
W. K. Greer
Mr. Greer
B. A. Lockwood Grain Co
Frank N. Fowler
Rhode Island Reds Club
Plymouth Rock
Wyandotte Club
American Plymouth Rock Club
American Leghorn Club
Buff Orpington Club
Bosworth
the Hospital
Giver
Defender
Peens
Judge Lee
Bishop Cosgrove
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