Short Course Attendance Sets New Record At Iowa Event
The Short Course enrolls six hundred and rising to seven hundred as students flock to agriculture program evenings. Corn and Stock judging lead favorites with Dairying, Poultry, Soils, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering also drawing crowds. Hazing is prohibited and Page county school exhibit highlights student crafts and prizes.
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Knapp
Holden
Page County Public Schools
Page
Page County
Miss Page
Omaha
Story County attendees back progressive cause at Des Moines dinner
From Story County four attendees report strong support for the progressive cause in the June primaries after a Des Moines dollar dinner. Senator Cummins praised Judge Proud and Web Byers for Congress, while Taft drew muted applause and Teddy Roosevelt energized the crowd.
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Story County
Des Moines
Col
Dan McCarthy
C. R. Quade
BE. W. Vallentine
Judge Stevens
Ames
Supervisor Jacobson
Ole Peterson
Story City
J. O. Michaelson
Gilbert
William Fitchpatrick
E. H. Addison
Nevada
Senator Cummins
Judge Prou
Web Byers
Congress
Taft
Teddy
Supervisors Organize Year The Board Elects Chairman
The Story County board of supervisors met for the first session of the year. Michaelson retires after long service and Jacobson from the west part of the county takes his place as the new member. Scott is elected chairman for the year as the board coordinates with county officers and notes Michaelson’s valued tenure.
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Board of Supervisors
Michaelson
Jacobson
Scott
Europe
Story County
Ames Corn Show features junior division for under-18 farmers
The Great Ames Corn Show notes 55 samples and 275 exhibits with 200 entries so far. The junior corn show, started by Prof. B W Crossely and W A McArthur, aims to inspire young farmers to raise better corn using systematic methods. Awards exceed $5,000 with prizes including a $250 trophy and a $75 gold medal for best ear by a contestant under 18.
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B. W. Crossely
Farm Crops Department
W. A. McArthur
Prof. Crossely
Mr. McArthur
McArthur
Iowa
Majestic Stove Co
Kimbal Dairy Farm
Waterloo
Kellogg
Breakfast Food Fame
Lamson
G. James
Kellarstraus
Kansas City
Poultry Show At Ames Armory Showcases Birds And Students
The Ames Poultry Show runs January 3 to 8 at the Armory with live and dressed poultry, eggs, and a children’s art exhibit. Highlights include Japanese Silkies, electric incubator hatching, judging by Mayor Tilden and instructors, and cups from the Ames Commercial Club for top pens. Roy Watkins and Miss Mary Kintsley win prizes for poultry drawings.
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Schow
Tilden
Prof
Pierce
Miss Watkins
Ames Public Schools
B. J. Malland
Jewel
Malland
Des Moines
F. H Shellabarger
West Liberty
Iowa
Walter Perkins
S. B. Mills
Ames
Ames Commercial Club
Rhode Island
Roy Watkins
Mary Kintsley
Northwestern engines fail and disrupt rail traffic test
Rail traffic is disrupted as new Northwestern class Z engines fail to perform. Freight delays grow while frost and wrecks compound problems. Interurban and electric lines run erratically, but the Northwestern struggles with steam capacity and crown sheets.
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Allman
Northwestern
J. W. Bateman
Milford Township
John Wesley
Clinton Herald
Northwestern Railway
Clinton
Belle Plaine
Former Cedar Falls teacher shifts to Des Moines superintendent staff
Dan Wilson a former science teacher at Ames High School has accepted a post in Superintendent Riggs office in Des Moines He taught at Cedar Falls High School this winter and requested relief to begin his new duties in Des Moines
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Dan Wilson
Ames High School
Riggs
Des Moines
Wilson
Cedar Falls
Midwinter Festival at St. Cecilia’s Church
St. Cecilia’s church hosts a midwinter festival in the last week of the month from the 25th to the 30th. An interesting program will be presented each evening with local and foreign talent assisting.
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St. Cecilia’s Church
Illness Hits Prof Dinsmore. Kennedy Steps In
Prof. Dinsmore is seriously ill with the seat of trouble in the car. He cannot lecture at the short course, and Prof. Kennedy takes on double duty to cover his responsibilities.
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Dinsmore
Wayne Dinsmore
Kennedy
Banner County Ranked Twelfth in Republican Vote
The state list from Secretary of State Hayward places Banner County twelfth in total Republican votes from the last general election and eighty-seventh in Democratic votes. Only eleven counties had a larger Republican total, and eighty-six had a larger Democratic total, a roughly 16 to 1 ratio.
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Story
Hayward Story
Nation of Bridge-builders praised by Harper's Weekly
Frank W. Skinner writes in Harper’s Weekly January 1 issue that the United States leads world bridge-building in science and practice. He notes longer spans, heavier trains, giant bridge members, and advanced tools and shops enabling fast safe construction.
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United States
Frank W. Skinner
Harper's Weekly
America
Ames to pave Onondaga Street in city plan
At Monday night’s city council meeting an ordinance was ordered for a resolution of necessity to pave Onondaga Street Ames’ main business street. The council is unanimously in favor and the resolution will be presented and adopted next Monday night.
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Ames
Armory
Onondaga Street
U B Church Considers Site as Membership Grows
The revival boosts U B church membership by about twenty five. a new church building is eyed within a year. The committee weighs relocation versus remaining on the south side, with many residents arguing the south side deserves a prosperous church while others favor moving north.
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U. B
South
Winter's severe forecast stirs Ames talk of sleighing and closures
Local officials and residents discuss a harsh winter after a blizzard and subzero temps. W F Steiger predicts the severest Iowa winter in recent history while Ames enjoys sledding days and visions of long sleigh rides despite drifts and weather warnings.
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W. F. Steigert
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Ben Edwards
Sittow
W. J. Semmons
Chautauqua Association
Commercial Club
Ames
Deputy Postmaster Faces Federal Charge Over Official Envelopes
Wilson Rich of Des Moines is summoned to federal court charged with using official envelopes to mail newspaper receipts to subscribers. The misdemeanor carries a fine and possible resignation. Rich, long-time post office worker, may resign as Floyd Williams steps in temporarily.
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Wilson Rich
Des Moines
Rich
Post Office
Caine
George A Underwood
Grand Jury
Whine
Floyd Williams
Boy loses fingers in rabbit hunt accident
Arthur Davis, ten, suffered the loss of four fingers on his left hand and severe facial injuries when a loaded shotgun discharged while he dragged it through a fence near the Northwestern branch, with only the thumb saved. The grandfatherly witness was Father Renier, and Dr. Templeton treated him at home. Davis is the son of Lee Davis of South Ames.
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Arthur Davis
Father Renier
St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church
Lee Davis
South Ames
If We Knew a Poem by Genesee Richardson
Poem reflects on awareness of others pain and the quiet urge to help. It urges kindness and speaking gently to friends and strangers, offering comfort through sympathy and action. The author Genesee Richardson signs the verse.
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Genesee Richardson
Vsergutten Force Expands Partnership at Story City
The Vsergutten Force gains new members with Amlund joining at Story City as a proprietor and future practical partner. The exchange is described as highly valued.
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Amlund
Story City
Iowa Land and Fruit Acreage Report
The report notes Iowa has 35,856,000 acres of land and highlights 180,000 acres dedicated to fruit production, indicating agricultural land use and crop focus across the state.
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Iowa
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K. R. McDonald
Albert Summers
Chicago
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Farrar
Town
John R. Boardman
New York
A. P Grout
Winchester
O. H
Clarion
Chas W. Farr
Jessie
Clarinda
W. K. Kelley
Battle Creek
Michias Claque
J. H
H. E. Colby
Orient
Ames Poultry Show
Wwe
Slater News
Japan
W. F. Steigerwalt
Uncle Sam
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