Happenings in Story County Ames Notes and Local Changes
Misses Pamel and Cecil Smith visited Miss Eva Person over Sunday. The progressive club met with Mrs. Adamson. F. D. Allee bought the restaurant under the brick building and moved in. School opened with Mr. Pearl of Nevada as principal replacing Mr. Cromwell. Principal Hansen of Collins schools resigned to Utah. board did not accept.
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Pearl
Nevada
Cromwell
Ness
Lingenfelter
M. M. Shearer
Collins
Shearer
Hansen
Utah State Normal School
Ransen
Utah
Local notes in Ontario and Maxwell community
Boone Friday business by F S Jones and Des Moines visitor Loger Allison in Ontario. Ontario church board canvasses Iowa for preacher salary. Rebekah lodge hosts Ames. Maxwell shifts include debt payoff, gym plans, and Flickinger drug store sale. Families relocate to Oklahoma and a New Year’s skating spotlight on Ike Rouzer and Mattie Cobb.
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Ontario Church Board
State of
Iowa
Maxwell
Harve Woods
Lee Hall
Oklahoma
C. B. French
Fred Flickinger
Red Cross
Flickinger
Ames Social and Travel Notes Highlight Local Visitors
Last Friday afternoon Ames hosts Mr and Mrs J Spring as local callers. J S Jacobson visited Ames on business last Wednesday. J C Jacobson of Story City came in Wednesday afternoon. Elmer Coffin and wife visited Ames on New Year’s Eve. A new baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs J C Matson on Dec 31 1906. Hallie Robinson returned to Cedar Falls to study at the Normal. Erma Jenkins visited Jewell Junction for a few days. Hannah Nygard of Story City spent a few days with friends in Ames. Joe Jacobson vacationed in Trumph Minnesota last Wednesday. N G Holmes visited Jewell Junction on New Year’s Day. Frank Wilson returned from a trip through Nebraska and Wyoming. Geo Coffin fell ill with heart failure last Saturday but progress was hoped consistent.
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Hannah Nygard
Story City
Joe Jacobson
Trumph
Minn
Fourth Ward Nickles Fares Hit Ames High Students
The Ames Fourth ward faces higher transport costs as the motor line changes ownership and the school board refuses a new fare contract. Twenty cents daily equals a dollar a week, growing to about forty dollars for nine months, a burden many families may struggle to meet. The board cites law, prior practice, and ongoing Welch school work, with no action taken yet.
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Fourth Ward High School
Ames Schools
Fourth Ward
Ames
Welch
Story County Court Aims for Efficient, Modern Reforms
The article reviews a day in Story County Court, noting judge Lee’s brisk handling, a chaotic session with mixed attendees, and plans for an eight to twelve week courtroom renovation. It highlights past judges, local praise for the current incumbent, and comparisons to Polk County courtroom improvements.
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Polk County
Board of Supervisors
Story Court Room
Zearing Plans Market Day and Horse Sale Event
Several Zearing men attend the Ames short course this year as Zearing hosts a market day on January 16. A Modern Woodmen revival is set to bring in new members and the town expects the largest and best horse sale ever held in central Iowa.
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A. M. Flasher
F. C. Foster's
Zearing
Ames
Iowa
Cambridge Residents Suffer Injuries and Delays
Tom Hefley of Cambridge sustains a broken elbow after a fall. Mrs. Geo Heggen of Cambridge breaks her right leg above the ankle. Nelson Burgess celebrates his 69th birthday with friends. Herbert L. Cope misses his Cambridge New Year’s appointment due to his father’s illness, disappointing the lecture committee.
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Tom Hefley
Cambridge
Geo. Heggen
Nelson Burgess
Herbert L. Cope
Nevada court closes busy term and local notices
The piece notes a Nevada court term opening and ongoing courthouse repairs. D. W. Thrift of Nevada was arraigned for allowing minors in a billiard hall and acquitted. Mr. S. F. Griffin, aged 70, died January 3 in Nevada. funeral by Rev. Walter I. Fowle of Ames was held Saturday the 5th.
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D. W. Thrift
Nevada
S. F. Griffin
New York
Richland Township
Walter I. Fowle
Ames
Story City Notes Include Injury and School Report
The eldest son of Martin Mathre was accidentally shot in the knee by a 22 rifle as small boys played with it. Story City depots lack telephones as the company refuses free service and railroad firms do not cover telephone costs. The Story City schools show strong enrollment and attendance figures with 175 boys, 159 girls in Sept totals and 345 total. tardiness and non residents noted. Tom Gier of Marshalltown becomes section foreman on the Iown Central at Story City. Miss Linne Marvick stood out in a Story City band concert, having studied music under Prof. Resler at the college.
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Martin Mathre
Story City
Tom Gier
Marshalltown
Idse
Linne Marvick
Prof
Resler
Waterloo Resident Mrs Mead Setstle In New Home
Mrs M P Mead has located permanently in Waterloo. A pleasant Xmas reunion was held at the B Stevens home. Roy Mead shipped seventy head of hogs and a car of cattle to Chicago Sunday. Iris Owens was severely injured by running against a corn binder at Collins. Her temple was cut until the eyeball was exposed. W H Deck a Collins restaurant keeper has disappeared. His busi.
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M. P. Mead
Waterloo
Roy Mead
Chicago
Iris Owens
Collins
W. H. Deck
College boarding clubs seek approving space for purchases
The trustees meet and approve the I. S. C. Club Boarding Association to use desk room in the treasurer's office to conduct buying. The group aims to obtain supplies at the lowest cost, favoring local merchants but open to foreign suppliers if price bests.
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I. S. C. Club
New Street May Open Near College Property
At Friday’s board meeting trustees voted to allow a highway along the east side of the college property by Squaw creek with conditions to keep the street in good repair and no rear-facing buildings toward the college. The matter was left to a committee of Dr. Storms and trustees McElroy and Zmunt.
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Board of Trustees
Squaw Creek
Storms
McElroy
Copeland Sued for 1000 Damages in Runaway Accident
The suit arises from a Hoggett Street October runaway in which S. B. Frey and F. C. Minkler seek $1,000 each for injuries. Amicable settlement failed. Attorney G. A. Underwood represents the plaintiffs in the current term of court.
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F. C. Minkler
B. Frey
Copeland
Messrs. Frey
Minkler
G. A. Underwood
Hoggatt Street
Poultry Show Quarrel Prompts Skunk Label Debate
The Slater News and McCallsburg Tribune clash over the McCallsburg poultry show with rival claims about a white rabbit and Belgian hares. Both papers push for a final verdict after the Ames show.
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Slater News
McCallsburg Tribune
McCallsburg
the Tribune
Seventy eight Converts At Ames M E Revival
Revivals at the M E church in Ames report 78 conversions over three weeks led by Rev Shea and angelist Jones. The meetings closed Wednesday night with plans to form a new church once the revival work finishes, as the current church nears full capacity. Jones travels to Perry and Missouri Valley en route to Griswold, then back to Iowa through March.
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M. E
Shea
Jones
Ames
Ames Perry
Missouri Valley
Griswold
Iowa
Woman Grants Husband More Leeway Than He Takes
A woman regularly extends allowances to her husband more often than she receives any from him, illustrating a unequal dynamic in their financial exchanges.
It Isn’t Always the Winner Who Wears a Winning Smile
A brief editorial note reflects on sports and life lessons as not every successful outcome earns the brightest grin. It suggests perseverance and humility may accompany triumphs differently across athletes and events.
Chamberlains Salve Promises Quick Cure For Nipple and Hand
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Salve as a fast remedy for sore nipples and chapped hands. The buy now claim notes the product is successful and priced at 25 cents.
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Chamberlain
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Edison
Victor
Emporium OF Music
W. G. Stockwell
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F. D. Allee
Restur
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Opera House
Ontario
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Boone
Ossie Freed
EB. Stull
Ike
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Mattie Cobb
Berg
H. A. Cobb
Dr. Montague of
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Ed Hutchinson
Fred Stull
Benton Stull
Emil
Loger Allison
Des Moines
Vita Freed
Phelix Allison
Mrs. H. Truesdell
Mrs. Moorhous
Oelwein
Rebekah Lodge
Ames Order
Charley Johnson
Charles City
K. B. Moorhouse
Jefferson Wakefield
Boone County
Jackson Township
Gilbert
Asa Turner
Mrs. J.spring
Here
J. S. Jacobson
Iness
J. C. Jacobson
Mrs
Elmer Coffin
Ben Fincham
J. C. Matson
Hallie Robinson
Cedar Falls
Erma Jenkins
Jewell Junction
N. G. Holmes
Frank Wilson
Nebraska
Wyoming
Geo. Coffin
Roland
Jake Rystal
Norway
Abbie Olson
Katie Johnson
Jesse Thompson
Garden City
A. J. Olson
Louis R. Sheldahl
Stanley
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Bertha Egland
Mr. Skeldahl
Nickles
City Customs
Board
Story County Court
Lee Fh
Hon. Daniel
Lee
Story
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Cescreghhe
Booneboro
Soper
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Ayer
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Aliso Nals i Saray
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