Debate on Commission Form of Government for Cities
Marshalltown and Ames high schools plan a dual debate on January 21 on whether American cities should adopt the commission form of government. Teams include Will Hauser Muriel Griggs Russell Engberg for Ames and Allan Flint Clyde Griffith Verne Waser for Marshalltown. Hungerford retires as Carroll Herald editor with Paul MacLean taking charge.
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Marshalltown
Ames
Ames High School
Marshalltown High School
Will Hauser
Muriel Griggs
Russell Engberg
Allan Flint
Clyde Griffith
Verne Waser
Ethel Grace Pike
Ames High Alumni Shine in College Debating and Oratorical Honors
Former Ames High School students gain recognition at colleges. Howard Hill 06 debates for 1. I. C. and won last year against State Teachers College and recently won an oratorical contest. George Clark 05 edits Grinnell College Paper. Thomas McCall 05 joins I. B. C. debating team. Ben Read 05 makes Grinnell debating squad. All were Disenters Debating Club alumni.
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Ames High School
Howard
Chautauqua Oratorical Contests to Continue
Chautauqua management will continue the high school oratorical contests. All county schools are asked to hold preliminary contests and select representatives for the Chautauqua.
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Chautauqua
Payne for Congress debated by Nevada Representative editors
Friends of Hon. W. O. Payne urge a congressional bid while noting his anti Taft stance and cross faction appeal. If he runs, Story county support could swing a nomination amid split Republican factions. Payne has not decided. Speaker Cannon also seeks another term. The pipe of peace is not always the water pipe.
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W. O. Payne
Nevada
Congress
Iowa
Story County
Payne
Ames Tourists Plan World Cruise On the Cleveland
Dr. Jennie Ghrist and Mr and Mrs Henry Woodruff depart for a round the world voyage from San Francisco aboard the Cleveland on February 5 1910. Senator C J A Ericson and Dr and Mrs Smouse join at San Francisco. The itinerary includes Honolulu Yokohama Nagasaki Bombay Suez Cairo Naples and many ports with overland detours to Oberammergau. The ship features a salt water pool lecturers entertainers and constant activities aboard.
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Jennie Ghrist
Henry Woodruff
West
San Francisco
Cleveland
Christ
Howard Garberson
Miles City
Montana
Woodruff
Variou
C. J. A. Ericson
Boone
Kyoto
Nagasaki
Honk Kong
China
Canton
Manila
P. I
Victoria Harbor
Labuan
Borneo
Batavia
Java
Singapore
Rangoon
Calcutta
India
Diamond Harbor
Benares
Darjeeling
Agra
Colombo
Ceylon
Kandy
Bombay
Suez
Egypt
Cairo
Port Said
Suez Canal
Naples
Gibraltar
Southampton
Winter of '79 and '80 in Carroll County Iowa Debate
Ben Edwards disputes W F Steigerwalt's claim that the winter of '79 and '80 was the worst in Iowa. Edwards recalls warm weather, early seeding, and dry conditions in Carroll County and notes a harsher winter after the presidential election.
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W. F. Steigerwalt
Intelligencer
Iowa
Ben Edwards
Carroll County
California
Emerson Quote on Action Over Public Opinion
A brief reflection states the call to act on personal concerns rather than seek approval, noting that this discipline distinguishes greatness from meanness in both life and intellect.
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Emerson
Cutting affair at the college short course meat demonstration
A meat demonstration at Iowa State College proves highly popular with Ames residents attending and observing, led by Uncle Jim Gosling and Mr. Lewis. The event shows differences between meat from well fed and poorly fed cattle using Roan Jim as the ideal carcass, with six hours of teaching and practical guidance for housewives and students alike.
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Ames
John Gosling
Jim Gosling
Kansas City
Lewis
Chicago
Animal Husbandry Department
Gosling
Young
Terry and Company
Des Moines boosters buy many needs in Chicago and New York
The National Democrat notes that several loud Des Moines boosters purchase most family supplies in Chicago and New York, and a prominent Iowa politician buys nine tenths of his supplies from Chicago houses. Boone citizens also boost their town by shopping in Des Moines and Omaha, reflecting a common pattern of regional buying.
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Democrat
New Democratic Weekly
Des Moines
Chicago
New York
Iowa
Boone
Omaha
Boone Democrat
Capitol installs individual drinking cups in Des Moines lobby
The Executive Council approves an automatic vendor and individual cups for the capitol lobby as part of a health board push to end common drinking cups. Secretary Davison and the Council are urged to study Ames sanitary drinking fountains ahead of the cups.
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Capitol
Des Moines
Executive Council
State Board of Health
Davison
Ames
Meat Inspection Up Tonight by Ames City Council
The Ames city council meets in adjourned session to take up meat and milk inspection. After extended consideration members urge definite action. One member condemns duplicity between teaching and practice as a deception a town should not tolerate.
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Ames
College
Starting New Term for Home Stretch
The article notes a record enrollment anticipated for the upcoming term at Iowa State College and emphasizes strong scholarship. It highlights athletics outlook across track baseball and debate, and bids farewell to the graduating seniors with best wishes for their final term.
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Missouri Valley
Ames
Ames corn lessons boost yields across the state
Farmers report dramatic gains from Ames college methods with kernels yielding 50 to 100 bushels per acre. T. G. Keir near Sac City husked 1635 bushels from eighteen acres, about 91 bushels per acre, crediting manure conditioning, careful seed bed prep, and a Tower cultivator.
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Ames College
Ames
Sac Sun
Sac
T. G. Keir
Sac City Canning Factory
Telephone Work Soon In Ames Area Repair Drive
The Iowa Telephone Company plans to deploy fifteen to twenty men to repair and consolidate lines in Ames this week. Crews have been working at Vinton and will complete that job this week with Don Lewis serving as paymaster and based in Ames during the project.
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Iowa Telephone Company
Ames
Vinton
Don Lewis
Keokuk Calls Meeting to Save Starving Iowa Quail
Game Warden Adam Weirather and Deputy Recorder Vaughan urged a Keokuk hunters meeting to plan feeding quail in Iowa. The group will discuss feeding methods and possible adoption of Missouri state plans as quail die from lack of food across the state.
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Keokuk
Adam Weirather
Vaughan
Iowa
Missouri
County hunter licenses cited as state gain no local benefit
The Manning Monitor laments Carroll County pays about $1,000 in hunter licenses to the state treasury while counties get little back. It argues major fish and game revenues should benefit the counties where licenses are issued, with Spirit Lake singled out as a key beneficiary.
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Carroll County
Manning Monitor
Spirit Lake
I S C Basketball Squad Faces Hard Training and Gym Woes
Aspirants train under Clyde Williams with Captain Herbert and forward Joe Brown leading. Center Te Veltrup impresses with height and speed, while a lack of a proper indoor gym hampers practice and could hurt performance. Trials target Nebraska Missouri Iowa Drake Grinnell with Margaret Hall as home floor.
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Clyde Williams
Herbert
To Veltrup
Mosher
Weiss
Walker
Jumbo Brown
Joe Brown
Sioux City
Schroeder
Williams
Te Veltrup
Teddy
Armory
The
Athletic Association
Engineering
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Drake
Grinnell
Margaret Hall
Union National Bank Elects New Officers and Directors
Stock-holders re-elected the old board of directors and elected officers. President W. M. Greeley, vice-president B. W. Stanton, cashier Henry Wilson, assistant cashier C. L. Liverly. The board and stock-holders praised the bank’s condition as excellent.
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Union National Bank
W. M. Greeley
B. W. Stanton
Henry Wilson
C. L. Liverly
Tesdall Files Candidacy for renomination as County Recorder
County Recorder M. L. Tesdall announces his bid for renomination to the office he has held the past two years. He is described as a competent and faithful official and friends believe he should receive the customary two terms.
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M. L. Tesdall
Robersons Buy Watkins Plant in Des Moines
George Roberson and his brothers take possession of the Watkins manufacturing plant. Roberson Brothers will run machine making and auto repair, with plans to handle special machinery work and possibly manufacture cars later. Watkins’ specialties include a paper punch, an automobile lamp, and a close quarter lawn mower.
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George Roberson
Watkins
Watkins Company
Roberson
Roberson Brothers
Wee
Des Moines
Feed the quail benevolent Iowa farmer seed plan urged
Mr. B B Howard urges Iowa farmers to use part of his seed share to feed quail and other wild birds during winter. He explains grinding small seed, scattering four to four quarts near hedge rows, scraping snow to expose feeding ground, and repeating after storms to aid quail and curb insect pests. He notes quail help control corn root worms and other pests.
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B. B. Howard
Ames
Iowa
Burlington
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Paul MacLean
Herald
Joe Cannon
McE
Circle Globe
Senator Hiison
Roan
Jim
Des Moines and
Boone Boosters
Union National Election
Tesdall
Robersons
Watkins’ Plant
Roberson Bros
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