Semi Centennial Reminiscences At Boone Story Event
A 1859 college site dispute and fifty year reminiscences unfold in Boone and Story counties. Mr. Payne and Mr. Lucas discuss history, newspapers, and local founders who labored to secure a major state institution. References to Ballard family, early settlers, and county unity frame the celebration.
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Boone County
Story County
Lucas
Madrid
Payne
W. O. Payne
Nevada
McCarthy
Polk County
Iowa
United States
Wm. Parker
Collins Township
Jasper County
Ballard
Dan W
Norman Ballard
Ballard’s Grove
Ballard Creek
Ballardes
Jacob Lee
Union Creek
Mr. Payne
Semi centennial praise for Iowa college in 1909 letter
John A. Hull writes from Boone Iowa July 6 1909 praising the Great College now seen as a grand institution born from pioneer effort. He thanks Mr McCarthy for organizing the semi centennial celebration and notes gratitude to the college’s founders and his late father.
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Pioneer
Boone
Iowa
Mr. McCarthy
John A. Hull
Mixing of Dates in College Location Debate
Letter from C. Lucas to F. R. Conaway discusses discrepancies in location dates for the college and farm. He recalls contacting Polk County trustee William Duane Wilson and notes possible changes by trustees affecting final action. He praises Ames celebration as highly successful and wishes continued success.
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Madrid
Ilowa
F. R. Conaway
Ames
Iowa
Cessna
Payne
William Duane Wilson
Polk County
Wilson
Cc. L. Lucas
Echoes on 1856 Boone County college origins
Mr. Lucas recalls the early history of the State Agricultural College and model farm in Boone County. He portrays pioneers who chose the site for civic benefit, recalls 1859 celebrations, and cites John Hull and Col. Scott predicting open prairie settlement and eventual thriving farms.
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Lucas
Lon. C. L. Lucas
Mardid
Boone County
State Agricultural College
Model Farm
Boone
Story Counties
John A. Hull
College and Model Farm
Mr. Lucas
Coy
John Scott
Nevada
College Farm
Col. Scott
Senator Ericson the Navigator Introduced at Boone County Event
The text recalls Senator C. J. A. Ericson, a fifty-niner from Boone, who arrived by steamboat to Iowa. A member of the 14th General Assembly in 1872, he helped secure state funds for the college, including 38,5490 dollars annually for the biennial period, and in the 82nd assembly obtained 313,000 dollars plus a 130,000 will tax amounting to 443,000 for the biennial period. He recounts the July 4, 1868 celebration in Boone County.
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C. J. A. Ericson
Boone County
Iowa
General Assembly
Maxwell
Boone and
Story Counties
Ericson
Col
Fifty Years Since the Big Meeting at Iowa State College
Reverend Benjamin Brunning writes from Manal View Pennsylvania greeting Boone and Story county residents on the Iowa State Agricultural College and Farm fiftieth anniversary. He recalls pioneers, mentions Dan McCarthy and Norton Brunning, praises the institution, and offers blessings and best wishes to central Iowa and its people.
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Benjamin Brunning
Norton B. Brunning
Boone
Story
Iowa
Iowa State Agricultural College
Dan McCarthy
Central
Benny Paine
Logan DeFore
Joe Alexander
George Brown
Myrtle Boone
Cornelious Beal
John A. Hull
Henry Cinning
Mr. Claf
Union
Lowa
Manafield
Pennsylvania
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promote Quick Relief
A Penacook woman testimonial extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for headaches. The ad claims rapid relief without stomach upset and offers a money back guarantee if not beneficial. It urges readers to obtain a package from a druggist and follow directions.
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Dr. Miles
Cagwin Secures Zemo Agency for Skin Cure
Joel E. Cagwin announces securing the agency for Zemo a remedy for eczema pimples dandruff and scalp diseases Zemo is a clean external liquid that gives relief and claims to cure skin conditions by destroying the disease germ proof of cures available samples offered for inspection
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Joel E. Cagwin
Zemo
Pills Promising Quick Bowels Aid from C A Gamble
An advertisement notes Rings Little Liver Pills by C A Gamble intended to regulate bowels and relieve sickness. It promises neat, prompt printing at the intel l igencer office.
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Authena Pasy
C. A. Gamble
Interurban Electric Schedules From Ames to Des Moines
In the timetable the Interurban Electric lists departure times from Ames and West Ames at 6:45 a.m. and throughout the day, with late-evening runs at 10:35 p.m. It notes arrival at Des Moines about one hour forty five minutes after depart, and connections at Kelly for Fort Dodge and Boone with Center line services at 8:15, 10, 2, and 4, plus half-hour trolley departures.
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Ames & W
Des Moines
Amer- 7
Kelly
Fort Dodge
Boone
Ames and College Trolly
Ames
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H. L. Munn Lumber
Bosworth Drug Store
Mutual Telephone
Ames, Iowa
En Me Ee Pee
Vete
R. David Roberts
Wisconsin
David Roberts
Loughran & Bauer
John W. Kennedy & CO
Chicago, U. S. A
Ames Merchants
the Pioneer
Grand Old Forest
Scott
Senator Ericson
Contest Department
Theames Intelligence
B. A. Lockwood Grain CO
J. M. Munsinger
Elkhart
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg.Co
Indiana
Olympia Candy CO
Ames Candy Kitchen L
Onondaga Street
Intelligencer Office
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