Drummer Boy George M Pitzer of Ames Dies in Des Moines
George M. Pitzer a famed Ames citizen and Civil War veteran died Saturday in Des Moines at the Iowa Sanitarium after cancer surgery. He enlisted as a drummer boy at thirteen, later serving in the 17th Wisconsin Infantry and through numerous Civil War campaigns. Funeral at Congregational church featured G A R honor, Odd Fellows, military honors, and a burial at the cemetery.
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George M. Pitzer
Ames
Des Moines
Congregational Church
A. M. Shea
Methodist Church
Jesus
Paradise
Grand Army
Odd Fellows Lodge
Nevada
Capt
K. W. Brown
Daniel Embry
Wm. Hulett
I. H. Craig
A. 8. Liddie
J. D. Carpenter
Geo. W. O’brien
James Adams
Robert McCarthy
James Montgomery
Charles Kooser
W. H
William
Imogene
Ernest D
Chas
Pitsor
17Th Corps
Tennessee
Shiloh
Corinth
Grant
Vicksburg
Grand Junction
Memphis
Mississippi River
Milliken’s Bend
Lake Providence
Grand Gulf
Champaign Hills
Natchez
A. S. Milsey
Huntsville
Ala
Shermans
Big Shanty
Kensons
Miss
Nickajack Creek
Chattahstchie River
Atlanta
Ezra Churchyard
Jonesboro
Lovejoy
Ogeeche River
Savanah
Poctolego
Privates Ten Shout Not The Officers In Target Reform
Captain Hull describes a congressional rule change begun in Ames to bar officers from target practice. General Lincoln and Captain Knapp supported removing officer participation to favor privates, boosting wartime readiness and halting ammunition waste. Hull explains Ames as the nation's leading farmers school backing the policy.
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United States Army
Ames
Hull
Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
Lincoln
Knapp
Separate Weeds From Grain in Seed Sales
State law bans sale of agricultural seeds containing weed seeds such as wild mustard quack grass Canada thistle wild oats clover alfalfa dodder field dodder or corn cockle. Exports and grower sales on premises allowed. impurities over two percent must be labeled. adulteration and misnaming also prohibited. emphasis on using weed free seed.
Iowa National Guard Company C Summer Encampment in Clarinda
Members of Company C of the Iowa National Guard depart Ames on Saturday August 8 for a one week summer encampment in Clarinda. General Lincoln and Captain Knapp accompany the party. Forty to forty five youths will travel by interurban at 6:30 am and camp upon arrival. The camp will focus on guarding duties, following last year’s skirmish training and mock battle. On Friday the 14th they will be reviewed before the Chautauqua assembly by Governor Cummins.
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Iowa National Guard
Clarinda
Iowa
Lincoln
Knapp
Ames
Clarinda Chautauqua
Chautauqua Assembly
Cummins
Spring Auto Tours on Good Roads Probe
The Slater News urges the good roads committee to conduct spring investigations by automobile. The writer notes it is a nice time of year for tours to study road problems and jokes about a whiffle tree breaking during spring travel.
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Good Roads Committee
Slater News
Burdock description and distribution from Iowa State College
D L H Pammel describes burdock as a coarse biennial up to three feet tall with large heart shaped leaves and purplish heads. Fruits cling to animal fleece and wool, reducing value. It flowers from the second year onward and tolerates frost, with several leaf and head size varieties. Native to America, common in the Rocky Mountains and eastern North America, widely distributed in Europe.
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D. L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
America
Rocky
Pacific Coast
Europe
North Mountains
Crop reports show strong hay and potato conditions in Iowa
For the week ending July 27 1908 Des Moines Iowa notes fair weather with above normal hay harvest and good potatoes and pastures. Corn growth rapid but needs rain soon with oats and small grains yielding light to fair quality. Comparisons with August 1 1907 show higher hay and pasture levels and variable crop conditions across corn wheat oats and apples.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines River
Boone
Fort Dodge
Estherville
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Ames Chautauqua Stakes Bold Program For Season
The Ames Chautauqua management shows strong resolve with a splendid program outlined by Slater News. They pursue a robust slate of events and activities aimed at attracting audiences and supporting community engagement.
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Ames Chautauqua
Slater News
Corn Growers Council Sets New Premium Rules
The Iowa Corn Growers' association executive council approved a higher premium list and official testing for all samples. Tests will be conducted with score cards, helping buyers and judges, and winners will receive exact class placement. A big corn growers day is planned for August at the State Fair in Ames with a speech by James Wilson.
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The
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
James Wilson
Ames
Everybody's Kicking About the Times
The verse laments high costs and government waste. It critiques taxes railroads and grafters while a tired mule quips that he is an amateur at kicking. The piece outsiderly echoes social frustration with economic pressures.
Summer bug catching drives Ames work force
Summer work for Ames residents hauls in bug catchers tasked by the extension department to gather 40 000 insects before the first frost. Workers chase bugs by day and night with nets and bug juice as they prepare for a raid on Margaret hall once supplies and ranks are full.
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Ames
Bugland
Virginia
Colorado
Bug Catchers’ Union
Margaret Hall
Grief Always for Bank Swindlers in Young Aldrich Case
The Marshall Times-Republican reports Ralph Aldrich a 24 year old former cashier at Farmers' Savings Bank of Huxley who embezzled funds to speculate on wheat and oats. He forged signatures on certificates of deposit to hide losses, resigned during a probe, and was arrested in Springfield after $8,000 went missing. He leaves behind a wife and child and is cited as a cautionary tale of youthful failure and weak character.
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Ralph Aldrich
Farmers’ Savings Bank of
Huxley
Aldrich
Springfield
Ill
Marshall Times-Republican
Ames Women Push for Gas Utility in Ames City
Ames residents press renewed agitation for introducing fuel gas to homes citing heat, unsafe gasoline stoves, and rising kitchen demands. They argue gas would not hurt the electric plant and could boost local prosperity, estimating a fifty thousand dollar investment would aid Ames' progress and home convenience.
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Ames
Child checks towel for dirt after wash
A short scene shows a boy judging cleanliness by the towel rather than his reflection. He examines the towel to determine if he is clean, rather than looking in the mirror.
Benson Family Rent Transitions Before College Term
Mrs H M Benson rents Story street house to Bartholomew who will move in before college opens as he rents his house to the Ozark fraternity. Mrs Benson moves to Iowa City next week to support Miss Imogene in the law course and keep her studies. Miss Benson excels in her work and is expected to graduate with honors. Mr Benson will visit from the Nebraska farm later to spend part of the winter with the family.
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H. M. Benson
Story Street
Whiskey and ruin at Gowrie blamed on crime
The Lehigh Valley Argus portrays whiskey as the chief cause of a Gowrie crime. Will Carr claims drunkenness sparked the murder and calls whiskey a red lipped monster ruining families, sending relatives to asylums, and bankrupting a town.
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Whisky
Gowrie
Will Carr
Whiskey
Cherokee
Marshall Nicholson
Lehigh Valley Argus
Lightning Strikes Homes In Sunday Storm
Sunday evening storm lightning struck the Ockletree and Will Childs houses. The Ockletree residence had minor damage while the Childs home was badly damaged with roof shingles torn and plaster ruined. In both houses occupants were frightened but not hurt. Lightning traveled via telephone wires at Corlette and Bartholomew homes, burning phones.
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Ockletree
Will
Childs
Corlette
Bartholomew
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