Thompson and wife named to lead Iowa State College music
Prof. Alexander B Thompson of West Virginia University is elected chair of music at Iowa State College in Ames. His wife Clara Dr Thompson will assist. the couple brings a storied career, extensive training, and a history of building choral groups and organizing a major Morgantown festival. The Ames community anticipates strong support for a premier musical department.
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Alexander
Thompson
Alexander S. Thompson
University of West Virginia
Iowa State College
Alexander 8. Thompson
Scotland
America
Springfield
Mass
Fritz Zuchtmann
Alberta Laurence
New York
William Courtney
William H. Sherwood
Chautauqua
Alberta Randegger
London
Sims Reeves
Guild Halls
Francis E. Gladstone
Royal School
City
England
British Museum
Ince
Utica
Lincoln College
Lincoln
Illinois
Lombard College
Galesburg
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Virginia
Normal School of Kansas
Clara Dr. Thompson
Lazarus
Ames
United States
Windfall for Ames Postoffice Employees Reviewed
Ames postoffice workers receive substantial raises effective July 1 with an eight hour schedule. Clerks see annual pay increases from 500 to 600 dollars and 600 to 800 dollars, plus extra compensation for weighing mail. Open hours extend to 7 30 pm. outside door opens 5 45 am and windows at 7 30 am.
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Ames Post Office
Ames
Interurban Gap Closed Linking Fort Dodge and Ames Line
The Golden Spike joined the Des Moines and Southern line with the Ames and College track on Saturday at the heating sta tion site opposite the college. A dinner hosted by General Blake featured President Storms and Mayor Sheldon among attendees. Work continues this week placing transmission cable between Ames and the college as progress pushes toward completion.
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Southern
Ames
College
Blake
William
Hogatt Street
The Map Was Made For Ames
Traveling men at the Ames depot remark Ames is the biggest little town in Iowa. They praise the town’s street railway prospects and amuse themselves noting the lack of a better hotel, calling the place uniquely notable.
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Ames
Iowa
Josh Billings
New Shoe Store Planned in Ames by Bauge and Alm
C N Bauge and Charlie Alm form a partnership to open a fine shoe store in Ames. Alm recently left the G E Burton clothing store. They plan to move into the new building after Geo Baker vacates, with an opening target set for August first and an initial stock around five thousand dollars.
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Ames
C. N. Bauge
Charlie Alm
G. E. Burton
Geo. Baker
Charlie
College board meets amid repairs and relocations
The board of trustees convened for the first time since closure. A building committee approved about eighteen thousand dollars for repairs across departments and structures, including cabling painting and sidewalk work. The telephone exchange office moves to the southwest room on the second floor of the old office building above the custodian. Margaret hall will receive a coat during the vacation.
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Engineering Hall
Margaret Hall
Professor L G Michael to Visit East for Digestion Research
Professor L G Michael of the agricultural chemistry department will depart Ames this Saturday for a several weeks trip east. He will visit experiment stations in Lansing Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York to study digestion research and gather data. A portion of the summer will be spent at Columbia University in New York City pursuing advanced work in the same field.
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L. G. Michael
Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Ames
Hastings
Mich
Lansing
Massachussetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Michael
Columbia University
New York City
Henry State Visits Ames and College acquaintances
Henry State former college employee visited Ames with his wife Mrs State. He recalled his hosting by I E Otto during his residence here and noted his past role directing kitchen operations at the state boarding house serving over four hundred students. He now works traveling in Washington Missouri.
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Henry State
Ames
I. E. Otto
Mr. State
Mrs. State
Henry
J. E. Cavell
State
Washington
Appointment of R F Balthis to the Bureau of Forestry
R F Balthis of the college forestry department has been notified of his appointment to service in the bureau of forestry. He will likely be called to Washington, D C for final instructions and assigned to a location in the far west on a national reserve.
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R. F. Balthis
Forestry Department
College
Bureau of Forestry
Washington, D. C
Far West
Weather crop bulletin reports favorable conditions for late June 1907
The week ending June 24 1907 showed near normal mean temperature and generally clear weather from Monday to Friday with beneficial showers later. Corn cultivation progressed with second plowing and normal color but below average stand. intere fields show satisfactory growth. Meadows and pastures improved. oats barley heads. rich moist lands yield rank oats. garden truck potatoes and small fruits good.
National Corn Exposition Eyes Chicago Show in 1907
The National Corn exposition will be in Chicago from October 5 to 19, 1907 with over 14000 dollars in cash prizes and many special awards. Iowa is highlighted as a leading corn state with high expectations for its entrants. For premium lists and information contact Curt M Treat Secretary at Great Northern Building 77 Jackson Boulevard Chicago. Iowa farmers may also write M L Bowman Ames Secretary Iowa Corn Growers Association for details.
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Chicago
Iowa
Union
Curt M. Treat
Great Northern
Jackson Boulevard
M. L. Bowman
Ames
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Guthrie Receives U S Dairy Bureau Assistantship
J C Guthrie, Iowa State College 1906 graduate, named assistant in the U S Dairy Bureau with a salary of 1400 a year. He will start August 1, teach farmers across the Mississippi Valley on dairy methods and resign his extension duties to join the new post. He is brother to B Guthrie, a dairying chair at Ohio Agricultural College.
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J. C. Guthrie
Ed. H. Webster
U. S. Dairy Bureau
U. S. Dairyman
Mississippi Valley
P. G. Holden
U. S. Department
Guthrie
Iowa State College
Ohio Agricultural College
Columbus
Iowa governor outlines plan to eradicate noxious weeds
Gov. S. B. Packard speaking in Ames during a State Department of Agriculture meeting advocates a campaign against Hordeum jubatum squirre tail grass and quack grass. He and Prof. Curtiss and Prof. Pammel discuss plans to test eradication methods and seek support from the State Board of Agriculture to reduce weed damage and boost farmers’ welfare in Iowa.
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Prof. Curtiss
Gov
Packard
Pammel
State Board of Agriculture
H. R. Wright
Lowa
Ames
Flowerless Railroads Parks Controversy Rumor in Clinton
The Clinton Herald reports a rumor that Northwestern may remove flower beds from parks along its right of way to cut costs tied to the two cent mile law. W. E. Posey credits officials with moving freight stations and replacing flowers with track space to save money and support dividends.
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Clinton
Clinton Herald
Northwestern
Ames
Jerry Sexton
The
Herald
W. E. Posey
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Sterling
Grove Secretary Leads Iowa Christian Convention Slate
Rev J Mad Williams elected president for the year with H S Zendt Okaloosa as first vice president J M Lucas Des Moines treasurer J J Grove recording secretary B S Deany corresponding secretary Assembly officers include Rev C S bury Des Moines chairman Cedar Rapids member Arthurng Burlington recording secretary T J O Connor and B C Rest
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J. Mad Williams
Iowa Christian Convention
H. S. Zendt
Okaloosa
J. M. Lucas
Des Moines
J. J. Grove
B. S. Deany
Assembly
Rev. C. 8.Bury
Sear
Des Moines College Marks 42nd Spring Commencement
Des Moines College celebrated its forty second spring marking age and awarded special numbers at commencement. The college is Des Moines oldest and shows a bright future with a remarkable past year featuring a forty percent increase in students.
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Des Moines College
Des Moines
Picnic at Iowa Falls Draws Large Nevada Sunday School Crowd
The M. BE. Sunday school of Nevada held its annual excursion and picnic at Iowa Falls on Wednesday. Attendance was large and the day was reported as good by participants.
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Iowa Falls
M. BE. Sunday School of
Nevada
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