Ames Builds Report Sets Peak Year for 1908 Constructions
The Commercial Club's census shows Ames erected 86 buildings in 1908 costing about 313 750 dollars. Most are residences with several noted on Onondaga Kellog Ave and Read's addition. Planned 1909 projects include a government post office a three story bank building and a $50 000 hotel.
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Ames
Commercial Club
Chas. Hamilton
Parley Sheldon
Onondaga St
Kellog Avenue
Munn
Story County Bank
F. E. Morris
Burnette Avenue
W. M. Greeley
Tilden Brothers
J. D. Murphy
Co. E. Haverly
Boone St
Adolph Shannon
Ash Ave
Prof. McMurray
Ben Edwards
Linn Ave
F. E
Jasper Zenor
Read’s Add
McCarthy & Lee No
H. E. Emory
Burnette Ave
Alba Persons
Hodge
Lee Stillman
Sisson
Lincoln Ave
J. H. Wiler
Clarke Ave
H. E. Berley
Peks Ave
Pia Olson
New Green House
A. F. Brand
Cupps & Shea
Duff, Ave
Duff Ave
Carroll Ave
L. R. Morris
Methodist Church
Iowa
Kellogg
R. Wyle
West St
Mrs. Watson
Prof
C. A. Scott
Ash St
M. Hullibarger
Hazil Ave
Thompson's Sonata Shines In Recital By F Lionel
In a well attended college chapel concert Mr. F Lionel performed a piano recital featuring a Sonata in A major by Prof Alexander B Thompson. He memorized the 34 page manuscript and called it among the greatest works he has played. The event included Gottschalk cradle song Two Idyls Chopin Funeral March and Lincoln era melodies with Bonn Mary and My Love in quartet adaptations.
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F. Lionel
Lionel
Alexander 8. Thompson
Gottschalk
Chopin
Poland
Russia
Mr. Thompson
G. M. Garrett
Ames Voters Reelect Noble and Elect Wasser to School Board
At the Ames school election a large popular vote of 29 was cast. Prof. A B Noble was re elected to succeed himself and Mr A B Wasser was elected to take the place of W W Talbott who declined to run. Wasser is a newer resident with interest in schools and Noble has actively aided board and teachers.
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A. B. Noble
A. B. Wasser
W. W. Talbott
Talbott
Wasser
Ames
Prof. Noble
Allen Secures Second at State Oratorical Contest
Shirley Allen of Ames finished second at the State Oratorical Contest held at Morningside College in Sioux City. Backemeyer won first, with Purdy and Allen also placing among top contenders. The event featured judges from several colleges and prompted a large Ames attendance and postcontest banquet.
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Shirley Allen
Ames
Morningside College
Sioux City
Shirley
New Methodist Church
Allen
Backemeyer
Verne A. Bird
State Association
J. A. Orr
Colorado Springs
Orr
Morningside Committee
Judge Orr
Morningside
Earl Roadman
Upper Iowa
T. J. McDaniel
Tabor College
J. H. Beveridge
Council Bluffs
H. H. Hahn
Blair
Nebraska
F. A. Stuff
Lincoln
Sieley Tompkins
Cedar Falls
Colorado
F. W. Backemeyer
Iowa
Deliverey
W. Allen
Cc. O. Purdy
Drake University
R. C. Helfenstein
Des Moines College
Oscar Schmuering
Iona Wesleyan
Walter Baker
Coe College
C. O. Purdy
Drake
Ralph Gossage
Penn College
Iowa State College
F. C. Swearingen
Coe
Leonard C. Knight
Cedar Rapids
Wade
Cardinal and Gold
Dalbey Returns Music House to Des Moines
Mr. Dalbey moves his music publishing house from La Porte Indiana to Des Moines Iowa. He is a leading composer and arranger and hopes Iowa bands will support his effort to build a lasting musical institution.
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Dalbey
la Porte
Indiana
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake Grinnell Ames Triangular Debate Set for Saturday
Students from Drake University Grinnell College and Iowa State prepare for a triangular debate on Saturday night at a venue likely in the region. Organizers invite participation from teams and audiences across campus communities.
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Drake
Grinnell
Crying Seen as Healthy for Women in Reflection Piece
A reflective essay argues that crying is beneficial for women, framing emotion as natural and healthful rather than shameful. It emphasizes self acceptance and emotional honesty without prescribing specific actions or events.
Interurban Car Hits Repair Vehicle Near Boone
An interurban car collided with a repair car east of Boone on Tuesday, causing significant damage to both vehicles. Rev. J. F. Troutman of Anthon was injured. The flagman signaled to stop, but snow on the rails made the track dangerously slick.
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Boone
J. F. Troutman
Anthon
Funeral for Professor Barrett at Iowa State College Chapel
Services for Professor Richard C. Barrett were held at the college chapel at 2:30 PM with faculty escorts and a procession to the cemetery. The obsequies featured tributes from Rev. Dr. E. T. Haggerman and President Storms, organ music, and floral displays, and Barrett was laid to rest near President Beardshear.
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Beardshear
Richard C. Barrett
Iowa State College
J. R. Lincoln
E. W. Stanton
C. A. Beach
B H. Hibbard
A. A. Bennett
O. H. Cessna
Herman Knapp
W. J. Dixon
W. O. McElroy
Board of Trustees
W. L. Eaton
Osage
John F. Riggs
Des Moines
F. F. Faville
U. S
Storm Lake
C. R. Graves
Osage News
George E. Marsh
E. D. Chassell
State Binder
W. T. Proudfoot
L. H. Bush
E. E. Faville
A. B. Noble
A.W. Storm
F. R. Conaway
Ames
Ruth Barrett
A. S. Thompson
Professor Barrett
Shea
Storms
Cessna
President Beardshear
President Storms Honors Prof Richard Barrett at Funeral
The Iowa State College president Albert B. Storms paid tribute to Professor Richard W. Barrett during funeral services. He spoke of Barrett as a dear friend and trusted, kind person whose memory brings comfort and faith in immortality.
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Barrett
A. B. Storms
Iowa State College
Albert B. Storms
Richard W. Barrett
Meltzer Sells His Kelley Farm to Waldo Stultz
The 240 acre farm south of Ames near Kelly sold for 125 dollars per acre. The property is highly tillable and near interurban lines Boone Kelly and Ames Kelly. Seller Meltzer plans new investments while buyer Stultz expands holdings in Story county.
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W. D. Meltzer
Ames
Kelly
Waldo Stultz
Meltzer
Mr. Stultz
Story County
Organ Installed at Methodist Church in Ames
The Ames Methodist church received a new two manual pipe organ from Pipe Organ Builders Mesars Hillgren Lam & Co Alliance Ohio. Installed by G M Russell and A L Lintquist, the instrument features 17 speaking stops 9 couplers and tubes from half inch to sixteen feet. Dr Louis Park of the Chicago Musical College will give a public recital Monday March 23 1909 with reserved seats 75 cents and general admission 50 cents.
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Ames
Mesars, Hillgren Lam & Co
Alliance, C
Messrs
G. M. Russell
A. L. Lintquist
South Hampton
L. L. Cleveland
Centerville
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Louis Park
Chicago Musical College
M. EB
Des Moines
Storm brings heavy snow and rain across multiple states
A Tuesday storm delivered heavy snow in northern Michigan Wisconsin southern Minnesota Iowa and northern Missouri with widespread rain east of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan. Alabama and northern Georgia saw abnormally high rainfall including 5.72 inches in Montgomery and 2.28 inches in Atlanta. The heaviest snow fell in central Nebraska while Arizona remained stationary with light snow for Colorado western Nebraska and western South Dakota. The forecast calls for improving weather and a warm stretch from the 13th to 16th with rising temperatures across Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Alabama
Georgia
Montgomery
Atlanta
Nebraska
Arizona
Colorado
South Dakota
Weather Service
Kilmer
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lake
Ames to Be Station on Transcontinental Car Race Route
Ames will host a leg of the first New York to Seattle cross country race to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. June 1 launches a field of cars funded by M Robert Guggenheim who offers a 2000 dollar trophy and 5300 dollars in prizes plus race expenses over five thousand dollars by the Automobile Club of Seattle. More than twenty cars will pass Ames toward Seattle with two pathfinders starting March 15 from New York to Chicago and Chicago to the western route to mark the course and arrange gasoline hotel rates and garages.
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Ames
New York
Seattle
M. Robert Guggenheim
Seatttle
Automobile Club of Seattle
Guggenheim
Paris
Chicago
Ocean
Wedding on a Moving Car Sparks Local Romance
A blizzard delayed travel from Des Moines to Ames keeping 43 passengers aboard a car. They shared a noon luncheon at Mr James Flemmings home two miles south of Allman and four miles north of Ankeny where a traveling man and a schoolteacher formed a bond. Plans for a license ceremony by President Storms at his campus home were hinted but not finalized.
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Des Moines
Ames
James Flemming
Allman
Ankeny
Flemming
Storms
Iowa State College
Attendees at State Oratorical Contest in Sioux City
Among those who attended Friday night to cheer Shirley Allen were Prof. A. MacMurray and Messrs. Farmer Trullinger Fokker Johnson Edmunds and the Misses Milly Gillette Amy Hooper Mildred Semmons and Bernice Shugart.
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Sioux City
Shirley Allen
Prof
A. MacMurray
Messrs. Farmer
Trullinger
Fokker
Johnson
Edmunds
Milly Gillette
Amy Hooper
Mildred Semmons
Bernice Shugart
Grinnell Glee Club Delights Ames Audience
The Grinnell Glee Club from Grinnell Iowa presented a three part program to an audience of about 500 in Ames Friday night. Tenor soloist Mr Proctor drew praise and a medley of modern melodies pleased the crowd. The club plans a trip to the Pacific Coast after returning Saturday.
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Iowa College
Grinnell
Proctor
Garner
Ladies Raid Society
The
Methodist Church
Grinnell Club
Ames
Pacific Coast
Ames Schools Schedule Vacation Break Dates
The Ames schools will close for vacation starting Friday March 26 and resume classes on Tuesday April 5.
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Ames
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