Real Estate Transfers in Ames and Surrounding Areas
A series of property deeds recorded in Ames show Bertha A Jones and others selling to Louisa C Jones for 6000 with several parcels in sections 30 31 and 32 and 08424 8400. Louisa C Jones transfers to F 5 Jones for 3600 including multiple fractional parcels and two and a half acres in section 32. Further transfers include Allen J W Emery to Christ Peterson for 20000 in 84 24 and Peter Orning to Engel K Hougland for 2250 lot transfers in 84 24. Additional deeds involve Louisa C Jones and others to Bertha A Jones for 5000 and Leah M Johnson, and more transfers among Louisa C Jones, M B Jones, Read et al to Mollie P Lynch and others in Ames real estate listings.
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Bertha A Jones
Has
Louisa C Jones
Louisa C Jones Et
Jones
F S Jones
Allen J W Emery
Christ Peterson
Peter Orning
Engel K Hougland
Leah M Johnson
M B Jones
M Read
Mollie P Lynch
Ad Ames
John E Fausch
J J DeVault
Lee & Littles
Ames
R H McCarthy
E. W. Hamilton
E. H. Alleman
Property Transfers in Ames and Blairs Addition
Emma O'Brien and husband to E T Grove two hundred twenty three dollars for lot 23 block 10 Ames. Margaret Leland to Von J Houghan two thousand six hundred for lot 4 block 4 Lee addition Ames. Osman Johnson and wife to B Hyler two thousand three hundred for 60 foot lots 5 and 8 block 8 Blacks 2 addition Ames. Florence O'Brien and husband to Ames Law Bank three thousand five hundred for lots 9 10 and 11 block 19 Blairs addition Ames. Frank J Cattrill to W W Sylvester and M A Manning two hundred for lot 15 block 2eorge Littles 8-D Ames. Fred Emerson and wife to Glen Emerson one dollar for s 1 2 se 29 83 23. E H Alleman and wife to J J De vault one thousand five hundred for lots 6 and 7 block 8
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Emma O’brien
Hus
E T Grove
Ames
Margaret Leland
von J Houghan
Lee
Notice of Letting Contract Boone Story Drainage District
Sealed bids are due March 20 1909 at Boone and Nevada Iowa auditors for a ditch and tile drain in the Boone Story Drainage District No 2. Work to be completed by November 1 1909. Bids include tile delivery and haulage with 10 percent bid bond and 25 percent performance bond. The boards reserve the right to reject all bids. F G Dunahugh Auditor Story County and gg F One Auditor Boone County.
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Boone
Iowa
Nevada
Story Counties
Boone-Story
Boone and
Ontario
Story County
Joint Boards of Supervisors
F. G. Dunahugh
F One - 3
Boone County
Taft Urges Swift Tariff Revision in Extra Session
President Taft asks Congress to promptly revise the Dingley tariff, citing changed production costs and revenue needs. He stresses the extraordinary session to secure speed with thorough consideration, outlining plan and revenue ideas from his inaugural address. The session opened with seating arrangements and likely no immediate rules revision.
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Washington
Taft
Sixty-First Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
William H. Taft
Wife Slayer Sentenced in Muncie Second Degree Murder
John Glascoe pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and received life imprisonment after waiving trial for shooting his wife, beating her to death, and he wept aloud at sentencing. His son Mark, a U S Navy electrician, had just returned home from a world cruise aboard the battleship fleet and learned of the tragedy only on arrival.
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Muncie
Ind
John Glascoe
Glascoe
Mark
United States Navy
Los Angeles Installs Temporary Mayor W D Stephens
Los Angeles appointed W. D. Stephens former chamber of commerce president as mayor after A C Harper resigned under threat of exposure. Stephens will serve until March 26 when a recall election is scheduled.
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Los Angeles
Cal
W. D. Stephens
Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Harper
Stephens
Duel Tragedy Ends Two Officers in Berlin
In Berlin on March 16 two army officers were shot dead in pistol duels at Eisen ich over an American woman, wife of Schutzbar Milg, a wealthy landowner near Hohanaus. Jealousy of the husband led to the confrontation.
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Berlin
Eisenich
Schutzbar Milg
Hohanaus
Kieran Indicted in Embezzlement Case in Pittsburg
P J Kieran former president of the Fidelity Fund ing company is indicted on embezzlement and larceny charges in Pittsburg based on a note he allegedly made to Mother M Vincent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
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Pittsburg
P. J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company
M. Vincent
The
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Married by McClellan at City Hall
In New York on Friday James H. Marsh twenty three and Marion H Hetherington nineteen both of Indianapolis were married in the city hall by Mayor McClellan. The couple are said to be members of the artist colony and will honeymoon in and around New York.
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New York
Indiana
James H. Marsh
Marion H. Hetherington
Indianapolis
McClellan
Artist Colony
Taft's First Reception Impresses Dignitaries at White House
diplomats and their wives gathered in the east room for President Taft and Mrs. Taft's first diplomatic reception. Secretary Knox welcomed the envoys as Colonel Bramwell and Captain Butt presented guests in the blue room. Mrs Huntington Wilson served tea and Mrs Moore poured cafe frappe.
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White House
Taft
Galveston Alert as Jack Johnson Homecoming Plans Spark Tension
Excitement rises in Galveston Texas as committees prepare for the arrival of black boxer Jack Johnson. Rumors claim Johnson has a white wife and leaders warn a public reception could be canceled if confirmed. They argue Johnson's marriage defies local customs and laws.
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Johnson
Galveston
Jack Johnson
Tex
Train Collision Near Raleigh Kills Fireman in North Carolina
A head on collision between Seaboard Air Line passenger train No 33 and a northbound freight derailed at Colón North Carolina. Fireman Hosey Lindsay died and Engineer Robertson injured fatally with six others seriously hurt. Officials blame misread train orders by the freight crew who escaped.
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Seaboard Air Line
Colon
N. C
Raleigh
Hosey Lindsay
Robertson
Corey Finishes Sixth in Six Day Go As-You-Please
The official six day go as you please score list shows Cibot and Orphee first with 732.6 points, followed by Davis and Metkus at 719.5 and Dineen with Prouty at 702.0. Corey and Hegelman finished sixth with 649.2 points.
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Cibot
Orphee
Davis
Metkus
Dineen
Prouty
Loeslein
Klubertanz
Shelton
Frazer
Corey
Hegelman
Feegan
Curtis
Guignard
Revere
Navez
Kellar
Edelson
Hallanti
Tartley
Beveridge Undergoes Delicate Operation in Baltimore
Senator Beveridge of Indiana underwent an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The surgeon reported the condition afterward as satisfying and expected Beveridge to be able to get about within a few days. The operation was delicate though not serious and apparently successful.
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Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Beveridge
Iowa House passes prohibition amendment after two day fight
Des Moines reports the Iowa House votes 68 to 37 in favor of the prohibition amendment after a two day battle over details. The session also notes the Holmes bill to place proof of a child's age in labor law prosecutions and the defeat of equal suffrage and a limited women's suffrage bill in the Senate. The Lee bill on ballot name rotation passes the House as the Senate considers governor nominees for the capitol custodian post.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Brandes
Blackmore
Koontz
Senate
House
Lee
Secretary of State
W. A. Young
Hedrick
Capitol
Kills Sister by Accident in Iowa Tragedy
Miss Everil Brooks aged nineteen was shot and killed by her seventeen year old brother Ralph in Council Bluffs Iowa He misjudged two revolvers he held and aimed at his sister a flash and report followed by her death from a heart wound The boy is overcome with grief over the accident.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Everil Brooks
Ralph
Young Brooks
Jail transfer of Junken to Fort Madison prison
Sheriff Jackson and deputies moved John Junken to Fort Madison prison from Burlington in a baggage car. The suspect admitted killing Clara Rosen at Ottumwa, prompting fears of mob violence.
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Fort Madison
Jackson
John Junken
Burlington
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Shot for a Burglar Ends in Fatal Mistake
Des Moines reports A. L. Ryan, son of a wealthy farmer, entered the room of A Geneliski by mistake. Geneliski shot what he believed to be a burglar. Surgeons state the wounded man will die.
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Des Moines
A. L. Ryan
A. Geneliski
Genelski
Ryan
Jail for bookmakers upheld by state supreme court
New Orleans reports the state supreme court, by unanimous opinion, upholding the Locke bill banning race track gambling and approving seven months of imprisonment and a $300 fine for bookmakers Robert Sheffield and Placido Frigerio. The men served at City Park race track, with Edward Corrigan facing a pending case.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Robert Sheffield
Placido Frigerio
City Park
Edward Corrigan
Man confesses self harm led to arson and wounds
In Monticello New York Bernard Solomon dying after being stabbed and house set ablaze told police he named neighbor Berkowitz in a false attack claim. He confessed the wounds were for personal safety and that he attempted suicide before starting the fire.
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Monticello
N. Y
Bernard Solomon
Berkowitz
Big Oklahoma horse trained for Taft at Fort Reno
A large Oklahoma horse bought for the army is being trained at Fort Reno for President Taft. The animal will be shipped to Washington in a few days.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Fort Reno
Taft
Washington
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Kodol
E. EB. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
C. A. Gamble
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
Berlin Medical Institute
West Sth St
M’clellan
Mrs. Taft
W. H. Taft
North Carolina
Hawkeye State
Junken
Ital
Tore Bros
Des Moines, le
J. W. Adams
John Allan
Depot
C.R. Quade
G. A. Brugger
U. S. Spring
West Main St
Mutual
Morgan, MorGan & Wattts
Attorneys-At-Law
Ames Savings Bank
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