Wickedness of Boone and sermons spark civic push
Rev J Charles Crawford led a temperance sermon series in Boone exposing saloon evils. The W C T U and two ministers attended a city council session on a saloon license, prompting a petition drive against Boone saloons and a renewed watch on moral reform efforts. The Intelligencer praises local action while wary of temporary crusades. Ernest Thompson Seton to speak at Ames Chautauqua with animal life lectures praised by Gerald Christy.
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Boone
Intelligencer
Mr. Crawford
W. H. Cummings
Tenth Street
Story
J. Charles Crawford
Gospel Tabernacle Church
Crawford
Boone W. C. T. U
Ninevel
Jonah
Nineveh
Halley
The
Earnest Thompson Seton
Mr. Seton
Gerald Christy
London
England
Thompson Seton
Peace Day Observed By Colleges Across The Nation
College communities marked Peace Day with chapel talks and a World Peace lecture by Dr. B. H. Hibbard. President Storms spoke on the college student’s role in the peace movement as May 18 was set for a nationwide observance.
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Storms
Chapel
B. H. Hibbard
Agricultural Assembly
Death of a former Ames G A R veteran
Mount Morris Illinois Gazette recalls Captain Joseph Harvey Alexander a former Ames resident and G A R veteran born July 4 1840 in Thompsonville Conn died May 2 1910 at age 69 9 28 He served in Battery A 8th Connecticut volunteers and held posts including Acting Brigade Quartermaster on Gen Gettys staff He later worked as a dry goods merchant and traveler and twice served as Beadle County Clerk before moving to Mount Morris in 1903 Funeral services were held and he was buried beside his wife in Kenosha Wis Survived by son Charles Alexander in Butte Mont and daughter Eugenia Alexander Los Angeles Cal The obituary notes his Ames days 1872 34 and a coal prospecting venture in 1873 74 and quotes local reminiscences.
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Mount Morris
Illinois
Ames
Joseph Harvey Alexander
Thompsonville
Conn
Williston Academy
8Th Connecticut Volunteers
3D Division
9Th Army Corp
George W. Getty
Army of the Potomac
U. S. Volunteers
Washington
Alexander
Iowa
Huron
Oak
Beadle County
J. M. Smith
Charles Alexander
Butte
Montana
Eugenia Alexander
Los Angeles
Cal
Attorney Underwood Rides Rails to Ames for Egg Shipment
Attorney Underwood traveled from Boone to Ames by C. N. and Interurban rail last week. Power failures between Boone and Kelley and then Kelley to Ames marred the trip, but he completed the ride with Foote the egg buyer riding on cases of eggs.
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Underwood
Boone
Kelley
Ames
Foote
Liquor’s Odd Use Verrines in Barn Patch Paradox
A rural speaker muses that liquor can even odds, reclaiming dignity after ruin. He notes it both tears down a man’s barn and patches his pants, suggesting a rough balance between destruction and remedy in hard times.
Deaths James Roy Bradley in Escondido and Ames burial
James Roy Bradley born December 30 1877 in Ames Iowa son of Dr James Bradley. He lived in Ames attended public schools and Iowa State College before moving to Escondido California in 1907 to run a fruit ranch. He married Rose Goble in 1906 and left two young sons Wayne Kellogg and Roy Junior. He died May 8 in Escondido after a prolonged illness and was buried in Ames. Funeral services were Sunday at Congregational church with Rev W J Minchin officiating and a large attendance including friends from Boone Ft Dodge Nevada Des Moines Clarion.
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James Roy Bradley
Ames
Iowa
James Bradley
Iowa State College
Escondido
Rose Goble
Wayne Kellogg
Roy Junior Bradley
Congregational Church
W. J. Minchin
George M. Hultz
L. C. Tilden
Conaway
Bradley
Charley Sargent
George
Boone
Abbie Shaw
Josie Sargent
Ft. Dodge
C. M. Soper
Nevada
Martha Coffin
Des Moines
Bernice Corlette Bernard
Clarion
A Sure Way to Save Money Dont Spend It
A concise quip noting that avoiding expenditure is the simplest path to savings. It emphasizes discipline and frugality as the core strategy for reducing expenses without specific actions or programs.
Ames High Track Team Sets Small Yet Solid Record
Ames High with five athletes entering four events scored twelve points at the Iowa High School track meet in Iowa City. Morris Van Auken won the 100 yard dash and led the 200 yard dash prelims, while winning the final 100. Karl Klapper placed third in the mile, and the half mile relay team Kelso Hultz Eldridge Van Auken finished second. The team received hospitality from the university including a training table dinner and a band concert invitation. A. V. Storms thanks local friends for support after a fire disaster affecting property and keepsakes.
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Ames High
Iowa City
Morris van Auken
Karl Klapper
Fred Hultz
Joe Eldridge
Kenneth Kelso
Monroe
Cedar Rapids
Hultz
van Auken
Gableman
Marshalltown
North High
Kelso
Eldridge
Well, Well, Well Upper Iowa Defeats Ames in Fast Eighteenth Innings
Ames loses to Upper Iowa in a dramatic late game on the local diamond. After fourteen innings the score stands 3 to 4 with Upper Iowa on top. the pitcher is hailed as a phenom while Ames is praised for strong play and spirited effort.
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Ames
Upper Iowa
Banquet of Northwestern Railway Officers in Boone Iowa
H J Wiese attended a banquet of Northwestern Railway Co officers in Boone Iowa Tuesday evening hosted by F H Hammill superintendent of the Iowa division.
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H. J. Wiese
Northwestern Railway Co
Iowa
Boone
F. H. Hammill
Card of Thanks for flowers and support after death
We express sincere thanks to dear friends for the beautiful floral offerings and the sympathy and aid shown during the sickness and death of our dear little mother. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Reed, Mrs. Etta Dunning, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McGuire, and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McGuire.
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S. L. Wood
C. D. Reed
Etta Dunning
W. A. McGuire
W. P. McGuire
Hoon Family Thanks Neighbors for Help After Accident
W S Hoon and family thank neighbors and friends for kindness and generous donations through their recent accident, saying the support will long be remembered.
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W. S. Hoon
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