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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1911

Page

9

Ames and Its Growth From 1865 to 1911 in Iowa

Ames Story County Iowa traces rapid town growth from 1865 to 1911. It notes early churches and a Carnegie library, incorporation in 1870, leadership by Parley Sheldon as mayor, and major infrastructure like water works built since 1891, electric light service, 12 miles of sewers, paving projects, and a growing population now over 4 200 residents with about 2 000 students.

Oakes Ames Ames Congregational Church M. B. Church Story County Iowa Salety Turner West P. €. Compion Ralph Marshall H. F. Kingsbury I Corporation Incorporated Wm. West Geo. G. Tilden W. G. Wright Arshall B. Farwell L. Lucas T. Weld Daniel McCarthy D. A. Bigelow J. Miller Paxton H. Alexander Giles Cook John McLain W. D. Lucas Ofitizens C. BE. Turner Walter Evans T. L. Smith Wm. Clarl G. A. Underwood E.R. Chamberlain Henry Will John Watts C. Jones W. M. Greeley Sheldon Henry Wilson M. K. Smith L. C. Tilden Parley Sheldon Water Works Fourth Ward Frank Linebaugh Main Street College Grand Avenue Ninth Street Andrew Carnegie Douglass and Sixth Streets City of A. B. Maxwell M. A. Manning Carl L. Little J. Y. Luke J. Q. Wickham Art McCoy W. A. Ricketts W. D. Meltser Geo. White M. Hullibarger Fred Stocker Chas Tallman M. P. Cleghorn Ames and College Railway Company College Grounds Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Ames and College Railway Des Moines Margaret Hall Mai

City of Ames Since Its Organization

By A B Maxwell City Clerk the report outlines Ames growth from a station and town created by Jon I Blair promoter of the Chicago Northwest Railway. Cynthia Duff through sale of land near Sheriff Hoggatts helped secure the site and rail linkage leading to town platting public in fall 1864.

A. B. Maxwell Ames Jon I. Blair Chicago & Northwestern Railway Cynthia ©. Duff Sheriff Hoggatts

Development of Ames Schools Chronology

By R. W. Valentine President Pro tem of the Board of Education recounts Ames school history from the Hoggatt School era through the Subdistrict No. 4 formation, early teachers, and the evolution into the Independent District of Ames. It covers building phases, bonds, key figures, and milestone elections, ending with the 1904 four-classroom Central School completion.

RE. W. Valentine Board of Education Ames Squaw Creek Boone Street Hoggatt School Oath Washington Township Henry May Barbwell May Sarah Fitchpatrick McElyea Ella Fitchpatrick Jim Adams John Hogcatt John Kintzley M. K. Smith Chet Little S. Scott Sam Ne Lon Hiestand Becky Hoggatt Loud Willard McCarthy Marie McCarthy Wm. West Wm. Lucas L. B. Farwell Treas Henry May C. G. Tilden Isaac Black H. F. Kingsbury T Weld H.R. Barwell H. FP Kingsbury J. H. Miller Treas A. Rainbolt Perkins Emma Chamberlain Budd M. Hemestock W. M. Greeley D. A. Bigelow D. S Fairchild John Watts W. F. Chevalier B. Read C. A. Duntz Frank N. Fowler L. H. Pammed

Ames Builds New High School and South Ward School

Ames plans a $100000 bond election for a North Side High School and a South Side ward school. The project includes a brick and stone complex with a 700 seat auditorium, ten classrooms, labs, a gym, and a tunnel to the heating plant, to be ready by 1913.

Fourth Ward A. B. Noble Henry Wilson C. A. Duntz J. Judge W. W. Talbott Parley Sheldon J. Scott A. B. Nobie C. E. Wasser E. W. Valentine G. E. Farnam L. J. Baird C. H. Pesely Parley ‘Sheldon Commercial Club L. M. Bosworth J. G. Tilden W. M. Greeley F. R. Conaway L. G. Hardin J. T. Grove Ben Edwards J. M. Munsinger Pal South Side Third Ward Lincoln Hicks Maizie Schreiner Ctizens of Ames

Million Dollar Warning Promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets

An advertisement touts a millionaire's offer for a new stomach as a cautionary tale and promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy. It claims the product restores gastric juice power and strengthens the stomach, promising a money-back guarantee if not satisified. Horace Clark from Boston joins the Agronomy department for a four year course.

Rexall Loughran & Bauer Horace Clark Boston

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