Col Sam Jones Foils Railroads In Ames Excursion Fight
Col Sam Jones of the Northwestern railroad defeated a move to cancel fall excursions at Iowa State College. The trustees, led by Gov. Cummins, voted to proceed with excursions, then reconsidered after Jones argued the 1907 plan would fail. He urged postponement for one year, promising a larger future business when resumed.
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Sam Jones
Northwestern Railroad
Col. Jones
Iowa State College
Cummins
Ames
Towa
M. K. Smith
Ames Commercial Club
Gov. Cummins
John Paul Jones
Legal Department
Meeting of the Trustees Deliberates on Staffing and Building Matters
The college board met Friday and accepted resignations of Prof. H. P. Baker and Miss Mary B. Rausch without replacements. Extension staff for next year was finalized and the budget approved. A Schleuter contractor receivership committee was formed to negotiate with his agents and attorneys but delayed by bondholder absence. Committee members McElroy Zmant and Gov. Cummins met Saturday with progress uncertain. The Story county physicians’ objection to the hospital plan was raised but no action reversed.
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H. P. Baker
Forestry Department
Mary BE. Rausch
Schleuter
Story City Picnic Draws Wide Attendance and Events
Story City hosts a big farmers picnic with speeches by Ole O Roe and Charles Curtiss at 11, basket dinner at 12 30, and all day music by the Story City Cornet band. Ellsworth plays Story City in a free ball game. tug of war with Gilpert. contests for nail driving apple eating and race. premiums for grain and produce. prizes for best ten ears of corn and other crops. sweepstakes for largest assortment of grains and vegetables. O B Peterson presides and N M Nelson is marshal promising the largest affair yet with visitors from surrounding towns.
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Story City
Ole O. Roe
Charles F. Curtiss
Ellsworth
Gilpert
O. B. Peterson
N. M. Nelson
Cummins for vice president boosted by Iowa papers
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil and other Iowa papers support Cummins for vice president. They question why he is unfit for Allison’s seat but fit to preside over the Senate, a view echoed by the Sioux City Tribune.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Cummins
Allison
Senate
Sioux City
Ames School Board Adopts One Session High School Plan
The Ames school board voted to shift the high school to a single daily session from 8:00 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. The change aims to improve study and recitation, reduce travel strain for nonresident students, and allow afternoon work by teachers. Some parents opposed the plan but supporters expect overall benefits and flexibility for individual cases.
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F. E. King
Ames
Denver
Colo
Lawrence
Mass
Ann Arbor
Mich
Des Moines
Iowa
Sunday School Convention in Ames October 17 18
The Story county Sunday school convention will be held in Ames on Thursday and Friday October 17 and 18. J W Bateman the superintendent promises this will be the best convention the association has held. Several speakers from outside the county active in the work will attend. The program will be completed in a few days.
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Story County
Ames
J. W. Bateman
Ames Poultry Show Set For January 7 8 and 10
The Ames Poultry Show is scheduled across three days January 7 8 and 10 featuring judging events and exhibitor displays at the local fairgrounds. Delegates from poultry groups and regional breeders will attend and present prize classes with awards announced at closing ceremonies.
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Ames Poultry Show
Hannibal man shifts from teaching to farming at Ames visit
J W Weatherly of Hannibal Missouri and his wife toured Ames College to study modern farming methods for a planned dairy operation. Weatherly, Harvard graduate with Heidelberg study, will oversee a large estate after his father's death.
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Missouri
J. W. Weatherly
Hannibal, Mo
Weatherly
Harvard
Heidelberg
Ames
Government Dips Sheep Nationwide in New Mexico and West
Dr. C. H. Stange of the Veterinary department inspected government mandated sheep dipping in New Mexico and Arizona. The program aims to cleanse sheep of germs and parasites, with the government funding the dip and owners paying. In Wyoming, dipped wool sells 5 to 6 cents higher per pound, illustrating the financial incentive for widespread adoption.
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C. H. Stange
Veterinary Department
The
College
New Mexico
Sam
Arizona
Stange
Wyoming
Southwest
Dr. Stange
Weather Crop Bulletin Des Moines Week Ending Sept 9 1907
Week cooler than usual with normal sunshine and light showers. Temperature deficit about 2 degrees daily. Outside work favorable with threshing harvest and fall plowing underway. Cool nights but warm days aided corn ripening. rainfall deficiency favors corn but more moisture needed in many areas. Potatoes good and gardens productive.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Death in Sigourney Ties Ames Families in Grief
The Racine Goble and G. T. Hart families were summoned to What Cheer by the sudden illness and death of the sister of Mrs. Goble and Mrs. Hart. She died in Sigourney while visiting a sister. F. D. Fanforth and wife traveled from Salina Kansas to attend the funeral and paused in Ames on their return home.
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Racine Goble
G. T. Hart
Iowa State football outlook with returning veterans
Five members of last year's varsity will return this season at Iowa State College including Nelson Bruggers Jeanson Reppert and McElhinney who is captain. D B Stouffer also returns to help coach as practice begins amid scattered dorm housing and training table challenges. The schedule opens October 4 at Ames and features Iowa and Drake games later in the season.
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D. B. Stouffer
Iowa State College
Nelson
Bruggers
Jeanson
Reppert
McElhinney
Lamberts
Rutledge
Gray
King
Graham
Ames
University of Iowa
Drake University
Des Moines
Coe College
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Cornell College
University of Nebraska At
University of Iowa At
Clyde Williams
Ristine
Sioux Jones
Joe King
F. E. King
Bob Ricketts
The College Cars Arrive to Carry Ames to the College
Electric interurban service begins with trial trips and regular runs between Ames and the college amid delays from a St. Louis strike. First morning trip at 6 45 a.m. weekdays and 7 50 a.m. Sundays, with 30 minute round trips and ongoing adjustments. Residents comment on new crossings and track work. Local officials not yet addressing all street improvements.
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St. Louis
Ames
College
Story Street
Main Street
Munn
Lough
Mail Order Houses Prove Advertising Pays in Small Towns
Frank Clarkson argues advertising drives business with a Sioux City jeweler planning a three column ad across papers within 100 miles. Larned Kansas mailed 528 catalogs at 1 dollar printing plus 28 cents postage. A large Ida County store shuns ads for a month, showing how persistent advertising secures market share.
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Frank Clarkson
Ida Grove
Sioux City
Pioneer
Ida County
Larned
Kansas
Wank Do
Niese
The Ups and Downs of Chapel at the College
Dr Cessna supports a new chapel plan claiming attendance rose from about one hundred to four times that, with faculty participation increasing. Downtown students complain of time pressures during noon hour trips to Ames and back for meals. The aim remains to maximize chapel attendance despite mixed views.
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Cessna
Ames
Financially Considered
The college benefits financially from the harvest excursion but the athletic department loses income estimated at twelve hundred to two thousand dollars. The department lacks a proper gymnasium and has only a small training shed. Funds are needed as the association aims to build a new athletic field with some college support.
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I. 8
S. C
Editor A. H. Sniff Convicted of Manslaughter
A Missouri Valley editor A. H. Sniff was found guilty of manslaughter by a Logan jury after admitting a March shooting of Brundige in self defense. The city marshal testified to warnings prior to the incident, which the marshal denied.
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A. H. Sniff
Missouri Valley
Logan
Sniff
Brundige
Practice Milking Turns Painful for Marcus Girl
A Marcus girl broke her arm while milking a cow. The incident suggests a dangerous misjudgment of the task and highlights risks on rural work.
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Marcus
Merging Talk Grows Between Ames Baptist and Christian Churches
In Ames discussion continues on uniting the Baptist and Christian congregations though progress remains slow. Leaders see potential to double membership and reduce costs by forming a single church while preserving ministers. Disposition of foreign and home missionary funds is a key hurdle to unity.
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Baptist
Ames
Ames Baptist
Christian Chi
Ames Christian
Cedar Falls
Baptist Church
the Baptist
Friday Night Hazing Tale From Boone College Frays Tenth Hour
Boone correspondent reports on Friday night activities at the college noting hazing appeared mild and scattered. Accounts mention pranks behind closed doors in timber and a rumor of a late night incident involving President Storms and Custodian Edwards.
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Boone
Times-Republican
Storms
Edwards
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