Polar race tale ties to Cook and Peary in Ames scene
A vivid reminiscence of Cook and Peary’s pole chase from Etah Greenland to the top of the world. The piece notes a lackluster Ames audience and recalls contested claims over Etah and early dispatches from Lerwick and Indian Harbor. It contrasts expedition hardships with a late Hungarian alcohol finding among schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Peary
North Pole
South Pole
Story County
Frederick Cook
Etah
Greenland
Pole
Civilization
Ames
Brooklyn
Smith Sound
Perry
Sverdrup
Ellesmere Land
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Utah
Whitney
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
Btah
Labrador
Roosevelt
Indian Harbor
Hans Egede
Upernavik
Denmark
Milford and Grant J O C club entertained by Mrs Kingsbury
The J O C club of Grant gathered at Mrs Charlie Kingsbury’s near Kelly on Wednesday. Members include Mesdames Erb Daily Mills Banks Nelson Smith and Misses Armstrong Daily Kyle Kingsbury and others. Also noted a near accident with Lewis Heintz’s coal wagon on Baker hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. C. Club
Grant
Charlie Kingsbury
Kelly
Old Brick School
Northwest
Mesdames
H. G. Erb
Ward Daily
W. H. Mills
Henry Banks
Lucy Nelson
Lizzie Smith
Anna Armstrong
Jennie Daily
Nancy
Maggie Kyle
Ames
H. W. Kingsbury
Lewis Heintz
Baker Hill
J. A. Heintz
Joe Pettinger
Nevada
Aura
Gladys Bradford
Storm Lake
Orlando van Patter
Mike Heintz
Chenoah
Ill
Boone Saloons Spark Union Battle and Local Reform Drive
The Ames Intelligencer and Boone Democrat clash over Boone saloons amid a reform push. Freem Conaway leads criticism of open taverns blamed for tempting Ames students, while Boone merchants defend the establishments as town business. A Northwestern railroad shift and a drunken incident near the tracks underscore tension between growth and vice in Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freem Conaway
Ames Intelligencer
Freem
Boone
Ames
Boone Democrat
Conaway
Jewell
Gabriel
Sodom
Lot
Booneboozle
Intelligencer
Herald
Boone Saloons
Boone Borough
Northwestern Railroad
Interurban
Milwaukee
Deadly Earnest Seen Through North Campers Tales
Friends of both parties say deadly earnest was formed by learning from natives about the other’s presence and claims, even though neither crossed the other’s path during months in the north.
College YWCA service emphasizes traits for college women
The opening YWCA service at the college discussed the demand on college women, adaptability of the YWCA, and traits like cooperation breadth of sympathy and integrity. Speakers Myrtle Dean Edna Andre Emma Tilles Eleanor Lamb and Sophie Hargin highlighted training, universal understanding, responsibility, and religion at the base of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Thomas
Young Women’s Christian Association
Myrtle Dean
Edna Andre
Emma Tellies
Eleanor Lamb
Sophie Hargin
Two Drunks Briefly Fined by Boone Mayor
Two intoxicated men were brought before the Boone mayor this week. One was fined a light amount yesterday afternoon and released, while the other, brought in this morning, received a similar small fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booze News-Republican
P. E. O. Picnic On Mrs Budd’s Lawn Thursday
The P. E. O. picnic will be on Mrs Budd’s lawn Thursday afternoon September 23 with ladies arriving at 4 o clock to sew. Supper will be served at 6 o clock. The Book and Basket club meets next week Wednesday with Mrs M K Smith and members are asked to bring a curio for a lively afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Book and Basket Club
M. K. Smith
Social events and greetings fill Ames society pages
The Ames social column details a series of gatherings from the Woman's Home Missionary Society conference at The Knob to a Joint YW and YMCA reception at Central building. It notes hostesses, a lunch, ice cream, and informal meetings for students and college women plus birthdays and music classes starting at Ames Conservatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Missionary Society
the Knob
Y. W
Central Building
Opera Star Madame Langendorff to Sing in Ames
Madame Langendorff a renowned contralto with the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company of New York will perform in Ames on dates in late October or early November. The event is described as first class. Violin teacher Morris Earle Mitchell succeeds Miss Georgina Van Aaken and impressed with Bach Gounod Ave Maria at Sunday chapel. Sight singing class meets Thursday at seven to prepare for the semester. New assistant piano teacher Ingeborg Swendsen-Tune is attracting many students, and Conservatory enrollment tops last year and should exceed it by semester’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Langendorff
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
New York
Madame Langendorff
Ames
Morris Earle Mitchell
Georgina van Aaken
Conservatory
Ingeborg Swendsen-Tune
Marriages and a postal code change noted in brief
Eugene Humbert marries Ella Adams former Ames student now in Ithaca N Y. H S Fawcett weds Helen Torstensen in LaGrande Iowa with he a 1905 Iowa State graduate. A new December 1 1909 rule raises cipher telegram rates five letters per word silencing codes and pressuring businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal and Western Union Telegraph Companies
High School Assembly Features First Term Start
The first high school assembly of the term was held Monday for an hour and a half. Supt. King outlined goals for the year while others spoke. June Dunham discussed her Chautauqua win and Maude Campbell shared Fair experiences. Eichelberg spoke on athletics with Clapper and Cameron noted, and the school orchestra debuted. Exhibits from the Des Moines Fair were displayed for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
King
June Dunham
Maude Campbell
Eichelberg
Lyle Clapper
Clay Cameron
Des Moines
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Milford and Grant
Warren Burton
W. J. Gilmore
Charlie Gilmore
J. W. Bateman
Colorado
Bernice Bradford
Edwin Steffen
Boone Merchants
Story Street
H. F. George
Ue Book and Basket
Della Gerbracht
Gerbracht
Alumni Hall
8S. K. Stevenson
Iowa City
Lew Cole
Kate
Jessie Cole
Ray Wortman
Chicago
R. W. Ritchie
Centerville
Mrs. Cole
Burnett Avenue
Miss Tunis
Florence Tunis
Onondaga Street
J. R. Wood
Norris Earle Mitchell
Highland Park College
Ames Conservatory
Music Hall
Faustina
Jamestown Worsted
America
Eugene Humbert
Ella Adams
Keokuk County News
Sigourney
Miss Adams
Buffalo
N. Y
Ithaca
H. S. Fawcett
Helen Torstensen
LaGrande
Iowa
Fawcett
Iowa State College
Florida
State Agricultural College
Bauge & Ala
South Side
Main Street
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