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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
2
The council and fire department clash over pay for false alarms as crews get a dollar per fire and drivers double pay. After a rainy chicken coop blaze last week, the council votes to withhold pay when firefighters do not actively participate, prompting warned resignations from the fire company.
Grinnell women have long aided the public library through the Book Club and P B O chapter. The Book Club buys twenty books annually, loans them for two weeks, and donates them to the library. The P B O chapter contributed ten dollars for rent collection, purchasing ten books and expanding the library’s free shelves.
The article notes Morris refusing to pull the heavy wagon again and describes council friction over paying for stalls to house horses. It cites street commissioner McCoy's proposal and the council's decision to reject it. Also covered are weather summaries and community notices at Grinnell and Ames events.
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