New Council Seated and Initiates Year
The city council held its regular monthly session at city hall on Monday, wrapping up the old year's business. New officers were sworn in by Mayor Parley Sheldon and assignments announced, including City Marshal William Ricketts and City Clerk A B Maxwell, with committees named and a first round of meetings planned.
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Parley Sheldon
Meltzer
White
Lallibareer
Stocker
Cleghorn
Tallman
Jiyet
M. Wallibarger
M. Cleghorn
Geo. Henry Maxwell
H. B. Corlette
Thos. Thompson
F. Stocker
Sheldon
William Ricketts
A. B. Maxwell
Art McCoy
G. Tilden
Improvements on Douglass Avenue Properties
The Misses Fleming install a furnace and bathroom and raise part of the roof on their Douglass avenue property as part of modern improvements.
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Misses Fleming
Douglass Avenue
McCawley Plans New Main Street Store in Ames
Plans drawn for a brick building on Main Street between Burnett and Kellogg to house a plumbing store. F F McCawley will erect a large structure with expansive showroom and flat-floor store space. Town looks for a summer of renewed building in Ames.
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McCawley
MAIN
Old School Building Moved for Reuse as Apartment
Mr. few Hiani purchased the old south side school house and Hav erly Transfer Co will move it this week onto a lot in Mast Ames. The timbers in the building are in excellent condition and Vy. Ham plans to repair it for an apartment house.
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Mr. Few Hiani
South Side Shool House
Haverly Transfer Co
Lota
Mast Ames
Ham
Northwestern wreck disrupts cars at Grand Avenue crossing
Three eastbound cars jumped the track at Grand Avenue last evening on the Northwestern line. A broken brake beam caused the crash, with a lumber car badly demolished and the following two cars derailed. Passengers transferred and walked across the tracks due to blocked crossings.
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Grand Avenue Crossing
Grand Avenue
Allen vs Stultz case yields verdict for Stultz
In district court Monday the jury returned in twenty five minutes, finding in favor of defendant Stultz in the suit by David Allen for five thousand dollars alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. The Times withholds case details.
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Allen
Stultz
Sudden Death of Mrs. Dora L. Sawin
Mrs Dora L Sawin died at one this morning after illness of the bowels. She was wife of A L Sawin an instructor at the college foundry and had lived in Ames about five years. Brief funeral services will be held Saturday at 8 30 at 619 College St, then body taken to Webster City for interment at the former home.
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Dora L. Sawin
A. L. Sawin
Ames
College St
Webster City
Former Pastor Pruitt Visits town and speaks at U B Church
Rev Pruitt, former pastor of the south side church, visited this week. Rev Riggs organized a special service Wednesday to hear him again. The church was well filled and attendees were delighted to meet their former pastor as he spoke on Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac and God's restraint.
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Rev. Pruitt
South Side
Rev. Riggs
Mr. Pruitt
Adil
Abraham
Isaac
Jod
Drunks rounded up by marshal before mayor for fine
Marshal Ricketts rounded up a group of inebriated men Sunday and delivered them to Mayor Sheldon who imposed the usual fine and urged them to reform.
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Marshal Ricketts
Frank Brown Builds Two New Porches on Grand Avenue
Frank Brown recently completed two new porches and other substantial improvements to his house on Grand Avenue.
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Frank Brown
Grand Avenue
Editors Hold Big Meeting at Ames for Journalists
The 42rd semiannual Upper Des Moines Corn Belt Editor Association meeting gathered in Ames for two days of speeches, banquets, and tours. Editors including Al Adams and Harvey Ingham spoke on advertising, local progress, and rural education while enjoying a theater matinee, a banquet at Margaret Hall, and college tours.
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Upper
Des Moines
a_ Big
Des Moines Corn Helt Facterial Association
If Ames
Otber
Measre Sears
Narvis
Princess Theater
Ames
Margaret Hall
Hibbard
FE. W. Stanton
Stanton
W. S. Branagan
Diter Harvey Ingham
The
Des Moines Register and Leader
Iowa
Ingham
Williams damage case is settled in Fort Dodge
Mrs Belle Willizans of 124 Hyland yrepie received 7500 for injuries from a dec 206th accident at the west gate of a Fort Dodge line train after suing for 25000. The Williamses run a Hyland avenue grocery and confectionery. Attorneys Wade Dutcher and Davis and W S Saul arranged the settlement with Judge Dyer and J C Davis representing the railway.
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Hyland Yrepie
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway
Williams
West Gate
Hyland Avenue
Messrs Wade
Dutcher and Davis
Iowa City
Saul
Carroll
Judge Dyer
Boone
J. C. Davis
Des Moines
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway
Cast Chosen for Junior Class Play "The Professor's Wife"
The Junior class selects the cast for The Professors Wife to be staged during Commencement week. Laura Weirick of Ames stars as leading lady with Sherman Dickinson of Des Moines as leading man. Other cast members include Ruby Hopkins of Missouri Valley and eight more performers from Ames Des Moines Tama Jewell Cedar Rapids Edinburg Scotland.
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Laura Weirick
Ames
Sherman Dickinson
Des Moines
Ruby Hopkins
Missouri Valley
Jennie Mitchell
Edna Prime
Tama
Gladys Bonner
Jewell
W. C. Hasell
Cedar Rapids
J. B. Sullivan
Ames Gas Co to Connect Mains Between Ames and Nevada
The Ames Gas Co. awards the high pressure main contract to American Construction Co. of Newton to lay lines between Ames and Nevada. The Ames company, having recently bought the Nevada plant, will hold it for emergency use but unlikely to be needed as Ames provides emergency facilities to prevent delivery delays.
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Ames Gas Co
American Construction Company
Newton
Ames
Nevada
Ames Company
Knudson Plans Two Modern Cottages for East Seventh Street
R A Knudson will begin construction in a few days on two modern cottages on the south side of East Seventh Street just north of his home. The two cottages are being built for rent or sale.
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R. A. Knudson
East Seventh Street
Mrs Scofield Reaches Honolulu After Sea Sickness
Mrs. Scofield reports a safe arrival in Honolulu on March 16 after a rough voyage on the China with severe sea sickness shared by others, and she was glad to see land.
Misidentification Corrected on Death Report
A death reported yesterday near Cambridge proved incorrect as Dick May did not die. John May, a cousin, died yesterday morning at eight o clock.
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Dick May
Cambridge
John May
Banking Reform Talk at Boone
Boone Commercial club invites a large delegation to hear Bonynge discuss Banking and Currency Reform. The talk covers the National Monetary Commission report, bipartisan support, and the National Citizens League push for modern banking, with emphasis on cooperation among 25 000 banks and preventing panics. The Ames Admens Association will attend in Boone.
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National Citizens League
League
National Monetary Commission
John V. Farwell
Chicago
National Ciizens’ League
Congress
Mr. Bonynge
Commission Acs
Europe
Ames Admens Association
Boone Commercial Club
Boone
County Treasurer Fowler Boosts Tax Day with New Methods
County Treasurer Frank N. Fowler reports rapid progress after introducing new efficiency methods. By Monday 3 20 p m the cash balance was solid and ready for second installment tax receipts, with Saturday income totaling 24402 and monthly total 244 004 2 in a larger than usual workload.
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Frank N. Powter
Pasley to Build Modern Home in East End
Attorney C. H. Pasley has let the contract for a modern home in the east end of town. Construction will begin at once.
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C. H. Pasley
Story City Bank Closes Doors Amid Swann Family Controversy
Citizens Bank of Etory ity shuts down with president John Swan and cashier M J Swan vanished. Experts estimate a forty five thousand dollar shortage. Authorities cite board of trade actions as the probable cause, marking the second local bank failure this year linked to similar issues.
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Citizens Bank of Etoryity
John Swan
M. J. Swan
Board of Trade
Young Swan
Swan
Charley Dudgeon Sells His Farm
Friday C W Dudgeon via F F Rodgers sold eighty acre farm two and a half miles south of town to G A Kilow of Greene county for thirteen thousand dollars cash or 16250 per acre. Kilow former Story county resident returns and secures a fine holding near one of Iowa’s best towns. The Times welcomes Kilow back to Story county.
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C. W. Dudgeon
F. F. Rodgers
G. A. Kilow
Greene County
Kilow
Story County
Iowa
Dudgeon
the Times
Landlord Canaday Expands Ames Hotel to Accommodate Travellers
Walter Canaday of the Ames hotel leased the Hunt rooming house on Douglass avenue to ease nightly crowding. With hotel capacity near its limit, the extra rooms aim to serve most of the traveling public, as relief from crowded facilities remains unlikely.
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Walter Canaday
Ames Hotel
Hunt
Douglass Avenue
Canaday
Coal famine eases with spring supply inches toward May
The coal strike has affected Ames but with spring near, demand is lightening. Some dealers report empty bins while others can serve regular customers into May. The strike remains general nationwide with worse effects possible elsewhere.
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Ames
Weather Affects Field Readiness After Rain
Fields remain unready for farming as rain-soaked ground delays plowing. A stretch of dry, settled weather could improve soil, but time is running short.
Milwaukee Through Ames Detour Delays Rail Line
High water forced Milwaukee main line trains to detour via Ames on Sunday. The railroads report recurring damage this spring, disrupting service and schedules.
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Milwaukee Main Line
Ames
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