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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1911

Page

5

Ames Girls Glee Club to Compete in Des Moines Contest

The Ames college girls glee club under Mrs. Clara D. Thompson will sing six numbers at Foster's opera house in Des Moines on Friday night April 28 against Simpson College Drake University and Highland Park college. Prizes include four cash awards a silver loving cup and the state championship.

College Girls Glee Club Clara D. Thompson Iowa State College Conservatory Foster’s Opera House Des Moines Ames Girls Simpson College Indianola Drake University Highland Park College Ames Press Club Thompson Foster's Opera House Ames College

Slater Readies General Store With Local Leaders

Slater prepares to organize a big general store led by Charley Shortman and Carl Johnson. Stock selling at 100 dollars per share has already raised over 5000 dollars from citizens and farmers in the first day. The plan envisions incorporating for 15000 dollars with paid up capital of 8000 to 10000 dollars.

Slater Charley Shortman That Carl Johnson Vewhall Av

New Assistant at Experiment Station

Ross Golden son of Rev and Mrs A L Golden of Boone has been appointed to the experiment station staff. He is a student at Cornell College Mt Vernon and will continue his studies while working at the station.

Ross Golden A. L. Golden Boone Golden Cornell College Mt. Vernon

Seed Potatoes Available at Ames Depot

Red River Valley Seed Potatoes Early Rose and Early Ohio varieties are on a full car load at the C N W depot in Ames. Those needing fresh seed or pure northern grown seed should call 4901 in Ames. The car will stop for only a few days. 8S. L. Akin.

Ames Red River Valley

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Cited as Cough Remedy

Mrs F Marti of St Joe Michigan reports her boy suffered a severe bronchial trouble. After doctors medicine failed Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured the cough and choking spells. She says the medicine saved trouble and is kept in the house. Sold by all drug gists.

College track work continues despite wet weather

Track training remains steady with a large group of candidates arriving in abbreviated uniforms for hard workouts. Poor track conditions due to rain limit activity to scoring and batting practice and short inter-squad games as drill demands pull freshmen away, thinning the prep squad.

Military Department

Squad Gears Up After Vacation For Home Meet

A portion of the team stays faithful this week while vacation and weather hinder others. The squad aims to get in condition for a home meet on April 15 and has a May 6 dual with Marshalltown. Baseball schedule talks continue with no definite dates yet, as new suits arrive and practice resumes next week.

Marshalltown

College Boys Appointed to Good Positions

A number of agricultural division graduates from the college have secured notable posts. Carlyle Campbell now works for Fairmont Creamery in Omaha. G. T. Guthrie moves from Blue Valley in Chicago to manage a Grand Rapids creamery. J. S. Bemler serves as ice cream maker for Flynn Dairy in Des Moines. C. S. Mitchell becomes buttermaker at a Davenport area dairy. R. L. Barrett takes charge of a 400 acre farm at Bismarck. E. G. Reinhart, class of 1910 Animal Husbandry, will head tobacco research for the U S Department of Agriculture in Hartford Connecticut Valley after a stint with Flynn Dairy in Des Moines.

Carlyle Campbell Fairmont Creamery Company Omaha Neb G. T. Guthrie Dairy Blue Valley Company Chicago Grand Rapids Michigan J. S. Bemler Flynn Dairy Company Des Moines C. S. Mitchell Lowana Davenport R. L. Barrett Bismark North Dakota E. G. Reinhart U. S. Department of Agriculture Connecticut Valley Hartford

Inter Society Declamatory Contest at College Friday

The Junior college hosts its annual inter-society declamatory contest in the Ag assembly hall Friday evening. Speakers cover topics from The Lincoln-Douglas Debates to The Power of Conviction with entries from Panora Philomathean Delphian Forum and Quills among others.

Inter Society P. C. Taff Panora Philomathean John Hay J. G. Emerson Burchinal, Beardshear Cuba H. B. Armour Rockford, Ill Delphian D. K. Brown Harlan, Welch Roscoe Schaeffer Forest City Pythian

Barriers Burned Away Dramatized At Armory Opera House

The Rev FE Roe’s tale Barriers Burned Away about the Chicago fire has sold over 1.5 million copies in twenty five years. George Middleton’s dramatization with Rummell arranging a production with Gaskell and MacVitty at the Armory opera house aims for strong local attendance.

FE. P. Roe Chicago George Middleton Rosalind Red Gate Rummell Messrs. Gaskell and MacVitty Armory Opera House

Wood for Sale at Rookwood Farm Ad

Wood for sale green or dry hard or soft cord wood or stove length. Rookwood Farm contact C F Curtiss or W A Tripp. 50 21.

Rookwood Farm C. F. Curtiss W. A. Tripp

Dr. King’s New Discovery touted for lung illnesses

Sleepless Hiran in Scranton suffers from consumption after five doctors fail to help in the Ozarks. He uses Dr. King’s New Discovery and reports it saved his life. The ad proclaims it a remedy for lung diseases and related ailments with prices 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free, via W. D. Rich, agent in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.

Hiran Scranton Clay City

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