Train Strikes Baggageman Rex, Thrown Thirty Feet
Harry Rex, night baggage man, was struck by a fast Northwestern train as he tried to cross the depot tracks. He suffered a broken thigh, a broken rib, and multiple bruises, with medical care at the Rex home and steady recovery underway.
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Harry Rex
Iowa
Halley
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Council Bluffs
Rex
Roland
Templeton
Aplin
Ed Rex
Boone Street
Baptist Church Work Tied Up In Marshalltown
The Marshalltown Construction Co halted work on the new Baptist church after nearing completion. The board had paid about $9,000 of roughly $10,000 contract. bonding company will send a man to adjust matters as finances hinder finish. H. W. Stafford bought a new Mitchell auto.
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New Baptist
Marshalltown Construction Co
Chicago Bankers’ Surety Co
Armstrong Mathews Wedding At Shipley Home
Miss Florence Maude Mathews of Shipley and Leo Armstrong of Ames were married at the Mathews home in Shipley. Rev Taylor of Carroll officiated. he is the groom’s brother in law. The couple, well known in Ames, will reside here. Armstrong works in Thompson & Armstrong, Scenic theater owners.
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Florence Maude Mathews
Shipley
Leo Armstrong
Oscar Mathews
Rev Taylor
Carroll
Ames
Thompson & Armstrong
Scenic Theater
Student elects editor in chief and business manager
At the student election held last Tuesday J. M. Fuller a dairy student won the editor in chief post and George Dunlop an agronomy student won the business manager position.
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J. M. Fuller
George Dunlop
Deputy Recorder Quits to Move After Death
Deputy Recorder Andrew Fijelland resigned after three years in the recorder's office and will relocate his family to the Sam Larson farm north of Huxley due to a recent death.
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Andrew Fijelland
Recorder’s
Sam Larson
Huxley
Larson Mrs Tesdall Named to Fill Vacancy
Mrs. Tesdall, wife of the recorder, will fill the vacancy as announced, indicating a succession plan within the office and presenting a quick transition for the records department.
Nevada man named Albert Fowler lands clerk post in Census Bureau
Albert Fowler of Nevada has passed the civil service exam for a clerk position in the Census Bureau at Washington. He has received his appointment and is ordered to report there next Tuesday. The assignment is expected to last about two years.
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Albert Fowler
Nevada
Civil Service
Census Bureau
Washington
Coroner Bailey Resigns. Morfoot Named to Fill Vacancy
Cambridge coroner Bailey resigned to move to Des Moines. board of supervisors appointed C E B Morfoot of Nevada to fill the vacancy. Morfoot manages Dowell and Dickey undertaking in Nevada. Mrs BE L Ellis recovers from neuralgia of the heart. J A Lawin improving after serious illness.
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Bailey
Cambridge
Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
C. EB. Morfoot
Nevada
Morfoot
Dowell & Dickey Undertaking
BE. L. Ellis
Dr Storms Will Go Ten In Indianapolis
Dr A B Storms will join the Central Avenue Methodist Church in Indianapolis Ind beginning September 1 after leaving his current school. The church board unanimously approved a generous salary and residence with bishop approval likely. The Storms family, longtime community members, will be missed in church college and social life.
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A. B Storms
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Ind
Storms
Dr Smith narrowly survives car crash near Nevada
Dr F S Smith and chauffeur John Bernicker were injured when their car skidded on loose dirt southeast of Nevada and plunged into a ditch. Dr Smith suffered a broken knee a dislocated shoulder and serious bruising while Bernicker escaped with a hip bruise. Local doctors say recovery is certain and the wreck destroyed the vehicle. Debates show Ames triumphs over Vermillion by two to one with local participants named.
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F. S. Smith
John Bernicker
Nevada
Sim McConnell
McConnell
Dr. Smith
Bernicker
Maxwell
Iowa State College Teams Win Debates on Parcels Post
Debate teams from Iowa State College argued pro and con on the Parcels Post. The college squads faced off in a structured contest with two sides presenting arguments and rebuttals.
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Ames
South Dakota University
Iowa State College
Wants His Farm Deed Set Aside
In district court since Monday the trial of C. A. Smith vs. Chas. Duntz unfolds over a Kansas farm deed dispute. Smith seeks to set aside the deed after trading Shipley merchandise stock for the farm, with extensive witness testimony and counsel from Browne Addison and Fitchpatrick Moe Call.
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Smith
Duntz of
Ames
C. A. Smith
Chas. Duntz
Duntz
Shipley
Kansas
Browne and Addison
Nevada
Fitchpatrick and MoeCall
Atty. Luke
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John Meiers
Gage Man
Baptist
H. W. Stafford
Mitchell Auto
Fowler
J. A. Lawin
Recov
DR. Storms
Baters
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
P. EB. Miller
A. A. Burger
Theodore Macklin
This Place
Arthur Hasche
Frank Benthen
James Lyons
Howard Vaughn
Howard Hill
C. R. Shumway
Eggen
Ross
Jasper
Schloss Bros. & CQ
Fime
Baltimore and
New Yorks
Story County
ME Fate Oates
Ames, Iowa
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