Seattle Sojourn Homeward View From Queen Anne Hill
A May 1909 letter from Ames Iowa residents in Seattle describes a vivid summer start at 211 W. Comstock on Queen Anne Hill. They detail bungalow life, water quality, views of Puget Sound, ships including the Ohio and City of Seattle, Mt Rainier and Mt Tacoma, and a lively cityscape below as they plan summer work opportunities.
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Seattle
Wash
Thompson
Ames
Iowa
Portland
Oregon
Landry
Queen Anne
Capitol Hill
Murphy's
Queen Ann
Puget Sound
Olympic Mountains
Cascades
Rainier
Mt. Ranier
Mt. Tacoma
Bay
Tacoma
Mt. Rainier
Earth
Heaven
Jerusalem
New York
Yonder Grove
Freshmen win field meet over East Des Moines HS
The college freshmen track team beat East Des Moines High 75 to 52 as Gates won the 100 yard dash and broad jump, denying Des Moines star Baird in key events. Metcalf won the pole vault and other events featured strong Des Moines showings overall.
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East Des Moines
Des Moines
Gates
Baird
East High
EB. H
Hough
Metcalf
E. H
Hartenbauger
FE. H
Vincent
Townsend
B. H
Clarkson
Correy
Laird
Stiles
BE. H
Newman
Welty
Cressler
McCurdy
Stott
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City of
Ohio
H. B. Kennedy
Indianapolis
Burnsides
Pennsylvania
Noah
Cascade Range
Geo. Ashford
Ashford
Story Counnty
L. Adler
W. H. Jameson & CO
Cash Grocery
Darner & Romans’ Grocery
Benson’s Cash Grocery
Darner @ Romans
Almira C. Riddlesbarger
Melissa G. Wingert
F. C. Stuart
T. J. Wilcox
G. H. Folkins
Winnie W. Carver
Augusta Johnson
Hila Loucks
H. Coughenour
Swiff
Halvor Larson
John P. Anderson
Mary J. Jones
Aaron Hale
Gurine Skogerboe
Low Johnson
J. W. Caughey
D. B. Shirk
N. B. Isaacs
E. R. Alquist
McCallsburg
McCalisburg
Ernest D. Pitser
Imogene Spellman
Harriman
Oliver A. Lyons
Lebsie
Ever
Secord
Brophy
Ray Stiles
J. H
Lesser
Montana
L. W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Corn Belt
Wiscon
Hill
Mr. Hill
Omaha
Pitsor
Ernest D. Pitsor
Scotts
Nevada
Peter Heggen
John T. Valen
Helland & Larsons
Slater
J. B. Howard
David B
Marie L. Shirk
E. Nordgren
N. E. Isaacs
Iaias Nordgren
EB. R. Alquist
James Judge
Emily B. Swank
Nancy A. Jackson
S. P. O’brien
Lees
O. D. Freed
H. B. Baughman
Blairs
H. M. Cole
E. H. Robison
Baldwins
Maxwells
Maxwell
Clara
Belle Jenkins
Rachel Reynolds
Borns
Bird Stiegerwalt
Emma A. Tilden
Blairs Addi
Tion Ames
Dora Heater
EH. B. Howard
Harrimans
Nellie Williams
Dagwin Pharmacy
C. W. Dudgeon Jeweler
Brus
Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
Story County Bank
Clyde Schultz O’brien
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