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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
3
Brief notes on Taft and Sherman ticket and Wilson campaign. Iowa weather and politics linked to primary outcomes. Illinois governors race and Stevenson nominee. Washburn-Crosby receiver news. Elks Convention in Waterloo and Dubuque. Iowa estate values cited. Denver Times predicts Bryan victory. odd anecdote about Mule and Gorilla marriage in Philadelphia.
The writer questions the rush to appoint a successor before the late senator’s remains are laid to rest, accusing some Iowa politicians of office greed likening them to barnacles on an old ship.
The county fair is a county institution. Every inhabitant should attend and support the county fair. A good agricultural fair advertises the county produce and increases the county's value. Strangers note that a county with a fair shows its people are wide awake and town and country should unite to boost it.
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges postponing the senatorial campaign until after the legislature is elected. The piece argues a republican legislature is likely if the senatorial succession is excluded, then the senatorial contest can proceed without risking the party’s success in Iowa.
The past week brought generally favorable field work with warm start and cooler nights. Moisture shortages hit east central and northeastern areas while southern to central districts received heavy showers supporting corn and pastures. Winters crops show good wheat, fair to good spring grains, but oats poorly yielding and fall plowing underway where soil moisture allows.
Prohibitionists in Story County mount a vigorous campaign with Mr. Elwell actively pushing his representative candidacy, outpacing other parties in local activity.
An Indiana Chautauqua speaker claimed fewer affections and divorces would result if women were made homely by chin tattoos. He added that such measures would not be needed in Nevada.
Captain BE L King of the Second U S Cavalry directs the preparation of a large 100 acre camp at Lake Contrary for 5000 soldiers and 3,000 cavalry horses ahead of a September military tournament in St Joseph Missouri. The site, blueprinted layouts, and unloading plans ensure rapid deployment from Fort Des Moines to Fort Riley for fall maneuvers.
A series of property transfers are recorded in Ames and adjacent towns. Estella J Jones transfers to Ben Edwards. multiple parcels in Ames, Nevada, Roland, and Blair’s additions shift ownership. Notable deeds include C E Bartholomew to Louis Orcutt and J F Summers for $9000, and O B Alderman to L A and Ora Wallace for $10.
Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows Combined and Unlimited comes to Marshalltown on September 1 for Ames audiences. The 25th anniversary tour features a European program with a two somersault auto thriller, a large international lineup of performers from France Italy Germany Russia England New Zealand Spain and Persia.
Will Queal, college delivery driver, left his wagon near H. P. Sayle’s buggy. The horse, hungry, grabbed a sack of flour from the Sayle wagon, tore it open, and ate the flour before the driver returned, flour clinging to the horse up to its ears.
The automobile has become a factor in national transportation. Laws against fast driving exist, but a new rule should allow only drivers of common sense at the wheel to prevent accidents.
Swick of the Boone Independent argues a nomination notice cost five thousand dollars to notify Taft and that subscribing to a weekly paper could have delivered the information six weeks earlier for a dollar. The remark suggests practical disparity between official notices and timely news.
A campaign discussion from last spring suggests Governor Cummins should appoint former governor Larrabee to fill the Senate vacancy caused by Senator Allison's death. The writer notes Larrabee is well along in years, implying advanced age.
The sentence notes that the active duties of a United States Senator do not commence until the first specified event. It highlights the transition from appointment to full legislative responsibilities with emphasis on procedural timing.
A wife chides her husband about missing the children while he goes to the club, noting the lack of chance to see their father. He defends himself, saying he sends them a souvenir postcard nearly every day despite their absence.
Albert Kracht recalls an unusual incident at his home last Thursday when his daughters Clara and Lucy gathered abundant hail stones to make ice cream. The event, noted by the Keokuk County News on May 21, stands out as a rare occurrence that may not repeat for many years.
During Chautauqua the library will be open only during the hours between 9 and 10 in the morning.
The Washington Star laments the loss of chivalry and older codes, contrasting dignified duel and stage travel with modern fast rhetoric and upholstered cars. The piece yearns for a return to past romance even as contemporary comforts prevail.
The I. C. Symphony Orchestra, an Ames organization formed from local talent, will perform at Chautauqua intervals. Drilled under Prof. Houston of Iowa State College, the 15-member group includes Joe Lewis Ted Beilenburg T Leonard Howard Persons violins and other musicians with oboe flute cello and horn sections.
Mr. Todnem and John Allen perform with slide trom bones while Louis Doggett traps. Miss Fiva Persons plays piano as the ensemble presents a varied program of music.
The board of directors rules that no chairs of any description may be used in the aisles of the main tent and prohibits rocking chairs in the main tent. Space will be reserved for attendees who bring their own chairs to honor the aged and infirm.
Persons having business with the treasurer's office at college will please remember that it closes on the afternoons of August 12 17 and 21 to give the
Treasurer Knapp orders staff attendance impacting college operations. Other college offices are likely to close on the afternoons of August 12 17 and 21. City and college delivery wagons will not run on those afternoons.
An express company employee in Chicago reports relief from chronic diarrhoea after using Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credits early samples from the general superintendent and says it has cured many on trains. Sold by J. Eb. Cagwin.
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