Ames and College railway to be electrified and extended
The article recalls the 1901 Ames and College railway opening, its growth under Parley Sheldon, and eventual sale to Newton & Northwestern. It notes plans to electrify and integrate with the Des Moines Fort Dodge and Southern system, with electric cars expected by January and a twenty minute college town service plus hourly Ames Des Moines service at lower fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Childs
Stanton, Budd and Stalker
Judge Stevens
Parley Sheldon
Billy Cummins
Boone
Ames and College
Harley Stuckslager
Des Moines
W. M. Greeley
M. K. Smith
Newton & Northwestern Railway Company
Ames & College Railway
Ames
College
Collee
Huxley
Kelley
NicKerison Bros Put Concrete Foundation Under Walks
NicKerison Bros installed a gravel or concrete foundation under all their sidewalks as specified by sidewalk construction standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickerson Bros
Iowa Republicans Standpat Victory in Cummins Nomination
James A. Wrest argues the 1906 Iowa GOP convention solidified protectionist policy under Cummins, praising standpatism as a national guiding principle. He lauds Secretary Shaw and Perkins while critiquing opponents and urging unwavering Iowa republican loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Republican Party
Iowa
Shaw
United States
Allison
Wisconsin
James A. Wrest
Washington, D. C
Residence for Sale In Ames a good eight room house for sale
Eight room residence with bath offered for sale located near school and road. Inquiries accepted at the Times office. Wanted a gentleman or lady with good references to travel by rail or by rig for a firm with 250000 dollars capital. Salary 1072 dollars per year and expenses, salary paid weekly and expenses advanced. Address with stamp Jos A Alexander Ames Iowa 13-6m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Office
Jos
A. Alexander
Ames
Iowa
Butter as a Food and Health Beliefs
Butter is a hydrocarbon supplying energy for work and aiding early stage consumption cures. It should not be spared at meals even for healthy people. Butter contains at least seven fat types making it a complex oil. For the dyspeptic, bread and butter with fruit are preferred over pie pastry or biscuits baked with lard.
Tucker Hathaway Wedding at Ottawa Ohio
The marriage of Miss Daisy Hathaway and Mr. Scott Tucker occurred August 7 at the bride’s Ottawa home. The Boone News reprints a detailed account noting the church ceremony, a breakfast reception, and guests from Rudolph Weston Kenton Chicago White House and Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Hathaway
Beardshear School
Scott Tucker
Boone
Ottawa
Ohio
Boone News
First Presbyterian Church
Edna Gale Hathaway
That City
Scott E. Tucker
Mendelsshon
Miss Zeller
Miriam
Gale Hathaway
Margaret Haskell
Lawrence
Ames
Iowa
Wade
Harold
Miss Beach
Rudolph
W. W. Hill
Fred Hill
Morrell
Weston
Er. B. Hathaway
Kenton
Hatfield
Lee
Chicago
Sarah Sherburne
White House
Hattie Ankenholtz
Toledo
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker to Celebrate Move to 621 Crawford
Local brief notes Mr. Tucker, a Boone grocer, and his bride receive best wishes from many friends. They announce their home at 621 Crawford Street after October 1, inviting guests to visit. A playful line urges using Rocky Mountain Tea by L M Bosworth to see grace and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
L. M. Bosworth
Excursion Tickets Offered by North Western Railway
Excursion tickets to National Encampment Sons of Veterans at Peoria Illinois via the North Western Line go on sale August 19 with favorable return limits. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Also low excursion rates to the Southwestern Conference at Siloam Springs Arkansas via the North Western Line. Tickets on sale August 7 through 16 with favorable return limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans
Peoria
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Southw
Conference
Siloam Springs
North-Western
Chicago & Nort-Western R’y
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City of
Iowa Agricultural College
Milwaukee Avenue Savings Bank
Him Robinson
Colfax
Washington
la Follette
Jno. H. Gear
United State Senate
Blythe
William J. Bryan
C. Hamilton
S. Kirk
New York
Tucker-Hathaway
Josephine Turck Baker
Evanston
Illinois
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