City Schools Plan Open September with New Texts and Rules
The city schools will open Monday September 6 with high school starting at 9 a.m. Grade pupils return to their previous rooms and eighth graders join the high school at 8 a.m. Teachers meet September 4 at 10:30 a.m. New texts include Hunts Progressive Speller and Wells Secondary Algebra. Non residents pay tuition. limits on enrollment apply. Legislation outlines compulsory attendance, truancy enforcement, and school funding rules.
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White
Vergil
Knapp
Bennett
Milikan
Gales
Wolfson
Myer
Hallick
Brander-Matthew
Ames Chautauqua ends with praise and a $800 surplus
Gov Hoch praised Kansas as a great agricultural college despite modest claims. The closing program featured Dr Van Kirk Browning recital, Norwegian American day, Rose Maiden by Story County Choral Union, solos by Gladys Collins and A L Berglund, and kindergarten specialist Helen Paulson praised for mothers meetings. Ernest Gamble Concert Party capped the event as the sixth annual Chautauqua closed, leaving a $800 surplus for new buildings fence and wiring.
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Story County Choral Union
Ames
Gladys Collins
Boone
A. L. Berglund
Chautauqua
Helen B. Paulson
Mrs. Paulson
Ernest Gamble
Association
June Dunham Wins Ames Chautauqua Oratorical Contest
June Dunham of Ames won the high school oratorical contest at the Ames Chautauqua last Friday morning receiving unanimous first place from three judges. Her speech titled The Lie. Second place went to Laura Frick of Slater. Other contestants Leda Mason of Cambridge spoke on Old Ace and Nona Klump of Nevada spoke on Twigs and Tudens. Prizes awarded were five dollars to each contestant, with Dunham receiving ten dollars.
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Ames Chautauqua
June Dunham
Leda Mason
Cambridge
Old Ace
Nona Klump
Nevada
Twigs
Tudens
Laura Frick
Slater
Miss Frick
Miss Dunham
Real estate transfers across Ames Collins Slater and Slater Junction
Multiple property deeds recorded in Ames area transfers include Hans C Nessa to R C Plummer for two lots in MacCalisburg. Nelson to Sylvester and Manning for lot 13 Harrimans. Randall to Sylvester and Manning for lot 5 Harrimans. Steigerwalt to N B McGuire for portions of Blairs addition. Jensen to Thompson for two lots in McCallsburg. French to Vasey for lot 5 Armstrongs addition Collins. Helland to Viland for three lots in Hel land and Larsons addition Slater. Donnie Helland et al to Viland for two lots. Stevens to Dudgeon for lot 5 College Part 1st North Ames. Martin Brown to Osmond Brown for undivided half of two blocks in Slater Junction. Stone to Lizzie Fenton and Hostetter to Mary Wilson for substantial sums. Erickson to Jacobson for described several rods. Croker to Susan Reynolds for north half of section 9 83 82 1. Stevens et al to Davidson for lot 5 College Park 1st north Ames.
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Hans C. Nessa
R. C. Plummer
MacCalisburg
E .C. Nelson
V. W. Sylvester
M. A. Manning
Harrimans
Ames
F. A. Randall
Bird EK. Steigerwalt
McGuire
Blairs Addition
Ed Jensen
Hkdwar Thompson
McCalls & Thompson
McCallsburg
A. French
A. A. Vasey
Armstrongs
Collins
Michael S$. Helland
R. P. Viland
Helland & Larsons
Slater
Donnie Helland
Husband Et al
R P. Viland
Helland & Larsons Addi
Tion Slater
J. L. Stevens
C. W. Dudgeon
College
Martin Brown
Osmond Brown
Sheldahl Crossing
North
Slater Junction
S. S. Stone
Lizzie Fenton
J. S. Hostetter
Mary Wilson
Thomas
Erickson
Thomas C. Jacobson
Edward Croker
Susan Reynolds
J. JL. Stevens
J. B. Davidson
College Park
Iowa
J Wickham New City Engineer Covered By Council Vote
The Ames council accepted G S Fosters city engineer resignation and elected J Q Wickham for the term ending March 31 1910. They referred crossing and street issues to committees and authorized boiler purchase for 3250 dollars. A city ordinance change and tile drain repairs were approved along with fee collection from Boone street properties.
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Burnett Ave
Onondaga Street
G. S. Foster
Hullibarger
Hoover
Meltzer
Potter and Rich
Edwards
T. H. MacDonald
Ben Brenneman
Boone County Telephone Co
J. G. Robertson
J. Q. Wickham
Fly nuisance in England vanishes in fifty years
E T Brewster notes in McClure's the claim that England has eradicated most flies. He cites England's cleanliness and compares it to the United States, saying fifty years of sweeping and garnishing have starved the flies.
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E. T. Brewster
McClure
England
United States of America
Frank Smith Leaves Town to Cater at State Fair
Frank Smith departs this week for Des Moines with his portable pea nut palace to cater to state fair visitors over the next several days. He plans to return to the streets in a couple of weeks.
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Frank Smith
Des Moines
Mailed Letters Misdrawn at The Times Office Box
The Times notes repeated mailings from its office box near the post office drop, lacking front glass and letting letters and debris be inserted. It suspects an ignorant contributor, recounting several instances where staff retrieved misdirected mail before this week’s new incident.
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Times Office
Poultry Instructors Name Pierce Secretary Treasurer
At the annual meeting of the Association of Instructors in Poultry Husbandry Prof. H. C. Pierce head of the poultry department at Iowa State College was elected secretary treasurer of the organization. It is probable the next meeting will be held in Ames.
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Kansas
Gov. Hoch
Ames Chautauqua
Iowa State College
Concensus
Bryan
Hoch
Association of Instructors In
H. C. Pierce
Ames
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King
Ames High School
New
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Senate
Board of Directors
the Outlook
van Kirk
Browning
J. Wickham
Boone Street
M. Hullibarger
Boone Etreet A.org
Read
Ridge Street
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sears Roebuck
B.A. Lockwood Grain Co
J. M. Munsinger
Ames Savings Bank
Ferguson
Ames, Iowa
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