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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
2
The Gables, built in 1830 and once president Wel es home, burned after smoke was spotted by Mrs Sallie Stalker Smith and Miss Stalker. Fire crews saved most contents but the house and library were damaged. Insurance valued at 4000 dollars.
The State Oratorical Contest will be held in the college assembly room on March 3 in Ames. Fifteen colleges will be represented with only one delegate per college allowed to deliver orations. The event features a $200 prize fund and a committee as hosts.
A new system will assign places in line for lecture course tickets this Friday. Students will draw numbers at 1 pm in Treasurer Knapp’s office for college residents and Judisch’s drug store for downtown residents. Each ticket costs 1.96 dollars and at most four tickets may be purchased. The spring course offers five pieces including Aida Quartette, Plan con, John Mitchell lecture, Edward Amherst Ott, St Clark, and The Bluebird with dates in February to April.
The new twenty minute schedule on the Ames College line began last Monday morning with two cars running. First car departs Ames at 6 45 a m and at West Gate at 7 00. Through the day departures occur hourly and twenty minutes past the hour until noon with noon and 1 pm runs merging. Evening service returns to thirty minute intervals after six. Plans include a new car, line extension to loop the south side, and a spring switch to improve passing times near the Northwestern coal chutes.
Washington party from Ames travels by special pullman car, with Iowa officials and Hawkeye Club hosts meeting in Chicago. The group visits Y M C A, Home Economics, Alumni Hall, and Agricultural College activities before boarding toward Chicago and on to Washington. list of members and donors included.
Weekend report notes winners in sweepstakes from Wallace's Farner and Mead Baking. An Ames stock shipment moved through Waterloo on Saturday night over the Northwestern line amid feed shortages affecting shipments and canoes linked to the shipment.
The four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Cranblitt was taken to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines last week for treatment of convulsions. The child is making rapid improvement.
A runaway drag driven by P. P Brown in Ames near the Ames hotel crashed into a cutter carrying Mrs. Joe Kinnan and Miss Gertie Morris. Both women escaped with only bruises as the white draft horse was killed and Brown’s team tore away.
Voters in Ames must register before voting under a new Iowa registration law. The city council will appoint two party registrars, hold three meetings for registration from 7:99 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and issue certificates on election day for those absent, sick, or new residents.
The Graves family longtime Ames residents move to Prairie City to establish a new home. Charley Graves, longtime janitor at Ames schools, retires due to health after 30 years in service, including 21 years at Central Building and nine at Lincoln School. Friends in Ames wish them well in their relocation.
Story County teachers converge in Ames for a three day educational gathering with receptions, an address by Cornell College president Dr George Betts, a keynote by Iowa State University president John Bowman, and round table discussions led by Supt Hicks Dana Scott and Prof Storm.
Rev. W J Minchin of Ames Congregational church served as moderator in Grinnell this week for the council of Congregational churches in the district during the installation of Rev F P Marston as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Grinnell.
Mrs Warburton traveled to Graeitinger on Tuesday for a mixed business and visiting trip, stopping in Town for engagements and to meet local contacts.
Dr John Bunyan Smith, pastor of Muscatine’s Baptist church, presents an illustrated lecture From Dan to Bersheba at the local church this evening. Lantern slides recount scenes from months in the Holy Land, with admission set for adults 19 cents, children 6 to 16 9 cents, and under five admitted free.
Dr and Mrs C H Stange purchased the residence of Mrs Jennie Wever, the mother of Mrs Stange, and have begun extensive interior improvements.
If today’s forecast meets the criterion, tomorrow’s groundhog may not see its shadow or anyone else’s shadow. The note frames a possible sunny or cloudy outcome based on current conditions.
George Graham who had a tussle with heart trouble is now able to be out again and much better reflecting a return to normal health after his recent illness.
Among friends and relatives at the funeral are Joseph Granger a brother Dora Granger of Marion Iowa Laura Shafer a Cedar Rapids niece Mrs W Barnard of Zearing and Mr and Mrs M S Templeton of Maxwell with other Ames area relatives
Fire department responded around three this afternoon to the George Horsley residence at 31 Boone Street where a fire started in the basement flue above the furnace. The house filled with smoke but was extinguished with little damage as hydrants were frozen and water had to be carried by hand. Residents Miss Maude Wakefield and Miss Ida Boyd visited the Wakefield home in Gilbert on Saturday.
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