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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
7
The Iowa State College offers a 25 dollar prize for an essay on how a farm wife can help pay the mortgage. Essays must show practical steps to earn about 40 dollars monthly from dairy, eggs, poultry, or hogs under average conditions. Deadline is April 1, 1910 with judging by college faculty.
A report from Oskaloosa city schools compares January 1910 data with Ames schools. It notes enrollment near twice as large in Oskaloosa but Ames gains in high school male and female counts, higher overall attendance by 4.7 percent, and similar punctuality trends with sickness records. It cites river improvements and town growth themes discussed by Lucius Wilson.
Prof W H Stevenson of Iowa State College announces the Iowa State Drainage Association annual meeting at Fort Dodge on February 15 and 16. Speakers include M C Elliott of the U S Department of Agriculture and John T Stewart of Minnesota College. An evening session will discuss Public Drainage in Iowa Its Hindrances and Needs.
A speaker outlined prospects for making the river navigable, presenting ready statistics and urging wider local attendance for future discussions and decisions on the project.
Roland canning factory stockholders elected A H Lura M O Anderson and B E Kimble to succeed O J Jacobson as secretary E G Schlanbusch as treasurer Q S Boyd as auditor and W T Wierson. The plant idle last year due to unsold 1908 pack but will be revived this season to return to a paying basis.
Ole Theobaldi, a Norwegian violinist, gave a Sunday evening recital at Music Hall. The program featured unusual numbers and fantasias, recalling Remenyi and Ole Bull with their distinctive character, while few set pieces appeared amid the varied program.
To be absent rather than tardy we earnestly ask parents to cooperate with us in seeing that their children are not late. Promptness is a good habit and necessary to success.
Reverend Fowle of Ames will conduct a meeting at the Congregational church starting Tuesday evening. Mrs. J F Gerbracht hosted the Ladies Aid last Friday quilting a quilt for her. Pearl Clayton visited for Nora Person’s wedding.
Mr. F. Hannegan will relocate to his farm northeast of here this week to establish his future home. The Ladies Aid plans a chicken pie dinner at the sale in Kelley on Saturday, February 19.
A merchant and a woman customer in Ames discussed toilet paper prices in a brief exchange. The clerk offered five cent and ten cent rolls and the customer chose a five cent roll, indicating a trial purchase in the shop.
A J Smith the Ames hotel landlord sells the hotel lease and furnishings to Walter Canaday of Marshalltown. Canaday gains possession at month end after purchasing the lease and fixtures to terminate future hotel plans. The Smiths move to Smithwick Black Hills with their son Dr Elmer K Smith to practice dentistry and the Cottage site hotel plans are cancelled.
The Armory presented The Time the Place and the Girl to a large Ames crowd last Friday. Robert Pitkin led the cast as Happy Johnnie Hicks delivering sharp slang and a memorable song. The nurse, widow, and country girl drew praise for acting while the widow performed notable skirt dances with a high note finale. Prof. H D Hughes has leased a house on East Boone Street and moved his family in.
Fresh lettuce available this Saturday at J. B. Kooser and Company location 42 11.
The newspaper notes a new wafer named Frou Frou offered by J B Kooser and Co with product listing and price details. The brief highlights the novelty of the snack and identifies the retailer.
Inheritors often discover unexpected costs and taxes when estate funds transfer. Legal maneuvers, probate delays, and creditor claims can erode what was meant to pass to beneficiaries, leaving families financially strained and uncertain about final amounts.
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