Rex Taylor Shines In Vaudeville Tease With Ice Cream Cone Pitch
Rex A. Taylor a college sophomore toured Main Street selling ice cream cones despite zero weather and no license. He was fined 2.50 by the mayor for peddling without a license then performed at the Scenic theater in vaudeville with whistling and banjo, earning hearty applause as part of Alpha Tau Omega initiation.
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Rex A. Taylor
Taylor
Marshal Thompson
Tilden
Scenic Theater
Rex
Manager Thompson
the Scenic
Thompson
Alpha Tau Omega
Kildee Receives Medal at Chicago Livestock Show
H H Kildee of Iowa State College earned a gold medal for his outstanding stock judging at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago. The award honors his skill and contributions to the exposition and animal judging standards.
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Chicago
H. H.*kildee
Iowa State College
Woodmen Meet Friday Ames Camp to Convene
Regular meeting of Ames Camp No. 458 Modern Woodmen of America set for Friday evening February 12. Agenda includes work and organizational duties.
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Ames Camp No
Modern Woodmen of America
Kirkpatrick Heads to Washington for New Horticulture Post
KIRKPATRICK editor-in-chief of the I S C Student leaves for Pullman Washington to take an assistant professorship in horticulture. His rise from South Iowa to the Washington State College honors a remarkable career with a $1000 salary and editor-in-chief duties lately.
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K. A. Kirkpatrick
Pullman
Waston
Kirkpatrick
Deat
Cosmopolitan Club
A Lincoln Sonnet Honors a Martyr and Memory
The poem lauds new heroes rising among the working and praising Abraham Lincoln. It describes how Lincoln’s footsteps sanctify the ground and evoke reverence, calling his martyrdom the greatest since Christ and urging pride for future generations.
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Christ
Fred Walkey Suffers Severe Lumbago Attack
Fred Walkey is reported to be suffering from a painful lumbago attack that has limited his movement and caused him to seek rest and medical care. The brief note records his condition without further medical details.
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Fred Walkey
Holden Plans an Out Special for Oat Crops
Professor P G Holden of Ames famed as Iowa corn man announces oat trains to run on at least one or three Iowa railroads in March. He aims to improve the oat crop with co operation from Milwaukee and Illinois Central lines and will attend a Cedar Rapids oat exposition in January 1910 where prizes will be awarded.
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P. G. Holden
Ames
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Falls & Northern
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Holden
Iowa college oratory contest winners announced
George Acre of Tabor college, secretary of the state oratorical association, reports eight of sixteen Iowa college orations have been chosen for the state declamatory contest at Morningside college in Sioux City on March 5. Officially announced names include Fred Backe.
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George Acre
Tabor College
State Oratorical Association
Iowa
Morningside College
Sioux City
Fred Backe
Haskell Appointed Inspector in Philippines
Earle Haskell of Ames has been named inspector of agriculture in the Philippines. A senior in Iowa State College agronomy, he receives a handsome salary with the post.
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Washington
Earle 8 S. Haskill
Ames
Philippines
Haskell
Iowa State College
Heavy Fine for Getting Drunk in City
Harry Neal was arrested by Marshal Fultz for intoxication after an evening of heavy drinking. He pleaded guilty in justice court before Mayor Tilden and received a $24 fine he could not immediately pay, and was released on promise to pay within a court-set period. A jug of liquor was found on his person and broken on Main Street.
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Harry Neal
Marshal Fultz
City Hall
Justice Court
Mayor Tilden
Harry
Main Street
Woodruff Signs Up Again as Platform Entertainer
John D. Woodruff of Illinois Central meets with success as a platform entertainer with the Co-Operative Lyceum Bureau for another year. He will present Gypsy Queen at the Christian church on Thursday February 25th.
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John D. Woodruff
IL. S. C
Co-Operative Lyceum Bureau
Woodruff
The
Christian Church
Baptists Plan New Church Building Campaign
At the Baptist church executive board meeting yesterday plans for a new church building were approved. Pledges totaling $1,000 from out-of-town donors came with a condition the project proceed. A forty day fundraising drive was set, intending a sanctuary for six to seven hundred and a community asset. Rev. A J Lander of Eagle Grove delivered an inspiring sermon.
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the Baptist Church
A. J. Lander
Eagle Grove
Shuffling Families March First Move Noted
In the annual March first family shuffle Arthur Bauer and family move into the Dan Zumwalt home on College Street while the Zumwalt family returns to their farm nearby. Charley Dudgeon and family move into Mrs. Rices property on Story Street. Mrs. Rice and Miss Dora plan to relocate to Colorado.
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Arthur Bauer
Dan Zumwalt
College Stret
Zumwalt
Charley Dudgeon
Mrs. Rice
Story Street
Miss Dora
Colorado
Missouri Valley appoints three officials as league referees
Clyde Williams Sioux Jones and Ralph McElhinney were named referees with power to officiate in all Missouri Valley basketball league games by the league governing board yesterday.
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Clyde Williams
Sioux” Jones
Ralph McElhinney
Missouri Valley Basketball League
Iowa College of Agriculture hearing bill for 679000
Senator J A Fitchpatrick introduced in the senate a bill requesting 679000 for the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts to fund two years of maintenance 189000 annually and 301000 for buildings and improvements. The breakdown covers educational expenses repairs equipment libraries experiment stations and facilities including a hall of agriculture central heating gymnasium abattoir ceramics and poultry farm buildings.
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J. A. Fitchpatrick
Senate
Iowa State College of Agriculture
The
Mechanic Arts
Ames
Hall of Agriculture
Labornteey Oes
Popular senior leaves Iowa State for health rest
L. F. Babe Cowan senior engineer at Iowa State College must leave school due to ill health and will go west to recuperate. He led the band for two years, served as cheer master for two years, and sat on class committees. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
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L. F
Babe) Cowan
Iowa State College
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Library Book Fund
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