Ames Leads Iowa Agricultur al College in Growth and Independence
The Iowa State College at Ames reports enrollment near 1600 in regular courses and 765 in short courses, totaling over 2300. It asserts strong standalone governance against board control, praising its applied science focus in agriculture, engineering, veterinary medicine, and domestic science, and humorously describes a new touring vehicle for Jamestown Exposition visitors.
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Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
United States
Veterinary Medicine
Iowa
Board of Control
Norfo lk Exposition Question Sparks Family Worry
Norfolk residents discuss where to sleep during the Jamestown Exposition as concerns about finances and arrangements arise. The old man has been cited in the debate, contrasting necessity and invention while family labor expectations shift.
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Old Mother Necessity
Father Genius
Norfolk
Commercial Club Plans Ames Banquet and Big Horse Sale
The Commercial Club met in regular session to finalize plans for the February 22 1907 Ames Armory banquet. A program committee was formed to handle entertainment and a proposal by Van Frey to host a December state horse sale in Ames sparked strong interest. The plan envisions five hundred horses and attracting big buyers, with committees to assess feasibility and report back.
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Commercial Club
Ames Armory
Washington
van Frey
Ames
Iowa
Attorney Slattery Bounces Back From Grippe Illness
Attorney Slattery has spent part of the past week confined to his home due to a grippe attack but has recovered enough to be around again.
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Attorney Slattery
Stults Buys Ames Home Bakery In Move To Expand
Frank Stults, proprietor of the Stults Cafe, takes possession of the Ames Home Bakery from Dunlap Milling Company. The oven will be installed above the cafe, with operations expected to start soon. A bakery premier appointment names Clark as head baker, promising mutual benefits to both restaurant and bakery ventures. City discussion covers telephone line changes, new car line, and hitching rack relocation on Main Street if electric service advances.
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Frank Stults
Ames Home Bakery
Stults
Dunlap Milling Company
Wakefield Dray
Rank
Clark
Ames
Frank
Mutual Telephone Company
Bell Company
Main Street
Onondaga Street
Story Street
Hank Carries Bricks Up 12 Foot Ladder For Five Dollar Bet
A town crowd gathered at noon to watch Hank Coffeen attempt a ladder haul of fifty bricks. He climbed to the top at the Y M C A building depot, never faltering, and won the five dollars from Danforth and Horneman. He plans to bet again on seventy five bricks.
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Horneman
Danforth
Hank Coffeen
Hank
College Depot
Social gathering of the T S R s in 1907 at Ames
In the second month of 1907 the T S R s assembled at M J McCarthy and Marys home with guests from Milford Grant Ames and Nevada. The event featured music piano gramophone social games valentines partner cards and a feast of chosen viands as the hours passed with mutual cheer and hopes for long days ahead.
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M. J. McCarthy
Mary
Milford
Grant
Ames
Nevada
Gramophone
Michael
Annual Story County Farmers Telephone Co Meeting
The annual meeting of the Story County Farmers Telephone Company was held in the Odd Fellows hall in this city last Friday. Principal among the attendees were company officers and local farmers, who discussed network improvements and service priorities for the coming year.
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Story County Farmers’ Telephone Company
Odd Fellows Hall
Rabbit Hunt Ends Without Game For College Instructors
Last Saturday a group of seven college instructors went rabbit hunting in surrounding country but found no live rabbits. Reported abundance of rabbits was contradicted by the empty fields as they fired at a sunning carcass mistaken for a live quarry.
DeVoss Company Pleased by Ames Engagement at Armory
The Flora DeVoss company concluded a week of repertoire at the Armory opera house in Ames. Audiences praised the clean moral entertainments and strong performances led by Mr. Livingston. The troupe played Woman against Woman Under Southern Skies Merely Mary Jane and A Louisiana Tragedy, with plans to return for another engagement.
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Flora DeVoss
Armory Opera House
Ames
Louisiana
Livingston
Missing livery items prompt Boone judge’s 15 day sentence
A South Dakota camping party touring toward Cedar Rapids borrowed a saw and ax in Boone. The head of the wagon group received a 15 day jail sentence after a local officer apprehended him for failing to return the tools. The son remains in Boone’s custody while the father serves his time.
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Bear F. E. Morris
Boone
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa House Passes Two Cents Per Mile Fare Bill
The Iowa House unanimously approved the two cents per mile fare bill after committee recommendation. The measure awaits Senate action and the governor's signature, with operative date set for July 4 due to publication clause removal. The article also notes H P Freed sale of a Dyree Jersey hog herd, selling 35 head at an average of $65, to local buyers, with a large crowd and notable hospitality during the event.
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Lowa
House
Senate
P. Freed
Ginger
A. J. Mossman
Radcliffe
Iowa
Mr. Freed
Dyree- Jersey
Woodland Farm
Armory rowdies disrupt theatre audience behavior
A letter describes a gang of about twenty men invading a hall by occupying reserved seats, prompting police intervention. The piece condemns rowdy conduct at the Armory and opera house, urging cordial treatment of performers and strict crowd order to protect the town's reputation.
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Armory
Skin Disease Cured by Chamberlains Salve After Twenty Years
A Troy resident testifies that Chamberlains Salve cured a face skin disease after nearly twenty years of suffering. She had seen several physicians with no success, but two boxes of the salve ended her illness. Alamber lain's Salve advertised for sale by Judisch Bro.
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Chamberlain
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