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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
4
Ellsworth social life centers on recurring meetings in G A R hall and members’ homes. Numerous clubs meet monthly or biweekly including Foreign Missionary Society Laura Chapter and Royal Neighbors with events, dances, and card parties noted alongside marriage and society announcements.
American Express Company officials completed negotiations to control the express business of the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway. The arrangement put the express into operation last week with seven daily Des Moines to Ames trains carrying express.
The building committee selects Allward Bowman Company of Des Moines to supply 126 art glass windows for the new M E church at $1575, including repairing 18 old windows. The church project has a $1800 window appropriation, saving $225. Two large 14 by 24 foot windows depict the Good Shepherd Easter morning and the Risen Christ.
Martin Ossem, a light plant employee, slipped while repairing a boiler and struck his head, was taken home unconscious and is expected to be off work for some time.
Samples of ladies dress goods from the Cloth Company of St. Louis will be shown at Miss Zenorr’s millinery store every Saturday. Mrs. M. A. Stevens is associated with the display.
Unfurnished rooms available for light house keeping. Inquire at this office. 2t.
S P Freed's sale of Duroc Jersey hogs last Thursday drew strong attendance and a good average price. The event was described as one of the season's successful hog sales with favorable results.
C D Knight of 1103 Hoggatt Street offers a Buck Ventilator stove and a kitchen cabinet for sale.
A testimonial promoting Restorative as treating weak stomach nerves and thereby improving overall health. The writer argues stomach, heart, and kidneys are affected by nerve weakness and asserts the product directly addresses the cause, urging readers to test it. Both the promoter and name appear.
The Ames churches share a Sunday program with morning and evening services. W J Minchin preaches in the morning at Congregational and Dr Hibbard speaks on A World Wide Peace in the evening. Beach class sponsors the evening service. Prof Bell resumes choir duties. First Baptist lists Bible School at 9 45, sermon at 11, Junior Union at 3, B P U at 6 30, Gospel Service at 7 30 with solo by Clarence Compton. Christ Church offers Bible School at 9 45 led by Arnold, sermon at 11 on The Heart of the Missionary Cause, C E at 6 30, and an evening sermon at 7 30 Religion and Common Sense.
Drake University signs a three year contract to meet Ames each Thanksgiving day, ensuring a friendly series and keeping the Des Moines game as usual. The deal will be submitted to Ames shortly and is expected to be approved. The advertisement urges readers to try Rocky Mountain Tea.
Iowa State College Cyclones face Kansas Jayhawkers in inter-collegiate basketball at the Armory this afternoon. Expect a fast Kansas squad, with Ames lineup McElhinney Lauberger Herbert Case Law and substitutes Fuhrmeister Thayer. Clyde Williams watched the Kansas game in Des Moines yesterday.
Clyde Williams, college baseball and football coach, will go to Toledo on June 1 to join the Mud Hens of the American Association after coaching his team this spring. He expects to build a fast team from current material as the State College squad aims for the state championship this year.
An ambitious Story county youth, Merle Templeton, left last Saturday for Kemmerer Wyoming to take the principalship of the city schools. Born near this city, he labored through district schooling and later earned honors at Iowa State College. He is praised for energy and determination to succeed.
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