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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
2
Local notices and entertainment ads priced per line per insertion. Cards of thanks and condolences at 25 cents. Church services and nonrev public meetings get one free publication. additional copies are 5 cents per line. Display ad rates available on request. All changes due by Tuesday evening. One dollar per year.
The piece notes ex Speaker Henderson being stricken blind and comments on Cummins political maneuvering for guest support of railroad and Dolliver rate bills. It mentions Elmo Riggs death, Chassell calling Cummins Roosevelt, and a wedding in the White House with a local detective facing inappropriate conduct accusations.
Bailey of Britt reports a lady in the Blashfield painting at the capital is depicted in a night dress. County chairman Losworth favors waiting on the state primary bill to decide timing of county primaries.
With February near end no candidates named for Story county offices. The article notes uncertainty about filling county positions as no names have been mentioned yet.
The speaker suggests a state senator unfamiliar with hazing should visit Ames and be stretched by about six to eight husky football players to understand hazing. The remark implies the senator would rethink his stance on hazing after the experience.
Rural mail carriers express a hunch that they will receive two hundred dollars a year for horse hire. This would raise their annual salaries to nine hundred twenty dollars, an amount they believe they deserve.
A Democrat named Treopore Roosevelt, cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, announces a bid for mayor of Ackley Iowa. Supporters expect energetic leadership reminiscent of Teddy Roosevelt in the old town.
The Ames Times lauds the Marshalltown Times-Republican as a leading evening paper, while the Toledo Chronicle editor calls it an ideal example of an evening publication.
The Governor was sharply rebuked by lawmakers on Tuesday after he accused the legislature of taking railroad bribes. The governor’s conduct drew strong criticism as overstepping reform efforts.
Story County notes detail Gov. Cummins influence and national budget items, plus local notices on rural mail carriers convention, marriage licenses, drainage assessments, and reports from Maxwell, Nevada, and Ames. It also mentions rail wage payments, railroad sentiment, and a death in Roland with tributes.
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