26 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
1
I C Welty announces candidacy for Story County Superintendent of Schools subject to Republican primary. Ames Iowa January 15 1903. F E Hansen announces candidacy for state superintendent of schools subject to Republican primaries Nevada Iowa January 29 1908.
Several candidates announce sheriff bids in 1903 to 1908 notices across Story and neighboring counties. D L Lang Milford township, W A Ricketts Ames, F C Warrick Nevada, and Jenny B Hoggatt Ames each state filings subject to Republican primaries.
Edgar A. Fawcett announces candidacy for county treasurer of Story County subject to Republican primaries. Nevada Iowa February 4 1903. Also Larson Cambridge Iowa February 25 1903 files note of same county treasurer race within Story County.
Story county candidate D K Bunce announces his bid for county supervisor subject to the county primaries. Gilbert Station February 5 1908.
A compact column notes a series of local concerns including rail disaster remarks, Captain Hull’s possible renomination, a weather omen from groundhog, an earthquake claim near Waterloo, Fort Dodge expectations, Merriam critiques in Des Moines papers, fire escape concerns after Cedar Rapids calamity, and garden planning as spring nears.
Tar Boone Independent notes a Boone resident sparked debate by describing a man as of few days and full of prunes, suggesting the remark would be altered to Schlitz if targeted at a Boone man.
Webster City and Mason City in Iowa are named to receive eight thousand dollars each in public building appropriation bills to purchase sites for new public buildings. The note urges letting loose change come to Iowa to fund the projects.
A Sunday weather note hints at pressure on the coal trust if cold weather continues. The piece reflects a belief that reporters chase copy and fill-ins drive much of the published content before spring arrives.
In Warren county J. H. Whitney plans a third term bid for county treasurer with rumors of his likely victory. A long standing joke cites Tilman’s self defense claim in Gonzales killing. Rumors say the big mail contract race between the Q and Northwestern remains active between the Mississippi river and the U P transfer.
A Davenport man fell from a scaffold and was killed leaving a wife and twenty children. The article notes the death and includes a controversial, xenophobic remark about population.
A deadly incident in Union County Iowa sparks fears of an ongoing feud-like clash. Local authorities note a Hatfield McCoy style cycle of violence with likely further escalation, drawing regional attention.
The community debates the Carnegie library funding with supporters urging a vote in favor. Critics warn of costs though proponents claim the tax impact will be small and that Carnegie could invest ten thousand if desired.
Representative George Clark of Dallas county will be nominated and elected for a third term in the Iowa lower house. He faces no opposition for the nomination and is regarded as a good member, with continued support from his county.
The Iowa State College Announces a systematic program through its Division of Engineering to aid Iowa industrial interests, following productive work by engineering departments. Planned lines include clay and brick, coal heating, sewage disposal, building stone, gypsum, waterworks statistics, and good roads, with aims to boost manufacturing and electric sectors.
W. W. Junxin, who began editing the Fairfield Ledger in 1850, has died becoming the newspaper’s oldest serving editor in Iowa history. Frank Stillman notes 1870s era postal growth with 75,924 post offices and 9,485 clerks, plus 34,711 mail routes spanning half a million miles, all traveled daily.
Friends of C. E. Larson of Cambridge enthuse as he announces candidacy for county treasurer. He runs a large department store and has a solid business record, widely known for geniality and strong local ties. If nominated, he is seen as an capable payer of the taxpayers' business.
The Liberator comments on seed distribution by Congress members to the seventh district and prints a constituent letter praising last year's garden seeds. The Times editor denounces the act yet credits the gesture with notable praise for seed quality.
The article recounts the rise and fall of Doc Ames former mayor of Minneapolis. It details how he wielded power to influence elections, led a life of crime and vice, and was arrested in an eastern state where he lies a broken, morally depraved wreck awaiting trial for numerous crimes.
The scratch of a pin may cause loss of a limb or death if blood poisoning results. Promptly applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm prevents danger as an antiseptic and quick healing ointment for cuts bruises and burns. For sale by all Druggists.
A Franklin Grove Illinois man, J. B. Orner, nearly died from a leg ulcer that resisted doctors for four years. Buckien’s Arnica Salve cured the condition easily, and the ad notes the salve also treats burns bruises skin eruptions and piles. Sold for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth’s drug store.
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