Personal Paragraphs Chronicle Numerous New Year Travel and Visits
A broad round of social notices lists residents and visitors in Ames. Names include Grace Adams in Des Moines, Perry in Chicago, Stange in Dallas, O Donnell in the county seat, McDonald in Boone, and many others visiting relatives or attending events. The column notes trips, host visits, and forthcoming moves or plans across Iowa and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Adams
Des Moines
W. A. Perry
Chicago
C. H. Stange
Dallas Center
James O'Donnell
Lucile McDonald
Boone
Will D. Smith
Dayton
Iowa
Ames
New Year Baby Among Ames Notices And Local Trades
Local miscellany notes a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rayness at New Year, plus multiple small ads for Perry’s 5 and 10 cent goods, embroidery services, and Ames Exchange & Realty Co. listings. Also mentions a Des Moines Tribune offer, property sales, and faculty changes at the Welch school and Ames college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Exchange & Realty Co
Odd Fellows Bldg
Ed Rayness
Perry's. Vine
Deyoe
Welch School
Raymond
The
Hoover
Perry’s
Will Taylor
Harriman Corner
Carl Elliott
Card of Thanks for Father’s Loss
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and assistance in our bereavement in the death of our father. H. E. Emery and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E .Emery
The Man Who Paid the Conductor and the Name on the Ticket
A traveling man recalls rail fare tricks from the past. He saved money by handing cash to conductors and recounts misread tickets. In Chicago a stranger offers a cheap Louisville ticket while the holder aims for Indianapolis. the conductor exposes the name Mary Flaherty on the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Indianapolis
Mary Flaherty
Pittsburg Press
Snoring as a Civilizational Evil and Its Dangers
A brief essay argues that snoring is a vice of civilization not wilderness. It suggests savages sleep quietly to avoid discovery by enemies, as a loud sleeper risks exposure and scalp loss.
Tact and the two year turn of fortune
A Brooklyn clergyman recalls Ira D. Sankey teaching tact as the power to please. Sankey tells of meeting a long‑lost acquaintance who pretends wealth after adopting tact. the guest gains invitations and tips, then slips away with a final compliment about looking well. The anecdote underscores tact as social capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
Sankey
Cincinnati Enquirer
New Manager A. F. Bingman Named at Local Exchange
A. F. Bingman has accepted the position as manager of the Iowa telephone exchange in this city to succeed Clyde Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Bingman
Iowa Telephone Exchange
Clyde Parks
Marriage License Issued To McPerson And Ballard
James Henry McPerson of this city and Miss Ethel G. Ballard of Colfax were issued a marriage license last week. McPerson is well known locally for his long service at the Stultz Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Smith
Jacob Mallo
Boone
Harriette Kellogg
Botanical Department
Grinnell
Clyde Williams
Cedar Rapids
Newton
Ed Silliman
Cole
Fred Munn
Hiram
Miss Turner
J. W. Preston
J. F. Wintzley, Jr
Coates
James Henry McPerson
Ethel G. Ballard
Colfax
MccPherson
Stultz Cafe
Winterset Ames Debate Postponed to the 15th
The Winterset Ames high school debate has been postponed at Winterset’s request to the 15th. Organizers cited need for more preparation time and rescheduling considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
Ames
Fifteen Divorces on Court Docket for January Term
At the upcoming court term beginning Monday January 11 fifteen divorce cases will be heard. Principal cases from this city include Carol Meeker versus Warren Meeker, Sarah Law versus David Law, Ruth Glidden versus F C Glidden, Florence Pierce versus George Pierce, and Bertha Bryant versus Henry Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Meeker
Warren Meeker
Sarah Law
David Law
Ruth Glidden
F. C. Glidden
Florence Pierce
George Pierce
Bertha Bryant
Henry Bryant
State Drainage Meeting in Fort Dodge 1909
The Iowa State Drainage Association will hold its annual meeting in Fort Dodge on February 16 and 17, 1909. Secretary W H Stevenson of Ames reports a strong program with notable features including open discussions on drainage operations, a proposed state drainage commission, and an address by Professor A Marston on tile durability. The event is expected to attract a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Drainage Asociation
Fort Dodge
W. H. Stevenson
Ames
Profesor A. Marston
Iowa State College of Engineering
State Drainage Association
Poultry Prices Set By Ames Produce Co For Jan 12
Ames Produce Co announces delivered poultry prices through January 12 including hens at 94 cents per unit, springers 10 cents, old roosters 4 cents, ducks 8 cents, and geese at 64 4 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Produce Co
Prize stock beef and pork offered at local shop
Sorenson and Gamrath announce surplus prize stock from the college experiment station raised this winter for demonstration at the short course. Animals will be butchered Saturday and sale begins next week offering pork beef veal and mutton. Call for availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorenson & Gamrath
Help Wanted Travel Agent for Household Articles
Wanted no-nonsense person of fair education to travel for a line of household articles and specialties. Salary three dollars fifty cents per day above expenses. Apply The Alexander Supply Co at 356 Dearborn Street Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Supply Co
Dearborn St
Chicago
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Tilden Brothers. & Co
Mrs. Russler
Lincoln, Kansas
Misses Fleming
Ruby Britten
Catherine McLaughlin
Nevada
Bertha Kersey
Oskaloosa
Inez West
Sumner
Bernice Corlette
Mary Bryant
Sarah McCall
H. W. Gray
Columbia, Missouri
EB. H. Morrow
Newhall
City
T. J. Spellman
Mooreland
Tom
H. A. Ringgenberg
Bladen
Neb
Leola Niles
J. J. Grove
State Mission Board
Church of Christ
Ralph Proctor
Fairdale
C. M. Proctor
Proctor
Chapman
Jameson Clothing
Rockford
Illinois
Frank Stultz
Richwood
Ohio
Weonth
Frank
A. L. Chamberlain
Waddington
N. Y
van Chamberlain
Chamberlain
John Wright
Waukee
New York
C. M. McCormick
Margaret Fenton
J. W. Moshaw
Ottumwa
J. H. Fitton
Nebraska City
O. H. Cessna
Eva Person
Chcago
Acevonpawisa
Howsra
Golden
Cal Llyod Moore
Mr. Moore
Kansas
A. M. Elliott
Johnson’s Grove
Miss Stetson
R. C. Barrett
Lowell Harris
Ray
Blanche Hendrickson
Doun
Ora Griffith
McCallsburg
H. W. Boh
Ernest Coon
California
Boh
G. W. Curtiss
Willard
Bedfield
Alfred Bedford
Stratford
Amos Hurst
H. C. Smith
Oscar Grulke
Judish Pharmacy
Atlantic
Albert
O. H. Griffith
U. S
E. L. Griffith
Thompson
Cena M. Thayer
Norfolk
Sioux City
Correctionville
W. H. Donaldson
Beatrice
Brookings, S. D
W. P. George
Eve
Co. H. Pasley
Ralph Jameson
Maquoketa
Miss Cogswell
Duff
Des Moines Evening Tribune
M. K. Smith
Bob Robinson
Iowa Street
Dorothy
K. Russell
Eva Kingkade Wright
Ray Lewis
Shenandoah
Christ
Marshalltown
the Tribune
State Drainage Meeting
O’brien
McCarthy & Judge
College Park
Story Street
Walnut Ave
Douglas Ave
North End
Story St
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