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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
5
A local piano dealer declares high grade pianos are sold without auctions. Cheap pianos are poor investments and wear out fast. The firm touts ten years serving Ames and over 300 satisfied customers. They offer warranted instruments even at popular prices, urging buyers to consult customers rather than competitors.
Herman Nordstrom aged about 77 years died Monday night at his home west of the college. Born in Sweden he came to Iowa about forty years ago and worked as a wood craftsman. He directed cabinet work in the college carpentry shops and was beloved by coworkers and pupils. Funeral was held yesterday at 10 a m from his home with Rev H D officiating. Burial followed.
A brief classified notice advertises a second hand soft coal heater for sale. The item is described as a crackerjack heater priced at ten dollars.
Prof. Baker visited Des Moines on business. Several faculty and students appear in town for lectures, farm institutes, and a corn judging course. The World's Fair awarded a silver medal for an apple variety exhibit at the horticultural station. An old locomotive gift from Mrs. Thayer drew campus attention as officials inspected plumbing for a new Polk County court house. Prize corn auctions drew strong bids, with top ears fetching high prices and notable buyers from Ames, Oskaloosa, and Des Moines.
Centerville school teachers pass resolutions celebrating Superintendent F E King resigning to become Ames Iowa city schools head. They commend his leadership, progress under his tenure, and plan to publish the resolutions in local papers and minutes. Also noted is Greerae Whipple joining Mason City Times Herald as newspaper department foreman.
Harry White of Cedar Rapids and Mabelle Moffitt of Ames were married last Monday at four in the Congregational parsonage Des Moines by Rev. F W Hodgdon. White, a mining engineering student and Sigma Nu member, will graduate this year and has a lucrative position awaiting him in Idaho Springs Colorado. Mabelle, from Ames, is tied to pioneer lines through grandmother L Q Hoggatt. They will live with Moffitt family until White finishes school and then settle in Idaho Springs.
Boone notes list numerous residents and visitors to the city. Names include Tallman Smith Curtis Kintzley lissey Proper Wasser Cupps Watts B Sowers Lillibridge Livingston Greeley Bartholomew McMichael Elwell Woodman Maxwell Hoffine Evans Ufford Ufford Foote Hullibarger Saylor and others. Movements cover Omaha Des Moines Chicago Cedar Rapids Con rads Ames Ill for visits business and extended sojourns with family and friends.
At the bride's parents home in Ontario on Thursday evening Emma Barger wed George Moore of Lewistown Pa. Rev James Wright presided. Ada Scott led the wedding march as the couple left the stairs. Fifty guests attended and presented gifts while Miss May Barger and Miss Jennie Gil christ served a four course luncheon.
Ralph Collett a senior science student from Ida Grove was injured while attempting to jump aboard a moving Ames motor train at the station. The left leg suffered a deep wound from knee to ankle but no bones were broken. He received prompt medical care and surgery may be avoided.
A young uptown preacher notes a shabby gentleman in the church bowing reverently during his sermon. Afterward the minister claims the impact, but the man reveals he merely bent to conceal a too short waistcoat revealing his shirt.
A tramp found a hen’s feather during his wanderings and kept it. At night he laid it on a pavement in a back alley and slept on it. Morning brought a grimace and the quip that if one feather is hard to sleep on, a bedful would be worse.
London Tit-Bits notes Hanky warns that Wilkes spreads rumors about you. Mer counters that lies are tolerable, but a truthful turn should be challenged.
The fragment notes Napoleon’s method for selecting aides during the consulate era. It suggests he recruited from contemporary circles and relied on trusted associates, shaping a core staff around his political and military projects.
L G Rosenfeld visits Boone with family while church groups plan socials in adjacent weeks. The Baptist and Congregational churches announce dime and oyster socials and a 2 pm preaching time. Modern Woodmen of America and Tur Rebekah lodge install new officers with a social hour following the ceremonies.
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