Travelogue from Ames Times traveler to Galveston 1909
A reader letter recounts a Dec 18 to Jan 12 trip from Ames to Galveston via C N W Katy and notes Wagoner Oklahoma visits, a detailed Galveston harbor and shipping scene, the new causeway project, sea wall, Rosenberg library and Y M C A, plus local Bay view and cotton stats.
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Times
Galveston
Des Moines
Great Western
Kansas City
Katy
Wagoner Oklahoma
Frank Gilbert
Frank
Wagoner
Texas
Galveston Bay
Gulf Proper
Porto Rico
Europe
South America
Cuba
Mexico
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf
Tenth Annual Picnic of Iowa Friends and Citizens
The tenth annual Iowa picnic will be held in 1909 with large crowds expected. Attendees are urged to bring lunches and invite others to share. The business session at headquarters at 2 p.m. will elect officers, with any programs following. No advertising or nonofficial souvenirs. official badges only to cover expenses. County headquarters will be set up at convenient locations. Contact Secretary Cc. H. Parsons in Artesia California.
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Cc. H. Parsons
Artesia
California
Stole Fiddle From Friend House
A theft report notes a fiddle was taken from a house belonging to a friend. Police are investigating and seeking witnesses or security footage to identify the suspect and recover the instrument.
Big annual meeting for Story county teachers in Nevada
The first annual Story county teachers meeting will be held in Nevada on February 5 and 6 led by Superintendent I J Scott. F B King of Ames is president with Miss Letta Simmons secretary and a long reception and program featuring talks on public schools, round tables, and exhibits. A separate item reports Turkey Griffith stealing a violin from Ray Dunn and pawning it for $1.50, later recovered.
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Ira J. Scott
Story County
I. J. Scott
Welty
Story
Nevada
Iowa
Scott
F. BE. King
Ames
Letta Simmons
Nevada High Schools
Don Griffith
Griffith
Ray Dunn
Des Moines
Dunn
Yiffith
Still College
Brackett
New 4th Ward Stores Open Near Campus
The residence district near the campus gains two new shops. A. L. Champlin opened a brick 50 by 98 store south of campus with a butcher and a grocery to follow. F. I. Banks opened a barber shop in a sturdy frame building, bringing services into the heart of the district.
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A. L. Champlin
F. I. Banks
Charles Larsen Enters College While Continuing Studio Work
Charles Larsen who assisted Mr Quade at the Cottage Studio for the past two or three seasons has entered college this term in the agricultural course. He will still continue to busy himself at the studio when his time is not otherwise occupied.
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Charles Larsen
Quade
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Henry Rosenberg
Old Womens Home
Rosemberg
Rosenberg
R. T. Sisson
Bisbee
Arizona
Ames Times
Muachuca
Central States
Brewery Gulch
Tombstone Canon
Main Street
Sulphur Springs
White River
Frank E. Bellamy
Bisbee, Ariz
Garfield
Utah
Boston Consolidated Copper Co
Fink
Bingham
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Paul B. Tracy
Iowa Association of Southern California
East Lake Park
Los Angeles
The
Charlotte Halgrim
Jessie Parrish
Norma Riker
Lillian Priebe
Ethel Hall
Alice Lewis
F. A. Nims
Carrie Edwards
Jessie Kelley
Marie Johnson
Grace Bergen
Nellie McNichols
Nellie Young
Fay Allen
Mabel Ban
J. R. Larson
H .H. Seerley
Cedar Falls Music—Ladies’ Quartette
Ambrose
Riker, Sherman, Fifer
Citizens of
Teachers of Nevada Schools
Eva John
Bessie Fifer
Mayor Dean
F. E. King
Ames Music
Miss Riker
Round Table
Clevenger
Prin. Torp
Gilbert
Prin. Dana
Cambridge
Prin
Marie Reinertson
Slater
Prin. Ballard
Collins
Wood
Zearing
Bindi Massa
Prin. Smikiey
Cole
Prin. Rogers
Roland
Butler
McCallisburg
Frank Ingalls
Dean W. F. Barr
Drake U
R. C. Barrett
Agriculture In
A. van Storm
J. F. Riggs
Winsett
4Th Ward
Boone Street
H. M. Duck Worth Undertaker
Black Eagle
Bosworth Drug Store
Parley Sheldon B. J. Sheldon
S. A. Keenan
Story Co
Iowwa
National Bank of Commerce
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Ance
Union National Bank
W.M. Greely
Henry Wilson
W. Stanton
C.L. Siverly
Bankers National Bank
National City Bank
N. Y
Valley National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
Union Delivery
Geo. E. Baker
Ames, Lowa
Ames Savings Bank
Nelson & Nible
Low Dé
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