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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
4
Community items from Ames include social visits at the homes of Mrs. Spratt and Mrs. Underwood, church events, and a July candy promotion at the Novelty Store. Local trades advertise Wheeler screens, Carrara paint, and lumber yard offerings while residents move, socialize, and plan ice cream socials at Kelley Congregational church.
The 25th annual reunion of the Story County Veteran Association will meet in Ames Indiana on Thursday and Friday August 13 and 14 1903. Ex soldiers sailors and women’s relief corps are urged to attend with a full program to be issued. Parley Sheldon Av es Ia 7 15 03 Col Commanding.
At a board meeting Dr. A B Storms of Des Moines accepted the college presidency to begin July 2 with a salary of 5000 dollars and residence provided, higher than the former 4300 dollar pay. he attended with his daughter. Also reported: near drowning of Ole Hour while swimming, and the death of Ole T Hill after pneumonia. Ames Improvement Association met with Mrs J H Williams, discussed civic projects, and planned an ice cream social to fund park improvements.
The library board met Monday evening with most members present except Mrs. Greeley and Dr. Cessna who were absent due to travel and illness. Officers were re-elected: Dr. Cessna president, Geo Judisch vice president, Miss Lanning secretary, Mrs. Greeley treasurer. The building committee hired Hallet & Rawson of Des Moines as architects. The group adjourned to Dr. Cessna’s home for a follow-up meeting with the architects present.
Members express deep sorrow at the death of O T Hill a husband and father and longtime Deacon and Trustee. They extend sympathy to his family and honor his Christian example and service to the church and community as a faithful counselor and laborer in the Master's vineyard.
The board discussed publishing a state law allowing outside transportation of students and approved paying $15 for census work. It referred new textbooks to the text book committee, reviewed coal and grain bids, tentatively accepted Crowe Coal’s $3.20 per ton, and moved to present a $12,500 city bond proposal for a four room first ward schoolhouse.
Advertising rates for the Des Moines Daily and Sunday News are shown: $1.50 per year postage paid. $1.00 for 8 months. 80 cents for 6 months. 50 cents for 3 months. Describes it as the most complete Iowa newspaper and notes it stops when the term ends.
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