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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
The piece surveys the Taft Sherman presidential ticket and attacks Democrats in Denver, notes Taft publicity moves and the role of Hitchcock in Taft's campaign. It references local Iowa matters on curb construction and a 1908 Ames city hearing for edging curbs with precise specs and dates.
The Webster City Tribune notes the Republican party backs a protective tariff and contrasts it with fears that the Freeman, following Cummins, has lost its merits. The piece asserts the party line while challenging party alignment and ideology.
The Ellsworth News reports a print shop error where a florist advertised Merry Widow plants but the letter I was omitted. The mishap caused bachelors to flood the shop with calls the next day.
Homer Miller of Des Moines, a well known local banker, has been appointed a trustee of Northwestern Life Insurance Co of Milwaukee. The Times notes with pleasure Miller’s advancement and records a 20 year acquaintance with him.
Bryan and Kern were named on Friday with Bryan timed in Friday morning and Kern in Friday night. The piece questions Friday as Jonah Day and asks what happened to Jerry Sullivan's vice presidential boom, comparing it to Cummins in Chicago.
Claude Campbell of Jewell Rec ord laments advertising patronage from Jewell merchants and warns he may accept outside towns advertising if locals do not buy. He argues a paper should protect home merchants from mail order houses and foreign advertisers.
The writer overheard a Nevada politician claim that Hull securing a sixty thousand dollar post office would have blocked a Prouty endorsement at the county convention. The piece criticizes the bold political maneuvering and calls for attention to Nevada headlines repeating in Ames. It also references a Webster City chautauqua speaker decrying Carnegie library funding as cheap advertising and notes Congressman Landis of Indiana linked to Judge Landis.
The New York Evening Post notes Taft’s calm, conciliatory management as he selects a national committee chair and treasurer and announces full public disclosure of campaign finances. It highlights the Hot Springs decision, Denver Democrats’ stance, and Sheldon’s potential exposure under New York law.
Season tickets for Chautauqua are now available at Campbell & Graves and various banks drug stores and grocers or from the secretary. Price is 2 dollars per ticket with a 1 dollar 50 cent early bird rate until August 8. The Innes band charges 50 cents per concert or 75 cents for the day. Regular single admission is 25 cents and tickets cover all sessions.
Sealed proposals due by 7 p m August 4 1908 for building an addition and remodeling of the Ames Public Library with plans at the library and Hallett Rawson Des Moines Architects A 3 percent certified check and a 35 percent bond required The Library Board reserves the right to reject bids office of Mrs Julia W Stanton President
Ames Iowa city council resolves to build curbs along select street segments with costs borne by abutting property via special assessments. Concrete mix outlined as Portland cement and unscreened gravel with specified dirt limits and particle sizes.
Sealed bids are invited by the mayor and city council of Ames Iowa for a water system extension. Plans by A Marston and T H McDonald are on file with the city clerk. Bids due by July 15 1908 with 10 percent certified check. The city may reject any or all bids.
Bids due at 8 o clock July 15 1908 for an 8 inch sewer 9 feet deep 800 feet long plus a 6 inch sub drain in the same trench with a combined manhole flush tank and lamphole plans on file with the city clerk Bids on blanks by the city engineer showing unit prices outside Bid for Lincoln Avenue Sewer Fayette to North A B Maxwell City Clerk
The National Corn Exposition will publish prize lists worth 50000 dollars for grass and grain exhibits. The premiums support individuals, colleges, lodges, churches, corn clubs and neighborhood clubs with modern farm equipment, engines, pianos and farm home furnishings. Copies are available by writing National Corn Exposition in Omaha.
Five pair news cases and two double racks offered in a casual sale of old materials. The seller notes the items are outdated and not worth much.
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