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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
4
The college summer session expands from two weeks to six weeks with about 150 students, vastly higher than last year’s figures though attendance fell short of expectations due to late start and students seeking other summer work.
Last evening at seven o'clock Arthur Zumwalt and Miss Margaret Gilchrist were married at the Christian church with Rev. J. C. Hartis officiating. The bride wore a white gown and carried a shower bouquet of white roses. A reception followed for about eighty relatives and friends. Mrs. Zumwalt has been a resident of Ames. The couple plan to attend the wedding of Dr. Archie Zwane in Des Moines before returning home, and a recent home demonstration event fed interest in local Extension work.
The city gears up for a major Fourth of July event with nearby towns visiting Cambridge on Tuesday. A concert at the bath corner drew crowds after a dinner gathering, with Paek Gans among the attendees. Local figures, including banker Fred Tarcon, extended invitations for Ames residents to join the festivities and lectures in New York City and Virginia were noted as connections to the celebration.
The Ames Chautauqua program highlights Mrs. Bese Gearhart Morison as a sought after reader and entertainer. She is praised from the pulpit for her popularity and talent, with August toth and cork Yon yhouw referenced in promotion.
R M Hunter of Sibley Iowa died at 430 in the morning after a prolonged cancer battle. He was a brother of Mrs Jake USO of this city and is survived by a wife. He was a longtime prominent attorney in northwest Iowa and a graduate of 15 C Gass of the Security department. Funeral arrangements are not yet announced. the body will lie in Sibley.
Miss Dorothy Gruell of West street is confined to her home by illness.
Fragmented text references injuries and medical remedies, mentions L. M. Bosworth and T. J. Loughran, and hints at a public or legal notice context with unclear events. The readable items are garbled with fragments about beating wounds and medical care, lacking coherent facts or dates.
Nighttime entry at the Cagwin Store led to a $5.05 theft from cash registers. Ray Clark found the unlocked door Sunday morning and noticed missing money while two witnesses recall the store was locked Saturday night. Local police seek clues as to how the thief gained access and what items were touched.
The meeting at the Ameo hotel featured Cessnar of the college delivering a thorough talk on the psychology of advertising. Attendees enjoyed the session and said it ranked among the best talks given to the Admeny Obi group. The next regular meeting will be held tomorrow night with Rural Life Conference participation anticipated.
W A Perry and Mrs Perry went to the hospital at Sea Grove Monday and Perry underwent an operation for an infection on his leg. The infection followed a wound months ago. Mrs Perry remains in Ida Grove with the family until he can be brought home.
Prof Perry G Holden was notified by Michigan State Normal School that he has been conferred the degree of Master of Pedagogy. President JL H Jones urged him to attend in Ypsilanti to receive it, but Holden could not go. He already held a Bachelor of Pedagogy earned in 1894 and the new master was a surprise.
M Darner of this city resigned as a supreme director of the Homesteaders at a board meeting this week. John Howard of Indianola was chosen to fill the vacancy. Frank Darner, a leading fraternal lodge member, also resigned from his office, a move described as surprising.
The Grove and Rich real estate firm sold the old D. G. Ferguson farm about four miles northeast of Ames to Chris Peterson from Ben F. Fincham. The 160 acre property brought 26 225 dollars, a high price for the county’s bottom land and one of the good farms in the area.
Dr Irving Paxton and his mother Mrs Rachel Paxton visit Ames while he works in Red Bluff California. Owen Tyler and Mary Carroll obtain a license in Des Moines. Herb Nowlin buys a new five passenger Cutting auto. Lillian Engberg of Kiron visits Ames and markets hammocks. Zemo skin remedy advertised with local drugstore sale listing EB W Rose Co. as maker and T J Loughrea Drug Store as seller.
The Democratic delegates elected last primary will gather in Nevada on June 28 at 1 am to choose six delegates for the state convention in Cedar Rapids on July 25 and six for the Des Moines congressional convention. July 14 and 1 play. Parley Shelden, Chairman. Carl J. Little, Secretary. Irredeemable notes follow.
An aged sobering ad copy extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy for whooping cough advising gentle cough relief and easier expectoration with liquified mucus. The notice lists T J Loughran and J M Bosworth as associated parties.
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