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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1910

Page

7

The Jumping Off Place and Civic Laugh Lines

A collage of social witticisms and reflections on public manners, crime language, weddings, and theater. A narrator teases language use in crime reporting and everyday speech while a moving picture column mocks highbrow drama versus cinema thrills.

Pastor Sermon and City Bid Notice Merge in Ames

A historical Ames page combines a religious exhortation on sowing and reaping with a city bid advertisement for paving projects. The sermon urges repentance and spiritual growth while the notice details bids for street improvements on Duff and Kellogg avenues, with timelines, bond requirements, and qualification rules.

I Will Always Do My Very Best Walt Mason Verse

A columnist entry quotes Walt Mason urging a steady middle path and repeated vows to do one’s best. The verse promises perseverance through obscurity and modest means, stressing character over applause and the certainty of personal effort. The piece appears in the Emporia Gazette.

Walt Mason Emporia Gazette

Goldoni Play A Curious Mishap At Friday Performance

James O Donnell of the Chicago Record Herald praises Goldoni as the charm lies in mellowness of characterization and satire. M Philibert, the busybody, remains lovable due to humanity and wit, making the piece sturdy and clear. Bartholo mew secures the Donald Robertson Players for Friday March 11.

Goldoni Bartholomew Donald Robertson James O’donnell Chicago Record-Herald M. Philibert

Railway Mail Clerks Wanted for Government Posts

Uncle Sam will hold spring examinations nationwide for railway mail clerks, custom house clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers and other clerical positions. Free instruction and information available by writing to the Bureau of Instruction, 1694 Hamlin Building, Rochester NY. Thousands of appointments will be made. 18 or older eligible, city or country.

Uncle Sam Bureau of Instruction Hamlin Building Rochester N. Y

Ames School Treasurer Report Yearly Funds and Balances

The 1910 treasurer report for Ames IA Independent School District details Teacher's Fund Contingent Fund and School House Fund. It shows balances on hand February 28 1910, receipts from county, tuition and other sources, vouchers paid, and recapitulations of fund balances and amounts due to the treasurer. Parley Sheldon signs as treasurer.

Independent School District Ames OOP Oak Ra Ciee Treas Es Ek Ok Treas- Por Ieee

Ames School Board Sets Next Year Levy Totals

The Ames Independent School District board met on the second Monday in February and ordered the secretary to estimate the levy for the next year. Contingent fund eight thousand dollars, teachers fund fifteen thousand, school house fund five thousand, totaling.

Independent Ames H. Pasley

Public Works Seeks Proposals for Street Paving Routes

Official notice invites proposals for paving Onondaga Street from Carroll Avenue east to Grand Avenue and Duff Avenue from Chicago and Northwestern Railway right of way to Story Street. Proposals due by specified date.

Onondaga Street Carroll Avenue Grand Avenue Duff Avenue Chicago & Northwestern Railway Story Street

District Court Notice of Partition Suit in Ames

In Story County Iowa Louis Anderson sues Andrew Anderson Nellie Anderson and Annie Rhodell claiming undivided one fourth interest in Lot 5 Block 1 Kingsbury addition Ames Story County Iowa. He seeks partition sale of property proceeds after costs and incumbrances and requests decree to establish shares. Failure to appear by March term 1910 noon may lead to default and judgment.

District Court of the State of Iowa Story County A. D Louis Anderson Andrew Anderson Nellie Anderson Annie Anna) Rhodell District Court of Kingsburys Amesney County Iowa Nels Anderson Annie the Hell Nevada

Lawsuit Notice in Ames Property Case Against Multiple Defendants

The Iowa Story County court petition filed March 1910 seeks to establish Arthur Bauer as sole owner of Sub lot 10 in Lot 2, Block 41, Third Addition to Ames. Defendants include Will Skilton and J A Baker, among others, with dates, records, and property claims disputed. Default warning issued for the March term starting March 28, 1910 at Nevada Iowa.

District Court of the State of Ames Iowa Skilton Story County W. M. Skilton J. A. E. Baker James A. Baker Hugh Swan Hot O. Carpenter Des Moines Loan Company Nevada

Administrators Notice in Story County Iowa 1919

The District Court of Story County appoints Co A Duntz as administrator of Julia A Hunter estate on February 10 1910 with February 14 1919 date filed. Creditors urged to present claims to the court for allowance and debtors to pay the administrator.

District Court Story County Iowa Julia A. Hunter Co. A .Duntz

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Geo. E. Baker Ames, Iowa Segate F. H. Waters Bakers Jewelry Store Morgan, Morgan & Watts Attorneys AT Law Ames Savings Bank Earl B.bush, Ph. G M.D Baker’s Jewelry Store Adams Mutual ‘Phone J. F. Tilden Odd Fellows’ Building Mutual Towa A. W. Crary, M M. D Alice Crary Story Streets Boone, Iowa Cc. G. Tilden, M. D E.R. Moore Ames Plumbing & Lighting CO Bell McWilliam Ames, Lowa M. H. Kelso Hamilton Asnes G. J. Snyder Gamble’s Drug Store Daniel McCartuy J. Y. Luxe McCarthy & Luke Story County Bank D. M. Ghrist Jennie G. Ghrist, M.D Drs. Ghrist Ghrist Physicians & Surgeons Masonic Building Onondaga St Charles J. Biewen E. Cagwin Olympia Sorenson & Sorenson The Union Delivery Shakespeare Dash Ward Heeler Wrangles Cracksman Becaue Sing Sing H. C. Kegley Willie Blow Daysey May Romeo Bernard Shaw Ibsen Maeterlinck Daysey Spain Romeo and Juliet Shaw Moving Picture Man Moving Picture Show James J. Montague Chicago Examiner Death Jesus Lonondaga Tory Douglas Ves City Elk Roll Avenue Douglass Avenue Kellogg Avenue 7 Street State of City of BR. Maxwell City Story City Hall W. B. Niles Parley Sheldon Co. H. Pasley Bas Ee
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