This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
2
Among those who secured marriage licenses in Polk county last Saturday were Roy James of Adel and Miss Bessie Fish of Ames.
Washington D C becomes the world’s focus as Taft takes the oath of office and Sherman becomes vice president. Roosevelt retires, and the capital gears up for inaugural ceremonies with security details and new parade plans.
A 20 piece band greeted Van Chamberlain as he stepped from the Des Moines car at Kellogg Avenue crossing. Citizens cheered as he returned to the Odd Fellows Temple for a reception after a southern trip. He reportedly bought 40 acres and optioned another 40.
Friday of last week EB. T. Grove of the city book store bought the Miller blacksmith shop lot from Geo. W. O'Brien for 2300 dollars. The deal closes the title transfer recorded in local property records.
The article notes that Grove has a one year lease on the building and will undertake no improvements now. He announced plans to construct a store building as soon as other promised block improvements are completed.
Construction on J. D. Murphy's new $20,000 ice factory advances quickly as materials arrive. The building rises higher and takes on a wintry appearance, with operations expected to start soon.
Postmaster Haverly reports an order to extend carrier service in the fourth ward after petitions from 200 residents. A mounted carrier will cover the large area with $200 yearly for horse hire. Keltner moves to the fourth ward and Greenlie takes a downtown route. Collection boxes will be placed at convenient points, bringing free city delivery to most residents.
Mrs Eunice Kingsbury residing on Story street is seriously ill noting a health concern.
Ames High School prepares for spring track and baseball under Prof. R L Patty who succeeded I J Scott. Similar turnout to prior years signals strong teams with negotiations underway for a field meet against Marshalltown, a rivalry likely to resume early in the season.
Earl McDowell has been engaged to manage the Eldora Iowa ball team for the coming season. He is seeking promising material and may sign Soup Swafford Robinson and Green of Nevada after meeting old baseball friends there.
The Joselyn and Taylor Co. of Cedar Rapids won the contract to erect a five thousand dollar residence for Mr. W. H. Wilkins in the city.
On the first day of March the city’s dray teams crowded streets as households moved. Muddy roads slowed teams while several residents changed homes from Duff and Story streets to new addresses on Kellogg North, South and North Douglass avenues, and farms south of town.
The Ames debating team fell 2 to 1 to the champion Tabor girls in a Friday contest at the Congregational church in Tabor Iowa. Homer Templeton was sick with measles on the eve of the contest forcing replacement by Max George. The Ames party returned Saturday. Supt. King Miss Wakefield Miss Gibson and Mr. George accompanied, while Mr. Smith stayed in Omaha.
Mr C B Weston of Duff Avenue has been critically ill with a complication of measles and pneumonia but is now recovering.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.