Cupid Let the Cat Out on Secret Marshalltown Marriage
Last Saturday Marshalltown’s Hyphen reported Roy Spratt and Mamie Roupe planned a secret wedding in Marion. They failed to obtain a license due to lack of proper identification and a friend’s leak caused swift public attention. Roy’s Marshalltown friends congratulated the couple upon their return.
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Marshalltown
Roy Spratt
Mamie Roupe
Cupid
H. Cully
Marion
Court House
Roy
Door Slams Finger in Schoolhouse Wind Incident
Roger Williams reports a gust of wind slammed the central school house door on his hand yesterday leaving his broken little finger. He remains able to play marbles despite the accident.
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Roger Williams
Central School
Roger
Fruit Growers Visit Planned Stop at Local Grocery
J. W. Adams displays an unusually fine fruit assortment in his window as the California Fruit Producers visit the city this week. Adams handles fruit from the association and aims for a liberal display as members inspect local grocery stores during a short stop planned in this week.
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J. W. Adams
California
Faithful death of Mrs H C Roup in Ames
Mrs H C Roup of Ames died at her Onondaga street home last Friday morning at eight o’clock in firm belief as a Christian Scientist she refused medical aid. The county coroner was summoned to certify the death and remains were sent to Webster City for burial following a funeral held there.
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H. C. Roup
Onondaga Street
Cambridge
Webster City
Boys Steal Italian Colors From Racing Car in City
Local youths reportedly stripped the Italian national colors from an Italian racing car visiting the city, exchanging generosity for misbehavior. Ernest Pitsor left for Des Moines to join the Wizard of Wall Street comic opera troupe, which will tour the state, including city performances on April 16 to 18 with Miss Daye in the lead role.
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Italy
Ernest Pitsor
Des Moines
Wizard of Wall Street
Miss Daye
Elopement Forges Pardon As Posegates Reconcile
A young Ames couple elopes two hours before a wedding. Col Posegate grills police, but the father relents after his wife recalls their own elopement. The Justice of the Peace marries Hazel Posegate and William Corkin. The wedding party then shares cigars with officers. The couple, well known locally, reside in the area.
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Ames
Col
Miller
Des Moines
Hazel Posegate
William Corkin
Justice Cope
Justice’s
C. M. Wood
Col. Posegate
Captain Miller
Mr. Posegate
Nellie
Bill
Hazel
Papa
Mamma
Bob
Italian car Zust visits city before heading westward
The Zust driven by Sirtori arrived after eight Tuesday night and was taken to L A Morris garage for a thorough overhaul. Mud was washed off reducing weight by hundreds of pounds. The party stayed at the Ames hotel overnight and left at dawn at about 6:30 am bound west at twenty miles per hour, aiming to overhaul the American car soon.
Ames Girls on Chautauqua Declamatory Contest
Story County high schools enter local contests to pick delegates for Ames Chautauqua. Winners receive five dollars in gold. two class winners in oratorical and dramatic divisions earn an extra five dollars. Local Ames high entrants listed include Mary Bryant and others. contest set for early April. The World is Mine from Monte Cristo will be staged at Ames as a standard attraction.
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Association
Story County
Ames
Chautauqua
Ames High School
Mary Bryant
Francis George
Faith Clark
Ada Gerbracht
Anna Farnum
Ruth Bingham
Carrie Tallman
Laura Conaway
Hermine Knapp
Globe
Leap Day Boy Ernest McKay Holds Double Birthday
Ernest McKay, twelve, son of Prof and Mrs G L McKay of the college, celebrated on February 29 a leap day birthday and marked his eighth birthday eight years earlier due to the 1900 leap year gap. A party with sixteen campus boys followed by a birthday supper at home capped a day he equalled in enthusiasm. In four years he can celebrate his third birthday.
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Ernest McKay
G. L. McKay
Ernest
Ames City Council Advances Water Bonds and Election Details
The Ames city council met in regular session at city hall. It approved the minutes and heard plans to issue 15000 dollars in water works bonds for the Fourth Ward and sewer extensions in the Second Ward. Fire exits for the scenic theatre were referred to the fire chief. Election judges and clerks for March 30 1908 were appointed across four wards with one clerk yet to be filled. John F Kintsley Jr left for Belle Plaine for a two week hunting trip.
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Athletic Park
City of
Ames
New York to Paris Endurance Race Draws Mixed Reactions
The piece explains the New York to Paris contest as an endurance event where staying power and repair counts decide the winner, not speed. It notes the American Thomas car driven by Montague Roberts arriving in Ames at six miles per hour, amid crowd interest, and contrasts it with the Studebaker army car under Hugo racing through Story county.
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New York
Paris
Thomas Make
Montague Roberta
Warren Beckwith
Ames Hotel
Des Moines
Army
Studebaker
Huge
Ames
Fort Leavenworth
Hugo
Story County
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Ames Merchant
Ames Girls
Geo. H. Maxwell
Robt, McDowell
W. H. Stultz
Carl Little
A. H. Thayer
Geo. E. Baker
Geo. Graham
M. C. Ufford
C. C. Tallman
A. B. Maxwell
M. Hallibarger
John Snyder
John Lanning
P. C. Compton
Walter Perkins
J. O’donnell
W. M. Wilson
L. W. Forman
O. M. Briley
John F. Kintsley, Jr
Belle Plaine
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