Kelsey Resigns for Seattle Engineering Job
Louis D. Kelsey former city inspector of plumbing and assistant to City Engineer T H MacDonald will depart Ames for Seattle Washington this Saturday. He has accepted a post in the engineering department of the Seattle Electric Company, a major Pacific coast construction firm. He recently completed college work and had prior study at Armour Institute of Technology.
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Pacific Coast
Engi
Louis D. Kelsey
Iowa State College
T. H. MacDonald
Seattle
Washington
Seattle Electric Company
Kelsey
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Ames
Livery System Restores Downtown College Transport
After a disrupted period, the livery conveyance to the college runs on its former schedule and in a paying mode, resuming normal operations for downtown students heading to the institution of knowledge.
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College
Institution of Knowledge
Local resident plans club house on Hyland avenue
Folk Ins secures architect plans for a $5,000 club house to be built on the second lot north of West Street on Hyland avenue. It is to serve as the future home of the Colonnades.
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Folkins
West Street
Hyland Avenue
Ames Rep W. Allen Places Second in State Oratory
Ss. W. Allen, Ames representative in the State Oratorical Contest, was placed second by the judges. The contest was held Saturday night at Sioux City.
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S.W. Allen
Sioux City
Ss. W. Allen
Ames
Rapid Transit Real Estate Booms in Story County
Story County realty moved with a vengeance last week as 146 property deals were recorded. The total value traded reached 1,176,704.63 dollars, underscoring brisk activity and continuing buyer and seller interest in the county.
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Story County Realty
County Recorder
Story County
Hubbard to Play Baseball After Graduation
Honor Hubbard, a veteran quarter miler and football quarterback, will play baseball after graduating in June. He has signed with a unique organization in the base.
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Honor Hubbard
Oat Gospel Train Snowbound in Iowa Campaign
The oats special led by Profs Holden and Bowman of Iowa State College stopped near Osage due to seven inches of snow drift, then pulled to Waterloo by two freight engines. Farmers crowded the gospel talks as the campaign neared Fort Dodge, with assistants Bliss and Quaife helping after the weather halted travel.
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Illinois Central
Holden and Bowman
Iowa State College
Osage
Waterloo
Profs
Holden
Bowman
Messrs
Bliss and
Quaife
Illinois Central Line
Fort Dodge
Lillian Gilchrist Buys Prime Iowa Street Lot
Mrs. Lillian Gilchrist purchased a choice unimproved lot on Iowa Street near Hoggatt from H. A. Ringgenberg, part of the residential area of the city.
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Lillian Gilchrist
Iowa Street
Hoggatt
H. A. Ringgenberg
Patterson Sentenced Thirty Days For Intoxication
Bob Patterson, an old offender in the city, returned home intoxicated after a Sunday night spree and caused a disturbance. He was jailed, arraigned in police court on Monday, pled guilty to intoxication, and was sent over for thirty days by Mayor Tilden.
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Bob Patterson
Tilden
Notable Engineer Kelsey Aids Gary Survey and Street Grading
The text praises a veteran civil engineer named Mr. Kelsey for his wide expertise. It notes he aided in making the original survey for Gary Indiana, a town later surveyed and streets graded and paved long before any buildings rose.
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Kelsey
Gary
Indiana
Storm paralyses interurban service and college event
A big storm halted interurban and A. C. railway traffic with main line cars recalled and a Des Moines car derailed near Kellogg street. Students and faculty trudged home through snow and drifts as snowplows cleared routes. At Morningside college a competition between Backemeyer of Morningside and Allen of Ames produced a three to two split in delivery and composition votes for first place.
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Interurban
A. & C. Railway
Boone
Des Moines
Kellogg Street
Morningside College
Backemeyer
Morningside
Allen
Ames
Natural Resources
Purdy
Drake
Daily Papers
Police Court Notes: Two Farmers Fined for Intoxication
Jesse Bennington, a young farmer near the city, was arrested Sunday night and fined $5 plus costs by Mayor Tilden on Monday, serving three days in jail for failure to pay. Will Prime pleaded guilty to intoxication Monday and paid $5 and costs.
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Jesse Bennington
Tilden
Will Prime
Mrs. J. F Loucks Buys Clark Avenue Residence
Mrs. J. F Loucks of Nevada purchased the new house on Clark Ave built this fall by Mrs. Theodosia Muir and will move to the city to make her home. Geo. Graham has a serious blood poisoning on the back of his left hand requiring lancing.
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J. F Loucks
Nevada
Clark Ave
Theodosia Muir
Geo. Graham
Lancing
Woodmen Meeting for Ames Lodge 458 MWA
Regular meeting of Ames Lodge No. 458 M W A set for Friday evening March 12. Members gather for the Woodmen of the World fraternal order session at the lodge hall.
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Ames Lodge
Gotch to Own Humboldt Ball Club For Summer Play
Frank Gotch, famed heavyweight wrestler of Humboldt, plans to own and manage a new ball club this summer. The venture aims for financial success as Gotch’s popularity draws fans, with fast players being recruited to boost the roster.
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Ball World
Frank Gotch
Humboldt
Gotch
Candy Kitchen Returning to Ames with New Candy Factory
Joe Brann of Marshalltown leased the Majestic building to Gus Maltezos of St. Louis who will fit the space for a candy factory. The new firm will include Maltezos and his partner, reviving the candy business in Ames. Maltezos previously ran a local candy operation before selling last fall to George Burton.
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Joe Brann
Marshalltown
Majestic Moving Picture Show
Gus Maltezos
St. Louis
Rolfe and Hooper Wed at Ames Parsonage
James N. Rolfe of River Sioux and Margaret Hooper of Ames were united in marriage at the M. E. parsonage Monday evening by Rev A. M. Shea. Hooper, an Ames girl, has a wide circle of friends and will provide a homelike influence. Rolfe is in the lumber business at River Sioux where the couple will reside.
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James N. Rolfe
River Sioux
Margaret Hooper
Ames
M. E. Parsonage
A. M. Shea
Miss Hooper
Rolfe
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J. D. Brown
Clark Mosher
Albert Weiss
R. P. Wakeman
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