City Council Deliberates Ames Railway Franchise Vote
The Ames city council debated granting a franchise to Ames & College Railway Co to occupy Main Street from Kellogg to Duff Street and to vacate Story Street. The ordinance, after revisions, awaits a May 8 special election for public ratification with no identified objections to the franchise.
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Ames & College Railway Co
City of
Ames
Onondaga
Main
Kellogg
Adams Corner
Duff Street
Motor Depot
Story Street
Main Street
Senators Pass Iowa Board of Control Bill by 32 to 17
The Senate approved the single board proposal for Iowa’s three state educational institutions by a 32 to 17 vote. Editors voice opposition from farmers and local papers, arguing the current Ames college system has thrived and should not be centralized under one board.
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Board of Control
Senate
Iowa
Ames
The
Hampton Chronicle
Des Moines
State Agricultural College
Ames College
State University
Farmers of Iowa
Normal School
College At
Cedar Rapids
Ames City Council Debates Franchise and Electric Rates 1907
Ames Iowa council adjourned session approves paying library water and light bills, refers street grades to committee, and discusses an electric rate schedule to take effect April 1 1907. A proposal to submit a franchise question to electors for Ames College Railway, over 25 years, is ordered to take effect April 1 1907.
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Fourth Ward
Ames
Iowa
W. M. Wilson Gro. E. Baker
Wilson
Maxwell
Ames & College Railway Company
Story Street
Hoggatt Street
Duff Street
Kelley Case Comes to Ames In Assault Trial Postponed
The Kelley assault case against Gossard, heard in Ames after a change of venue from Kelley, was postponed for one week due to a late arrival of County Attorney McCall. The incident began in a Kelley basement restaurant with Gossard allegedly striking Van Hook and kicking him down stairs. Family and local officials attended, including Prof. McDonald and Miss Dunham, who recently left roles in civil engineering and the president's office.
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Ames
Kelley
van Hook
Gossard
McCall
Nevada
Kelley Justice of the Peace
McDonald
Montezuma
Iowa
C. O. Dixon
Dixon, Ill
H. M. Howard
State Highway Commission
Dunham
Civil Engineering
Storms
Professors McDonald and Miss Bess am Quietly Wed
Prof T H McDonald and Miss Bess am were married last Friday evening at the bride’s parents home, Mr and Mrs O J Dunham, with Rev C H Cessna officiating. The ceremony occurred at nine o’clock amid family presence.
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T. H. McDonald
Miss Bessam
0. J. Dunham
C. H. Cessna
Northern Iowa land agent frauds spread to our community
Local farmers report being duped by a land agent scheme that started in Algona and spread to Grant township. Sub agents sent unsigned contracts promising sale listing for ninety days at one dollar per acre. A farmer sent to Algona for settlement paid twenty dollars. several others may have fallen for the same deal. The question is whether the contract terms can be enforced against the farmers.
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Ames Boys
Ames
Iowa
Algona
Grant Township
Pasley
Englewood Couple Married at Bride’s Home
Mr. C. H. Ford of Englewood and Miss Mildred Cole were married last Thursday at the bride’s parents home by Rev. Boyd of the Nevada Presbyterian church. Ford graduated in 1906 and Cole in 1905, with plans to establish a home. Dr and Mrs L M M Hart have moved into rooms previously occupied by Mrs Woodman.
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C. H. Ford
Englewood
Mildred Cole
J. A. Cole
Rev
Boyd
Presbyterian Church of Nevada
Mr. Ford
Miss Cole
Bad Name to Monkey at Freight Depot Causes Loss
A pranks gone wrong at a freight depot last Thursday ends in financial loss for Bob Darner after a slang nickname used at the freight house leads to a doomed deal. In the freight office Cashier Phillips and J N Shea witness the incident and the resulting trouble.
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Brown
Bob Darner
Bob
Mr. Phillips
J. N. Shea
Ames Gun Club sets ground record with 46 straight hits
Four members Talbott Clark Horton and Loughran shot on the Ames grounds Friday and Clark hit 25 straight then 21 more, totaling 46 consecutive hits to break the club record previously held by Proctor. Bob holds the championship cup and the ground record. A dairy delivery tale follows with Charley Holdridge’s Oak Grove team bolting a wagon and wrecking milk bottles as the horses ran wild.
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Ames Gun Club
Talbott
Clark
Horton
Loughran
Proctor
Bob
Ames
Clar
Charley Holdridge
Oak Grove
Charley
Accidents Of The Week Highlight Station Mishaps
Red Miller, a on the Des Moines to Lake City freight, crushed a finger unloading freight and will be off duty briefly. Herschel Campbell of Campbell Studio burned his right hand testing a new flashlight powder, which proved rapidly reactive. he is recovering and expected to be fine soon.
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Des Moines
Lake City
Herschel Campbell
Campbell Studio
Girl Hurt When Door Crashed on Finger on Boone Street
A young girl named Jackson living on Boone Street had a finger crushed in a door this week. She placed her finger in the crack near the lower hinge and the door was shut suddenly. Medical attention followed and the child is progressing well.
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Jackson
Boone Street
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Shea
Phillips
Council
Faw
Demon
Kelley Case
McDonald-Dunham
Ford-Cole
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