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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
3
A brief item notes the March lamb developing into a ram this week. It mentions a vuRant school consolidation planned in Story county and Richland township voting $4 000 bonds for a Fernald schoolhouse.
The Upper Des Moines Editorial Association meeting, planned for Hampton on March 10 and 11, is rescheduled to March 30 and 31 and moved to Boone. The note also mentions seed corn education drives and irregularities in merit awards investigated by a Utah committee. Tama Jim remains focused on agricultural work amid political chatter.
Governor Johnson announced that water from the Minnehaha Falls will christen the Minnesota battleship, carbonation added for fizz. A separate note reports a Clark sword thought to belong to Captain William Clark unearthed near Cathlamet Washington and to be shown at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland with beads, china, coins, and Lewis and Clark relics.
The Chicago Tribune notes Secretary Shaw may leave in February after a four year term, with Cortelyou tipped as his successor. Iowa State College expands horse classes with Belgian and Percheron stallions, discussing breeding, subsidies, and the value of sound sires for student judging and local breeding improvements.
Sherman Morris known as Frank Shercliffe was married to Miss Anna Mae Bergstrom of Des Moines at Marshalltown on Saturday. The bride is eighteen years old and uses Mae as her first name. The piece notes the couple’s prospects and expresses cautious optimism about their future.
The Mukden clash between Russia and Japan yielded extreme casualties with about 90 000 killed or wounded. Russian forces retreat in fearsome defeat, while Japan gains vast spoils and strength for renewed eastern campaigning. The CZar vows further struggle despite calls for peace at The Hague.
A. J. Horton of Elkhart Indiana claims an absorbent remedy cures appendicitis in three days without operation. He cites testimonials and medical observers noting its effectiveness. The article also reports Mrs. Cassie Chadwick's federal court conviction on seven counts and a rent notice for a nine room house near the college.
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