Ames High Debaters Defeat North High in Intercity Meet
Ames High won the Friday debate over North High by unanimous decision on the federal income tax question. Principal A R Parrish and Superintendent Hicks praised the team’s preparation and strong rebuttals. judges included F R Conaway and A Palmer. Next debate is a joint meet with Boone on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North High
Ames High
Ames Boys
F. R. Conaway
A. Palmer
Marehalltown
A. R. Parrish
Webster City
C. 8. Duncombe
Fort Dodge
Ray Birdsall
Walter Williams
George Scoales
Russell Engberg
Ames
Allan Flint
Clare Taylor
Engberg
Taylor
Flint
Hicks
Boone
Graft Alleged Against Nevada Odd Fellows Worker
A con man claiming to be a sympathizer joined the Nevada Odd Fellows for a small cash sum last week and fled with the money. Grand officers warned members after the incident, but the thief had already left the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Odd Fellows
Mrs W P George Undergoes Mastoid Operation
Mrs W P George was taken to the Methodist hospital Monday for an operation on mastoid trouble. She was in serious condition for a time but is resting easily now. Miss Edith George, who has been teaching at Little Falls Montana, arrived Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. George
Methodist Hospital
Edith George
Little Falls
Montana
New Street Equipment Bought For City Work
The street and alley committee met in city hall with the Studebaker general agent and purchased a street sweeper sprinker and dump wagon to be shipped from South End Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker Mfg. Co
South End
Indiana
New Piano Man Opens In Boone Storefront
Al Bergland of Boone has secured space in the Duckworth store and will stock pianos. He plans to move his family here soon and live in rooms above the Meltzer harness shop. The Lukes will relocate to the Emery house on Hodge avenue.
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al Bergland
Boone
Duckworth
Mr. Bergland
Meltzer
J. Y. Luke
Luke
Emery House
Hodge Avenue
Bateman Takes Over Ames Auto Livery As Kooser Keeps Repair
Frank Bateman buys Lee Doolittle's interest in the Ames Auto Company and will lead the livery business. Cap Kooser remains in charge of the repair department.
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Frank Bateman
Lee Doolittle
Ames Auto Company
Cap” Kooser
Senior veterinary students take Philippine civil service exam
A number of senior veterinary students took the Philippine civil service examination on Wednesday, marking an important step in their public service careers.
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Phillippine Civil Service
Lipman to Speak at College on Bacteria in Permanent Agriculture
Dr J G Lipman of the New Jersey experiment station will lecture in the Ag assembly hall next Monday at 4 PM on the second number of the Alpha Zeta lecture course. His talk, Bacteria in Permanent Agriculture, pairs a popular speaker with top soil fertility authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Lipman
New Jersey
Lipman
Quarterly Meeting at United Brethren Church
The regular quarterly business meeting of the United Brethren Church will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 00 p m. Dr Curtiss presiding elder of the north district will be present.
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United Brethren Church
Curtiss
North District
Farnum and Baird Re-elected in Quiet School Election
The four-candidate school election produced 233 ballots. G E Farnum and L J Baird won the positions left by Henry Wilson. Conaway and Dr Jennie Christ trailed, election steady with no issues or excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Farnum
L. J. Baird
F. R. Conaway
Dr. Jennie Christ
Jennie Christ
Henry Wilson
Baird
Farnum
Engine Breaks Down and Passengers Walk to Town
No. 54 the northbound Northwestern stalled south of town Monday morning due to a broken axle on the tender. Engineer Billy Miller stopped the train after the axle snapped near a wheel. Passengers began walking to town while a second engine secured and 54 resumed at 11:40.
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Graves Hill
Billy” Miller
Grip
New Ceramics Ell Adds Advanced Lab Space
Completion nears for the Ceramics Ell of the Engineering Annex. The upgrade provides two rooms for the engineering experiment station and two for industrial chemists, plus multiple rooms for ceramics, metallurgy, and chemistry work. A kiln, ball mills, presses, furnaces, and pyrometers equip a full lab complex. The second floor includes a gas test room, a ceramics museum, and a dedicated water analysis and thesis research areas. Five seniors will use the new industrial chemistry lab in fall.
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Industrial Chemistry
Ceramic Chemistry Laboratory
Cement shed rises on veterinary hospital site
Workers unload materials as a cement shed is erected on the new veterinary hospital grounds. Excavations will be drained immediately and construction will proceed once weather permits.
New Hair Dressing Parlors Opened by Local Entrepreneurs
Mrs. Bernice Finley and Mrs. Lil lian Kelly have opened hair dressing parlors over Caniel Bros. shoe store.
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Bernice Finley
Lillian Kelly
Caniel Bros
Mrs J C Scoville family moves into Seventh street home
Mrs J C Scoville and four children from Deep River relocate to the L Van Epps property on Seventh street marking a residence change in the area.
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J. C. Scoville
Deep River
L. van Epps
Seventh Street
Dr. Frederick A. Cook Passes Through Ames
Dr. Frederick A. Cook of polar fame rode through Ames on a train en route to Chicago. He was asleep as the train passed the depot where a small group had gathered hoping to glimpse him.
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Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Ames
Chicago
Judges picked for Boone Ames debate
Prof. Marshall of Boone high school named judges for the Boone Ames debate to be held March 24 at Ames. The panel includes Supt. Henley of Grinnell Supt. Nims of Nevada and Prin. Nelson of Marshalltown. Supt. Hicks will name Boone judges later. Each school fields two teams with the affirmative staying home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Boone
Water Works Bond Proposal Rejected Twice in Zearing
For the second time in weeks the water works bond issue in Zearing failed to reach the two thirds requirement. Each vote ended with a strong majority against the measure.
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Zearing
Triangular Debate Tomorrow Night
The St Patrick’s day program closes with a triangular debate at mn assembly hall at 8:00 pm featuring I S C Grinnell and two teams per school on the Canadian Reciprocity issue. Ames Grinnell Drake send representatives with scores to be decided by judges not yet announced. Last year Ames won both debates and seeks another championship.
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Grinnell
Drake and
Ames
T. R. Truax
Yale
R. C. Pollock
Martinsburg
E. C. Davis
Hedrick
Joseph Brody
Des Moines
Nelson
Goldfield
Marvin Harrison
Franklin
R. C. Palmer
Eddyville
Theodore Macklin
P. E. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Drake
St Patrick's Day Morning Celebration Planned at Ames
Ames outlines a city wide St Patrick's Day program with college officials staging a holiday, uniforms required for participants and a secretive lineup of events. R E Edgecombe to impersonate St Patrick joins a procession and speeches in tribute with a $1,000 silk hat prize for an Irish ball game.
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Ames
R. E. Edgecombe
Missouri Valley
St. Patrick
Peerless Palaveters
Short Line to Remain Independent Amid Southern Extension
The Short Line, recently purchased by the Rock Island, will continue as an independent company under current management. It will operate separately and maintain its traffic agreements until Rock Island completes its southern extension, which is expected within a year.
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Rock Island
Proctor to preside at seventh district osteopaths meet
On Saturday Dr. C. M. Proctor will travel to Perry to serve as president and preside over the seventh district osteopathic physicians annual convention. The program will address several ailments prevalent at present.
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C. M. Proctor
Perry
Osteopathic Physicians
Ames Girl Is Now a Graduate Nurse
Miss Jessie McCarthy was one of a class of three to receive diplomas from the Eleanor Moore training school for nurses at the annual commencement in Boone. The exercises were held Friday evening in the First M E church with Rev. Chas E Myers presenting the diplomas.
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Jessie McCarthy
Eleanor Moore Training School For Nurses
Boone
M. E
Chas. E. Myers
Important alumni meeting called for high school
All high school alumni are requested to meet in the high school assembly room Thursday evening March 23 at 8 00 o clock.
secret marriage of William Carson and Hazel Crane revealed
Nevada Journal reports the secret marriage of William Carson a senior veterinary student from Ames and Hazel Crane of Iowa City. They wed in Chicago on December 22 and friends offer congratulations. Carson plans to settle in Chicago after graduation in June.
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William Carson
Ames
Hazel Crane
Iowa City
Chicago
Carson
Miss Crane
Nevada Journal
Iowa State College
House to Erect Vaudeville and Motion Picture Hall
Lee and Dr. Proctor plan a vaudeville and motion picture house on the Conaway lot once owned by B. A. Knudson. A two story building is envisioned with the upper floor as club rooms. No definite steps or outcomes yet.
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Lee
Dr. Proctor
Conaway
B. A. Knudson
Redmen Secure More Room In Roberson Building
The Redmen obtained full possession of the Roberson building upper floor by seizing the hall over the gas company office and repairing the floors to use it as a drill and dance hall. They had already rented the hall over the Intelligencer office.
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Redmen
Gas Company
Roberson
Intelligencer
Miss Schreiner Takes A Short Vacation
Miss Maisie Schreiner has been in poor health and has left her school work until after the spring vacation. She has returned to her home in Albia where Ames friends hope for her recovery. Her high school duties are reassigned among teachers with some college assistance.
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Maisie Schreiner
Albia
Ames
Fire Destroyed House Near Kelley Farm
A house on the W. P. George farm east of Kelley burned completely Sunday afternoon. Ole Nernes occupied the residence at the time of the fire.
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W. P. George
Kelley
Ole Nernes
Ames High School Alumni Meet Next Thursday Evening
Attention Ames high school alumni. Alumni are urged to gather at the high school building next Thursday evening for a reunion event.
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Ames High School
Leary Baby Girl Born to Charles T Leary Family
A daughter was born on Tuesday March 14 to Mr and Mrs Charles T Leary. The birth adds a new member to the Leary household, with relatives already noting the family’s joy.
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Charles T. Leary
Kingkade builds shooting gallery on vacant lot west of Spring building
Wm. Kingkade plans a new shooting gallery to occupy the vacant lot just west of the Spring building, indicating development in that neighborhood.
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Wm. Kingkade
Nevada to build sanitary sewers and disposal plant
The Nevada city council passed a final resolution to install 6% miles of sanitary sewers with a disposal plant at an estimated expenditure of about $30,000. Steigerwalt of Boone, a 1909 Iowa State College graduate, is the engineer in charge of the project.
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Nevada
Steigerwalt of
Boone
Dixie Jubilee Singers Close Church Lecture Series
The Methodist church ladies lecture course ended Thursday with a Ferguson Dixie Jubilee concert. Madame Buckner delivered clear high notes, likened to warblings, as the group offered southern melodies and select classical pieces. The season proved very successful, drawing notable talent to a downtown program.
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Methodist Church
Ferguson Dixie Jubilee Singers
Southland
Madame Buckner
Experiment Station Preparing Bulletin on Concrete Disintegration
The mining experiment station under Prof Barr and Prof Buchanan is preparing a bulletin on concrete disintegration in septic tanks. It has completed analysis of 21 coal samples from state institutions under the board of control.
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Barr
Buchanan
Board of Control
High School Skating Rink Supports Athletic Fund
The high school ran the skating rink Friday and Saturday with the rink donated and the orchestra volunteering free. About $5 was cleared for the athletic association.
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The
Athletic Association
Iowa Militia Officers Nominated for Southern Border Maneuvers
War department orders place Gen James Rush Lincoln Lt E B Bueh Maj Herman Knapp and Lt Will Weston among those recommended for maneuvers along the border. Boone Company I holds itself ready to deploy to the front to Texas as drills continue and recruitment advances.
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War Department
Iowa
James Rush Lincoln
E. B. Bueh
Medical Department
Herman Knapp
Will Weston
Boone
Co. I
Marine Lt Edward H Conger Engagement to Miss Lola Schuber
The engagement of Lieutenant Edward H. Conger United States Marine Corps to Miss Lola Schuber has been announced by Mr and Mrs B B Schuber of Anacon Central Zone Panama. Conger son of County Treasurer Edward Conger of Dallas Center is known in Des Moines and Ames where he went to school. He served in the Philippines with the Fifty first Iowa.
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Edward H. Conger
United State Marine Corps
Lola Schuber
B. B. Schuber
Anacon
Central Zone
Panama
Conger
Edward Conger
Dallas Center
Des Moines
Ames
Philippines
Fifty-first
Iowa
Des Moines Evening Tribune
Miss Jennie Williams Resigns From Fair Store
Miss Jennie Williams resigns after nearly three years at the Fair Store. Her departure takes effect Saturday evening and she will be succeeded by A. M. Eggleston formerly cashier of the Bank of Kelley.
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Jennie Williams
A. M. Eggleston
Bank of Kelley
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Grafter
DR. Lipman
U. B. Church
F. A. Cook
Boone-Ames
Prof
Marshall
Boone High School
ST. Patrick's Day
Himself
Peerade
Patrick
Sheldon
Sons of Erin
Proctor
Miss Schreiner
H. S
Dixie Singers
Warblers
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