County Attorney Candidate Announces Candidacy
Ep McCall announces a bid for County Attorney as a Republican candidate subject to the April 23 1904 primaries.
24 Mar 1904
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
1
Ep McCall announces a bid for County Attorney as a Republican candidate subject to the April 23 1904 primaries.
The appropriations committee recommends four hundred dollars for a dairy and poultry farm equipment at the college. Bert Xeltz of Webster City is appointed to the pharmacy commissioners board. Bro Ballou critiques Ames public building bills and questions the Webster City deed detail while defending published statements as later contradicted.
The text notes an equinoctial storm arriving Sunday bringing replenished cisterns greener grass swelling buds and returning birds. It mentions Cummins supporters in Story county actively backing the governor and reflects on Story’s historic strength for Cummins.
At the seventh congressional convention two delegates will be elected to the national convention. Representative Greeley from this place is urged to join but declines to enter. If he ran he would be anti Cummins. W J Veneman of Maxwell, a Cummins supporter, is a candidate and the selection remains undecided.
The Iowa State Agricultural College expands influence by distributing printed arguments to newspapers and supporters. It notes state aid surpasses other institutions and highlights tripling enrollment to 1400 since six years, with 425 percent growth since 1884 and 160 percent state support.
Fra Elbertus the dizzy prophet lectured to a small audience in a hall he hired in Des Moines on Friday night. The odd preacher, described as a hubbardlike figure, arrived and left between trains, making little impact.
The appropriations committee approved 125000 for an asylum at Knoxville while trimming the university to a quarter of its request. The piece notes the old saying about preventing drunkenness by educating the young and the futility of fixing problems after the fact.
The $200,000 appropriation for finishing the state historical building will pass the legislature, regardless of gains by educational institutions. The piece argues preserving history is valuable but prioritizes funding for youth education over keeping surplus old papers.
To points in Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan and Assiniboia. Tickets on sale by the Chicago Great Western Railway every Tuesday in March and April. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G. P. A. Chicago. Til. 44-4.
The Black Hills in South Dakota are described as the richest hundred square miles with one third of US gold. A new booklet from the North-Western Line includes a detailed map. Send four cents in stamps to W. B. Kniskern, Chicago & North Western Railway, Chicago, Illinois.
A traveler extols Hot Springs Arkansas as a cosmopolitan healing resort with 15 000 residents set among the Ozark peaks. He notes casinos hotels and bath houses under government control and describes hospitality visitors from north and south plus a Chicago match factory magnate with lavish carriages.
In a lively exchange the Iowa legislature weighs a proposed three to five member Board of Control for state educational institutions. Critics warn of centralization and graft while praising harmony but caution on potential red tape and lost oversight. The column ends with a plea to men to praise their wives for daily contributions.
Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trip tickets to North and South Dakota at reduced fares every Tuesday until October 25. For details contact a Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago Ill.
The traffic department of the Chicago and Northwestern Line has issued a handsome illustrated booklet describing the Overland Limited, the luxury train, and the route to the Pacific Coast via Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern. Copies mailed for a 2 cent stamp to any address.
A Dallas County News reminiscence traces a boy’s perilous childhood antics from tumbles in the cellar to near fires, frostbite, fights with gunpowder, water rescues, and rough sports as he narrowly survives injuries before settling into adulthood and easing his mother’s worry.
One fare plus a two dollar round rate via Chicago Great Western Railway to Idaho Montana Oregon Washington British Columbia Assiniboia Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Tickets on sale March 15 and April 19. For information contact any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago.
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