Ten Years For Coarse Forgery
E L Roll reports H L Johnson of North Yakima Wash was sentenced to ten years in the Iowa penitentiary by a district court in Indianola for forging several checks on Lacona bank and others. Johnson traveled for Roll’s previous employer and hid across multiple states before capture in Streator Illinois. Roll aided the arrest and credited bankers’ protective association as well. Johnson’s wife is Lucy Armstrong Johnson, daughter of P D Armstrong once of Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Roll
Warren County
H. L. Johnson
North Yakima
Wash
Indianola
Iowa
Mr. Roll
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Lacona
Johnson
Roll
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Streator
Bankers’ Protective Association
Wadena
Minn
Ill
Lucy Armstrong- Johnson
P. D. Armstrong
Ames
Rumors of Faculty Resignations Denied by College
The Times, authorized by the college finance board and secretary’s office, states rumors that various faculty members were asked to resign are unfounded. The notice condemns gossip harming the school and urges confidence in its leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Board
the Times
Dr McWilliam IIIs Illness Sparks Medical Update
Dr McWilliam III remains dangerously ill with pleuro pneumonia since last Saturday. The disease must run its course and the outcome is not yet known. The doctor is presently a very sick man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McWilliam
Perry's Sells 5 Foot Step Ladders At 50 Cents
Local store Perry's offers five foot step ladders for fifty cents each, promoting an affordable hardware deal for homeowners and hobbyists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry’s
Monument firms unite in Nevada to form Nevada Monument Works
Nevada's two monument firms consolidate after C. H. Cage buys Wm. Smay stake and H. C. Crouch acquires Cadd. The merged operation will run Smay and Cadd plants as Nevada Monument Works with Case directing craftsmanship and Crouch handling business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
United Forces
Consolidated
C. H. Cage
Wm. Smay
H. C. Crouch
Mr. Cadd
Boone
Smay Monument Works
Cadd
Nevada Monument Works
Case
Crouch
Final examinations for Story county rural eighth grades
Final examinations for 90 pupils from rural eighth grades in Story county will be held at Zearing May 18 and 14, Collins May 11 and 12, Nevada May 4 and 6, Cambridge May 6 and 7, and Ames May 6 and 7. Those who pass will earn a diploma of graduation from the rural schools of Story county this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Zearing
Collins
Nevada
Cambridge
Ames
Seed corn test reveals two thirds valueless for planting
Ames experts on a Burlington route seed train report germination tests across Iowa show only 28 percent good in Glenwood, one half in Bedford and Malvern, and as low as one kernel in ten in Villisca Corning. They urge farmers to test, grade, calibrate planters, and establish a five acre seed patch for better future crops. Profs Holden Bowman Crosley Moshier Snyder Lauderdale lead the effort assisted by Burlington Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Ames
Burlington
Glenwood
Bedford
Malvern
Villisco
Corning
Lenox
Greenfield
Massena
Osceola
Albia
Knoxville
P. G. Holden
M. L. Bowman
B. W. Crosley
M. L. Moshier
A. H. Snyder
J. R. Lauderdale
Burlington Railroad
Nevada man runs wild with child on Easter Sunday
Frank Jones, a Nevada teamster, fled through town with a jug of liquor and his youngest child in his arms on Easter Sunday. Arrested by Sheriff Warrick after pursuit by his wife and mother-in-law, he pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid a $5 fine plus costs. He hopes to move to a new home with his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Nevada
Jones
Oscar Smith
Sheriff Warrick
Justice Knudson
Iowa junior corn show expands to multiple contests
The previous year saw 600 youth enter the corn growing competition at Iowa State College, winning 5000 in premiums. This year contests expand to corn oats sewing cooking garden and potato growing for ages 10 to 18. Entrants receive circulars from A V Storm Ames Iowa covering germination seed preparation cultivation pests and harvest and storage notes and show sample selection and premium lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
A. V. Storm
Extension Department
Ames
Iowa
Car Sweeper's Wheels Loose In Box Car Homeless Man
Michael Ryan claimed to be a Northwestern car sweeper living in a dilapidated box car on the east end of the yards. He was arrested by the marshal and sent to the county farm for evaluation and possible mental hospital care if his condition worsens. He had drifted to Ames weeks earlier, aided by the marshal, before finding the box car residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ryan
Northwestern
Insane Commissioners
Nevada
Ryan
Ames
Des Moines
W. E. McCoy Dies After Brief Illness
W. E. McCoy died at his home in the third ward this morning at 6 30 after a brief illness with typhoid pneumonia. His family were at his bedside. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. McCoy
Robergon Mfg Co Sharpens Lawn Mowers 49 11
Short notice item notes lawn mowers sharpened by the Robergon Manufacturing Company with model or inventory reference 49 11. The brief lists manufacturing activity and product type without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mfg. Co
Elected Presiding Elder Receives United Evangelical Honor
Rev. George Mullin, a Nevada township native and longtime minister at the Evangelical church, was elected presiding elder of the Des Moines conference at a Cedar Rapids meeting last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mullin
Nevada Township
Evangelical Church
Hearing
Des Moines
United Evangelical Church
Cedar Rapids
Ames High Chautauqua Declamatory Test Set At Church
The Ames high school declamatory contest to select the city representative for the county Chautauqua will be held Tuesday evening April 5 at 8:00 p.m. at the Congregational church. The winner earns 5 in gold and a place in the Chautauqua contest. A program with music and drills from younger children will follow. Admission is 25 cents. Contestants include Beulah Hoot The Soul of the Violin Lucile Aplin At the End of the Rainbow Nellie Noble Patsy Julia Arnold The Mourning Veil Harriet Kintsley The Fatal Disc W P George secretary of the Chautauqua will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames High School
Congregational Church
Nellie Noble
Patsy
Julia Arnold
Harriet Kintsley
W. P. George
Secretary of
the Chautauqua
Lightning strikes Nevada house sparks near total blaze
During a Saturday 2 AM storm the J. S. Frazier residence in Nevada was struck by lightning. The attic and both stories caught fire but were saved. insurance covered most losses. Gladys Moran, visiting niece of Mr. Graves, was briefly stunned and then helped to safety by Bert Vinsell.
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J. 5
Graves
Gladys Moran
Osage
Engineers to Chicago on inspection tour
Prof J E Kirkham leads the senior civil engineering class from Ames College on an inspection tour visiting Illinois Steel Co Gary Steel Co and Lansing Bridge Co shops and mills in Chicago and will share practical points before returning home. C E Brown and family moved to a new Duff Avenue house recently built for Earl Belt from Burnett Avenue.
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J. E. Kirkham
Chicago
Illinois Steel Co
Gary Steel Co
Lansing Bridge Co
Kirkham
America
C. E. Brown
Burnett Avenue
Duff Avenue
Earl Belt
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. McWilliam III
Rural School Examinations
Iis
Beulah
Lin
Lucile Aplin
Perry's
Ford
New York
I. J. Ferguson
Ames, Iowa
G. E. Burton
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