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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
2
Des Moines visitors stopped by throughout the week including Frank Danforth and Mrs. Hutchison. Many residents hosted relatives and friends from Marshalltown Boone Renwick Ames Panora and Spokane during over Sunday and alumni week.
Des Moines guestings and campus visits fill the week as Rev. W H Jordan and Rev P H Swift honor the chapel. Ames hosts sports including a rain drenched Boone game and a Grinnell dual meet won 79 to 43. Building bids for a new engineering facility surface with options. Rutherford of Guelph joins animal husbandry faculty.
A Monday G A R hall meeting formed Decoration Day committees with Thompson as chairman and George Baker as secretary. Appointed were program and general arrangements Dr Copestake Mrs Giddings Dr Templeton, vocal music C B E Haverly Hiram Blake Mrs Jennie Beyer, instrumental music Geo Pitsor Will Pitsor, finance T Thompson M K Smith G H Maxwell. Maxwell named officer of the day. General Lincoln and college cadets to participate. Next meeting May 18 to report on committees.
Rupert Cook Hemstreet son of M firmstreet will graduate 29tine from the Columbian college for the deaf at Washington D C He is one of the class of twenty three and the only student from Iowa.
Parley Sheldon issues a city notice to all occupants and owners along with George White of 902 Clark St. alleys at rear properties must be cleaned within ten days of publication or costs will be charged to abutting property. Businesses and households must provide proper swill and offal receptacles and remove contents at least twice weekly until November 1. No more waste paper in streets or alleys. marshals will enforce compliance.
State reports show about 25 percent loss in apples and 40 percent in plums and cherries due to the freeze though blossoms were heavy. Glenwood suffers worst apple belt damage. Iowa post office changes include a sub station at the college named station A with Clayton Paxton in charge. Declamatory contest set for May 22 at the college chapel. Special Chicago & Northwestern train to Los Angeles departs May 1 with $50 round trip fare and stops for sight seeing via Denver and Salt Lake City.
The Story County Holiness Association plans its next convention at the Friends church in Ames starting Friday May 7 at 7 30 p m and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday A cordial invitation is extended to all with instruction and song to worship together.
The Prohibitionists of Story county will meet at Cambridge Wednesday May 25 at 10 30 a m to elect delegates to state convention to nominate a county ticket and to transact such other business as may regularly come before it. Good speakers and a good time is expected.
Boone County Telephone Company connects Milford rural line to Ames central office and will finalize running order soon. Milford line has 48 subscribers with directors N Davis O Shaw Gilmore president J W Batman treasurer Waldo Stultz secretary John Rex. brings in lines from the southwest and northwest with 10 and 12 phones respectively, boosting Ames area listings.
Sven east of town for the new railroad. Ed Johnson’s east of town are quarantined for the scarlet fever. The two children have it. Carl Lytle, Drake medical graduate, spending a short vacation at home. Geo Star, brother of W P Star, to have a grand opening Saturday. J S Coffin of Des Moines lectured at the Congregational church for the Ladies Aid. Garden Prairie and Kelley choirs performed at Kelley and Gardener. proceeds to home missions.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra manager Mr Skrogsburg and Prof Resler with President Stanton finalize plans for a Monday afternoon concert at the college. The group arrives by 2 30 due to an Boone engagement that evening. High class performers, high price, for Ames.
Guy Dean was killed Sunday evening in Mason City while attempting to jump from a passenger train. He was riding the train home with friends when he fell under the wheels, his head and arms severed. Described as industrious with exemplary habits, his death is deeply mourned by friends in Ames.
Excur sion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the territory indicated above. Standard and tourist sleeping cars free reclining chair cars and the best of everything. For full particulars apply to agents C. and N. W. Ry. 6-15th.
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