Passing of a Pioneer Cynthia O Duff
Obituary honors Cynthia O Kellogg Duff a pioneer of Ames Iowa born 1820 in Fayetteville New York died May 5 1907 at Story County Farm. She helped found Ames church and town naming streets and guiding the early town site with husband Alexander Duff. Surviving relatives include Major R D Kellogg and several Duff grandchildren. Funeral held at Congregational church Ames. Big Tanks to Be Located Here for Purpose of Supplying Surrounding Towns notes Ames to host 30000 gallon oil tanks for Standard Oil with a two car fill cycle and distribution route to nearby towns.
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Cynthia O. Duff
Julia Lanning
Minchin
Times
Cynthia O. Kellogg
Pearl and
Lucy Kellogg
Fayetteville
Onondaga County
New York
Story County
R. D. Kellogg
Des Moines
Leavenworth
Kansas
Alexander Duff
Syracuse
N. Y
Iowa
Duff Farm
Duff
Elizabeth McCullum
Ottawa
Jennie Batman
Nevada
Cassie Gregg
Brooks
John I. Blair
Cedar Rapids & Missouri Railroad
Onondaga
Blair
Oakes Ames
Ames
Congregational
City
W. J. Minchin
Maxwell
Rondhouse
Standard Oil Co
Bridge
Carpenter's Tool House
Gilbert
Ontario
Jordan
Erickson
Napier
Kelley
Sheldahl
Slater
Ames Boys in Big Balloon Ascension Baseball Thriller
The Ames college team faced Iowa in a championship game marked by a high scoring first inning and poor Ames fielding. Smith hit two home runs for Ames though Iowa led 4 0 after the first. The game ended in the eighth inning to allow the 8 U S to catch their train with Iowa winning 8 to 4.
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Iowa
Smith
Ames College
Ames
Cyclones
Fox
Mills
Capt. Parsons
Harris
Kent
Iowa Boys
Rhe Ames
Iowa expert comments on Belgian horses sold to Missouri
W J Kennedy of Iowa State College voices mixed feelings as Col Torrey’s Fruitville Farms purchases a group of Belgian imports. He highlights Gabriel the stallion and Flora de Bogaerden mare’s strong show records, notes the sale’s impact on Iowa, and praises Missouri Howell County’s acquisition. Manager Shelden announces an Ames outdoor concert on May 16 with the Ames band. The week’s weather remains unusually cold with snow in late April and early May, and farm work continues amid moisture shortages.
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W.J. Kennedy
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Iowa
Col. Torrey
Fruitville Farms Co
West Plains
Howell County
Ankeny
Missouri
Gabriel
United States
Chicago
Flora de Bogaerden
Cora de Piersoul
Gaminette
Shelden
Crap Game Shooting In Ames Yards Injures Man
Last Friday around 1 am a row and shooting occurred in the boarding cars of the Hall signal men in Ames yards. The incident happened during a craps game tied to the new electric signal project. One man was shot. the wound was not dangerous and the injured man was sent to Cedar Rapids after treatment.
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Hall
Ames
Northwestern
Des Moines
Templeton
Cedar Rapids
Rapids
Club House Changes Hands In Ames Sale
Friday last H F Jones sold the big club house near the west gate to W T Smith for 8000 dollars. The property yields about 1000 dollars annual rent and is occupied by a top club, ensuring steady tenants. Jones retains Ames interests and local property, pledging no departure from Ames. The building, damaged previously with losses to fixtures and a started clothing store, will be rebuilt within weeks.
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Noit
West Gate
Harry Jones
W. T. Smith
H. F. Jones
Noit Avrats
Mr. Jones
Os Freed
Ames
Price
Nevada Fire Destroys People's Savings Bank Building
A blaze gutted the People's Savings Bank building in Nevada early Monday, starting in the upstairs offices and spreading fast. Firefighters contained the fire after several hours, with losses to the owners estimated at about $6. The article notes the structure was a fine new brick building in town.
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People’s Savings Bank
Nevada
Ames vs Nevada Girls Basketball Opener Ends 23 3
Ames high school opened the season with a loss to Nevada in girls basketball as Nevada led 23 to 3. Meanwhile the Ames boys won the dual field meet, marking the season’s first competition for Ames teams.
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Ames
Nevada
Humboldt Library Board Visits Ames for Carnegie Plan
The Humboldt Iowa board of trustees toured the Ames library on Saturday led by Prof. C. Messer and others. They found the Ames building commendable and prepared to initiate their own Carnegie library project with ground ready and plans in motion.
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Board of Trustees
Humboldt, Iowa
City Library
Ames Library
Prof. C. Messer
Miss Prouty
Miss Avery
Brown
Leverein
T. G. White
Ferreby
L.G. Winne
City of
Humboldt
Carnegie Library
Ames
Burton and White Families Move Into Bare Property
Mr and Mrs W B Burton and Mrs Geo White moved into the Bare property Tuesday occupying it temporarily while Mrs White builds a home on the lot recently purchased by her in the same block.
Donors Revealed for Penn College Gymnasium Cornerstone
At the Penn College girls gymnasium cornerstone ceremony in Oskaloosa the $50,000 gift fund showed three $25,000 donors. Dr M Stalker of Ames contributed 15000, while Albert Johnson of Lynnville and Chas Johnson of Oskaloosa gave 5000 each. The trio were longtime Spring Creek Academy alumni who helped build Penn College.
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Penn College
Oskaloosa
Dr. M. Stalker
Ames
Albert Johnson
Lynnville
Chas. Johnson
Spring Creek Academy
Confederate Veterans Pallbearers Honor Union Soldier Grandfather
Mr. F. F. Rogers traveled to Winchester Tennessee after his grandfather, a Union soldier, died there. He praised six former Confederate soldiers who volunteered as pallbearers and showed him loyalty and Southern hospitality during his visit.
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F. F. Rogers
Tennessee
Winchester
South
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lOc Crockery Sale
ANES
Standard Oil
Anes Boys
West Plains, Mo
Kennedy
State
Anames
Stalker
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