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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
10
Report from Munns Lumber shows a second break in within months. Entry came through a back window while pennies totaling twenty cents were removed from the cash drawer. the desk was locked and keys taken, with no clue left for investigators.
The first state peace oration contest will be held Friday night at Central University in Pella Iowa. Mike Emerson will represent Ames with an oration titled America and Peace in the Orient. Nine colleges compete for state honors and the winner goes to an inter-state contest with a trip abroad for study. Prize money totals 125 dollars donated by local benefactors. Emerson faces illness and limited practice but travels with Prof Mac Murray and student representatives.
Governor I B F Carroll issues a proclamation designating Sunday May 14 1911 as Mothers Day in Iowa. He urges church observances and wearing white carnations to honor mothers and express devotion to Our mothers.
The Ames Independent district school board urged voters to support a new south side building, citing a fifty year old frame structure with costly repairs for a roof and heating, plus lack of modern water closets. The report urges an opportune time to erect a new south side school. Pete English eludes capture after a Saturday incident. four others were detained, sobered, and released, with English reportedly fleeing east toward Knoxville.
The Ames school board discussed upgrading facilities due to rising enrollment and crowded classrooms. They considered hiring architects after the election for a new high school and phased improvements including a gymnasium, laboratory rooms, domestic and commercial programs, an auditorium, and fireproofing across central and south side buildings.
The Ames Glee Club closed the lecture course with a highly regarded concert assisted by Miss Sybil Lentner, the student orchestra, and Miss Ingeborg Svendson Tune. Eight numbers plus encores featured "Iowa Song" and "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes." Speakers included Messrs Hitchings Benton and R. M. Clark with solos and encores. The program also included "The Gypsy's Wooing" and readings by Miss Lentner.
Mrs J F Williams fell from a window seat while hanging curtains last Thursday and sustained serious injuries. She remains confined to bed but is slowly improving. Upperclass agricultural department students at the college supervise planting of county experiment plots this week.
State reports show nine interurban firms moving a total gross of 1,232,401 and net earnings of 412,529 for 1910. Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern tops with 504,648 gross, up from 450,747 last year. 1909 figures were 1,402,401 gross and 395,692 earnings. Increase in gross business 190,000. net earnings up 16,000.
Dr. Shailer Matthews editor of World Today will give a chapel address on Sunday May 21. He is an internationally known thinker on modern religious questions and author of The Social Teachings of Jesus. Next Sunday I B Brown of Chicago M C A worker will give the chapel talk.
Ames High School lists five boys for the state meet in Des Moines. Jones competes in pole vault high jump and broad jump while Clapper runs the mile and half mile. Eldredge Cameron Bollman enter in sprint and hurdle events. Supt Hicks submitted the entries Tuesday.
Statistics from the secretary of state show 203 marriage licenses and 14 divorces in Story county during 1910. The same period totals 21 538 marriage licenses and 2 274 divorces for the state.
Our local high school hosts the annual Chautauqua declamatory contest at the Congregational church Friday night May 2 at 8 o clock. Seven contestants compete five dramatic two humorous with prizes totaling 10 dollars for the winner. Admission is 25 cents.
Roney's Boys Concert company of Chicago will perform Saturday evening May 13 in the Baptist church. The genuine company under Mr Roney's personal training and management is in its twenty third season. The Franklin Pa appearance noted February 3 is mentioned with facts about the organization’s personnel.
A dawn car theft near Ames College tracks ends with minor damage after the vehicle was driven from the east main street lot to the Squaw Creek bridge area. Onlookers were unaware the car was missing and the incident raised concerns about the growing trend of joy rides. The piece then shifts to celebrate Prof. Henry B. Roney and his musical troupe of diverse young performers, describing their shared shows across the United States and a planned Cuba tour, noting their training, instruments, and the varied backgrounds of the group.
A Cedar Rapids dispatch states the state board of education plans to meet about May 26 to consider Professor Holden over allegations by Representative Moore of using his position to boost Idaho land sales. The meeting may center on his retention amid other agenda items. Ditch Milford No. 32 was sent back to engineer John M Wells with orders to reduce capacity by 25 percent and file a new report amid debate over whether benefits justify costs.
Tickets for the high school alumni banquet go on sale through alumni working in local businesses. The May 29 dinner at the Methodist church dining room will include toasts and class reunions, with a push for each alumnus to buy two tickets.
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