Slater postmaster charged with embezzlement in Story County
Slater postmaster 8S. W. Johnson arrested on embezzlement charge after inspector found $134 short. Johnson pleaded guilty in court. case postponed for a plea. He has long service in Story County and a strong reputation but faces a difficult outcome. Also notes Army officers Oral Rush and Guy H. Wyman reporting to Des Moines for second lieutenant competitive exams in Fort Leavenworth by December 1 and 3, 1906.
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W. Johnson
Slater
Johnson
StoryCo
Land transfers and sales listed in Ames area notices
A long list of property transfers shows James E Hale and others selling plots to Fred Graef, Geo W Bowman to P L Fowler, Marshall Elevator Co to Warren Commission Co, and many more. Entries detail dower and tract descriptions, prices from 1400 to 18000, and section and township references across Ames and Neveda areas.
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Geo W Bowman
P L Fowler
Collins
Marshall Elevator Co
Warren Commission Co
Zearing
Lockwood Grain Co
Elmira Rothermal
Lockwoods Ad
Ames
W J Miller
Archibald Ray
H P
Ad Maxwell
R J Hall
William Clapp
Ontario
E Campbell
Clarence Campbell
Campbell
A T Erwin
Hugh P
Flora P Baker
Graves
John Rahfeldt
E D Rahfeldt
Margaret L. Gilbert
Edwin Re
J W Coughey Jr
S W Byers
Heacocks
A T Erin
L. W. Clark
Grays
Jennie Ringheim
D. J. Vinje
Nevada
Stewarts
J J Payne John McClure
Philin B Pilner
Parley Sheldon
J R Larson
L L Monson
Fred Graef
James E Hall
Temperance Program at Friends' Church on National Temprance Sunday
A community temperance program at the Friends' church under West Ames W O Z U features Miss Madge Eldrige, Mrs. Jennie Dixon, and Mrs. Carrie Hunt with songs by the W C T U and a series of readings recitations and musical numbers. Included are "I Stood on the Streets at Midnight" and "The Whiskey Shops Must Go" plus "Two Glasses" and "Water of Life" among others. The program closes with a benediction by Mrs. Dixon Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Osburn and committee members.
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Friends’ Church
West Ames W. O. ZU
Madge Eldrige
Jennie Dixon
Carrie Hunt
Eldrige
Ora Ellis
Glen Dixon
Ira Wilcox
Naomi Cattell
Reba Edwards
Officers Ordered to Report for Special Examinations
An order lists Des Moines and Ames army officers summoned to report for special examinations on December 3. Included are First Sergeant Jacob Fickel of the Twenty-seventh Infantry in Des Moines, Master Electrician Guy Gearheart of the Artillery Corps in Ames, and Sergeant James Hooper of Troop L Eleventh Cavalry at Fort Des Moines.
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Oral Rush B. Lincoln
Eighteeth Infantry
Ames
Iowa
Guy H. Wyman
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Des Moines
Jacob
Fickel
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Guy L. Gearheart
Artillery Corps
James C. Hooper
Over Niagara Falls premiere praised by critics
Rowland and Clifford present a spectacular production in New York praised as superb by eminent critics. The show features a climactic Niagara Falls sequence with towering water and dismal gorges, plus Lake Chautauqua Goat Island and an Indian Congress scene.
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Rowland & Clifford
Niagara Falls
New York
Lake Chautauqua
Goat Island
Indian Congress
Sheriff Hit With $5,000 Damages suit
Attorney G. Baker Boone, counsel for Lester Burrell in an assault case, sued County Sheriff for $5,000 after a confrontation when Boone attempted to see Burrell despite an earlier restraining notice. The dispute arose when Baker allegedly called a man a name and Rickett reacted, with Bill restraining Baker with a left hand in the melee. Baker claims provocation.
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G. Baker Boone
Lester Burrell
McCall
Baker
Burrell
Rickett
Bill
Disarmament note and local notices from Pan American Exposition
A fragmented update covers the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo with Niagara Falls acts and armory show on November 23. local items include Hart Studio overhaul, Paris panel offer, a hay wagon mishap, Isabel Wallace reading event on December 7, and fence firm Roger Sheehey’s agency. Professor N. E. Hansen reports a cold climate alfalfa discovery for northern U.S. agriculture.
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Buffalo
New York
Niagara Falls
The
Armory
The Man With a Soul and a Moral Poem
The Capital prints an anonymous piece on The Man With a Soul with reader replies. Rev Fr Francis Renier of Ames argues true happiness comes from harmony with God's laws not worldly success, citing a past poem while reflecting on life’s melody and virtue as harmony and joy.
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Capital
Francis Renier
Ames
Over Niagara Falls Spectacle Delights Theatergoers
A vivid review extols Over Niagara Falls as a premier scenic production with grand mechanical and electrical effects. The company supplies all scenery and props, with no house scenery used, culminating in a dramatic Niagara Falls scene in Act Three.
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Niagara Falls
Judge Richard Honored at Story County Bar Banquet
Story county bar members held a banquet and reception at Woodman hall in Nevada to honor Judge Richard on his last term before retirement to Minneapolis. The organizing committee included Judge G. W. Dyer County Attorney McCall Judge elect C. G. Lee and Ex County Attorney D. J. Viaje with Hadley as chairman and McCall as toastmaster. The Women’s Relief Corps prepared the banquet for the bar their wives and many guests.
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Story County
Woodman Hall
Nevada
Richard
Minneapolis
G. W. Dyer
McCall
C. G. Lee
H. E. Hadley
D. J. Viaje
Ed. McCall
Women’s Relief Corps
Nickerson Bros Install Gravel Foundation Under Walks
Nickerson Bros. laid a gravel or cinder foundation under all their walks to meet sidewalk specifications.
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Nickerson Bros
Box social and masonic events at Bloomington church
A box social at the Bloomington church is set for Tuesday evening November 27 with a rendered program and refreshments. Arcadia Lodge No 249 will confer the third degree, Joshua Chapter No 127 directs royal arch Monday, Laura Chapter has work tomorrow night, and Rebekahs plan a visit Friday from Gilbert and Ontario. Landlord Kramer of the Arlington now Marine at Nevada shared moving news.
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Bloomington
Arcadia Lodge
A. F
A. M
Joshua
Royal Arch
Laura
O. E
Rebekahs
Gilbert
Ontario
Kramer
Arlington Hotel
The
Marine At
Nevada
Big Cup Shoot At Ames Gun Club Thanksgiving Day
The Ames Gun club will hold the next regular shoot for the silver cup on its grounds east of the city on Thanksgiving day November 29. Competition starts at 2:00 PM. Several shooters are not eligible to compete for the cup. Attend to this before Thanksgiving.
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Ames Gun Club
Former resident Wallace Mitchell seeks treatment after insanity ruling
Wallace Mitchell, long-time resident of the city, was declared insane at Nevada and sent to the Clarinda hospital for the insane after being escorted by Deputy Sheriff Lough. He had previous mild insanity episodes linked to a prior typhoid fever. The report adds a note requesting return of a borrowed ladder and spirit level.
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Wallace Mitchell
Ames
Nevada
Clarinda
Lough
Mitchell
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Story County P. M. Short
Federal
James E Hale
Jones Istad Collins
Minnie Eldrige
Coral Clark
Everett Osburn
Ida Wilcox
Ethel Dixon
Rosa Hill
Mrs. Ellis
Hazel
Dixon
Mrs. McDonald
Vera
Cameron
Elizabeth Osburn
Warren Mc
Donald
Mrs. Dixon
Times
Potts
Shannon
Grounds Police
Hart
Paris
Isabel Wallace
Ames Armory
St. John’s Episcopal Guild
Col. Geo. W. Bain
Wallace
Spencer
Chautauqua
Roger Sheehey
Peerless Wire Fence Co
Adrain
Mich
Munn Lumber Yard
Sheehey
N. E. Hansen
South Dakota Agricultural College
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wilson
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Prof
Hansen
Pammel
Kessler
St. Louis Republic
Man
Henry Mathews
D. B. Cooley
Worcester
N. Y
Mr. Cooley
West Des Moines
Chautauqua Association
Ames Savings Bank
W. E
K Pd
Kistier
Union National Bank
Yey Iowa
Cloe
U.S
Oga
Aera
Dipgs
Bea
State OF
Story
Henry Wilson
HPSRY
W.M Greely
Daniel MO 'Artay
van Cramberlair
Parley Sunooe
W. M. Greely
E. W. Stanton
V. Pres
T A. Vodda
Bankers National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Citizen's National Bank
Forthun & Holmes Ee
Ae Ee Mo
Just Tailors
the Emporium OF Music
W. G. Stockwell
Iowa State College
Kelley
Inland Construction Co
J. C. Williams
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