Ames Bonfire Night Echoes Past Big Event
In Ames a wild post victory celebration unfolds with down town soap boxes and inflammables moved to the college. A bonfire on State field is lit with donated oil as hundreds cheer and sing and a mock funeral for “Lowa” is staged with a wheelbarrow and a buried figure. Floral tributes and a vow to plant yearly honor the event. Mattress pad orders urged via Baptist Aid Society.
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Ames
Des Moines
Down Town
State Field
Lowa
Baptist Aid Society
Glee Club Debuts Amid Auditorium Needs At Ames Chapel
Friday night in the chapel the Glee Club under Prof. Thompson gave its first concert, drawing a large crowd that underscored the need for a bigger assembly hall. The Sunday service featured the Ladies Glee Club and future plans include Lazarus with Mme Bouton, plus rehearsals and a forthcoming choral production on Dec 7.
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Glee Club
Prof. Thompson
Thompson
Leva Overland
Story City
Lazarus
Choral Society
Mme. Bouton
St. Louis
Symphony Orchestra
America
New York
Worcester
Springfield Republican
Springfield
Mass
College Chapel
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Odd Fellows Hall
Cole McMichael wedding ties Ames to Conrad
The marriage of Lewis Cole of Ames to Kate McMichael took place Monday evening at the bride’s parents’ Conrad home. Rev. Jones performed the ceremony at eight o’clock. A simple reception followed with a wedding supper and an impromptu charivari. The Ames guests included numerous families and friends who later heard the couple would reside with Miss Jennie Morrow on Douglass Avenue for the winter. The Times extends congratulations.
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Lewis Cole
Ames
Kate McMichael
Conrad
M. McMichael
Jones
Methodist Church of
John Cole
Lizzie
Jessie
Kate
Avis
Ben Cole
Will Cole
Jennie Morrow
Gus Martin
Minnie Perkins
Ethel Underwood
Hugh Allen
Ben Keltner
Ray Wortman
Chicago
Geo. D. Loud
Copenhagen
N. J
Geo. Loud
Iowa
Rebecca
Hoggatt
A. M. Shea
Congregational Church
Masonic Fraternity
In Memoriam Ames Faces Week of Bereavement
An obituary record recalls five local deaths in Ames during a difficult week. Eleanor Bisbee, Arabella Sweet, Persis Ellenwood, George Loud, and Geo Loud are noted with life stories, church and community ties, and funeral details.
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Ames
Eleanor Bisbee
Watson
Chevalier
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Bill
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Omaha
Lou Salmon
Newton
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Osage
Sigma Nu
Ames Iowa
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Chenango County
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William
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T. J. Miller
W. J. Minchin
Arabella Lovira Watson
Arabella Lovira Sweet
Loami
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Bellore
Washington County
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Red Oak
Jay Adams
Methodist Church
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National Bank
Times Office
Poland
China
J. J. Coons
John Lawrence
F. T. McLain
Lem Deal
Hearts of Men
Marion Cupps
Aplin
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Dan Cupps
Elmer Greenlee
Ben Stull
Esther Livingston
Mershon Stock Co
Opera House
Lindsay
Milo McCartney
Geo, Nichols
Knd
Cupps & Cupps Millinery
John H. Paul
Homesteaders
Ruthven
Paul
Ames Lodge
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