Iowa Men Join the Artillery Officers from Iowa State College listed
Ninety one graduates and civil applicants were commissioned as second lieutenants in the coast service at Fort Leavenworth. Iowa State College names W A Danielson P H Ottosen and H A McCune among the new officers. Several men report losing money and valuables on the trip home, with a Des Moines detective investigating a theft suspect but no arrest yet.
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Iowa State College
Coast
Fort Leavensworth
Kansas
United States
Department
Coast Service
West Point
Congress
Coast Battery Corps
W. A. Danielson
Des Moines
P. H. Ottosen
Fort Dodge
H. A. McCune
Downtown lecture series returns with music and speakers
The Young Peoples' Societies of the Christian and Baptist churches organize a winter lecture course. Events include LaDell Fox Concert Company on October 15, Colonial Saxophone Quartette, Frank Gamel on December 19, Lucian E. Follansbee on February 6, and Evert Kemp closing on March 29. Ames residents will enjoy an evening of music and popular lectures.
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Young Peoples’ Societies
Christian and Baptist Churches
LaDell Fox Concert Company
Colonial Saxophone Quartette
Frank Gamel
Lucian E. Follansbee
Evert Kemp Wil
Ames
Free public weddings offered in Zearing during festival
The article says couples may wed in Zearing at no cost during this week's festival. Mayor George Barnard will pronounce the vows for free if the couple marries publicly in the fall harvest festival on Friday or Saturday, with newspapers offering a year subscription as incentive.
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Zearing
George Barnard
Bryan in Ames on Tuesday
William Jennings Bryan greeted Ames residents at the depot on Tuesday noon while en route to Clinton and Row Island Illinois for a speech that evening. He appeared in good health despite a busy campaign period and chatted amicably with the few who stopped to greet him.
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William Jennings Bryan
Platte
Ames
Clinton
Row Island
Illinois
Bryan
Quiet Des Moines Marriage Notice Revealed
A Des Moines marriage license notice suggested Mr Will Childs and Miss Mary Larson wed in Nevada. Investigation shows Childs married March 25 1908 and the nuptials have remained secret since. A Des Moines relative reportedly prompted the newspaper reveal.
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Des Moines
Will Childs
Mary Larson
Nevada
Methodist Lecture Course Boosts Church Building Drive
Women of the Methodist church plan a winter lecture series to fund their impressive church building project. Tickets sold by the members support the community effort and the pride in a new church structure.
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Methodist Church
Reverend Williams Resigns for Kalamazoo Pastorate
Rev. H. D. Williams, pastor of the First Church of Christ in Ames, reads his resignation and will leave January 1 to become pastor of the Church of Christ in Kalamazoo Michigan. He returns to a familiar field, leaving Ames with profound regret as the Time Want Up column grows.
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First Church of Christ
City
Michigan City
H. D. Williams
Conj
Ames
Knee broken in a bad fall on Ames streets
F L Baird a traveling salesman for Keating Jewelry of Chicago was knocked down last Friday while boarding an interurban car in Ames. He suffered a fractured knee cap and other injuries, with expected recovery in six to eight weeks.
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F. L. Baird
Keating Jewelry Firm
Chicago
Ames
Baird
Northwestern
Illnesses Befall Ames Area Residents
Mrs. Andy Anderson is seriously ill with appendicitis. Jim Judge, who lives west of Ames, has been seriously ill with typhoid for the past two weeks and is hoped to improve.
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Andy Anderson
Jim Judge
Ames
Cyclone Tackle Roy Gray Loses Finger In Campus Saw Accident
Roy Gray of the Cyclone football team lost a finger and suffered three deep cuts on his left hand when his hand was caught in a buzz saw at the campus wood shop last Saturday. Amputation may be necessary, costing him the season as Deak steps in at tackle.
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Deak Gray
Roy Gray
Cyclone
Mr. Gray
Deak
Des Moines Pickpocket Strikes Near Taft Rally
Henry Berhow and several Huxley men were relieved of their pocketbooks at the interurban station in Des Moines last Friday night while waiting for the car home after the Taft rally. The group noticed a man moving among them but did not suspect his intent.
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Henry Berhow
Howland
Gunder Bullestad
Des Moines
Huxley
Man Fined Ten Dollars And Costs In Justice Court
Eugene Breezley faced justice court after an incident Sunday in the city hall annex and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Eugene Breezley
City Hall
Justice Court
Classified Offer for Snap Timetable Service
Prompt deal offered for a year and a quarter until January 1, 1910 for one dollar. Readers urged to send a card if they cannot call, with office located at 409 Douglass Avenue.
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Office
Stockholders Meeting Schedules at Armory for 1908 Chautauqua
The Ames Chautauqua association calls stockholders to an October 5 1908 meeting at 2 30 p m in the Armory opera house. A new board of directors will be elected and permanent grounds discussed with two proposed sites Stevens land and the nearby Gunderland. Attendance urged to decide on a plan for next year.
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Ames Chautauqua Association
Armory Opera House
Gunderland
Stevens
Sisson Assaulted by Unknown Youth at Depot
Brakeman Will Sisson was attacked Tuesday evening as he stepped to help a passenger alight. A young man, said to haunt the depot at night, struck Sisson in the face and fled to the depot park. Local description points to a nocturnal youth.
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Will Sisson
Mr. Sisson
Laborer Charley Gould Fined Ten Dollars In Town
Charley Gould, a laborer, arrived in town Tuesday evening and was lodged at the city hall annex to sober up. The next morning the mayor ordered a fine of ten dollars plus costs.
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Charley Gould
Marshal Wilkinson
Estate of Hiram Blake Divided Among Daughters
District court awarded about 15000 dollars to the three daughters Mrs Mote of Dyke Colorado Mrs Tom Thompson and Mrs Clyde Kintzley of this city. The contested will drawn by Parley Sheldon provided the estate go to grandchildren after all three daughters died and the last grandchild reached age.
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Hiram Blake
District Court
Lee
Clyde Kintzley
Tom Thompson
Mote
Mr. Blake
Colorado
Parley Sheldon
Slater Bandit Loots Post Office and Homes
A skilled gang robs the Slater post office and nearby home, taking 400 dollars cash 300 dollars in stamps and other valuables. George Neal is arrested in Des Moines with burglary tools and cash, admitting participation but not naming accomplices. The crew also robs an Italian boarding car netting 111 dollars.
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Slater
United States Post Office
C. Barchanan
Harry Morris
George Neal
Union Station
Des Moines
Neal
Madrid
Milwaukee
Barckanan
Dieffenbacher Dominates Story County Fair Exhibits
J. M. Dieffenbacher, a local truck gardener, swept premiums at the Story County agricultural fair. He had the standout exhibit with the largest display of vegetables and earned about $40 in winnings plus a Burpee seed firm special prize for his vegetables grown from Burpee seeds.
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Story County
J. M. Dieffenbacher
Burpee Seed Firm
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Tan
Iowa
the College
Young People’s Societies of
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Rev. Williams
Kalamazoo
Time Want Up
the Times
Douglass Avenue
Ames Chautauqua
Armory
Blake
Slater Bandit
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