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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
5
During a college excursion on Friday a Boone Autoall collided with Floyd Horton’s Overland while trying to pass a stopped team. The Boone car suffered a bent crank and minor bruises. the Overland was smashed. Repair costs near $200. No injuries were reported.
Grandview poultry farm owner F. E. Allen won four firsts and two seconds at the Story county fair poultry show. He captured 1st pen on fowls 1st pen on chicks 1st cock 1st cockerel 2nd hen and 2nd cockerel with White Plymouth Rocks.
A series of property transfers occur across Ames Story City and Nevada involving W E Peterson E H Rowland H O Sandness and others. Transactions include sales of lots blocks additions and portions of blocks with prices ranging from 1 to 3600.90 dollars and shared interests in multiple parcels.
The United Brethren conference in Des Moines renewed Rev Warner Johnson for another year. Parishioners praise his work and celebrate his continued ministry in this city for another term.
Charley Ross of this city and Miss Ilena Rhyner of Clinton Iowa united in marriage at the groom’s parents home in Ontario last Friday evening at eight. Rev John T Houser of the Church of Christ officiated. Mr Ross is employed by a local telephone company.
County Treasurer Frank N. Fowler of Nevada traveled to Davenport Monday to attend the state meeting of the Masonic council where he serves as grand master.
Rev. Charles B. L. Nye formerly of here was transferred last week by Bishop Berry to Toledo Iowa. He will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist church during the coming year instead of going to Chicago as planned.
The ad text claims Cook and Peary both did it, but suggests neither did without Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It markets the remedy as highly effective and urges readers to use it tonight, attributed to Joel H. Cagwin.
Jennings Bauge and Pauline Potter married in Des Moines on Friday during the course of the day, celebrating their wedding at an unspecified location in the city.
An advertisement claims Sickening headaches indigestion and constipation signal unhealthy bowels and that Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes the bowels work naturally restoring heat and strength. It urges readers to begin tonight and is signed Joel Cagwin.
Shubert's attraction The Witching Hour starring John Mason arrives at the Des Moines Big Auditorium for October 15 and 16. Augustus Thomas author of Arizona Alabama and The Ear of Pawtucket, the play has earned praise from William Winter and critics nationwide for its American drama stature.
Bryce Hutchinson from the class of 1909 in engineering is now employed as engineer for Crescent Coal Co at White City Iowa.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Banks living east of town mourn the loss of their infant child born Friday died Sunday night in a brief obituary noting the birth and death dates without further details.
Friday afternoon at three o'clock in this city the marriage of Miss Bessie Huey and Mr. William Miller both of Ames was performed by Rev. John T. Houser at the Christian church parsonage. The groom works as a teamster at the college and they will live near there.
Bert Kooser won every prize in the Barred Ply Rocks class at the county fair last week. He is preparing for the Ames Poultry Association exhibit scheduled January 3 to 7.
Special notice states the partnership is dissolved as the writer purchases Mr. Horns interest and will run the meat market from the same stand. All accounts are turned over and will be on file at the shop. Patronage is solicited by C. Be Weston.
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