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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
3
Ames faces Nebraska on the gridiron next Saturday as the college community notes a busy week. Faculty and students engage in library, gym, and athletic field plans while local visits and events color the campus life across Des Moines region news.
In Franklin a political dispute arises as Mr Totten near town builds a barn this week. Epperson sold a mare for about 300 dollars. Two Indiana youths aged 18 and 19 hired to Mr Bishop last Thursday husked corn for one day and continued the next.
The Youth's Companion promotes a 1907 subscription at $1.75 and includes the remainder of 1906 free with new signups. The deal features nearly 50 stories plus Hamlin Garland’s The Long Trail, plus 1907 issues and special gifts. The offer includes a four leaf calendar, cash prizes totaling $16,290, and other awards, with free illustrated prospectus from 144 Berkeley Street, Boston.
Senor Garcia, wealthy Mexican landowner and Iowa State College visitor, buys a team of driving horses two coach horses and a riding pony for shipment to Old Mexico. He orders three rubber tired carriages from George O Brien including a Marshalltown buggy an Eagle pony Surrey and a Peabody surrey. The car and buggies will be shipped to Leon City Mexico with John Hoover guiding the transport at a generous fee.
The P. E. O. society and guests heard Dr. EE W Stanton share a summer abroad travel talk from Boston to Gibraltar Faugiers in Morocco via Italy Spain and Germany. Quartettes by Conaway King Judisch and Dora Rice entertained before a fruit and cider repast as autumn decor filled the house. The group plans a Dickens program for November 6 with Mrs Coffin hosting.
Last Thursday Mr and Mrs M Smith hosted about forty friends in Smiths hall newly decorated with college colors cardinal and old gold. An orchestra played for dancing and a Stults cafe spread followed. The event was described as very enjoyable.
An autumnal vignette describes leaves falling as Indian Summer fades and winter nears. The office moves a lawn settee to the store-room, an enduring seat for workers politicians and dreamers during the summer. It hints at future spring renown when voices return to the bench.
The annual tea meeting of the Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church will be at Mrs. Fred Willey’s home on Tuesday evening Oct 23. Supper runs 5 to 7 with music and an address by Miss Birge national organizer. Business meeting at 4. Envelopes to be distributed at the church.
Pastor F Renier announces services next Sunday at 7 30 pm at the Catholic Church and a Friday event at the Lutheran church scheduled for October 19 at 7 80 oclock.
Walter J. Fowie, pastor, leads Sabbath school at 9 45. Sermon on Jesus Teaching About Salvation at 11. Junior Union at 3. B Y P U at 6 30. Sermon and baptismal services at 7 30.
The church schedules an 11 o'clock sermon titled Sacrificing and Reigning. An evening talk at 7:30 pm covers The Plan of Salvation. Bible school starts at 9:45, with C. E. at 6:30 in the evening.
St Johns Episcopal Church invites the public to morning prayer and sermon at 11 with Sunday school at 10. Also an ad for a 25 cent noop broom from Novelty Store. Sam Kendall of Phillipsburg recommends Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and wounds, 25 cents, all druggists guaranteed.
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