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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
5
C B Grimes of Zearing Iowa buys a half interest in the Rookwood farm Shorthorn herd from Dean Charles F Curtiss Ames. Grimes will take active management of the property southwest of the city. The farm also houses Percheron horses and a drove of high grade hogs.
A teachers association from Des Moines plans visits to several Des Moines public schools to observe classrooms and discuss education goals with staff. The effort aims to strengthen ties between educators and the community and share best practices for student learning.
Ames high school girls basketball team prepares for a game against Nevada at the listed venue next Saturday afternoon.
F. O. Shuff, chief of the central heating plant, moved this week from Lincoln avenue to the Meeker home on the campus. The Shuff house will be occupied by Elmer Greenlee.
A full burlesque program titled Watson's Big Show comes to Des Moines Auditorium on Sunday Oct 31 with matinee and night performances. Billy Watson leads a cast of thirty show girls and comedians, featuring two new burlesques In Beautiful Clover and The Bashful Venus. The ad praises health tonic claims for Dr King s New Life Pills with testimonial from J A Harmon of Livemore West Virginia.
Des Moines weekend visits figure in a long list of local travel and social events. Notable absences include Mrs. J. H. Criswell traveling to Winona Lake for an agricultural teaching position and Mrs. Hutchison visiting Los Angeles after extended sojourns in New York and Charles City.
Mr and Mrs Hurd Cairns moved into a Robert Cairns cottage on Iowa street. Dr Storms spoke at the M E church. Dr Christman the new pastor will take charge next Sabbath. Dr Steiner of Grinnell college spoke at the chapel. Fred Munn has grippe at home. Lena Nelson from Story City clerks at Lemmons store. Howard Banks filling train calls temporarily. Frank Cessna confined to bed. mother Mrs O H Cessna ill. Miss Mary Selby back from Mercy hospital and recovering. Carl Little's typhoid daughter shows improvement. Rev Walter I Fowle at Vinton for Iowa Baptist state convention. he serves on program and manages board.
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