Fowle Elected Director of Iowa Falls Chautauqua
Rev. Walter N. Fowle was chosen as director of the Iowa Baptist Chautauqua Assembly at Iowa Falls and named to the program committee an assembly likened to Colfax though church affiliations differ. Meanwhile eleven year old Joseph Clouser near Gilbert died after a colt kick caused lung rupture and air embolism, with doctors unable to save him. funeral held at Congregational church in Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter N. Fowle
Iowa Baptist Chautauqua Assembly
Iowa Falls
Colfax Assembly
Colfax Chautauqua
Joseph Clouser
Gilbert
Congregational Church
Gave Cash for Manila Cause at College Event
Mr. Colton of New York City spoke at a Y M C A chapel gathering about the Philippines work led by W A Tener of the class of 1905. He urged support for Filipino education and the students donated 385 dollars to aid Tener's mission in Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton
New York City
Philippines
W. A. Tener
Tener
Manila
Islands
Empty-handed duck hunters in dry ponds
A large group of Ames men hunted ducks but found little success as ponds are dry and birds pass over without landing. The area lacks suitable waterfowl habitat this week, hindering fishing and hunting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Railroads Provide Free Baggage Cars for National Corn Exposition
Railroads including the Chicago Great Western will furnish baggage cars to haul exhibits free of charge to Omaha for the National Corn Exposition. An attendant will accompany each car from origin to Omaha to ensure safe handling. Exhibitors at county seats can ship corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa and other displays to the nearest car stop for free transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Corn Show Management
Chicago Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Times Gets Re Turns by Wire
The Bell Telephone company secures election returns via American Telephone and Telegraph direct from Chicago next Tuesday evening. The Times will lead with news and bulletins will be posted in the window. Edwards, Winedge Cox, Sheriff Bill Ricketts, and Ed Tulant win numbers for a March 1 move to Dakota to take up residence in a sod shack while serving their term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Company
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Chicago
Parks
Bell Company
Bell
Edwards
Winedge Guy Cox
Bill Ricketts
Tulant
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Sigma Nu
Dakota
Servian Youth Plans Agriculture Studies At College
Joseph Hekiman from Servia has arrived and will spend time becoming familiar with the town college and student body. He plans to study agriculture but will not start until the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hekiman
Servia
Cyclones Triumph Over Dakota 26 to 0 in Muddy Struggle
The Cyclones defeated South Dakota 26 to 0 after a hard fought, rain dampened game. Lambert played the full Dakota contest while Williams experimented with positions and substitutes to refine tactics.
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Cyclones
South Dakota
Williams
Reppert
Bill McLain Heads to Hough Nebraska Ranch
Bill McLain left this morning for Hough Nebraska where he will remain on the ranch for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” McLain
Hough
Nebraska
Ames Men Win Lucky Numbers In Dakota Land Draw
A conservative estimate suggests about 150 local residents registered for the Dakota land drawing. Four Ames men and one college student drew lucky numbers, with Russ Read obtaining number 1934.
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Dakota
Dakota Land
Ames
Russ Read
T. L
Prisoner Maxwell Flees Sheriff on Nevada Trip
Sheriff Bill Ricketts took Glen Maxwell of Ames to Nevada after his arrest on a rape charge involving Genevieve Farrington, age fourteen. Maxwell escaped at the Nevada station and remains at large as authorities search nearby cities. past conduct includes prior theft and an alleged assault with insufficient evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ricketts
Glen Maxwell
Nevada
Maxwell
Genevieve Farrington
Ames
Genevieve
McCall
Mrs Amelia Howland Dies In Milford Township Home
Mrs Amelia Howland longtime Milford resident died at her home last Monday morning. She came to Story county in 1870 with her husband and lived on the Milford farm until death. Survived by daughters Mrs Chas Apple and Mrs Ira Crooks of Nevada and son Balus Howland. Funeral held Tuesday at 1 30 p m with A M Elliot officiating and burial in Nevada Cemetery.
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Amelia Howland
Lo G
Milford Township
Howland
Story County
Chas. Apple
Ira Crooks
Nevada
Balus Howland
A. M. Elliot
Ceme
Banquet Held in Ames Basement by City Citizens
Last Friday Ames men were hosted in the basement of the new Methodist church for a Ladies Aid supper. F R Conaway acted as toastmaster with toasts from Mayor Tilden, Prof E W Stanton, Judge Lee, Prof Curtiss, Parley Sheldon, Rev Parr, and Mr Harris of Des Moines. About ninety guests attended.
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City of
Ames
New Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
F. R. Conaway
Tilden
E. W. Stanton
Judge Lee
Prof. Curtiss
Parley Sheldon
Parr
Mr .Harris
Des Moines
Curtiss Takes Over College Barber Shop Remodel Planned
Frank Curtiss of the O K barber shop bought the college shop from Fred Banks. He will remodel the storefront, reorganize the layout, and install new equipment to serve the college trade with a higher class barber experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down Town
Banks
Frank Curtiss
O. K
Fred Banks
College Barber Shop
Frank
Roof Patching Underway on Old Livery Stable
Rubberoid roofing is being applied to the old livery stable at the street’s west end. Report says the weathered building may endure for another twenty five years.
Playing to Good Houses by Frank E Long at Armory
Frank E Long's stock company has pleased crowds at the Armory all week with first class repertoire. They will finish out the week with several good bills and urge audiences not to miss the show.
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Frank E. Long
Cramerary Letter From Shullsburg Sends Regards
A letter from Mrs. Cramer of Shullsburg Wisconsin reports they are in their usual health and asks to be remembered to old friends in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Mrs McMurray III Stricken With Typhoid Pneumonia
Mrs. Arthur McMurray wife of the new elocution professor is critically ill with typhoid pneumonia. Relatives from Nebraska have been at her bedside for several days.
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Arthur McMurray
Elocution
Criti
Cally
Her
Nebraska
Bell Telephone to Supply Free Election Returns
Bell Telephone workers will provide election returns free of charge. Bulletins will be posted at the O'Brien implement office throughout Thursday night. The gesture is described as a kind act by the Bell company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone
O’brien
Bell
Reward Offered in Colonnades House Drain Incident
A five hundred dollar reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who tore up and disconnected the dining room drain pipe at Colonnades House. The act caused unsanitary conditions and is believed to have led to several cases of typhoid fever. A. L. Champlin.
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Colonnades
A. L. Champlin
Prohibition Reports Questioned by Ames Committee
In Ames four precincts a county auditor says full reports of prohibition voters in three wards from last June’s primary were not filed. K W Brown, Prohibition County Central Committee Chair, urges careful reporting for the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition County Central Committee
Ames
Prohibition
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Genera
Iowa State
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Deakin
Guy Lambert
Ames Knox
Evans Brugger
Davis
Johnson
Wilmarty
Saunders Brookman Rutledge
Nelson
Murphy
Pipal
Keeling Law
Johnson Graham
Tellier
H Ortmeyer
Hubbard
Greene
Lynch
Lambert
Joenson
Heggen
Lackberry
Gus Graham
Michigan
Fiske
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Curtiss
Mrs. Cramer
Shullsburg, Wis
Mrs. McMurray III
K. W. Brown
Prohibition County
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