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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
4
To College Takes The Ames Class Toward Higher Learning
The 1908 Ames high school graduating class of fifty is headed to college or further study. Most will attend I. S. C. this fall, with several planning Normal School or college programs in Colorado Oregon and other locales. Some graduates will delay a year, others pursue jobs or training before returning to studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames High School
Iowa
Bessie Nash
Ruth Barrett
Carrie Brown
Ada Gerbracht
Margaret Gray
Mabel Kingsbury
Ruby Lynch
Bessie Mel
Mrs J B Miller Dies in Seattle and Buried at Montezuma
Mrs J B Miller died at her daughter Mrs May Priem in Seattle Washington on August 25. Her remains were brought to Montezuma Iowa for funeral and burial on August 31 conducted by Rev H D Williams. Mr Miller died and was buried there a year prior. The family lived south of the college and were longtime Ames friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Miller
May Priem
Seattle
Wash
Montezuma
Iowa
H. D. Williams
Miller
Ames
Relics Parade at Maxwell Old Settlers Reunion
At Maxwell Iowa the old settlers reunion featured relics from early days. Prizes went for oldest and most interesting items. Exhibits included J B Angelo Breastchains knife pincers horse fiddle and candle molds. Mrs N N Sherman snuff box coverlid. I M Cory boxes of Indian relics from 1846. Samuel Whitaker items and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Iowa
J. B. Angelo
N. N. Sherman
Remarkable Antique Odds and Ends in Auction List
The catalogue lists items linked to Bennetham-Bible 141 Freel Salmon Bible 90 years old and various family heirlooms. Also appears are a sugar bowl 85 years old, soldier’s hardtack, knife from 1864, and a combination spoon and fork. Other pieces include a Minnie Ernest looking glass from 1857, a John Hall looking glass two centuries old, and N P Hall steelyards and pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freel Salmon
Minnie Ernest
John Hall
N. P. Hall
H. J. Garlock
Death notice for James Andrew McNabb
James Andrew McNabb born October 23 1906 died August 81 1908 funeral held at home Burnett Avenue Tuesday at 2:00 officiated by Rev W J Minchin burial in city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Andrew McNabb
W. M. McNabb
Burnett Avenue
W. J. Minchin
Team Rides, Runs, and Rackets Through Town
Dixon laundry team breaks from its moorings for a fifteen minute obstacle run. Bill Meltzer drives to the start as horses pull the weight. they dodge, collide with the ice wagon, free the front gears, and race past schools, homes, and businesses before being recaptured near the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Bill Meltzer
Floyd O'Brien
Bill
Main Street
Holmes Tailor Shop
Wm. Allen
Douglass Avenue
Bank Corner
Morris’ Livery Barn
Post Office
Smith's Peanut Factory
Bill Wakefield
Fatal Fast Freight Crash at Kellogg Crossing
An aged farmer, John Lawson, driving a wagon loaded with apples, was struck by a westbound freight train at Kellogg Avenue crossing. Deaf to warnings, he and his team were killed or severely injured as the wagon was hurled along the track. Witnesses say the train traveled 20 to 25 mph. investigation to determine fault continues. The scene resembled an orchard with apples scattered along the right of way. Lawson survived with serious head and foot injuries and was taken home to recover. The article also notes a local church convention and its election slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Taylor
John Lawson
Ballard Grove
Kellogg Avenue
Lawson
Bob Jeffreys
Templeton
Hugh Davis
Daugherty
Auto Hit Bridge Injures Cedar Rapids Woman
A Cedar Rapids party returning from the state fair drove over the Skunk River bridge east of town. The car climbed the bridge ramp and rebounded, throwing Mrs. Pickering and injuring her back. The group returned to town for medical care and then proceeded home. Mrs. Pickering may feel aftereffects for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
High Place
Pickering
Alderman
Skunk River Bridge
Tent Meeting Begins Sunday in Ames
Rev. Fred Berry, estate evangelist, agrees to assist in Baptist evangelistic work in Ames. The tent campaign, aiming to reach a broad audience, will be erected on the west side of the high school grounds with services starting Sunday. Berry is portrayed as consecrated and earnest and invites all Christians and unaffiliated individuals to attend when not conflicting with other duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Berry
Baptist Church In
Ames
Mr. Berry
Mr. Fowle
Orrie Ghrist Operated On In Des Moines
Orrie Ghrist underwent surgery in Des Moines on Saturday to remove turbinated bones in an effort to relieve asthma symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrie Ghrist
Des Moines
Harlan Erb Receives Missouri Apple Shipment
Harlan Erb from Missouri supplied a recent consignment of apples that The Times staff sampled. The fruit was described as certainly fine and satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Erb
Missouri
Times Force
Auctioneer Brugger Opens Ames Office for Farm Sales
New auctioneer G. A. Brugger a graduate of leves school of auctioneering has located in Ames and will handle farm and stock sales. Reach him by mutual phone 818 or at Station A. Brugger is a young hustler and will do business in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Brugger
Leves School of Auctioneering
Ames
Mutual
Station A
Mr. Brugger
Runaway Bicycle Crash Sparks Blame Game Among Riders
A runaway last Tuesday drew a crowd as Flint watched near the bank corner. The Steigerwalt and Flint boys collided badly damaging a front wheel and leaving Flint with a bruised leg. Grant Talbott was knocked off his wheel and injured when Short Danforth struck him. Each accuses another of cause while bystanders fret over fault and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Steigerwalt
Short Danforth
Grant Talbott
Grant
Short
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Don Moxley
Oregon
Lillie Hollinshead
May Loving
Ethel Hoon
Ross Pools
Potter’s
Henry Templeton
Northwestern
Glidden
Warren Minkler
Ames Engineering Company
Settler
J. G. Kopf
L. R. Shepherd—Printing Press
I. M. T. Cory
S. B. Miller
Mary Turner
Samuel Whitaker
D. D. Bennetham
Christian Churches
Story
Boone Counties
Christian Church
P. K. Jackson
Irving Wade
Collins
B. W. Salmon
Zearing
Denny
C. L. Organ
J. T. Houser
Boone
B. F. Shoemaker
State Evangelist of Baptists
Times
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