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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
5
The Republican ticket lists William H. Taft of Ohio for president and James S. Sherman of New York for vice president as the party’s chosen leaders.
Message questions which county will host the state convention for supreme judge as Nevada officials have not announced the details yet.
Col William F. Vilas a leading Democrat who held two cabinet posts under Cleveland died at his Madison Wisconsin home Thursday night leaving a long political career marked by state and national service.
The county convention to choose delegates for the state convention to renominate the candidate for supreme judge to succeed the late C. A. Bishop was held at Nevada last Saturday.
Rain held off for most of the state fair but Friday delivered a soaking shower that made up for lost time and kept late attendees indoors as the event wrapped up.
Ackley residents affirm Gauerkruat Day will not be observed this year. The Ackleyites state the cabbage feast will be observed as usual with community participation.
Uncle Sam reports twenty million horses and four million mules in the United States. The note suggests that the era of a horseless age has not yet arrived.
A rough note reports Bert Keltz from the tenth district gang missing a June night event at the Savery. The entry cites Bert going down on the Northwestern and a storchoon incident following a real conference.
The estate of the late Russell Sage was disclosed last week at sixty four million dollars. The writer notes he would have taken a chance on half the amount had Sage conveyed it to him.
The governor, already entangled in a United States Senate pursuit, now confronts a looming legislature setback. Political maneuvering and strategic choices loom as he weighs his options in a tense political moment.
The primary law, praised as a perfect gem, operated for less than three months before failing to meet its aims. It must be revised at a cost of a hundred thousand dollars or more to state taxpayers.
A Quaker man lax in faith was found by his wife kissing the cook behind a door. She warned gently that continuing would bring trouble to the family.
Editor Tom Purcell argues the world is speed crazy in a Hampton Chronicle piece. He recalls rushing to Des Moines after a Republican conference, noting the event was already decided by the time he arrived.
The governor convened a special session of the legislature on Monday as the Ways and Means Committee faces the task of developing funding approaches. Taxpayers across Iowa will be required to provide the means.
Devils Lake man Smellum toured Knox after receiving a telegram that his auto factory was burning in smoke. The note surprised no one as the name Smellum itself warned of the coincidence.
The Carroll Herald argues Govern or Cummins pressed for a special assessment on the people not the legislature, suggesting the governor should have appointed a U.S. senator instead. It notes Gov. Shaw did not call an extra session to fill the Gear succession and did his duty.
A special session of the legislature convenes ostensibly to revise the primary law but is in fact called to elect a United States senator for the short term. The move centers on filling the vacant seat amid political maneuvering and party strategy.
A statement criticizes the current and prior laws as costly waste. It argues the state has spent about a hundred thousand dollars on the current measure and two hundred thousand on the prior law, urging the legislature to halt further spending to satisfy one man’s ambitions.
The Roland Record reports a Republican gathering of state committee members editors and county chairmen in Des Moines. Governor Cummins issued a proclamation calling a general assembly in extra session on Monday, with the decision announced by the state committee chairman and the governor at the conference start.
Chairman Franke of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee convened a Des Moines meeting with Gov. support to discuss a special session on amending the primary law. The conference, attended by about a thousand Republicans, ended up preordained by the governor and a few aides, leaving hundreds who traveled in disappointment and feeling ignored.
The article commends Leslie M. Shaw for appointing Jonathan P. Dolliver to the United States Senate, calling it a high act of statesmanship and patriotism. It notes Shaw set aside personal ambition for the state and party, anticipating Dolliver’s eventual legislative election.
Opinion argues the Iowa governor should appoint a senator to serve until the legislature meets rather than calling an extraordinary session. It claims the law fixes the succession method and warns any special session action would be unconstitutional.
The text cites an appointment of a U S senator by Governor Shaw as a measure that saved the state taxpayers about a hundred thousand dollars. It argues the ensuing laws would be unconstitutional, implying political commentary on the process and its financial impact.
The article notes the lasting impact of agricultural colleges on practical farming nationwide, especially in states with long standing school support. It highlights how short courses cultivate herdmen and farmers who return to farms, spreading influence more visibly than transfers between schools.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pickett at 158 Murray street was seriously injured after being caught in a wheel while trying to alight. He was thrown to the pavement and suffered cuts and bruises. Comrade Jim Otis loses a milk-wagon horse in an equally felt loss for his bread and butter business.
Professor R C Barrett former state superintendent and head of civics at Ames told Woodbury County teachers that Iowa will likely abolish rural independents and cut rural school officers to three or five for better results. He urged practical curricula, medical exams for students and teachers, and reduced local control to combat inefficiency and improve public education.
The letter blames C N W railroad speed through Ames for several crossing accidents at Kello g Avenue and Hoggatt Street. It calls for a city ordinance and night gate enforcement with fines for violations, citing past fatalities and dangerous crossings. It warns council members to act before more harm occurs.
The Damm family sold their Southern Iowa farm last season and moved to Kansas. A Tuhell family has rented the Damm home and stays there. While in Des Moines for the state fair, photos were taken of Tuhell with his wife, daughter, the Tuhell children, Tuhell with the cat, and Tuhell with the Damm dog that lingered after the move.
An Atchison man and wife, long known for their affection, faced a shocking moment on their porch as the wife hurled a stool at her husband amid tense nerves and warm weather. She declared she was not insane as the incident unfolded.
A calm remark follows a tense moment as one character chides another for sniffing at the end of each sentence. The exchange highlights strain and fatigue in their dialogue.
A man, Mr. F. M. Williams, sits at a table in a post office trying to remove ink from a shirt pocket with lemon juice. The effort ruins the shirt, leaving the possibility it could fetch a stand at the county fair, as soaking yields a lemonade-like quality.
Frank Stultz suffered a bad spell of sickness at the start of the week but is steadily returning to his former health and strength.
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