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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
2
Rates listed for notices of entertainments lectures suppers and other items with admission fees or monetary interest 5 cents per line per insertion. Cards of thanks or condolences 25 cents. One-time free notices for church services lodge society and club meetings public gatherings non revenue. Display ads rate and change deadline Tuesday evening. Subscription price one dollar per year.
The Iowa corn harvest is expected to fall short by one million bushels due to poor seed. Public schools statewide begin fall term with students returning to their studies. Local notes mention Indiana county court cases, a blind child in Indiana, and Marshall Field marrying in London at seventy with a fifty two year old bride. Sioux City resident dies after long tennis reach. Valley Junction bids for a brewery in Des Moines and offers tax concessions if located there.
A girl named Cole and a man named House were married at Waterloo recently. The piece notes approaching winter and urges immediate repair of the coal house. A woman named Colt died leaving a fortune valued at three million dollars. A Virginia man named Damm changed his name to Hamm to escape the Damm family business. The Odd Fellows Orphans home burned Sunday night. all inmates were rescued and the building, insured for twenty five thousand dollars, was a new structure and will be rebuilt.
The Boone Daily News announces the installation of a Whitlock newspaper press and folding machine this week along with other plant improvements. The text notes steady prosperity for Steve and muses on fading traditions as the calendar shows only four pages left and anticipates the ice and coal men' futures.
A Sioux City Journal note recalls Major Harris a barber over seventy who still wields the smooth razor and gentle touch from forty years past. The Cedar Rapids Republican minimizes Washington squabbles between Shaw and Cummins, noting Iowa Republicans are a larger, steadier bloc.
A Webster City Journal note argues for placing the division station of the Des Moines to Minneapolis line at Ames instead of Webster City. The piece suggests Ames would benefit economically and strategically from the rail division.
The story reports Eisner Potter's subway saloon in New York failed as the concept proved impractical. walls with Bible mottoes were removed and a soda fountain replaced by a full saloon. Nearby items note regional fair plans, notable moves, and upcoming events including farm exhibits and notices from Slater News and Cambridge Leader.
The article lauds President Roosevelt for his involvement in the Russia Japan peace negotiations, noting widespread approval at home and abroad. It suggests critics who doubted his leadership were proven wrong as Roosevelt is portrayed as effective and reliable.
Captain Greeley reports Secretary Wilson not alarmed by criticisms of the Department of Agriculture. He notes seven thousand employees allow for a few black sheep. Greeley says Shaw is more favored in the East than the West, while Wilson remains strong with broad support and faith in the department's future.
Excursion tickets available from all stations to Portland Tacoma Seattle and California points on selected dates August 99 30 31 and September 1 2 3 4 5 12 13 14 26 27 28. Returns issued with favorable limits. Two fast trains daily to the Pacific coast The Overland Limited electric lighted in under three days and The California Express with sleeping cars. For rates and tickets contact Chicago North Western Railway agents.
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