Victory Tug of War Ends Class Feud at Iowa State
The second annual victory went to the freshmen in a 3 of 5 tug of war across Briley's pond, amid about two thousand spectators. Referee Jack Watson warned against hazing as professors Bowman Coover and Jack Pratt devised the plan to settle class rivalries with this clean sport. The freshmen dominated after initial pulls by the sophomores, promising a yearly tradition.
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Iowa State College
Briley’s Pond
Bowman, Coover
Jack Pratt
Jack Watson
Story City A Dry Town Raid Targets Drug Stores
Deputy Sheriff Lough Justice of the Peace Smith Constable Armstrong and Sheriff Corbin of Nevada with John Hammond a Des Moines detective conducted early morning raids in Story City. Four drug stores were audited seventy five gallons found at Linder store excess liquor at Gandrup and Devendorf stores surrendered permits and promised to ship back liquor beyond medicinal needs. Raids may expand across the county backed by the anti saloon league.
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Sherriff Lough
Justice of the Peace
Smith
Armstrong
Marshall Corbin
Nevada
John Hammond
Des Moines
Story City
Justice Smith
Linder
Kramme & Jones
Henry Gandrup
Devendorf
Antisaloon League
Typhoid Strikes Local Drug Store Owner
Arthur Bauer of the Loughran and Bauer drug store is seriously ill with typhoid fever, having suffered for nearly two weeks.
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Arthur Bauer
Loughran & Bauer Drug Store
Times Installs New Linotype Machine
The Times reports the installation of a number 5 linotype machine with 3 magazines to set type for The Times The Student and Agriculturist. The editor notes the device prints entire pages from fresh type and will boost speed and lower costs, while preserving work for local printers amid growth in Ames.
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the Times
Times
Ames
Conductor Jeff Nutt Falls From Box Car in Fatal Railroad Accident
A State Center freight accident last Saturday killed Conductor Jeff Nutt on freight No. 43. He was knocked from a top box car during switching, ribs punctured his lungs, and he died about a half hour later. Nutt, 41, of Des Moines, leaves a wife and eleven children and had 25 years with the Northwestern.
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State Center
Jeff Nutt
Nutt
Des Moines
O. R. C. and
Odd Fellows
Northwestern
Ames
A Week of Accidents on Northwestern Line Causes Six Deaths
A grim week along the Northwestern line records six fatalities within forty miles. Charles Carter near State Center may have stepped in front of a freight. Charley Gustafson, a Boone switchman, died between car couplers. Mike Yolla, Boone yard section man, neck broken by a railroad tie. John Fose, Boone round house worker, killed crawling under cars. Conductor Jeff Nutt died after being thrown from a car at State Center.
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Northwestern
Boone
State Center
Charles Carter
Charley Gustafson
Mike Yolla
Boone Yards
John Fose
Jeff Nutt
Champion Ear of Corn Impresses Iowa Exhibit
The Grand champion big ear of corn, grown south of Ames on river bottom soil, weighs one pound thirteen ounces and has 28 kernel rows. It measured 2112 kernels total and was raised by George Davis between watermelons and corn. Reed's Yellow Dent is the variety, widely favored and unbeaten so far.
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T. Thompson
Iowa
Ames
George Davis
Reed
Iona
Tragic Boon Yard and Nevada Wheel Incident
On the same evening Conductor Ben Buck fell from the caboose of number 126 in the Boone yards and broke his leg. The period's culmination came Monday when Mrs. Sarah Mackey was ground to death at Nevada beneath the wheels of number 27 a west bound passenger.
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Ben Buck
Boone Yards
Sarah Mackey
Nevada
New Letter Carriers Begin Service In Ames
Will Bower and Elmer Greenlee start as city letter carriers with the Ames postal route service. Greenlee, who had the top marks in the clerk carrier exam, is a 1907 Ames High School graduate. Bower leaves the Bower and McCartney meat market to join the carrier force. Stull moves to the Ames office permanently. The city now has five carriers, up from three, promising improved mail service.
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Will Bower
Elmer Greenlee
Greenlee
Ames High School
Bower
Bower & McCartney
Ben Stull
Stull
Ames
Big Club House Sold at Ames College Fraternity Property
Campbell and Graves sold the Beta Theta Pi house to F. D. Smith for $8,000. The Colonial previously belonged to Frank J. Resler and Shady Ristine with Resler later acquiring the Ristine share. The house is famed as one of the finest fraternity residences in the fourth ward.
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Campbell & Graves
Beta Theta Pi
F. D. Smith
Ames
Henry Stevens
Frank J. Resler
Shady” Ristine
Resler
Ristine
Fourth Ward
Been on a Fishing Trip Ed Raynor Health Improves
Ed Raynor formerly of this city has been staying at the Old Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown and spent the summer fishing at lakes near Motley Minnesota. He reports landing 250 pounds of bass and pickerel in one day and sending the catch to Verndale where his brother Charles Kaynor lives.
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Ed Raynor
Soldiers
Marshalltown
Tom Moher
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Wiley
Boone Opera House
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Armory
Times Office
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Phil
Ames Yards
Tom
BIG Club House
the Lakes
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