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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
4
Claud Zenor arrives in Ames from Crookston while Geo White travels to Crookston on business. Numerous residents visit Des Moines Boone Jefferson and Nevada for health family or work matters amid church meetings lectures and community events.
Sherman Miller a south side resident shot himself with a 82 revolver in his home last Monday morning after buying the gun at A. L. Potter’s hardware store. He left a note requesting Odd Fellows funeral care and Rev. Shea to preach the sermon. Funeral held Wednesday at the Ames cemetery.
At the Akin residence west of Ames high noon Wednesday the marriage joined Miss Anna Akin and Edward Clark with Rev Ferrall officiating. Both are well known locally and will reside in Ames where Clark works at the Fair store.
Mr. Jenkins of Magnolia Indiana notes road conditions as bicycles ride near impassable routes for wagons. D Ward King tours on the North Western Line Good Roads car on Monday April 17 delivering a message to supporters.
The city council met in regular session with all members present except Prof. Biscell who is abroad. James Miller was appointed weight engineer at the electric light plant to replace Mr Jones. The light plant improvement project passed and warrants were ordered for bills and salaries. A reorganized meeting followed with new members sworn in. Wm. Taylor received a permit to build a brick on West Onondaga Street. James Montgomery reelected street commissioner and A B Maxwell elected city clerk for the coming year.
The Chicago and North Western Railway begins a special good roads car tour across its lines from April 10 to 28. Farmers and townspeople are urged to attend in Nevada on Monday April 17 with talks on improving dirt roads and no sales or road machinery demonstrations. Meetings run 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM.
Bower and McCartney acquire M J Adams building on North Main Street for 5000 dollars, adjoining J W Adams Grocery. Adams gains land to western side bought last summer for 1800 dollars. Plans include new brick building and two story expansion with basement, plus relocation of the Judge jewelry store. Thompson and Graves arrange the deal. An opera company performs Birds of a Feather on April 8.
An old advertisement warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, internal remedy priced 75 cents per bottle. A Baptist church notice lists Sunday services on April 9 with an 11 am sermon The Home and The Church and a 6:30 pm B Y P U followed by an 7 80 sermon The Truth of Christianity.
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