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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1905
Page
1
Boone considers establishing a pottery plant this summer. Wyoming and Iowa felt a blizzard, making residents shiver. Joe Jefferson dies at Palm Beach marking a loss of a great actor. Iowa faces a spring teacher shortage as wages lag and state needs higher pay.
Mrs J L Stevens of this city was chosen state regent at a meeting of the Iowa delegation Tuesday in Washington. This is a highly important office and her friends congratulate her. The election honors the city. The Thomas Callahan murder case remains a deep mystery six months after the crime. Dell Balderson, once indicted, has been freed after being found innocent. Callahan, a Des Moines shoemaker, was found murdered with his throat slit. two stations were arrested, then released. A hammer with blood was found at Balderson's house. The jury was out briefly.
Not guilty verdict leaves another murder mystery unsolved in the capital. The report covers multiple local court cases and community notes including a Japanese traveler’s death on a train, cattle dispute legal action, weather impact on crops, social events, arrivals, and various local anecdotes from Boone and surrounding towns.
The pain balm offers rapid relief from rheumatism and sciatica, praised by thousands of sufferers. Its quick action is said to be worth many times its cost and is available for sale by Loughran & Bauer.
The Des Moines to Ames branch is to be double tracked this summer to enable suburban service. Superintendent Whalen of Boone seeks permission to double track the Des Moines line and connect Des Moines trains with main line passenger services. A prior report suggests possible use of electric or gasoline motors on the line.
Prof Newens previews his new season program for Ames with a top choice, A Message from Mars, by Richard Ganthony, set for Saturday evening May 6 at the Armory. The performance, praised for its conception, literary merit and moral tone, marks the first chance for Ames audiences to hear the presentation.
G W Dutton, visiting Ames from Clinton, recalls being the first engineer to run an engine into Boone in 1865. He rode the line when only two houses stood, carried the first and second timetables of the Chicago Iowa Nebraska railroad, and survived a boiler explosion at State Center that sidelined him for over two years. He has since retired but relishes sharing railroad memories.
The notice asserts rheumatism is extremely painful and condemns many remedies. It promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a quick, inexpensive cure with many testimonials and claims a lasting relief after a single application, sold by Loughran & Bauer.
Dr E B Cramblitt reports a narrow escape as the city water tank hoops failed last Saturday in Ogden. The structure crashed to the ground, spilling thousands of gallons and tearing up the street. One man was seriously injured by the collapse.
Excur sion tickets will be sold May 12 18 and 14 with favorable return limits on account of Travelers Protective Association of America. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry. 8 31.
The black Percheron will stand at Chet Davis barn six miles north and 134 east of Ames on Monday and Tuesday each week. It then moves to Taylors feed sled in Asses on Wednesday and Thursday, and to Mr Penfields two miles east and 81. south of Ames on Friday and Saturday. The Grant Township Horse Oo, 25.
Moore Bros of Eldon Iowa claim mothers use it for croupy children railroad men for severe coughs and the elderly for la grippe. They say Chamberlain's Cough Remedy leads over other brands and always cures coughs and colds quickly. Sold by Loughran Bauer. Feed screenings available at Geo Little's for one dollar per hundred pounds.
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