Hunt Dentist Office in Ames Iowa
Co. E HUNT DENTIST operates from the second door north of the post office in Ames Iowa offering dental services.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
7
Co. E HUNT DENTIST operates from the second door north of the post office in Ames Iowa offering dental services.
A brief notice lists contact numbers for offices and residences linked to Gamble's Drug Store. The entry notes an office line 121-M and residence 123-J, plus a Mutual line for the office 199.
Eva Traum, 14, died after her clothing burned from oil flames at the Traum home in Providence township Storm Lake Iowa. The house and contents were destroyed, with losses over 3000 dollars. Authorities say she started a kerosene fire alone in the house. Her father, nearby in a field, saw smoke and rushed to help as Eva ran out in flames. She survived only a few hours.
Storm Lake Iowa July 31 Mrs Fred Burnett took an overdose of morphine after finding her husband in close association with another young woman. Physicians had to treat her to save her life. Burnett is a Milwaukee brakeman based in Storm Lake.
A boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sachau, was gravely injured when dynamite purchased by neighbor Al Franks exploded after the boy found a smooth stick in grain and dragged it to the sidewalk. The blast tore the walk and gouged the ground, though the child survived with severe cuts to hands and face.
Five mule walkers from Plymouth Gypsum mine end two day shift work as strike ends. Grace Jackson leads the group collecting a $100 donation from miners while President L. E. Armstrong awards each girl a $25 check. Miners and night shift celebrate settlement outside the shaft.
Mrs. William Oliphant, accused of poisoning her four daughters with one death, is released on $5,000 bond at West Branch. Her brother James Hanner of Bloomingdale Indiana posted bond and escorted her to Indiana with the three girls while awaiting September grand jury. Defense plans insanity plea, though commissioners find her sane.
Des Moines July 29 Six life term prisoners at Fort Madison and Anamosa prisons will have pardons denied by Governor Carroll if he accepts the state parole board's recommendation. The board rejected petitions for Abe B. Storms L R Van Tassell Elmer Warren C W Watson Arch Berrier and Silas J Pope.
Waterloo July 30. Emily J. Thoroman claims in district court that G W Hafar once insane owed her a board bill totaling 162?3.57 dollars for 3826 weeks at five dollars weekly. She asks guardian J R Rector be allowed to pay the debt from the estate.
Fort Dodge Iowa July 31 The Fifty Sixth Regiment band cancels all engagements after failing to raise 2800 for a Pacific coast trip. The group planned shows at Tacoma Hawkeye club picnic Seattle expo Fargo Jamestown Billings Butte Missouri Calgary Moose Jaw Assinibon Bellingham and other stops. The tour was to begin August 1 but was cancelled by telegraph.
Barcelona faces bloodshed as revolutionists hold the city while troops occupy streets. King Alfonso arrives to learn Melilla losses where 21 officers and 200 men were killed or wounded. Churches and convents damaged as armored ships and destroyers are ordered to Barcelona.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth daughter of former President Roosevelt has become enamored with flight. She plans a balloon ascent with A Holland Forbes acting president of the Aero Club of America in New York promising to take her up, contingent on her husband’s consent to balloon risks.
The article reports that about five and a quarter million people are employed in the global mining sector, highlighting the scale of labor in mines across various countries and firms.
Waterloo Iowa July 31 L B Wheeler editor of the Record at Hudson died last night at 10 o clock of Brights disease. Decedent formerly of Radcliffe and had been in charge of the Record since July last.
Kansas City report states Mary F Dickerson aunt by marriage to Vice President Sherman died childless leaving an estate worth 1.5 million dollars without a will. Public administrator now handles the estate.
Dubuque Iowa July 30 Peter Sement a 42 year old carpenter drowned last night while bathing in the Mississippi five miles north of Dubuque He was unmarried Two companions were unable to render assistance
Charles City reports a pet dog in the Waite home foams at the mouth and bites Miss Gertrude Waite on the hand before dying. She is taken to a local doctor for cauterization and then rushed to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment.
Six passengers on the Chicago and Northwestern passenger train bound for South Dakota points were injured in a collision with a freight train four miles south of Ames. There were no fatalities. Among the injured near Kelly, Iowa, are Josephine L. Jewell of Mitchell and her four year old daughter, and John Brandt of Faulkton, with injuries described as bruises. About 15 people were injured overall but none were fatal.
An Austrian peddler William Josephs was held up and robbed of 300 dollars near the White City mining camp in Oskaloosa Iowa. John St. Clair Carl Goodman and L Duprez were arrested for the crime.
In Des Moines Indiana this morning A M McDonald was hit in the pit of the stomach by a brick that fell five stories. Physicians doubt his recovery.
Burlington Iowa July 30 Father Bernard Mackin longtime pastor of St Pauls Catholic church dies this morning at age 50 born in Independence Iowa He served on the Catholic Church Extension Society of America board and was state chaplain of the Knights of Columbus He also served in Davenport and Des Moines past placements
Myrtle Strauber, a young daughter of Earl Strauber from Ackley near Des Moines, was badly lacerated by a leopard at the Rockwell City county fair last night. The animal attacked near its cage, inflicting throat and facial wounds. fears she will die.
Laurel Laidley, 12, committed suicide by hanging from a rafter in a farm barn near Guthrie Center Iowa. He fled after being reprimanded by his mother and was found dead when searched for. He used suspenders tied to a beam overhead.
Doon Iowa saw its furniture store of C. E. Wells burn down in a blaze of unknown origin. Loss totaled about 4000 dollars with 3000 dollars in stock and 1000 dollars for the building.
Spencer Iowa July 29 Harry Rubes living five miles northwest of town was struck in the heart by a pitched ball during a baseball game yesterday afternoon and died instantly. The accident occurred during a routine match with spectators and players reporting the ball came fast and straight. Fire department and local medical staff attended but could not save him. Rubes was known in the community as a dedicated amateur athlete and neighbor to many residents.
Des Moines police captured Fred Morgan after a long chase across the east side district. He had been terrorizing women by trying to hug them and showed a fixation on blondes. An automobile crew of officers pursued him as dozens of citizens aided the pursuit. Morgan refused to speak.
Des Moines July 29. The first test of the Cosson law abolishing red light houses as nuisances arose in district court. Judge McHenry found the law airtight and enjoined Rachel Siegel from leasing a house for any nuisance. J B Hammond of the Iowa Trimmer club led as plaintiff. This marks the start of a statewide campaign against resorts under the Cosson law.
Mexico City reports the government will be represented at the Hudson-Fulton centennial in New York by the gunboat Bravo.
Des Moines July 29. On request of State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn the attorney general began an investigation into whether bootblacks and bell boys in Iowa hotels violate child labor laws. If violations are found Van Duyn would oust every shine under 14 in the state.
Des Moines July 28 the state board of railroad commissioners ruled they cannot regulate interstate trains in time and service. The decision eliminates a path for small towns to seek improved train service.
Des Moines reports that state executive council will keep railroad assessments at last year’s valuations with limited exceptions. Farm land assessments in about 25 counties may rise during equalization, but no broad increases are planned despite farm land being undervalued at 55 percent of its safe value. Officials expect higher county valuations next year, while final state levy decisions come after week’s end.
In Des Moines Iowa July 28 Lois Burdick a 13 year old Postville resident was seized by sudden leg pain while gathering eggs. A physician opened the flesh to remove a full length needle described as a traveling needle causing instant relief after extraction.
Ten girls escaped from the Mitchellville industrial school Saturday night near Des Moines but were recaptured by the new superintendent Miss Garrison. The escape follows tensions over stricter discipline than under the former superintendent Fitzgerald who resigned recently and was replaced by Miss Garrison.
Fort Dodge Iowa July 28. After a demand for a 26 percent wage increase was refused on Friday, mule drivers cagers and trackmen at Plymouth Gypsum company mine struck leaving the mill idle Saturday. Grace Jackson and four colleagues proposed replacing male workers with female mule drivers and cagers. the plan brought the mine back to operation with five women in overalls driving mules.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Dandridge of Winchester Virginia died after a brief illness. She was 85 and a daughter of President Zachary Taylor. She passed away early last evening.
Des Moines reports Fred McMillan vice president and general manager of St Paul and Des Moines announces preliminary surveys for an extension from Des Moines westward through Winters et Shenandoah and Willisea to Nebraska City. The project aims to connect with Union Pacific at Talmage.
Des Moines July 27 reports the Fort Madison cell house nearing completion will be one of the most modern in the United States. The 480 cells are four tiers high with abundant long windows and strong laminated steel gratings designed to prevent escapes. Sunlight will enter most of the day to aid sanitation and dryness inside.
A farmer's cow wandered into Mrs. H. T. Fisher's Bible class camp in Waterloo Iowa and devoured five loaves of bread a batch of lemons and oranges and two cakes of soap. The cow was found just as the last cake of soap vanished.
The Iowa board of education elected Edward Anderson, University of Minnesota alumnus, as chemistry instructor at Iowa University. Edward Wolesensky, Crete Neb., a University of Wisconsin grad, received a duplicate post. Professor Burton Fleming, irrigation engineering head at New Mexico Agricultural College, becomes head of mechanical engineering at Iowa University. he is an alumnus of Utah and Cornell.
Centerville Iowa July 27 Judge J C Mitchell attorney for John Junken the confessed and convicted slayer of Misa Clara Rosen at Ottumwa has moved for a new trial The motion cites fourteen paragraphs of Judge Roberts charge asserting error in not instructing the jury that the accused is entitled to the benefit of doubt in choosing between life imprisonment or death penalty The defendant is now at the Fort Madison penitentiary under sentence of death.
James W. Robinson, sought in Memphis for the murder of shoe dealer Joseph Black, confessed in Denver after a talk with Police Chief Armstrong. Robinson said he struck Black with a shoe stretcher during a dispute over a baseball bet. his wife, two weeks into their marriage in Colorado Springs, witnessed the admission.
Cheyenne Wyoming July 27 luxuriously spent champagne by William White and B W Stonewall of Rock Creek triggered their arrest at Laramie. Officers recovered a substantial sum of gold coin money believed to be loot from a Union Pacific train robbery at Wilcox years ago. The men had spent 445 on wine and deposited 4020 in a Laramie bank. The coins bear dates many years old.
Des Moines July 27 Attorney W. E. Johnson Ida Grove representing Iowa hotel men searches for a hotel keeper to consent to become plaintiff in a suit testing the new hotel inspection law He aims to file the petition this afternoon and contends the law is unconstitutional.
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