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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
1
A merged rural bulletin notes Ames growth and upcoming events including the Ames Chautauqua from August 17 to 26. It reports Nevada water tank nearing completion, a picnic at Woodman Lodge on August 13, and registration details for Devil's Lake. farmers enjoy fine weather for threshing.
Farmers in Story county are urged to enter exhibits at this year’s fair with an excellent premium list and expert judges. The fair, under new management, seeks public support to ensure success as the D M I N railway promises to bring a thousand Iowa Falls visitors to view the exhibits.
Hon. John Downie urges Iowa state farms to stack small grain and seed timothy promptly after harvest. He outlines round, twenty foot stacks with specific placements, rain shedding design, and a grass cover to protect the grain, arguing this improves quality and avoids wasted threshing time.
An excerpt from the Collins Liberator notes men who spread rumors about women and vows special services next Thanksgiving to express gratitude for narrowly avoiding a worse fate.
Next Wednesday August 17 Ames plans the Chautauqua festival featuring top talent to educate entertain and uplift the county. Officials say the expenditure is wise not a carnival but a community good promising beneficial influence for business and civic growth.
The piece laments a Rosebud growth myth, contrasting Bonesteel and nearby towns. It warns that rapid booms built on shifting sands collapse, leaving farmers and merchants to return to old routines. Time favors sanity as dream towns fade.
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic association committee discusses eligibility rules for summer baseball players. Big Nine Conference likely to adopt pay for play as disqualifying. exceptions for players already active this summer. Yank Brown of Ames, pitching for Omaha Western League, could play for Ames varsity next year. After this season, summer baseball for pay will bar participation in college athletics.
110,000 acres of fertile government land open to settlement with August registration. Low rates via Chicago and North Western Bay. North Western Line offers August travel from August 6 to 11 for full particulars consult Chicago and North Western agents.
The twenty sixth annual report of the Iowa Board of Railroad commissioners covers the Ames and College Ry for the year ending June 30 1903. It lists 800 authorized shares at 25 dollars par and 1.98 miles of road with stock per mile 10101.01 dollars and total stock 30000 dollars. Iowa holds 19000 dollars of stock from 34 holders, 32 in Iowa. Operating revenue 11438.99 dollars, expenses 8164.44 dollars, net income 3269.55 dollars. Interest on liabilities 271.67 dollars, taxes 302.29 dollars, other deductions 4000 dollars, total deductions 4573.96 dollars, resulting deficit 1304.41 dollars. Passenger earnings 8877.99 dollars, freight 2566.00 dollars, other items 471.25 dollars. total freight earnings 2566.00 dollars.
A note promoting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy advises keeping it on hand to avoid digestive distress. Sold by Loughran and Bauer.
George Gould recalls a suburban station incident where a brakeman saved an elderly man from jumping aboard a moving train. The man later returned the favor by pulling the brakeman off his own car, quipping that one good turn deserves another as the interval before the next train passed.
A Missouri editor offers guidance for town girls on deportment and restraint. He warns against crowds at depots post offices and churches, urges modesty, dignity, and reluctance to woo every handsome stranger. A reception by Mrs I L Smith honors two daughters in law with music and sociable hospitality.
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