For Sale Milch Cows by Unarles Alfred
Several good fresh milch cows offered by Unarles Alfred. Mutual phone 1216. 168
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
5
Several good fresh milch cows offered by Unarles Alfred. Mutual phone 1216. 168
Three rooms for rent at 912 Kellogg. House wanted immediately or 3 to 4 rooms nearby. Operator needed by Boone County telephone. Unfurnished rooms for light house keeping wanted. Call at this office.
B K Burnett visited Des Moines. The board of supervisors meets Tuesday and college trustees Wednesday. Story county soldiers reunion set for Cambridge next Wednesday and Thursday. George A Kullow receives 75 for a New Hope church transaction. Rev A M Shea preached at Pleasant Grove. W T Smith filled pulpit. Dr Hanson's new opera house at Cambridge to open August 2 officials 3 3 4 7. R L Cooper of 08 I C visits Ames. Dr W E Harriman from Colfax visiting family. Donkey engine mishap on campus cited as last days of travel. Rev H D Williams to Cedar Rapids to fill pulpit. Wm Beardshear Jr returns from Colorado to start fall classes. Residents urged to trim weeds along streets. Fred Rankle of Stanhope Mail tours Ames. praises its paper for town size.
H F Childs of Nevada imported poultry in Ames last Thursday and may return for permanent visits if the numbers justify it. Ex Auditor C B Peterson and his son Chris called in Ames Friday en route to Des Moines to view the battle at the war camp with a field glass. O A Cohagen, recent graduate, visited Ames and will join Wallaces Farmer next year. Bobbie Blair, I S C graduate 04, recently returned from the Philippines. Irving Paxton, called Dutch, visited Ames with his mother for two weeks before resuming Salt Lake City headquarters travel in September.
E. M. Spangler, back from a western trip, reports leaving Mrs. Spangler in Boulder Colorado and expects to return soon to make the same area home. He will not dispose of his Ames property now. B. B. Pendray, ex 05 class at Iowa State College, long tied to Cape Girardeau Missouri, visited Ames last week and recalled his year round home here.
The Ames paper notes the start of The Lion and the House in this issue and calls it a great story. Reports on local roads, Dr Waters moving to Baker building, and community notices. Also mentions a visit by Howard Persons to Frisco Nevada and Iowa travel details.
W. P. George arrives with horses to test trolleys. The young horses ignore the noise while the old family horse recoils with fear, bolting and leaping as the humorous scene unfolds. George had not visited town in a month for farm duties.
The Fourth ward lags in placing street numbers as required by city ordinance. If the marshal cannot complete rounds before September first residents may lose an extra mail carrier. The marshal prioritizes downtown numbers and charges fifty cents extra per unit. West end residents are urged to act.
The Shel dahl Colt and Swine Show association in Boone county has set preliminary plans for a bigger all day event this season. George Grisby is appointed superintendent, with Prof. Kennedy of Iowa State College sought as judge. Swine judging will occur in the morning and the colt judging in the afternoon, with over fifty dollars in premiums total.
An etiquette authority says the caller should hang up first, as when visiting in person. When asking for Mrs Smith to come to the line, provide your name just as you would when calling at her home.
Two students from India plan to enter the agricultural course at Iowa State College this fall. They are B. E Padde and Naren Dutt. They addressed Prof. Curtiss of Chicago requesting a catalogue and information about admission.
Rev I N McCash of the State Anti Saloon League says beverage liquor traffic is the greatest enemy of the church. He spoke in Ames, citing Fort Madison crime and debt contrasts between counties with and without saloons, and noted vesper services wrap up next Sundays.
Bert Crambiutt played a cornet solo titled Holy City when a bug landed on his head and stung the scalp. The swelling grew to a hailstone size and a feverish lip and tongue throb followed, yet he finished to applause and vowed to wear a fireman’s hat with a wire screen next time under electric light.
The Church of Christ with Pastor H. D. Williams notes no preaching due to Chautauqua. Bible School meets at 9 45 a m as usual and ends to allow all to reach the Chau tauqua grounds for the sermon.
Chaplain Harry W. Jones of the Minnesota battleship is to be court martialed for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. He admitted he resembled Theodore Roosevelt and Roosevelt’s era, and he engaged with a maritally minded woman who advertised as charming. A $2 bill was sent with a request for correspondence, but the letter was never delivered and ended up in the dead letter office.
The remarks by Charles Schwab comparing women’s roles to domestic life provoke debate. A Hungarian case of fatal violence against an 18-year-old girl is noted, with manslaughter verdict and a three-year sentence. The piece also mentions cultural attitudes in China and a broader critique of expectations for women.
The W C T U meeting at the Friends church Thursday was well attended despite rain. Mrs Merchant of Boone was re elected president, Mrs Moxley of Boone secretary, and Mrs Chamberlain of Ogden treasurer. Mrs Jennie Dixon gave the welcome and Mrs Rath Foreman read a paper.
BE C Archibald of Council Bluffs who drilled a new well for the Northwestern has been hired by the college to drill another. Archibald completed a quick, thorough job and the well with two to twelve inch diameters stood the severest tests.
Advertisement offers a free pamphlet with a synopsis of U S homestead laws and guidance to secure a quarter section of farming or grazing land along Chicago and Northwestern Ry lines in South Dakota Wyoming and other states. Special excursion rates to homeseekers and full information via any North Western Line ticket agent.
The city grading department praises Iowa and Northwestern streets for improvements. Mr. Dunham installed two new crossings on Iowa at Northwestern and Hodge, completing a cement walkway chain to the viaduct.
An advertisement urges readers with stomach trouble to aid digestion using Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia. The product, a vegetable acid preparation containing digestive juices, is said to digest what you eat and is sold by C. A. Gamble.
A Saskatchewan settler Miss Gilroy invested $2000 seven years ago and did all the work herself. She recently sold the property for $15000, illustrating how land fever drives Canadian women to farming after teaching.
Morning sessions at Chautauqua feature Rev Dr E L Eaton delivering a 9 o'clock address. Described as one of the country’s greatest Bible expounders, his daily talks attract local attendees.
Professor I A Williams has completed a summer spent in California and the western United States for geological field research and has returned to his duties.
A minor altercation among Italian workers on a railroad line Wednesday led to two men being jailed. Local authorities detained the pair as the incident prompted a short courthouse response and a preliminary hearing was scheduled.
H T Stillman and Julia Olson both of Ames were married in Nevada Saturday. They will live temporarily with the bride's parents.
The Story City Herald and the Stanhope Mail argue Ames lacks a baseball program and spirit, noting local players like Roth thermal and McDowell from Ames, while others like Wygle and Berger perform for nearby teams. They suggest a possible interurban park tournament to organize an Ames team next year.
Mayor Sheldon arrived back in Ames after a trip to Cleveland where he witnessed what judges called the greatest race in history. He predicted Tom Johnson’s political end, noted Republican dissension over Taft endorsement, and warned Ohio could swing to Democrats. He lamented missing Ames to college car service and partial progress on west end work.
William Leonhardt and Bertha Osborn were married at the bride’s home south of the campus on Wednesday. The couple will travel to Los Angeles Friday to establish their home.
Gray-Hytland Thyra Hytland and Arthur Gray of Idaho Falls wed in Blackfoot Idaho July List. Rev Ferguson of the Baptist Church officiated at his residence. The couple will reside in Idaho Falls where Gray is foreman at the Times printing office.
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