Death of James Nieswander Ends Suffering
James Nieswander of Ames died November 26 1910 at age 54 after a two year illness from a malignant facial neck growth. He briefly transferred his farm to his wife and planned treatment, then used strychnine and chloroform. He leaves a wife two sons a stepdaughter and siblings in Ohio and Missouri. Funeral Services were held at the Baptist church with singing by local quartette and interment in Ames cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nieswander
Mr. Nieswander
Nieswander
George
Davenport
Amanda
Aplin
James L. Nieswander
Columbus
Ohio
Walter I. Fowle
The
Baptist Church
Christian Church Quartette
Misses Houses
Holmes
McCall
Best
Leland
Ames Cemetery
Evangelistic Meetings Draw Large Crowds at Christian Church
Three week Evangelistic meetings led by Rev. John T. Houser report growing success with ten admissions on opening night. Miss Blanche Easterly substituted as singer director while Professor McVay was delayed, and additional conversions followed nightly with topics ranging from Steps to Heaven to The Healing of a Demoniac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
John T. Houser
Hurst and Son Begin Des Moines River Voyage for Health
Mr. Hurst and his son set out on a boating trip from Des Moines down the Des Moines River to Keokuk then to the Mississippi toward St. Louis. The boat is built by Mr. Hurst and the voyage is for the son’s health with open-air life believed beneficial. Reports indicate the trip is enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hurst
Luther
Des Moines
Keokuk
Mississippi
St. Louis
A Picture of Delliver Portrait Offer
The Register and Leader offers a free mailed picture for 1910 subscribers. Send $4 for a year of daily delivery or $6 for daily and Sunday. Mention the Intelli gencer when paying to receive a large postpaid portrait of the late Senator Dolliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register and Leader
Intelligencer
Dolliver
Wherry Home Dedication Brings Masked Festivities
Neighbors celebrated the opening of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wherry’s new house with a masked party on a Wednesday night. Guests wore costumes from hobble skirts to old linen suits, enjoyed pumpkin pie and coffee, and heard an original poem by Homer Templeton before departing pleased and vowing to repeat the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Wherry
Homer Templeton
Sour Mash Ditching Ordered By Court
Government prosecutes apple chops shipments in Des Moines as officers defend laws against adulterated food. Judge McPherson orders the forty bags destroyed after state chemist J Raymond Chittick testifies the apple chops and related mincemeat products were unsuitable for consumption.
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Des Moines
J. Raymond Chittick
Chittick
United States District Court
Smith
McPherson
United States
A. Dieser & Son
Chicago
Clark
Basketball Strong Start for Fall Class Championship
Nearly twenty men answered the first call for basketball with new players forming to challenge the varsity next spring. Captain Herbert is the only graduate loss. Brown Le Veltrup Mosher Walker and Chappell are already practicing on a cement floor as class teams organize for a fall championship series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Brown
le Veltrup
Mosher
Walker
Chappell
Thanksgiving gathering at the Morris home in Ames
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morris hosted a large Thanksgiving meal with forty five guests from Ames and nearby towns. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris and children, Chet Davis family, Willard Morris family, Rutherford family, J. A. Campbell and daughter, Belle Rutherford, and others from Kelley Gilbert Fort Dodge Clinton Marshalltown Missouri Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Morris
Frank Morris
Chet Davis
Willard Morris
Ed Rutherford
J. A. Campbell
Belle Rutherford
Ames
Lester Rosenfeld
Kelley
Fred Davis
Gilbert
Carl Peterson
Fort Dodge
Olmstead
Clinton
Brownley
Marshaltown
Gleason
Missouri Valley
Missouri Triumph in International Honors
Missouri won honors at the international event this year with Nebraska taking second place and Ames finishing third. The gap between Nebraska and Ames was only three points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Nebraska
Ames
Hamiton Case Quiet Title Upheld in Supreme Court
The supreme court last week decided in favor of Charles Hamilton appellant in a case from Judge Wright. The action sought to quiet title against S. G. Hamilton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hamilton
S. G. Hamilton
Supreme Court
Wright
Pioneer Editor and Educator Dead at 86 in Ames
Porter Cleveland Compton, born August 19 1824 in Pike New York, died November 26 1910 in Ames aged 86. He founded the True American anti slavery paper in Erie and taught as an educator in Missouri while later serving as Iowa state statistician for the USDA. Survived by wife Henrietta Wikoff and children Hugh and Evelyn. funeral held at his Ames home.
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Compton
McCusky
Porter Cleveland Compton
Pike, N. Y
Ames
Henrietta Wikoff
Bloomfield Valley
Waterford
Allegheny College
Meadvile
Erie
Erie County
Joshua R. Giddings
St. Charles
Minn
Marion
Montorville
Rochester Academy
Rochester
Olmstead County
Meadvile, Pa
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Hugh
Indiana
Evelyn
Emmet
Walter I. Fowle
The
Baptist Church
Alfalfa Book Issued by Chicago Northwestern Railway
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway issues a practical book on alfalfa by a seasoned producer. It covers adaptation to western and northwestern farming conditions and its benefits for cattle hogs and dairy operations. From the industrial department at 215 Jackson boulevard Chicago. An example of railroad efforts for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
West
Northwest
Northwestern
Industrial Department
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ames High Triumph Over Lake City 17 to 0
Ames High defeated Lake City 17 to 0 in a decisive win. Celebrations planned as the team arrives at 11 30 p m with a bonfire and speeches by the coach and players. Cameron played his final game for A H 8 and Harvey Greenlee was named captain for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lake City
Cameron
A. H
Harvey Greenlee
A Party of Relatives at Whitinger Home
A Sunday dinner gathering at the northeast Ames home of Mr. A. A. Whitinger brought together twenty seven relatives. Attendees included Mr. Co. BE. Taylor and daughter Phila, Mrs. Roy Taylor and two children, recently from Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Kalsem and two children from Woodbine, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Taylor and three children from Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Taylor and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stewart and baby. The occasion was merry and the hosts regretted their upcoming departure from Ames.
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A. A. Whitinger
Co. BE. Taylor
Phila
Roy Taylor
Dakota
Silas Kalsem
Woodbine
Charley Taylor
Des Moines
Fay Taylor
Clark Stewart
Ames
Professor Yeamans Visits Mr. Gunder North of Town
Professor Yeamans of Leander Clark College instructor in music came from Toledo for an over Sunday visit at the home of Mr. F. E. Gunder north of town.
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Yeamans
Leander Clark College
Toledo
F. E. Gunder
Town
Parkhurst Visit Ends After Spokane Stay
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Parkhurst of Spokane Washington left Friday after a week with Mrs Parkhurst’s brother Mr J B Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Parkhurst
Spokane
Washington
Publicity Giver All Confidence Publicity Giver All Confidence
Des Moines Iowa Nov 29 Editor Intelligencer cites a reform push for corporate transparency led by Senator Cummins and Theodore N Vail in a Western Union AT T deal. An independent appraisal revealed a $13 731 143 16 depreciation, yet public disclosure boosted confidence and stock value rather than collapse. The case is hailed as strengthening American finance through frank reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Intelligencer
Republic
A. B. Cummins
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Purchasing Corporation
United States
Western Union
J. S. Woodhouse
Wedding of Lillie Swatosh and J L Swatosh on Thanksgiving Day
Miss Lillie R. Swatosh of Vining married Mr. J. L. Swatosh of Sheldon with Esquire Carl Little officiating. They are not related. He will live in Sheldon where he makes ice cream. The couple previously stayed with F. J. Olson at Iowa State College. The Justice praised his work and joked about nearly kissing the groom during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbie R. Swatosh
Vining
J. L. Swatosh
Sheldon
Carl Little
Swatosh
Donation party for Dominic Fowle and wife
Teachers' Training class gathered at Rev. Walter I Fowles home for a study session when Captain Brown announced the church call. They proceeded to the church where Baptist members hosted a traditional donation party to celebrate Dominic and his wife and stocked the Fowle larder for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter I. Fowle
Captain Brown
Pilsors Lead Swedish Comedy at Nevada Thanksgiving Eve
Mr and Mrs Ernest Pilsor starred in the Swedish comedy Tilly Olson at Nevada on Thanksgiving Eve. Mrs Pilsor played the title role and Mr Pilsor portrayed Zeke Rollins alongside other specialty performances during the evening.
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Mrs
Ernest Pilsor
Tilly Olson
Nevada
Mrs. Pilsor
Mr. Pilsor
Zeke Rollins
Ames Girl Witness in a Murder Case
Miss Myrtle Cupps, an Ames student, will testify in the Jess Carmen murder case in Sheridan Wyoming where the landlady killed her husband at a boarding house. Cupps witnessed the shooting and is the sole state witness required to attend the December 12 proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Cupps
Sheridan
Wyo
Jess Carmen
Seming
Miss Capps
Eugene May to Speak at Methodist Church Saturday Evening
Dr Eugene May renowned lecturer and traveler appears at Amees Methodist Church as second event on Ladies Down Town Lecture Course He is praised for world travel mountaineering writing and Elocution expertise and noted for vivid Alps Matterhorn descriptions and engaging delivery.
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Methodist Church
Down Town
Eugene May
Ameés
Matterhorn
Yellowstone
Cuba
Spain
White House
McKinley
May
Des Moines
Lra
Armstrong buys Pasadena Evening News in California
Robert Armstrong formerly of Ames acquires the Pasadena Evening News after stints at the Des Moines News and Chicago Record. He studied at I B C, served as secretary to Leslie M. Shaw and as assistant secretary of the treasury, then worked in insurance in New York Philadelphia and Chicago before returning to editorial work with Howard Keigley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie
Jeff
Robert Armstrong
Ames
Pasadena Evening News
California
The
News
Des Moines
Record
Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
New York
Philadelphia
Howard Keigley
Mrs. Clements Convicted in Des Moines Drug Case
Mrs. W H Clements, earlier charged by a Story county grand jury with violating state pharmacy laws and freed for lack of evidence, was recently convicted in a United States court in Des Moines for selling a drug claimed to have illegal use and sentenced to a $150 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Clements
Story County
United States Court
Des Moines
Ames Man Returns Home After Stay With Friends
Emmet McGow, once living near Ames, left for his home after a three month stay with neighbors south of town. He plans to return in spring as his father leaves farming and the family moves to Paola Kansas. The McGows are well known in Ames and the surrounding community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet McGow
Ames
Paola
Kansas
Ames Gets One All Missouri Team Pick
Lincoln sports writer names Nebraska University men on all positions of the All Missouri team except one. He gives the right guard spot to Smith of I. B. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska University
Missouri
Smith
John Ashdown Sentenced in Des Moines Bootlegging Case
John Ashdown was sentenced by a federal court in Des Moines to six months in Waren county jail for bootlegging. He received a six month term and will serve the sentence in county custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ashdown
Des Moines
Waren County
Rev. F. Co. Renier Returns from Dubuque Dedication
Reverend F. C. Renier returned from Dubuque where he attended the dedication of the Holy Trinity church. He reported the ceremonies were noteworthy with community participation and a strong sense of faith.
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Rev
F. Co. Renier
Dubuque
Holy Trinity Church
A Dolliver Acrostic at Grave by Wetherall
An acrostic elegy from W E Wetherall of Knoxville Iowa honors a gifted man laid to rest. The verse recalls his uplifting words and life example, noting his influence on the living and the confidence of loved ones in a bright future.
Wisconsin Wins Cross Country Meet at Madison
Wisconsin takes first in the Madison cross country race with Minnesota second and Ames third. Iowa finishes ninth. Coach Merriam and the team are congratulated.
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Madison
Wwis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ames
Iowa
Merriam
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James Meswander
Poison
Christian Church Meetings
Delliver
Wherry
Morris
P. C. Compton
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Agricutural
Ames High
Squire Little
Dominic Fowle
Wyoming
Orators
Atlanta
Daily News
Dr. May
J. P. Dolliver
C. A. Hager
S. Dak
Chautauqua
Big Stone Lake
W. E. Wetherall
Knoxville, Iowa
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