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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
8
Borick Wiley died a week after a fight at a Des Moines livery stable. He was struck by E. W. Davey who was charged with murder but later discharged. Wiley allegedly attacked Davey with a fork. a spike pierced Wiley’s brain when Davey fell.
The Ames Chautauqua announces the appearance of Strickland W Gillilan author of Off Ag in On Ag in Gone Ag in Finnigan The event highlights his Finnigan verses once published in Life and a Richmond Palladium stint in 1897 The piece recalls the comic tale and its misquotations in Story County Ames and surrounding area prepare for the well known humorist’s visit
Local notices recount Thanksgiving gatherings and visits among families in Milford and Grant. Residents mention health updates for Miss Hattie Boelk and Ester Livingston, police occasional misplacements, travel stories, school trips, and local sales. A humorous poem and an advertisement for Bees Laxative Cough Syrup appear among the community items.
An angry mother complains at a public school about a lesson she deems irrelevant. The principal questions the music teacher who recalls asking the class how many beats are in a measure. The exchange ends with clarification that the query was musical, not about turnips.
An old advertisement urges relief for back pain fatigue and weak kidneys. It promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for backache bladder inflammation and kidney weakness, sold by C. A. Gamble.
Miss Josephine Evenson hosted a luncheon for ladies. O N O club to meet with Evenson Tuesday evening. Community members attended Carl Houghland’s funeral in Marshalltown last week. Various residents traveled for Thanksgiving, visits to Des Moines and Cedar Falls, and university celebrations. Several local families visited relatives in Cambridge and Story City and some residents returned to Des Moines for studies.
Des Moines caller Dr. McDonald spent Thanksgiving in Tama with Geo Means and family. Mr and Mrs V R Rainbolt with Mrs O Lake and children visited Mr and Mrs O Gilbert in Kamrar Iowa. Mrs Ethel Carmody shopped in Ames last Wednesday. Mary McDaniel and Evelyn Gilbert are mentioned among local Thanksgiving gatherings.
Horace Boies rose from a modest start to become a respected Iowa governor and lawyer. He studied two years in a law office, passed a tough bench exam, built a practice in village life, faced personal loss, remarried, and entered politics in 1866. He served one term, won re nomination, and left a lasting imprint on Iowa's history.
Mable Ware visited Ames on Saturday. Orris Fuller of Townsend's Hotel and Restaurant departed for his home in Moines on Monday. John Manges has taken his place. Gunder Holmes left for Norway last Tuesday noon. Miss Hannah Musland visited Dee Moines on Tuesday.
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