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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
2
The Ames Intelligencer is published every Thursday in Story County Iowa. It lists F R and M D Conaway as publishers. Subscriptions are $1.09 per year in advance.
Des Moines hosts a large gathering of delegates from over thirty states to debate a constitutional amendment for direct election of U.S. senators. Governor Cummins presides as debates focus on amendment submission and potential risks of a constitutional convention.
The Norwegian king was greeted by an immense London welcome with Windsor Castle lit by illuminations. King Edward conferred the Garter on his son in law, followed by a grand banquet. The royal procession impressed witnesses as Edward and the Knights of the Garter appeared in full dress alongside Queen Alexandra and other royal ladies.
The town’s famed cartoonist J A Darling signs as Ding on the Register and Leader. The piece notes Christmas cheer and jokes about the nickname, mentioning Darling as a newly married bridegroom and the social quirks of shortening names.
George L. Long of Manson Iowa has entered Cedar Falls Normal School after editing a local paper for twenty six years. He plans to study six months at the Normal and then enter the university as a special line student.
Des Moines reports Burlington Road will issue no more passes or mileage in exchange for advertising. The move is described as a severe setback to the reservation press and its operations.
The college plans a program for the corner stone event of its new poultry house featuring an oration by Rev. Walter J. Fowle as part of the day’s activities.
The Sentinel reports evening Thanksgiving services in Le Mars were held in the town's largest church, with the edifice filled to the doors.
In December, Ames faces fading demand for ice cream with at least one shop closed and another sold out, indicating the business is not currently profitable.
Chic Perkins headlines Little Prospector at Ames Opera House with solid crowd applause for the show. The cast includes Ralphs, Rose Stillman, Bernard Riggs, Katharine Witchie, and Frank Dale. General James B Weever speaks at Shiloh monuments dedication urging blacks to emigrate to Africa.
Ames residents visited relatives across towns including Cole, Huxley and Cambridge while others worked for local companies. The Ames college football team beat Iowa State 22 to 0 at Iowa City, securing the state championship amid festive Thanksgiving remarks.
Des Moines hosts the State Horticultural Society gathering December 11 to 13, 1906. Ames residents appear in sessions on Economic Fiber Plants and Economic Fungi. Lectures include L H Pammel on horticultural problems, R E Buchanan on bacteria relations, B A Beach on spraying, A T Erwin on Illinois society meeting, and H P Baker on U S Forestry Service grove studies.
G. F. Rhinehart, formerly of Newton and now publisher of the Democrat-Chronicle in Des Moines, bought the Watchman plant last week. He will move the material to Des Moines to edit the Democrat-Chronicle. The Watchman becomes a weekly and will later switch to a daily.
Andrew Maland, editor of the Slater News, appears set to become postmaster at Slater replacing 5B. W. Johnson. He is expected to assume duties in the near future and locals hope he will perform well in the role.
Old Denhowe of Story City planned a bid auction to distribute his homestead among heirs. The auctioneer Henry Denhowe arranged the sale and ended up securing the property.
The City Dads at Boone planned a Thanksgiving possum feast engineered by B F Taylor city hall janitor. The mayor and helpers joined in enjoying the occasion to the smallest attendee.
A small purse containing three cents a stick of chewing gum a horseshoe magnet two hair pins and a stick pin is reported missing. Finder should return it to Miss Lottie Cor van for a reward.
The Maxwell vicinity donated 229 cans of fruit to Iowa Methodist hospital. Esther Pearson superintendent sent a thank you letter recognizing the generosity.
Ed Thrush of Boone County recovered a valuable team stolen from his barn last week. He traced it to Plattsmouth Nebraska, drove it to Omaha and sold it for 355 dollars.
A Zearing News report notes a brother saved his sibling after a skating accident. The boy ended up in water up to his arms but was brought out unharmed, with gratitude expressed for the quick rescue.
A young man in Fairfield Town was fined ten dollars for laughing during a revival meeting. The payment was directed to be made to the church.
The piece notes that over 1.5 million trees used in the U S during each season come from eastern and southern Maine. It highlights thousands of farmers and timbermen earning income from cutting and shipping fir trees. Maine's Christmas tree trade began about thirty years ago with four schooners and has since expanded to many vessels.
A memorial session in Nevada honored the late J L Dana with resolutions passed by four veteran attorneys McCarthy Dyer Martin and F D Thompson. Dana, who died last June, was the county bar’s pioneer member, practicing law here for over fifty years.
The Homesteaders, a fraternal insurance order founded by J. E. Paul nine months ago, reports four thousand members and nearly six million dollars in insurance in force. Chapters include Pocahontas Eastern Star and Ames Rosebud, with activity across Iowa Oregon California Colorado Montana and Indian Territory. Four deaths and five accidents have been paid in full during the period. Ames Rosebud shows fifty three members in good standing and more expected.
The December issue highlights new serials by Judge Shute Stratemeyer and Nathaniel Fowler Jr and short stories including How Tony Proved Himself and How Curiosity Killed a Bear. It notes photographs, sketches, and articles on stamps coins curios, boy education in England, and a price of $1.00 a year by Sprague Publishing in Detroit Michigan.
A long list of real estate transfers shows J L Stevens and others selling parcels to Frank W Linebaugh and Mary L Linebaugh for $200, and numerous other deeds from William C Schultz, E O Dillin, J D Sims, Mary M Baker, FE Hangland, T L Olson, C F Wier, Lars Hegland, J M Stark, M Musland, Ruby Rich, Lillian Zahn Wilcox, D J Vinje, W M Greely, Talitha M Wilson, George Holland, and others to various buyers. Transactions involve lots, blocks, and sections across Ames, McCailsburg, Black's 2nd ad, Larson ad, Story City, and Town Center with prices ranging from $1 to $4,200 and several legal descriptors including divided lots and ayments.
A Chicago woman with a light purse planned a unique Christmas for friends and family. She sent a box of animal cookies to the family with three boys, homemade candy and stuffed dates to college youths, two individual plum puddings to the elderly housekeeper, bread to the bride, doughnuts to the Eastern chap enjoying his first holiday away, and mince pies plus pound cake, all beautifully packaged.
The Mason City Times-Herald reports a shortage of teachers in Cerro Gordo County affecting local schools and classroom staffing.
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