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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
7
Rev Mason of Boone will address the Y M C A at the college on Sunday afternoon at four o clock. The meeting is described as especially attractive and spiritual, with a large attendance expected.
In Story County District Court 1907, Vier Tjelmeland sues Lathan Clark and unknown claimants to land in Section 8, Township 85 North Range 22 West, alleging open continuous adverse possession since 1877 and tax deed history from 1872 1873. The plaintiff seeks a quiet title decree and bar to any claims, with defendants to answer by January 7 1907 or risk default.
Advertisement notes that one application of ManZan provides immediate relief for piles and mentions C. A. Gamble as the seller.
OCR fragment shows multiple trains with origins and destinations such as East West North South routes, times like 3.58 am 6.10 pm and cities including Des Moines Chicago St. Paul Omaha and notes about express and limited services. Much is garbled but points to a rail schedule listing departures and trains.
Readable times show a sequence of afternoon and evening slots with several mislabeled tokens like cam aes and COLLEGE TO AMES. The list includes times such as 3:45 pm 7:10 am 4:45 pm and 7:50 am plus 10:50 am 8:15 pm and 12:45 pm, but many entries are garbled.
Official publication announces an application for pardon by William P Glyndon convicted of murder in Story County Iowa in 1879 and sentenced to life. The petition cites innocence circumstantial evidence time served civil war veteran status a clean prison record and pension conditions. The 32nd General Assembly convenes Des Moines January 14 1907 for advice.
San Frisco physician Dr J W Hamilton testifies to the superiority of Warners White Wine of Tar Syrup as a cough remedy and asthma treatment after years of use. He declares it the best and mentions its lack of equal among remedies.
An old advertisement touts Pine salve as a wound cleanser and antiseptic and promotes Dade's Little Liver Pills as a laxative that never gripes. Both products are sold by CO. A. Gamble, emphasizing health benefits for cuts, rough hands, and cleansing the body.
A mouse ignited a match in W. C. Rea's Colfax township dwelling causing a fire that consumed the house. The blaze started when the rodent carried the match to its nest high in the building, resulting in extensive loss.
A brief ad notes relief from sour stomach bad breath paste complexion and other digestion issues with King's Dyspepsia Tablets. Two days of treatment free and sold by C A.
J W Stiverson opens with Christ Stilling the Tempest in the morning at 11. H D Williams leads Evangelism its Aims and Methods in the morning. Congregational and union services follow with Rev William J Minchin and Rev A E Kepford speaking on America Christian and Tuberculosis Treatment. A union service includes Baptist Christian United Brethren and Congregational. Christian Science meets Sunday at 7 30 in Odd Fellows hall with God the Preserver of Man as topic.
The Sunday morning topic concerns Jesus relation to God. A Union meeting follows at 6 30 pm in the Congregational church in the evening.
The Boone ministers association issues a public letter urging funerals on days other than Sunday if possible and asking that public viewing of the dead be abandoned. The group also asks to end the custom of lying in state at the home.
Despite heavy rain, the union services at the Congregational church drew a fair crowd. Rev. J. W. Stiverson’s address was pleasing and practical, urging gratitude and noting reasons to thank the nation, Iowa, Story county, and Ames.
J H Carr preached in Colo Sun Y delivering a religious address at a local church gathering. The report notes the sermon focus on faith and community and records attendance and a brief excerpt from the message.
Reverend J. W. Stiverson travels to Des Moines to participate in Chapman meetings. The event centers on church or community discussions with Stiverson listed among attendees.
Prof. L. Hi. Pommel declares fraternities and sororities a nuisance and detriment to schools and pupils. He cites a St. Louis superintendent who found superintendents and boards largely against such groups, a view he says aligns with Des Moines and other cities.
C W Roland of Adel recalled the Old Main blaze that destroyed his store and sparked his move to I S C and later to Ames. He spoke to college students December 8, 1900, as flames left ruins and a new campus building rose in its place, with Roland graduating in 1903.
Prof C F Curtiss was born in Galena Illinois on December 12 1863. He graduated from Iowa State College in 1887 and has directed the Iowa Experiment Station since Tama Jim Wilson joined McKinley’s cabinet in 1897. He has placed big six horse teams at the Chicago Live Stock show for six years and is a classmate of E E Faville. He is in Chicago today.
An account from Ames recalls a rough bus ride on a Saturday morning. Len Morris stopped at Burnett and Onondaga to let a passenger out and resume to the depot. A nearby lady walked ahead to the depot, noting the driving and automobiling were poor.
The party of W. W. Talbott, Mr. Smith, J. C. Abrams and wives, plus Mr. Jacobs and wife, returned Wednesday from northern Wisconsin where they hunted deer. Camped about forty miles southeast of Superior in Douglas County, Talbott and Smith each shot two deer, Abrams and Jacobs one each, with Abrams the only one to shoot an antler. Talbott and Smith displayed four deer in front of Talbott's bakery, drawing attention in Ames.
A sports columnist laments that football has become tame with ten killed and 104 injured during the season and fears the sport will degenerate into prize fighting or bullfighting in tone and argument.
Grinnell Herald quips that a newspaper stale by twenty four hours loses its freshness and relevance, noting the bias of time on print. The remark frames aging media as outdated compared to live information.
The Intelligencer requests subscribers compare the date on the tag with their receipt and notify us early if an error is found. A date reading ’07 or ’08 may indicate a misprint. if it does not, the error may not be ours.
Reconstruction work expands the lobby at the post office making it easier for the public to enter and maneuver. The removal of a false floor near the display window enables a person to turn around inside without squeezing through.
Charlie Lyman held a cloak sale in Gilbert on Tuesday for the Tilden Store and will hold one in McCalls Friday. The entire cloak line is shipped to these points giving customers access to a large assortment of garments.
The B. A. Lock wood Grain Co ne w building is rising as an elevator. The roof has started and a 30 by 60 foot section will store substantial grain when finished.
O McCally living south of Ames husked and cribbed one thousand bushels of corn in ten days. He worked from 7 in the morning until dark, husking and shoveling. Tuesday he husked seventy bushels before noon.
At the trustees meeting a bid of 350 dollars was approved to purchase a vehicle to show visitors around the campus. The college aims to improve how it greets guests and presents the institution.
The Best family moved to Ames last week and are now residents of Clark Street. Mr Best works at the college, and neighbors note they fit in well with the community.
Board trustees met Wednesday and approved a prize to a member of the judging team in Chicago. The award totaled $25.00 to $30.00, despite not winning the top prize.
Griggs of Pierre South Dakota and an Illinois College student visited the Intelligencer office last week to show an eight pound ten ounce fragment of a tooth found in the Dakota Bad Lands. He believes the specimen is from a Labyrinthodont, a prehistoric animal. The tooth was deposited at the college mining museum.
Attorney J. Y. Luke of Hampton Iowa plans to move to Ames and join the firm McCarthy and Lee. He studied at I S C and the State University and will begin practice in Ames as Judge Lee prepares to retire from active work.
Mr. Milford Hunt who lives south of the college remains critically ill a week after suffering a stroke of paralysis. Friends express concern for his condition.
R E Buchanan of the botany department has been offered a position in the laboratory of Drs By aris at the University. The offer recognizes his work at the University of Chicago over the past two summers. If he accepts, duties would begin in June with a likely one year leave of absence from I S.
In the annual G A R election held December 1 1906 Ellsworth Post No 30 chose Buck as commander H follingsworth as V C Geo W L J V Gy Henry Wilson Q M John C Copestake surgeon M E 8 Ruble eas Geo M Pilsor O D J D Aresmith D G Ben Kingsbury delegate D B M EL 8 Ruble alternate A S LADDLE post adjutant
In front of Justice Campbell Barker and Doggett sued H J Ilsley for breach of contract seeking 48 dollars. Plaintiffs won a verdict for the claimed amount after a counter claim arose over painting work done at Mr Ilsley's property west of the college.
State Librarian Johnson Brigham attended the educational college event on Friday forenoon. He aimed to join a Des Moines train but missed it after stepping off to look for cars and watched the train continue east. He said he was glad he stopped.
This week in January features both the Ames Poultry Show and a short course. Organizers urge participants to plan travel and registration amid concurrent events in the community.
Trying Western Iowa Apples Professors Jones Erwin and Baker attend the Southwestern Iowa Horticultural Society meeting in Council Bluffs and the Northwestern Horticultural Society session in Sioux City this week.
Rev Shreckingast pastor of the First M E Church at Dainescef preached at the chapel Sunday morning to a large audience and again at the Ames M E Church in the evening. He is an earnest speaker and an alumnus of I B C, often warmly received on his annual Ames visits.
A local preacher in Story City says a nearby man donated a penny to the foreign war effort but acted reluctant, noting the need at home and urging readers to support domestic missions.
The botany department at the college received several samples of tobacco described as real Cuban tobacco. The article notes the aroma causes passing students to feel drawn toward their pipes as they walk past the case containing the substance.
Hon. E. H. Addison of Nevada visited Friday to arrange for a suite of rooms at the Hotel Ames in preparation for the district court session in Iowa on December 17.
The text notes W. A. Tener a 1905 graduate and Ames resident attended a Saturday event. It mentions he departs this month for Manilla Sevee and that he is the secretary of the city.
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