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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
4
Art West, a well known figure in Ames, could not attend due to travel and was sentenced to remain in Nevada for thirty days as his livelihood method was not demonstrated.
Bob Patterson obtained Boone liquor last week and spent a night in jail before appearing before Mayor Sheldon. He was fined $5 plus costs.
Members of the Christian Church and choir presented Prof. McVay a silver toilet set engraved to recognize his services here. The gesture reflected local appreciation for his contributions to the church and its music program.
Rev Walter I Fowle returned from Victor after two weeks of evangelistic meetings. He closed with an all day session Monday and reports the people were very appreciative and earnest.
Mr L Caughey, formerly of Ames, suffered a broken arm when a heavy piece of wood fell during piling. At seventy six, the accident is described as serious.
Mr and Mrs Osmund Johnson left Friday for Forest City to seek an eighty acre farm. Johnson has quit his job in the C and N W yards and O H Hagen succeeds him as yard foreman.
Saturday evening concert at the Christian church drew a large audience. Prof. McVey performed several solos with accompaniment by Miss Lara Buckton. A. Wallace played two violin solos with Buckton, and Jessie Parker offered two instrumental numbers.
The parish committee met with Rev Francis Renier at the parsonage to plan the church fair and festival. The event is scheduled for February seventh to eleventh with attractive programs planned though attractions are not yet decided.
The Iowa State University Men's Glee Club will give a concert at the opera hall in Nevada next Tuesday evening under local alumni auspices. The 25 member group will present college songs and exercises. Many Ames residents hope for return-trip arrangements to attend.
The Intelligencer from Ames Story county Iowa announces its weekly Thursday publication cadence and its subscription price of 1.00 dollars per year in advance.
Miss Esther Livingston left her work at the C C C in Des Moines to care for her mother Mrs Gene Livingston who was stricken Friday with typhoid symptoms. A Des Moines nurse was called and Mrs Livingston remains at rest though unchanged, but more comfortable than last week.
The fifty-first annual Iowa Grange session met in Des Moines at the Savery last week with about fifty attendees. Notable attendees included Profs P. G. Holden R. K. Bliss and Mortenson of Ames and Ames graduate A. E. Quaife now managing a four thousand acre ranch in Illinois after lecturing on corn and oats topics.
The state board of agriculture met in Des Moines on Friday and announced officers and superintendents for 1911. Dean Curtiss was named superintendent of the horse department and Prof. A W Storm designated for schools. On the same day the Iowa State Horticultural Society and the State Park and Forestry Society elected officers with Prof. A T Erwin chosen treasurer of the latter group.
After three weeks of success the evangelistic meetings of the Church of Christ closed Sunday evening. Good audiences filled the church each Sunday as Rev. John T. Houser and Prof. McVey presided. Fifty seven new affiliations were added, bringing total to eighty in three months and two hundred during Houser's two year pastorate.
C B Nelson features a lively window display with childish faces on the glass and a tiny motorized toboggan track on cotton snow. A boy notes the absence of boys on the sleds while Nelson also remodels the interior of his building.
Gene Roll suffered a painful accident while riding to the college when his horse slipped on the pavement in front of Adams' store. The horse fell, pinning Roll's foot and tearing ligaments while breaking two bones near the ankle. He was taken to Dr. Christ's office and then home on Fifth Street. Recovery will take months and crutches or a cane will be needed.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown of 213 Center street have come back from a four week camping journey in a covered wagon traveling through southern towns and part of Missouri. They logged about 585 miles, enjoyed the trip, and Mr. Brown who plays with the State Martial band of Des Moines known as the White Caps carried his drums and visited various friends and former soldier comrades along the way.
Local applications fail to reach the disease. Catarrh is treated as a constitutional issue and Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. It is said to purify blood and cleanse mucous surfaces, not a quack medicine, and is a regulated prescription. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Ames High School selects its debating lineup from twelve contestants. Chosen are Will Hauser Allan Flint LaVerne Buck ton Clair Taylor Dave Holden and Lewis Sherman with Rowena Well man and Russell Engberg as alternates. The topic asks whether a graduated income tax with a five thousand dollar exemption would improve federal taxation.
Walter Harriman left Tuesday for Palacio Texas to visit his grandparents the ex senator and Mrs Harriman. He traveled with a Des Moines relative on a six months ticket and may return in a few weeks.
George Aiken from Missouri arrived last week to spend Christmas with relatives and died Wednesday afternoon at his daughter Mrs. L. R. Morrison's Duff Avenue home after being stricken with paralysis Friday morning. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Christian church conducted by Rev. A. M. Eliott.
Ira Briley longtime Boone resident and former soldier died Sunday afternoon from a brain hemorrhage after spending time with his grandchildren following Sunday school. Services were held Tuesday at his daughter’s Boone home with the G A R in charge and interment in Ontario conducted by Reverend John T Houser of Ames Church of Christ. Relatives from Ames attended.
Eliza Hipsher Decker born August 12 1831 near Caledonia Ohio died December 17 at the Des Moines home of her granddaughter Ora Harlan. She married John R Decker June 28 1852 who died October 26 1891. Surviving are two daughters Amanda Carlton and Mrs M L Noble three grandchildren Paul Frank Decker Ora Harlan and a great grandson Earl Harlan. Funeral services were in Ames at the Church of Christ led by Rev John T Houser with interment in Ames Cemetery.
Max Kenneth Smith, infant son of Mrs. G. B. Smith, died at the Lincoln Avenue home Tuesday morning December 20, 1910. He came to brighten the home only a week before and is sadly missed. Funeral services were held at the house Wednesday at nine o'clock, conducted by Rev. John T. Houser of the Church of Christ. Remains were taken to Nevada for interment. Mrs. Fred Mann attended as a relative.
Perry's offers Red Band Candies on sale with 10 cents per pound and Red Band Chocolates in half pound boxes for 12 cents and one pound boxes for 24 cents. The ad highlights Perry's as a local shop featuring these priced sweets.
W T Roberts and Son announce a sale of registered horses and high grade stock at their Kelley area farm four miles west of town. The sale is set for Tuesday December 27 at 12 o'clock sharp.
Mr Perry Stevenson a general missionary for the American Sunday School Union toured Illinois and now Central Iowa delivering brief talks at several churches. The interdenominational group, founded in 1824, supports establishing Sunday schools and distributing religious literature reaching millions of children through thousands of schools and locales.
The Tilden Store Co J Jacobs Co W J Semmons W A Perry W H Jameson Geo KE Burton Co L O Keedick Bauge Alm Daniel Bros Herman J J Grove J B Kooser Co D J Bullock A L Potter and A L White will close their stores all day Monday for the Christmas holiday.
Mrs Carrie Seymour's class presented Rev John T. Houser with a gold watch fob as a Christmas remembrance on Monday afternoon. The scene reflected on the idea that giving can be a sacrifice for the giver, while the girls proclaimed it is more blessed to give than to receive.
Hamilton Story County Poultry Association held a session at Jewell with judge B Mills of Ames presiding. More than two hundred fifty birds entered including S D Conlee with Single Comb Rhode Island Reds J R Glidden White Wyandottes F E Allen White Plymouth Rocks M H Doggett Rhode Island Reds and J H Allen R C Black Langshans.
A lengthy list of campus acquaintances and visitors across Ames includes Hugh Rostetter in Boone and Helen Fairfield returning from Beloit. Several alumni and friends travel from Des Moines, Albia, Denver, Chicago, Adel, Newton, Pella, and other places to visit the Kappa Sigma, Beta, and other houses, with updates on activities and addresses.
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