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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
1
The administrator notes salaries for non teaching staff total 8,401.66. Subtracting this from 105,869.94 leaves 96,778.20. Dividing by 1,868 students yields 71.07 per student, not the 94.25 claimed by the commission.
From Pomona California Gus Hilverkus reports to Story County friends he leads several bands and orchestral groups in that city. Edgar John of Nevada's First National Bank was re elected president of Group Six of the Iowa Bankers association, comprising Seventh district bankers. The Frank Brothers Des Moines detective case on attempted murder of Howard Wettell lacks a verdict with ten for conviction and two for acquittal leading to a venue change potential to a different county.
F. J. Tishenbanner of Pocahontas county has announced his candidacy for railroad commissioner. Two commissioners are to be elected this year. He has a strong following in the northwestern part of the state, especially among farmers, and as an aggressive campaigner his prospects are fairly good.
Gene Ogden sells Charlee Hoetelling farm a mile west of town. The eighty five acre property has few improvements and commanded ninety dollars per acre. George Smith moves skating rink outfit to Story City to entertain locals and profit nightly. Dr. C V Winsett withdraws from practice with cousin Dr B F Winsett and heads to Illinois. his mother leaves for Carroll to visit relatives. The house on Lognn street is closed.
George P. Johnson of Ames sues Sam Saldahl in justice court before Justice John Don Howe for the purchase price of a horse.
The jury found for the defendant after brief deliberation in a case where Mr. Johnson claimed the horse was not a perfect specimen of equine flesh as warranted by Mr. Saldahl. Attorneys G. Lee and Severson appeared for the respective parties.
F. M. McCall has been re appointed postmaster at Nevada for four years. The Journal notes the appointment was expected, praising his tenure and noting new fixtures and a renovated room under his administration. The improvements have pleased McCall, local citizens, and office patrons.
Andrew Knudson of Southwest Howard was hauling wood last week when the load tipped and he fell under it, breaking three ribs and spraining an ankle. N E Waugh leaves Osmundson and Schlanbusch form Osmundson and Schlanbusch with Ed Osmundson. Schlanbusch is a pioneer businessman and Osmundson will manage the clothing firm. Peter Apland of Cambridge plans a new jewelry store at Story City after his goods arrive.
President Hungerford of the college trustees asserts teachers salaries per student were 70.07 dollars rather than 9.25, per the state board of control commission report. The total salaries listed are 128,466.06 dollars, including the experiment station. Hungerford cites 105,000 plus as the total salaries.
Thursday evening last, Miss Mabel Smith wed Mr. Lee Coffman in a ceremony at the home of the bride's brother, Frank Smith. The couple, long part of Ames and Kelley households, are well known in the community with Coffman residing on a farm southwest of Ames and enjoying broad friendship.
The National Butter Makers' Association meeting in Chicago runs February 9 to 25 at the Coliseum with a dairy show of machinery and products. Chicago and North Western Railway offers special low fares Feb 15 to 22 for attendees. details via ticket agents.
The Newton and Northwestern road closes its option on the Fort Dodge street car plant owned by Fort Dodge Light Heat and Power for 70000 dollars. The property will give entry to Fort Dodge for a new Fort Dodge and Des Moines interurban. General Manager Blake says grading contracts into Des Moines from Kelley and Boxholm to Fort Dodge will be let soon and cars will run every two hours covering eighty miles in two and a half hours. Electrical work contracts already awarded. William Healey of Fort Dodge, former right of way agent for the Omaha extension of the Great Western, will buy much of the right of way and begin taking options. Engineer Peck of the Newton road will lead locating and work for extensions.
Low fares to Nashville Tennessee via the North Western Line for tickets sold February 25 26 and 27 with favorable return limits. Sales promote the Quadrennial Convention Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. Choice of routes from Chicago. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry. 48 41
Colonist excursion travels from Chicago and points across Montana and the West to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and more. Runs February 15 to April 7 1906 with low rates, Pullman sleeping cars, double berth $7, meals in dining cars, and route choices via Chicago & North Western Ry agents.
On February 26 trains reach destination by noon February 27 under return limits. Excursion tickets offered daily at reduced rates to principal winter resorts in the United States and Mexico. For more information contact agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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