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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
1
An Ames cow died last week from tuberculosis, with the meat and milk from the diseased animal sold locally. The piece argues for strict milk and meat inspection laws, city or state, to protect public health and urges dairymen and butchers to support inspectors and demonstrations.
Fire Saturday morning consumed the Perkins dwelling owned by Walter Perkins. No water access hampered firefighting as the fire outpaced efforts. origin linked to a cook stove. Mrs. Phillips and children were inside alone as husband had left for Des Moines. Property valued around two thousand dollars with seven hundred fifty dollars insured. contents insured separately.
The piece lauds the Reinbeck Courier for its general news from abroad and timely market reports. It highlights the paper as well earned for obtaining news and stresses its extensive Iowa coverage. It notes the T R. also has a reputation for news gathering.
Col. Marcellus Luther Temple, lawyer and legislator, was a candidate for U S attorney for the southern Iowa district. He authored the Temple amendment protecting railroad workers and, recovering from typhoid fever that shaved his head, now shows a luxuriant growth. Born September 16, 1848 in Virginia, he moved to Iowa in 1873 and is expected to receive the appointment.
James Wilson of Aberdeen recounts Rev. H. D. Williams nearly winning the state senate nomination in a Dakota reform movement. Williams declined the position saying he was a preacher, not a politician, leading to Kyle's selection and eventual U. S. Senate.
In the Thanksgiving issue Ames is urged to be thankful for nearly four miles of cement sidewalks. The piece cites Dunham Passmore Nickerson Bros. and Hansen as builders and urges residents to measure and order new walks once frost ends, noting prior muddy streets and poor first impressions for visitors and travelers to the C N W station.
Mr. F. W. Skelley of the college will represent I. C. C. Friday night in the state oratorical contest at Simpson College Indianola. Skelley, a Kansas native and Crescent Literary society member, will deliver an oration on America's Right to Live. Several I. C. C. students will attend Simpson and hope to return improved.
The Ames electric company reports strong demand for motors as day current proves popular for machinery. Early orders include a quarter horsepower coffee mill motor for J. W. Adams and a half horsepower unit for J. Grove, with firms like Tilden Bros Forthun and Holmes and Fred Alm installing motors in shops and homes. Thirty flat irons ordered for residences indicate growing adoption and potential replacement of traditional irons.
The Mutual Telephone company adds a costly toll board to its Ames office to improve service. The twelve line board, similar to a roll top desk, will be operated by chief Lova Sisson and cost about a thousand dollars. The upgrade aims to ease workload as Ames phone business grows and hints at forthcoming automatic phones.
The Rosenfeld and Siverly firm and F. W. Penfield stock sale at Kelley Saturday drew a large crowd. Forty cattle averaged over 150 dollars per head and fourteen horses averaged above 300 dollars each, stallion Wirley selling for 1050 dollars. Euctioneers Cols. Igo Posegate Stratton and Nelson. T. L. Ashford clerk. total receipts exceed eleven thousand dollars.
A special dairy train departs Des Moines Monday February 25 on the Great Western railroad to Dubuque and Council Bluffs visiting over two hundred stops with experts from Iowa State College informing farmers on dairying. Afterward Prof P G Holden will launch a seed oats talk train along Milwaukee to educate Iowa oat raisers. The gospel trains accompany the effort, spreading practical information statewide.
J A Given has been elected president of the junior class at Iowa State College. The article traces the Given family lineage from Judge Josiah Given to Welker Given, noting military service, journalism, and literary interests. It anticipates a family presence at commencement with mentions of relatives including Uncle Billy Given and Mrs. Welker Ankeny Given.
The Ames Poultry Breeders Association elected officers including S. B. Mills as president and F. N. Fowler as secretary and treasurer. Walter Per kins becomes superintendent. An executive committee includes Mills Goble Kooser Oleson and Fowler. The January show was a large financial success and the association plans January 7 to 10, 1908 as the next show with nationally reputed judges F. W. Southard D. Hall and O. J. Hastern agreeing to judge.
Rev. E. B. lgen Fritz, presiding elder of the Ames district, M B conference, bought the Holmes property on Cx r street in Boone after failing to find housing in Ames.
Will Thompson saved a man from being struck by a fast mail train near Ames. A stranger entered from the west, paused on the tracks, and faced the oncoming engine. Thompson rushed forward, dragged him clear as the train sped by, and public witnesses praised the brave act.
D. H. Biller, H. L. MecCreery and Cc. V. Gregory received the top three prizes from the War ren ranch of Bisbee Arizona for the best ranch barn plans. The ranch offered fifty dollars in prizes with Prof. Curtiss as judge. Biller won $25, McCleery $15, and Gregory $10 for plans featuring drainage sanitation and practical layout.
J J Grove of Ames Iowa member of the Iowa Grocers Association plans a bill for the legislature requiring rubber stamp labeling of eggs on the day laid. Labels must show date producer name and post office address. Grove argues honest farmers support the law as it protects pure food and boosts producer prices by distinguishing dated eggs from packed stock.
In the college chapel on Friday night the seven literary societies presented a full program. E. B. Shank read, Miss Jennie Bachtle sang, and the class room evolution scene was performed. F. W. Shelley spoke at the upcoming state contest, followed by Grace Davis in readings and impersonations. The finale depicted “Twenty Years Hence” and drew a crowded house.
A weekly campus seminar on animal husbandry met Monday night with topic Agriculture in Ireland. Students and faculty expect practical information and a strong program that could unite the school more closely than convocations.
The Iowa picnic in California is scheduled for tomorrow dependent on good weather conditions. Attendance and exact venue were not specified in available text.
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