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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
13
A moral verse contrasts courting with business tactics. It compares winning a girl’s affection through a buggy ride with courting customers by persistent advertising ideals. The aunt’s amusement does not alter romantic aims or local trade success.
Reports from Harbin indicate Russian troops concentrate near Kiakhta opposite Marmachin as China orders mobilization of banner troops in Mongolia. Analysts foresee diplomatic exchanges before any major movement, with suspicion of a potential ultimatum while powers seek a peaceful adjustment.
Des Moines reports Gov. B F Carroll vetoed a proposed Oregon primary plan bill after it passed both Iowa houses. He called the measure an attempt to indirectly achieve what cannot be done directly and said it evades the U S Constitution. He argued it would abrogate the constitutional method for electing U S senators.
A crew of carpenters expands John D. Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills residence in Tarrytown New York adding another story. The seven story dwelling will have sixty rooms after the enlargements, using Rockefeller's time in the South to carry out work.
Reports from Liverpool say Cunard Steamship Company and Canadian Northern Railway plan a joint steamship service linking Bristol Liverpool and Canada. A joint board will govern operations with a Cunard director as chairman.
G W Patterson of the North Iowa Dairy Improvement association reports sweet corn silage provides similar nutrition to shelled corn at a 100 tons to 600 bushels ratio, based on Colby farm experiments. The analysis compares digestible nutrients in sweet corn stalks with mature dent corn stalks, noting higher digestible carbohydrate values for sweet corn.
County supervisors vote to pay no more gopher bounties and resist liability claims costing the county about 5000 in the past year. Grief Kills Iowa Woman. Mount Pleasant widow of former city marshal dies of a broken heart after recent losses. Building Big Ice House. Clarion Chicago Great Western Railway completes a large ice house, potentially shifting division point to Fort Dodge.
S R Wilson an insurance man from Des Moines attempted to cut his throat with a penknife at the McElroy hotel in Ottumwa. The blade failed to sever a major vein and a physician sewed the wound. ManningMay Get Sewers Manning. At a recent meeting the city council voted to hire an engineer to plan estimate and survey a sewer system. Main street may be paved next year.
D. W. King of Missouri spoke to about 300 township officers and farmers at a Nevada meeting on good roads. The gathering drew high enthusiasm as one of the county's strongest on the topic. In another note, Charles Cross, a Black miner, died at mine No 12 after falling slate. about 500 workers were employed there. Cross left a wife and six children.
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