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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
8
Ames social pages detail the P E O society meeting at Mrs W M Greeley and various club activities. The Unity club, Musical History group, Nonpareil club, and others plan lectures, costumes, and dances. A Washington’s birthday colonial party at Margaret Hall features alumni, costumes, and a strict reception line.
Robert Baily recounts a Venice visit under a full moon with gondola rides through dim channels past marble palaces and the Grand Canal. He describes San Marco, the Lido, piazzas, street life, music from canal barges, and a dreamy, joyful experience of Venetian nights.
Mrs Budd is out after a grip siege. Mrs A Maxwell spent Saturday in Nevada. George Judison went to Kansas City Monday night. Swank family moves to Indianola mid March. Harriet Crouthamel of Gilbert visits Ames. Mrs J H Carr returns from Soldier Iowa. Rose Winsett visits L M Bosworth. Feng on dance near Ames Tuesday evening. Era supporters plan oratorical jubilee in college chapel Friday. Dr Francis Stewart recovering from illness. Mr and Mrs M K Smith host Lamb of Olin visiting Des Moines. Laura Weirick finishes Nevada school term, now at home near college. Mrs Daniel Oupps dismisses thesage, Oupps home temporarily. H Ed Wagner mourns death of two year old child. Ira Shinkle visits mother and sister, to Chicago later. Bruce McKay and wife visit Prof G L McKay, may move to Nevada. Ella Clarkson of Newton visits Lou Salmon at college. Clarkson committee clerk travels Des Moines to legislature. Mesdames Drew and Barber of Traer visit sister Mrs Prof Stanton, attend Gertrude Arrasmith wedding near Gilbert.
A notice posted on the smithy door announces the dissolution of a partnership between two Blacksmiths in an Alabama town. It states that the partnership between the speaker and Mose Jenkins is dissolved and that all debts and credits should be settled with the respective party.
Clay Foster of Houston Texas reports a pleasant summer trip two weeks after finishing storage work in Ames. He sends flower and vegetable samples from Texas and notes two foot tall grass in his area. The box includes radishes onions roses tomatoes and strawberries. He gives no return date, suggesting he is enjoying Texas to the limit.
Sunday evening services begin at 7 30 at Odd Fellows hall with the subject Man announced for the lesson.
G J Paulsrud pastor at the Lutheran church near Boone will speak Friday evening at eight o'clock in the church.
William J. Minchin pastor presides at morning service with communion sermon sacrament administration and member reception for regular and student members. Evening sermon by Prof B H Hibbard continues Lenten series on The Problem of Child Labor.
Rev M H H Lee of Webster City will occupy the pulpit next Sunday in the absence of H D Williams pastor. Lee will lead worship and deliver the sermon at the usual church service while Williams is away.
The revival enters another Sunday with Rev. J. W. Stiverson presiding. President O. J. of Toledo Iowa will preach both morning and evening with an Evergreen afternoon service.
The program notes a Holy Communion Sermon at 11 00 am with the subject Our Lord as a Constructive Teacher Sunday School precedes the morning service A Lenten service is planned for next Wednesday evening Rev Mr James of Marshalltown will speak on The Teaching of Jesus Concerning Sin.
Miss Collington of Des Moines spoke at Friends church in Ames on Sunday evening. She criticized the license law arguing government partners with the rum trade by issuing licenses and highlighted the evils of child labor during her talk for the W O T U.
Milwaukee officials announce a ten round boxing match between Johnny Conlon of Chicago and Kid Murphy set for March 1. The bout will be at 106 pounds at ring side with a dispute over the weigh in time settled as Murphy accepts the 6 o clock limit.
W Leon Pepperman resigns as chief of the Washington office of the Isthmian canal commission to become assistant to T P Shonts in the Interborough Metropolitan Company of New York City.
Hattiesburg Mississippi February 20 Forest fires burn across a wide area men and settlers fight to save homes and buildings Property loss is considerable from the blazes continuing to threaten remote settlements and outlying properties
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