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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
2
Mr. Joel B. Cagwin announces securing the agency for Zemo a renowned remedy for eczema pimples dantruff blackheads and scalp diseases Zemo is a clean external liquid said to destroy germs and cure skin conditions with instant relief samples available for inspection to prove past cures along with testimonials
President Taft plans delays on the interstate commerce message delaying to next Monday or Tuesday while the anti trust message remains due tomorrow. He will send to the senate papers on Gravis charges against Secretary Ballinger and consult with lawmakers before reprinting the Wickersham bill. A conservation message is postponed to late next week.
V C Brown, president of the New York Central lines, says the Taft policy bill will not alarm investors nor hamper railroads seeking straightforward business. He asserts the measure supports orderly conduct.
Washington reports Representative Humphrey introduced in the house a ship subsidy bill with White House backing. The measure raises pay to American ships for mail service to South America, China, Japan, the Philippines and Australia to four dollars per outward voyage of 4,000 miles or more. It also calls for higher tonnage taxes and allows foreign built ships to enter American register for foreign trade.
The Indian service offers to agricultural college graduates to train braves on Indian reservations in raising farm products. Appointments are restricted to graduates of agricultural colleges and will be designated by Indian Commissioner Valentine to manage demonstration farms on reservations in arid and semi arid western regions.
Washington Jan 5. Following the uncovering of underweighing sugar at New York harbor, inquiries will be extended to other ports where sugar arrives. Substantial shipments enter the United States through San Francisco and Boston, with smaller lots at several ports. The nationwide check will start once arrangements are completed.
Denver date January 5 Pasquale Corte former Italian consul at Denver received ten thousand dollars damages in a libel suit against the current consul Adolph Rossi for alleged defamation.
Anna E B Sherman files for divorce from M Eugene secretary treasurer of a Des Moines Drug Company after petition filed in district court by her attorneys. The case centers on a dissolution of marriage with the defendant listed as M Eugene.
Miss Charlotte Dryden of Council Bluffs was elected county superintendent of public instruction by the board of supervisors. She will head Pottawattamie County schools, filling the vacancy after the resignation of E R Jackson as M E Crozier declined Avoca appointment. This marks the first time a woman leads the county schools.
Des Moines promoter Ruben stopped payment on a $250 check used to pay the Jeffries Gotch show at the Coliseum. He says the amount will be honored once the company returns the $250 claimed for a special train to Kansas City. Reverend Graves commends councilman Hamery for blocking the Jeffries McCormick boxing match at the Coliseum.
Elmer Roddy, a St. Louis bank employee visiting his parents, died instantly from an accidental gun discharge in a station toilet at Dubuque Iowa while awaiting an Illinois Central train. He had been planning to marry soon.
Rev. Paul Bredow, veteran German Lutheran pastor with 47 years in Dubuque and 28 years in Maxfield, dies at 74. He served St. John’s in Dubuque then moved to Maxfield. Funeral scheduled for tomorrow.
Newton Iowa January 5 The coroner's jury ruled Dan Gorouga an Austrian miner died from a pistol shot fired by Miller Savage a fellow countryman and miner Savage is still jailed in Newton awaiting further proceedings
Des Moines Clearing House association will hire an inspector to review local bank affairs, following examples set by bankers in other cities. The move signals a tighter system of control and scrutiny of bank operations.
Iowa City reports a coal famine worsening as the university shuts down until next Monday. The city schools may close as the university can only heat the hospital for two days and keep other buildings from freezing.
The heavy snowstorm left fourteen inches on streets in Mason City Iowa causing a complete tie up of street cars and abandonment of Short Line passengers and freight.
Keokuk Jan 6 Hon Joseph R Fraley announces his candidacy for attorney general He is currently serving his third term as city solicitor of Fort Madison Iowa and seeks state wide office
An old advertisement lists Rings Little Liver Pills and Pinesalve Carbolized for burns and injuries, sold by C. A. Gamble, alongside a dense, faded timetable for Chicago and Northwestern trains with arrivals, departures, and destinations such as Los Angeles Limited, Overland Limited, Des Moines, Chicago, Omaha, and Ames.
The Interurban Electric runs from Ames at 7 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 A.M. and 1 2 4 6 P.M. arriving in Des Moines after one hour forty five minutes. Connecting points include Kelley Sox Fort Dodge and Roone with various schedules to Ames and Des Moines.
Cars depart the Ames station every half hour starting at 6 45 a m and at ten minutes before each hour plus two minutes after. The final Ames departure is 10. West Gate at College runs on the same cadence with the last car from College at 10 35 p m.
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