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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
14
Real estate bids involve McCartney and Judge seeking market options. Potential buyers include local firms and private parties, with pricing and terms under review.
St Valentine and Memorial Day fall on Sundays this year. A L Beverly left for Collins Ohio to resume studies at a state university. Mr Brady of Minot S D a former Ames student visited the high school. R H Halpenny of Ames Electrical Co returned from Albia. Easter Sunday is April 11. Shrove Tuesday February 23 and Ash Wednesday February 24. A A Wells soils chemistry assistant visited Manchester. Halloween falls on Sunday. Col B E Wentworth State Center visited to hear Editor Sanders. Bert Allen recovering from blood poisoning and will return to Burton clothing in about a week. Mr B E R Silliman Cole visited college professors and friends. his short horn cattle sold averaging $145.
Powell and Cohan bring their musical play The Yankee Doodle Boy to the Armory for a Friday January 8 performance on a second triumphal tour. The show previously won acclaim for its humor and good will and offers bright, clean entertainment for all ages with occasional touching moments.
Ames notes cover D A R meeting plans for an Ames evening with quotations and music from Ames authors, plus papers on the early history of Ames. Also Nonpareil ladies host a New Year dinner for 36. leap year skating and church class parties. various locals travel for health and visits. Kooser dairy cows tested TB free. ongoing labor injunction debate referenced.
Miss Eleanor Gordon will present a lecture in Ames titled Our Girls Their Needs and Problems. The address promises her finest oration in a popular and profitable afternoon event.
About sixty five guests attended invitations from Mr and Mrs Ed Gunder at their rural home to celebrate his thirty ninth birthday. Kings games provided entertainment and a three course lap supper followed. Guests gave a fine high backed rocking chair as a gift and then departed after New Year wishes, praising the Gunders as royal entertainers.
The Ames Hospital Guild will meet with Mrs Myra Graham at College and North Lincoln on Wednesday January 13 at 2 o clock. Dues for 1908 should be paid to Mrs Will King treasurer on Iowa street or to secretary Mrs Walter Stultz on Duff street. A full attendance is desired and the pledge amount will be read. Mrs A B Storms will entertain the Queen Esther Circle Friday afternoon. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church meets Thursday January 14 at 2 30 pm with election of officers. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M E church meets with Mrs A M Shea on Tuesday afternoon January 12.
Mrs. F. J. Rice and daughter Dora plan to leave Ames in a couple of months for Colorado. Nettie Rice, a Hampton teacher, will join them at Fort Morgan. Maude and Minnie Rice will stay at the college. Dora Rice is a noted musician and longtime pianist at the Methodist Church. John Steigerwalt has a new job with an Akron furnace firm and may relocate his family to the road. Dorothy Kate Russell from Des Moines is named primary teacher in the south side building replacing Miss Kirkade. Mrs. George Alspach of Payette Idaho visits Carroll.
An advertisement proclaims a special mail subscription rate of one dollar for the Des Moines Evening Tribune sent to any address from now until July 4, 1909. The notice urges readers to read the paper for details.
A. F. Bingham, a farmer and businessman, is appointed the new local manager of the Iowa Telephone company in Ames. He moved from Chicago three years ago, bought a farm east of town, sold it last week, and now takes the telephone post amid praise for his push and adaptability. Manager Parks leaves Ames for Collins to pursue a stake in an independent line and hopes to grow a rival exchange.
Des Moines writer S. I. Still asks how a newspaper should run and comments on Judge Wright’s sentence of Gompers and Mitchell. The piece contrasts labor leaders with reformers, defends labor unions, and questions the legal basis of the injunction and jail terms.
Telegram from E. M. F. reports 30 people announce a demonstrator with a new car will be in Ames Friday. Prospective buyers and all interested can see the auto that has created the greatest sensation of the automobile age. Inquiries to Dr. Christ or O. H. Watkins.
Ames Produce Co offers poultry prices delivered to our building through January 12, inclusive. It lists hens roosters geese with specific prices per unit as 9 for roosters, 84 cents for geese, and 644 for other items.
A customer praises the monuments received from Williammsonagle Faotana da is for meeting the highest expectations. The writer expresses satisfaction with the job and highly recommends Mr Smay to others seeking similar craftsmanship. Signed Cc. W. Mecaskey.
George Baker has purchased a 1930 automobile and plans to use it on Story county roads as a starter. He hopes for favorable weather to test speed and make several long trips, including a possible journey to the Seattle exposition.
Public sale by F D Smith at his east Ames farm on Wednesday January 20 features livestock and machinery. He plans to depart for California soon and says a further announcement will follow next week.
A reader from El Centro describes Imperial Valley as a fine winter climate but very hot in summer. He notes El Centro’s location near the southern California border, the irrigated land from the Colorado River, crops like cantaloupes and melons, planned 4000 acres of cotton, a gin and compress, abundant alfalfa and sheep, brick or stone business houses, and no saloons. The Ames community wishes friends a happy new year.
Birth notices report a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs F N Elwell of City on December 5 with Mrs. Elwell formerly Marie Mellor. A baby girl also arrives to Mr. and Mrs. Jones of New York City, with Mrs. Jones formerly Harriet Bartholomew.
The Yankee Doodle Boy comes to the Armory on Friday January 8 offering comedy and song. The breezy musical promises light entertainment and drew crowds in major U S cities last season with all new songs and music for this tour.
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