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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
4
The Intelligencer by F. R. and M. C. Conaway issued every Thursday morning in Ames Story county Iowa with a subscription price of 1.00 dollars per year in advance.
A dramatic poem tells how Kate Shelly braves a storm near Honey Creek to save a night express and its passengers. She climbs the trestle over the Des Moines river, endures bleeding hands and freezing rain, and signals Moingona to stop the train. Her courage earns enduring recognition as one of earths greatest heroines.
The Boone News Republican recalls the 1859 grand Fourth of July event at Iowa State College land purchase grounds. Boone Story county attendees included James McIntosh and I B Cummings. Dan McCarthy of Ames led the day, and a fifty year later celebration is planned for Saturday July 3, 1909 with county residents urged to attend with baskets for a prosperous Middle West town.
Judge O G Lee will occupy the platform at the city park for the union vesper services Sunday evening a patriotic affair. Services begin at 6 39 with the ministerial association inviting all Ames citizens and the surrounding country to attend.
The note lists Andrew M. Shea as minister with Sunday school at 9 45 a m sermon at 11 a m park service at 6 30 p m and an Epworth League address by Judge C G Lee at 7 30 p m.
Rev Allingham of Downers Grove Illinois will occupy the pulpit of the Congregational church during July. Mr and Mrs Allingham arrive in Ames today and will be at home at the parsonage.
Christian Science services are held Sunday at 10 45 a m in Smith's hall with the subject God Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend the services to hear about spiritual healing and support in daily life.
One hundred wealthy Mexican farmers will tour the corn belt and small grain states in October November and December this year led by Senor Zeferino Dominguez a large planter and progressive agriculturist They will visit farms attend a dry farming congress be in Chicago for the United States Land and Irrigation Congress in late November and attend the National Corn Exposition in Omaha December 6 to 18 Dominguez who provided the 1500 silver Diaz bust trophy for the last corn exposition is favoring Ames College and may bring the Mexican farmers to Ames to observe scientific agriculture.
Captain Robt J Campbell of Hollenberg Kansas a Story county veteran of the Third Iowa arrived in Ames with his brother J A Fitchpatrick. He shared a tale of escape from a rebel prison at Columbia stirring memories among Story county residents as he plans to attend the semi centennial Fourth of July celebration in Ames and is named as Representative.
Mr. W. A. Perry's balloon impressed a large Ames audience Monday evening. Hundreds of boys watched as the airship ascended and a dozen youths on horses bikes and motorcycles pursued it to Sycamore Street near the Northwestern tracks. Bernice Graves claimed a dollar fireworks certificate after the balloon landed. Perry gains local esteem for the stunt.
Herr Adolph Wettstein leads an oriental band fresh from the pyramids, arriving by airship the morning of the 3d. He says this is the greatest band of his career and has gathered artists to recall Cairo streets and Constantinople scenes in the great celebration.
M B McCullough 1 8 C '05 formerly instructor in farm crops and Chicago university law graduate has joined the U S department of agriculture in Washington. He will study farm management conditions in Iowa and collect material valuable to the government and Iowa farmers.
A brief item notes that some groups choose piety as a strategy despite costs exceeding the perceived value, leading to questions about efficiency and priority within their community or organization.
Billy Childs notes reduced mail volume with students away from Boone street. He explains sacks are light enough to sling over his shoulder and he now rides on the ______.
Ames City Council voted to submit to voters a proposal to sell the city electric light plant to Edward G. Pratt and grant him a twenty five year franchise. The ordinance details conveyance value, deferred payments, rate schedules, street and utility rights, and city protections with an election set for July 12, 1909.
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