Palmer Lake visit and Colorado forest fire notes
A West Second Interesting Letter from Montrose Colorado dated June 26 1908 describes a Palmer Lake stop and nearby forest reserves facing fires. The writer discusses local botany Engelmann spruce and other conifers, water shortages, eight forest reserves totaling 16 000 000 acres, and concerns over carelessness starting fires along with remarks on Colorado Springs Manitou tourism and state educational institutions.
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Palmer Lake
Montrose
Colo
Denver
Edwin James
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Springs
George Engelmann
St. Louis
C. C. Parry
Davenport
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Manitou
Engelmann Canon
Barton Aylesworth
Agricultural College
St. Collins
Des Moines
The Small Lecture by Rev. Sam W Small of Georgia
Rev. Sam W Small of Georgia spoke on His Majesty the Devil in the armory Monday evening before an interested audience though not a large one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam W. Small
Georgia
Armory
The Use of Friends in Times of Trouble
A reflection on friendship urging that friends should offer practical help rather than mere sympathy. It argues the chief purpose of friends is to be used for acts of kindness, even at the cost of time and effort, and that friends seek opportunities to prove their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa Globe
Weather Summary for Iowa Farmland in Week Ending June 29 1908
Des Moines Iowa reports a favorable week for field work with average temperatures about two degrees above normal and abundant sunshine. Thunderstorms and showers occurred Saturday night with heaviest rainfall in central counties. Corn cultivation advanced, many fields plowed a third time, and some laid by. Clover hay making began, yields heavy. Small grains grew well though fruit crops vary widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Chautauqua Officials Confer in Waterloo on Lectures
Secretary Fowle of the Chautauqua Association visited Waterloo to oversee Baptist youth work and discuss Ames Chautauqua lectures with Dr. George R. Stuart. Stuart plans two talks, delivering the popular "Lopsided Folks" lecture and the following afternoon a talk titled "Sam Jones" by an acquaintance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowle
Chautauqua Association
Waterloo
Baptist
George R. Stuart
Ames Chautauqua
Ames
Danish Scientist Hoffmann Bang Visits Ames for Ideas
N O Hoffman Bang, director of the Royal Agricultural Experiment Station in Copenhagen, was in Ames from Saturday to Tuesday night. He toured stations and colleges in New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri to gather ideas for his Copenhagen lab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. O. Hoffman Bang
Royal Agricultural Experiment Station
Copenhagen
Denmark
Ames
New York
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
United States
Dr. E. M. Johnson Joins Chicago Meat Inspector Service
Dr. E. M. Johnson, living west of the college, traveled to Chicago Monday to begin work as a government meat inspector with a salary of 1400 dollars annually. A 1908 veterinary alumnus, he is among the first doctors from the college to secure such a post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
Veterinary Department
Wanted A Man To Plow With Riding Plow And Team
Walter Smeetson of Wagner South Dakota places a humorous ad offering a riding plow, feeding, harness, team and buggy for evenings and Sundays, with a possible automobile if preferred, reflecting local farm labor hiring in Prairie City Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smeetson
Wagner
S. Dakota
Prairiie City Herald
Obituary of Mazie Ward Aged 22 In Ontario Ontario
Mazie Ward born May 31 1886 in Ontario Iowa died June 27 1908 in Omaha Nebraska from acute appendicitis. She lived with grandparents Mr and Mrs Zenor after her mother’s death and later in Omaha. The body arrived from Omaha and funeral services conducted by Rev H D Williams at Ontario Church followed by burial with a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazie Ward
Ontario
Iowa
Omaha
Nebraska
W. J. Zenor
H. D. Williams
Infant Ferrell Nelson Dies After Birth Ailment
Ferrell, the two year old son of Mr and Mrs B Nelson, died Sunday at 6 15 am following a birth spinal disease that could not be cured. His funeral was at the Nelson home on Boone Street Monday at two o clock conducted by Rev A M Shea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferell
B. Nelson
Nelson
Boone Street
A. M. Shea
The Self-Made Man and the Gentleman
A maxim argues that personal effort cannot convert a self-made person into a true gentleman. The quote reflects on social status and self-improvement.
Jimson Weeds Description and Eradication Advice
Dr L H Pammel outlines Jimson weed species Datula Tatula and D Stramonium in the Solanaceae family. He notes their growth as glabrous annuals two to five feet tall with purple Tatula and white thorn apple varieties, and warns they are possibly poisonous to stock. Eradication relies on repeated cutting to ground level to prevent seeding and long seed vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Ames and surrounding towns plan Fourth of July festivities
Ames and nearby Boone Story City Maxwell Slater and Nevada residents prepare picnics at Zumwalt and Chautauqua parks and a court house square celebration in Ames. The State Center and Story City events feature parades concerts speeches by Dr Gunsaulus and planned fireworks amid safety moves and notable speakers including Lafayette Young and John P. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hollingsworth
Young Ladies’ Glee Club
J. W. Jordan
Gunsaulus
State Center
State Center Chautauqua
I. D. Kauffman
M. J. Tobin
Main Street
LeVon Brothers
F. W. Gun
Story City
Ames
Herald
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
Daily Capital
Young
Ames Florist Plans Major Greenhouse Expansion
F J Olson, Ames florist, will build new vegetable, carnation, and rose houses this fall after a eastward buying trip. He will add about 5 500 feet of glass for a total of 15 000 feet, making Ames greenhouses three times larger than Boone’s and larger than other towns of similar size. He considers opening a downtown branch to sell seeds and take flower orders.
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F. J. Olson
Ames
Mr. Olson
Chicago
Minneapolis
Olson
Boone
Chicago Democrats on Their Way to Denver Convention
Five Studebaker cars carrying twenty Chicago democrats rolled through Ames and Boone on route to the national convention in Denver. They planned 175 miles daily with stops and a night in Boone after banquet by local citizens. Mayor Dean of Nevada rode part of the trip, returning by rail. They expect to reach Denver by July 4th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Chicago Democrats
Denver
Ames
Boone
Dean
Nevada
Five College Men Go For Fort Leavenworth Army Exams
Monday morning five men from the college departed for Fort Leavenworth Kansas to undergo military examinations. Class of ’08 members J E Waggoner W G Langwill and Peter Ottosen plus class ’07 alumnus W A Danielson and H A McCune the acting engineering instructor. They completed General Lincoln’s full military course and if successful will receive commissions in the United States regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
J. E. Waggoner
W. G. Langwill
Peter Ottosen
W. A. Danielson
H. A. McCune
Lincoln
United States Regular Army
Miss Sadie Jacobs in Denver After Critical Operation
Word came from Denver that Miss Sadie Jacobs, with her sister, recently underwent a critical operation. There is now a possible chance for her recovery.
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Denver, Col
Sadie Jacobs
Sims Brings Prize Cherries From His Orchard
M F Sims south of town shows a branch eighteen inches long with fifty eight bright red cherries to the Intelligencer office. He explains he has fifteen young trees and a few are bearing this year. From one tree he gathered over three bushels.
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M. F. Sims
Intelligencer Office
Mr. Sims
Norwegian Choral Union to Attend Chautauqua Program
Patrons learn a 150-voice Norwegian Choral Union from Story county will perform at Chautauqua on August 20 under conductor Prof. Dahl of Minneapolis. The group, led by president Prof. Jno. J. Feroe, will appear in a full program and assist opening numbers. Further announcements awaited.
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Slater
Slater News
Chautauqua
Norwegian Choral Union of
Story County
Jno. J. Feroe
Dahl
Minneapolis
Severe Storm Strikes Ames Causes Grain Damage
A Saturday evening electric rain storm hit Ames around eight, bringing heavy rain and grain damage. Despite the impact, most grain is expected to regrow before harvest as lightning struck several spots including the Lew Williams house at the college and the Shugart house where Frank Owen lives, plus a tree on the south side.
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Ames
Lew Williams
Shugart
North
Frank Owen
Bloody Fourth and the Changing Fourth of July
A Century Magazine writer calls Independence Day a Bloody Fourth and an uncivilized holiday. He argues the Fourth has shifted from its earlier celebratory style to a noisier modern form and doubts a return to past customs.
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Century Magazine
Forty Five Filipinos Sail for Philippines
Forty five Filipinos sail from San Francisco on July 6 to work for the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture with headquarters in Manila. Mariano M. t Cruz and Balbino Palmares, Iowa State College agronomy graduates, will join Dr. Nesom in Manila. Cruz notes a five year absence and plans to celebrate in the United States and the Philippines.
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Philippine Islands
Mariano M. T Cruz
Balbino Palmares
Iowa State College
San Francisco
Mr. Cruz
Santa Cruz
Mr. Palmares
Passi Noilo
Philippine Bureau of Agriculture
Manila
Palmares
Colorado
Chicago
Iowa City
I. 8. Cc
Cruz
State College
Tennessee
California
Ames
Agriculture Club
Philomathean Literary Society
Cosmopolitan Club
Philippines
Psychology course planned at college
Dr. O H Cessna travels to Iowa City to work in the psychology laboratory for two weeks. He studies conditions and prepares to introduce an experimental psychology course at the college. He will purchase material and apparatus needed for the installation.
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O. H. Cessna
Iowa City
Drake Professor Williams Delivers Lectures on Gift of Gad
Prof. J Madison Williams of Drake University spent a few days in town. He spoke at the church of Christ Sunday morning and lectured there Monday evening on The Gift of Gad. He is described as an versatile and gifted speaker with a graceful flow of humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Madison Williams
Drake University
Church of Christ
Iowa Dairy Station Develops Moisture Test for Butter
The Iowa Experiment Station Dairy Department proposes a simple method to determine butter moisture under the 16 percent legal limit. The new test, described in Bulletin No 97, lets creamery workers quickly and accurately measure moisture with minimal chemistry knowledge. Copies are free from Director C. F. Curtiss in Ames Iowa.
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Dairy Department
Iowa Experiment Station
C. F. Curtiss
Ames
Lowa
Bells Fade as Tubes Take Over Church Towers
A St Louis clergyman predicts bells will largely disappear from churches within years. Trustees already favor metal tubes hung in steeples struck by a hammer, offering a resonant tone that never goes out of tune and resembles an organ, unlike discordant bell chimes.
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St. Louis
Embroidering Dollies Move the World of Women
Women invest energy in decorative dollies, believing skilled embroidery could propel economic progress if properly leveraged. The statement links craftwork to broader social impact and wage-earning potential.
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Intelligencer
Highlands
Stuart
Maxwell and
Cambridge
Zumwalt Park
North Woods
Chatauqua Park
Holden
Fish
Edwards
Watson
Cessna
Chautauqua Park
M. K. Smith
M. A. Manning
Foster
Florence Manning
Justin McCarty
Frank Linebaugh
F. R. Conaway
Galen Tilden
A. L. Potter
Lou Tilden
Rev. Minchin
George Hultz
Sylvester
Rob
McCarty
Holingsworth
Jordan
Court House Square
Samuel McBirnie
W. B. Patterson
Atty
George C. Hull
T. J. Mahoney
Saulus
Chautauqua Grounds
Dobbin’s Park
Colo Vs
LeVon Bros
Cleveland Ladies’ Orchestra
O. F. Ecklund
Gowdy
Col. E. M. Wentworth
Maxwell
John P. White
Oskaloosa
United Mine Workers of America
Gladstone
United Mine Workers
Journal of the American Medical Association
Jacob
Chatauqua
Clergyman
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