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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
6
Kingsley Iowa July 3 A case in which Arthur B Kier a 50 year old botanist and local scientist faced an insanity charge over disputes with neighbor Peter Gaspar about chickens invading a garden was dismissed. The commissioners found him sane and an avid baseball fan. he was discharged.
Sloan Iowa July 3 movement led by Pierre Lacroix, a prominent farmer, seeks an experienced creamery man to establish a creamery in Sloan. No bonus is requested. a building and suitable site are all that is asked.
Des Moines reports the week ending June 29 1908 brought unusually sunny weather with little rain and temperatures about 2 degrees above normal. Rainfall Saturday night aided general field work as corn on high ground neared the Fourth of July stage while low land corn remains two to three inches high. Small grains show growth with little rust. clover hay and garden crops progress well. fruit yields vary from poor to two thirds normal. Geo. M. Chappel, Section Director.
Five African American workers imported from Buxton to Valley Junction coal mines were chased by a white mob led by Harry Bowen known as Snowball. The pursuit extended three miles into the countryside as the mob swelled beyond fifty. Hollingsworth Coal Co sought sheriff protection and Bowen is being hunted on formal charges.
Des Moines July 3. A collision between the Indianapolis local train on the Rock Island and a Chicago Great Western gravel train in East Des Moines this noon killed Rock Island brakeman W. H. Urbans of Valley Junction and left H. C. Fowler of Chillicothe Mo. believed fatally injured. E. W. Ruggles suffered back injuries and eight other passengers were hospitalized.
Firebugs are blamed for a blaze that razed the famous baby farm of Mrs. Fred West in Des Moines. The fire caused about $10,000 damage to the Seick Tent and Awning company among the other losses. Mrs. West, recently acquitted in the Baby Jim murder case, faced the disaster early this morning.
Sloan Iowa votes on July 3 at a special election to issue bonds totaling 5000 dollars for waterworks improvement. The proposition is defeated by 25 to 11.
Washington July 3 The average condition of the cotton crop in the United States on June 25 was 81.2 percent of normal, up from 79.7 percent on May 25.
In Tama Iowa Fred Zeke a farmer four miles south of town is held to the grand jury for the murder of Cyrenus Chamberlain a well known Tama feed barn keeper. The stabbing occurred after a quarrel over horses and liquor ending Chamberlain lives within minutes. Chamberlain aged about 30 was seen as peaceful and law abiding while Zeke is described as quarrelsome with a dangerous knife.
London reports King Edward plans punishment for the duke and duchess for openly separating. The duchess has avoided society events and was not invited to Ascot. She has been in London two weeks and may travel to meet her widowed mother in New York before proceeding to Switzerland for the younger son’s health.
In Louisville on July 2 the juvenile court paused for 15 minutes to watch a circus parade. Judge Peter, unable to restore order, adjourned as horns blared and drums rolled drawing all plaintiffs defendants and witnesses to the window to view the procession.
Joseph K. Harding, a street car conductor, bitten by a bulldog on April 24, underwent rabies treatment and was pronounced well after 21 days. Six days later discharge followed, but 68 days after the bite he died from convulsions as paralysis progressed. His sister, Mrs Finnigan, also bitten, appears cured.
Council Bluffs Iowa reports a new fish phenomenon from late floodwaters. Large buffalo and carp, 16 to 25 pounds, have entered river bottoms and hog lots, preying on piglets and ducklings. Ben Marks cites losses of pigs worth $10,000 and notes multiple locals affected by the unusual feeding behavior. George Foster's nearby property also reports pigs and ducklings eaten by the same giant fish.
New York July 2 The Anaconda Copper company today declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share. This is unchanged from last quarter.
Des Moines July 2 Judge Mc Henry freed 10 year old Kenneth Reeves who faced murder charges in Cecile Jenkins case. Testimony showed Jenkins struck Reeves first and Reeves died from a fall on the sidewalk, not a head blow. A large crowd attended the hearing.
Ralph Aldrich, 24, former Des Moines cashier of the Farmers bank at Huxley Iowa, admits defrauding the bank of $8000 by falsifying certificates and notes to cover stock gambled losses. He was arrested in Springfield Illinois and says he will return to Nevada to face forgery and embezzlement charges. His wife and child are in Lebanon Oregon. his parents in Oregon.
Centerville Ta July 1 Nearly 59 families and about 300 residents were affected by ptomaine poisoning after a Presbyterian church supper of pressed chicken and patties. Up to 60 remained seriously ill under doctor care, with 50 Parker Carnival workers also stricken. Investigators link illness to the chicken prepared by several women.
Ames Indiana July 1 a long standing silver key chain worn by private secretaries of the Iowa State College president is credited with bringing marriage luck to seven women over the years. Miss Anna E Kieruff and Professor Adolf Shane, the latest couple, are to marry after she received the chain from Mrs McDonald. The tradition ends when Kieruff passes the chain to a new secretary, continuing the tale of matrimonial luck at the college.
Des Moines July 1 Mrs L M Mann wife of a real estate man confronted a burly negro burglar at 11 this morning. She pursued him a block until he fled into a grocer's cellar. A crowd gathered as she called police and the man vaulted the alley fence and escaped.
Des Moines reports from the Iowa state board of health indicate 21 064 marriages and 2 280 divorces in the year ending July 1 1907. The data suggest about 90 percent of Iowa marriages are successful while 3 130 couples entered marriage for a second time. Birth reporting irregularities prompt calls for physician reporting of births.
Iowa reports indicate a roughly five percent increase in personal property valuation across 21 counties based on 1908 assessments. Polk and Scott counties drive most growth, while Des Moines Lee and Dubuque show declines. table lists 1907 and 1908 taxable values per county.
An automobile driven by A. Cooledge overturned after hitting a hitching post near LeMars. Passengers J. A. Sammis and Will Long sustained injuries including a bruised shoulder and multiple rib fractures, with Cooledge suffering a concussion.
In Des Moines on June 30, George Keys of Pilot Mountain North Carolina returned to Lenox Iowa to exhume his dead child buried April 15 after his wife insisted the grave was watery. He brought the child’s body back to Pilot Mountain where the coffin had been completely submerged under two feet of water.
Des Moines June 30 Judge Smith McPherson in federal court enjoined state courts from proceeding with a suit to end the street car company from the streets until its supreme court ruling on the case is appealed in federal court.
Sac City Iowa June 29 Will B Pettis longtime Sac county official must appear in court to answer a criminal charge of embezzling county funds totaling 34611.80. Pettis posted a bond signed by his wife and a mortgage on her farm covers 7526.39 while 27046.41 previously returned balances the total embezzlement, expert analysis shows deliberate betrayal of trust.
Des Moines June 2 Judge Gamble enjoined the Dallas county board from recounting ballots for the Seventh district Republican nomination. Captain Hull gains, Prouty plans appeal. The decision ends the Dallas recount and leaves Hull with a 46 plurality.
Miss Lora Whalen the matron at Davenport Iowa state orphans home tried to kill herself after a boy inmate Frank Pratt was found confined in her room for three months. She had burned his foot in March and kept him hidden to avoid discharge. Doctors saved her, and officials say she seems unbalanced after many years of service.
Fred Harlow of Newark Ohio defeated Woolfred Henderson of Lexington Kentucky in a shootoff after a day tied for first in the Grand American Handicap at Columbus Ohio.
Des Moines Iowa June 29 Herman Krusee fled a violent quarrel with his wife gathering her jewelry and silverware worth 38 cents before hiding in a hay mow as she summoned police. He fired a shot at the trap door seeking escape during a siege scene nearby.
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