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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
8
A timetable lists Chicago to Des Moines and Dakota routes with departure and arrival times. All baggage must be at the station one half hour before leaving time to be checked.
Judge G R Bliss proposes a playful score card for assessing infants at fairs. The scale lists 16 points from Age and Voice to Feet and Toes, with descriptors like soft voice and fat toes. A date, baby name, and judge line complete the form.
Miss Jessie Nickerson and Mrs. Margaret Leland gave reports on the National Christian Endeavor convention at St Paul. Delegates numbered eight to nine thousand with eight hundred from St Paul. Gov Johnson welcomed the gathering and Minnesota’s iron output was noted. The address Looking Forward inspired calls for a million souls, hands, hearts, and months in the next two years.
Milford and Grant residents report a private sale to liquidate stock machinery and household goods before relocation to Colorado. Local movements include visits to Mansfield Illinois and Marshalltown for entertainment and family gatherings, with several residents noted for illnesses travels and social events.
Local column reports a funeral in Colorado for a 16 year old nephew of B F Fincham and attendance at the service. Visits and family ties are noted across Ames Radcliffe Story City and Pleasantville Iowa with social calls, marriages, births and store updates.
Miss Grayce Williams becomes the first bride in the new Methodist church at Prairie City Iowa uniting with Mr Earl S Baird of Baird and Sons grocers on Monday July 19 at 8 pm Rev Andrew M Shea officiating Floyd L Williams brother of the bride served as best man Ieil Shearer Prairie City acted as brides maid The groom noted as a student at I S C and valued for his steady habits while the bride is active in social and religious circles.
Miss Jessie Minert and Miss Orpha Ka Del both 09 graduates of the college have positions as teachers in the high school at Mdgely North Dakota for the coming year.
Before summer travel begin, readers are advised to leave orders at the Intelligencer office to obtain cards for the trip.
Johnson J. and Michaelson C. W. announce a joint venture and medical practice expansion led by J. C. Johnson and C. W. Scott with plans for new facilities and regional services.
We express gratitude for the kindness shown by neighbors and friends during our father H. T. Corbin's illness and death and for their support during this time.
A season ticket deal for Chautauqua promises entertainment worth over five dollars for only a dollar and fifty cents. The offer highlights big value for attendees seeking multiple programs across the season.
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