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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
2
The Intelligencer by F. R. and M. C. Conaway published weekly in Ames Story county Iowa. Thursday morning issues outline subscription price at 1.00 per year in advance.
The Iowa state board of health pushes cities to enforce meat and dairy laws by licensing dairies and slaughterhouses Local boards should appoint a competent veterinarian end private slaughterhouses should be abolished Municipalities to build modern sanitary slaughter rooms for local butchers to rent The piece criticizes timid local officials and urges county fair funding and public spirit to support fairs and improvements.
Story county voters will decide next Tuesday on buying the ground now held by the county fair association. Backers argue county ownership is prudent and that proceeds will fund improvements and sturdy buildings. The Ames business community largely supports the plan, and supporters urge the fair to be the best in the region with strong county backing.
The Keokuk Gate City denounces Senator Tillman as a breach of propriety and a demagogue yet notes his power and influence. It praises his alignment with Roosevelt on corporation control and anticipates his return to fight for the people next winter while calling him a troubling figure.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues George B. Cortelyou is not the type of man demanded by the masses. It states he is not Rooseveltian and questions his executive capacity ambition and efficiency aligning with his chief.
The paper condemns a Centerville incident where a young man in a charivari was struck by buckshot from an angry bridegroom. It argues charivari is a barbarous relic and should have no place in decent society.
The Des Moines Tribune notes that Orchard faces probable execution regardless of Haywood's trial result. Idaho has not granted immunity, and Orchard has confessed to thirteen murders outside the state that could still convict him. It appears Orchard has talked extensively.
The author argues the governorship is a promotion and the peak of public esteem. If Major Lacey calls it the highest state office, it would be proper for the people to elevate Senator Allison, completing his political career.
The Sioux City Tribune notes Ora Williams has been out of state for more than six months and has not written any political material attributed to him. The unnamed source highlights the absence of political correspondence from Williams during this period.
Robert J Burdette turns sixty three next Tuesday. Friends wish him many more years of fun and usefulness as a minister and promoter of good works in Los Angeles.
The Sioux City Tribune warns Carroll’s candidacy for governor could embarrass Colonel Palmer who hoped to secure united reactionary backing. The paper suggests tension within conservative ranks as the race unfolds.
The Davenport Democrat notes improving corn crop prospects in Iowa as faith and farming converge, signaling better yields and resilience for growers amid uncertain weather and market conditions.
Howard Rann of the Manchester Press urges removal of tariffs affecting ice. The request aims to ease costs for consumers and industry, signaling broader policy reconsideration.
Farmers in the Milford area harvest early oats and hay while corn gains in the hot weather. Several residents visit relatives and friends in nearby towns including Webster City Nevada and Des Moines. Local social notes list gatherings and visits from the Birney families, Coes, Gaards, Porters, and others across Roland McCallsburg and Story City.
Mrs Alice Williams returns from Chicago with two months away. Relatives visit, including Mrs Malony and Mrs Van Horn and grandson. A theft at Geo Holland’s home yields six hundred dollars in a vest. Ice cream social planned by Ladies Aid next Saturday evening. Des Moines visitor Mrs Barnard and baby. Baptist Union convention attendance in Waterloo. Various neighbors and kin visiting Ames Colfax and Cedar Falls listed.
A testimonial touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine for colic and diarrhoea. M C L Carter of Skirum Alabama credits it with curing multiple attacks and notes relief after a dose. Sold by Laughran & Bauer and Joel C. Cagwin.
Notice of incorporation states the W. W. Spring Farming Company forms as a corporate body under Iowa law for pecuniary profit. Principal place of business is Ames Story County Iowa. The business involves purchasing holding selling improving and renting real estate.
The document outlines a Ames Iowa corporation with Capital stock forty thousand dollars divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. It sets terms for stock issuance valuation, a twenty year duration, and a board of 3 to 7 stockholder directors elected annually on December 24 at the company's Ames office Story County. It covers quorum, vacancy powers, first election date 1907, indebtedness cap at two thirds of capital, and protection of private stockholder property from corporate debts.
The remains arrived from New Mexico and were buried in Roland after services at Solents church conducted by Rev. J. N. Sandren. She was about thirty five, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E S Larsen, survived by husband two children father mother one brother and four sisters. Also notes on regional church events and local visits in Roland and surrounding areas.
Fragmentary sequence of times and departures listed with no clear events or entities. The entry shows multiple early morning and daytime hours, but lacks context or subjects to identify the activity or location.
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