Head End Wreck South of Ames Trains Collide
A head end collision on the Des Moines branch of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad near Zumwalt and Gerbracht hills south of Ames injures fourteen and destroys two engines and a baggage car. Freight No. 63 overloaded stalled on a hill. engineers and firemen jumped as No. 52 collided. Passengers and crews escaped with injuries, while officials investigate and consider a block system on the Des Moines branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Jarvis
Diagonal
Iowa
Josephine Jewell
G. BE. Jewell
James Dougherty
Grand River
D. B. Lashley
Des Moines
D. L. Pettinger
Sheridan
H. F. Stewart
Nevada
F. W. Johnson
Marathon
John Brandt
Parkton
South Dakota
P. Lorey
G. W. Batson
Fred Erwin
Chicago and Northwestern
Zumalt
Gerbracht
Ames
Kelley
Zumwalt Hill
F. Comstock
Pete Keipson
Nichols
No. 62
Fast Mail
Overland Limited
Finley
Ger
Ed. Gould
F. H. Hammill
Gerbrachts
Comstock
Last Chance for Big Bonuses in Intelligencer Race
Statewide voting contest nears close with four to twelve days left as clubs of five, ten, or twenty subscriptions earn big vote bonuses. Readers urged to rally, boost standing, and aim for the $400 piano prize before August 10.
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Story County
Intelligencer
Local Boy Kills Third Rattlesnake Near Ames
Arthur Bimb eleven-year-old grandson of Charles Barker arrived in Ames from Arapahoe Colorado to visit family. He reports killing his third rattlesnake recently a three foot long specimen with five inch girth near his homestead.
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Arthur Bimb
Charles Barker
Ames
Arapahoe
Colorado
Untapped back yard gold mine offers piano prize
A townwide voting contest promises a $400 piano to the top voter with other prizes for many votes. Candidates have not pressed hard, leaving the piano and prizes within reach for a broad share of the electorate and newspapers to promote participation.
Dr A A Collins Jealousy Fatal Shooting in Portland
Dr A A Collins a former Gilbert physician was shot and killed at Capt J H Sladen's Portland home. His second wife is charged with murder amid jealousy over his first wife, a Des Moines native. The report notes past separations and allegations of threats by the second wife.
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R. A. Collins
Gilbert
Portland
Oregon
Sunday's
Register & Leader
Drake University School of Medicine
J. H. Sladen
Ore
Dr. Collins
Mr. Collins
St. Louis
Des Moines
Nora Lang
Collins
Subscription list changes urged by The Intelligencer
The Intelligencer reports many new names and changes on its subscription list. An effort is made to add and adjust promptly but occasional errors occur. Subscribers should notify the office quickly if a name is missing or a mistake appears on the list.
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the Intelligencer
Larson couple to visit Sweden for six months
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Larson depart Ames Sunday on No. 6 to Linkoping Sweden to visit friends for six months. They plan to return in January. Mr. Larson seeks rest among his birth country’s friends.
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Mrs. Wallace Larson
Linkoping
Sweden
Ames
Mr. Larson
Sheldon Goes to Cleveland for Bank Building Plans
Col. Parley Sheldon visits Cleveland to study reinforced concrete and construction methods for a new bank building to be erected in connection with Munn & Son, aiming to apply his ideas.
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Col
Parley Sheldon
Cleveland
Ohio
Bank
Munn & Son
Miss Beulah Mathews Hurts From Swing Fall
Miss Beulah daughter of Mrs Will Mathews of North Kellogg fell from a swing Tuesday evening and sustained several quite painful bruises.
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Beulah
Will Mathews
North Kellogg
Back to Old Kentucky Home for Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nowlin and grandson Howard Nowlin depart to Tyrone Kentucky to join relatives unseen for forty three years. The elder brother and a sister live in Tyrone and New York City respectively with another sister in Ohio. The Nowlin family once had twelve children and he is the sole survivor of the Blazer Scouts unit in the last war, after serving four years and fighting in over forty battles.
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Chas. Nowlin
Howard Nowlin
Tyrone
Mr. Nowlin
New York City
Ohio
Blaszer
Matt Mowser
Kansas
Parsons
Kan
Noisy Honeymoon at the Lake
Newlyweds Elmer Greenlee and Ethyl Williams wed and vacation at Clear Lake Iowa. They rented a cottage for a quiet honeymoon but Ames families present created a lively scene with tin concert music and a grapho phone. They plan to return to Ames and be at home after August 8 at 1216 Burnett Avenue.
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Clear Lake
Elmer Greenlee
Ethyl Wiliams
John T. Houser
Iowa
Mr. Greenlee
Ames
Tin
Turtle Beach
Gates Brown May Lose Eye After Tennis Ball Injury
Dr. Gates M. Brown of Arlington was struck by a tennis ball breaking his glasses lens and injuring his eyelid and eyeball. He received care from specialists in Oelwein and Dubuque and remains hospitalized with an uncertain outcome possibly losing the eye.
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Gates M. Brown
Arlington
Low
Oelwein
Dubuque
McCarthy Drives Petition for Ames Nevada Turnpike Widening
Daniel McCarthy circulated a petition urging the Ames Nevada turnpike be widened to safer drive for autos and green horses. Residents favor road improvements on the Nevada road and also Olson’s hill Ontario road to ease travel to Ames and Nevada, boosting state tourism and local access.
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Board of Supervisors
Daniel McCarthy
Ames Nevada Turnpike
Ames-Nevada
Iowa
Ames
Nevada
McCarthy
Ontario
Olson's Hill
Ames Weather and Crop Review Highlights Mixed Wheat and Worms
The Intelligencer praises Ames in weekly weather and crop notes. Reporting from Boone Story and Ames notes says tame hay is growing. winter wheat threshing begins with good quality yields. corn tasseling underway. showers on the 21st–25th aid crops while apples fall and plums are wormy.
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Ames
Chappel
Agricultural College
Boone
Woodward
Zearing
Peterson Family Plans Month in Wyoming Claims Camp
85 year old O. B. Peterson of Story City with his family will leave next week for Laramie Wyoming to spend a month on the Peterson claim 15 miles north. They will build a house and hunt in the government reserve nearby and fish in the mountain streams.
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O. B. Peterson
Story City
Laramie
Wyoming
Peterson
Bids Open for New Baptist Church Construction
Sealed bids are due by 2 p m on Monday August 9 for a two story brick church at the corner of Story Street and Kellogg Avenue. Prospective bidders should contact Mr F P Harris at White's Hardware Store for plans and specifications.
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Baptist Church
Story Street
Kellogg Avenue
F. P. Harris
White's Hardware Shore
Rev Mr Minchin Returns From Western Trip
Rev W J Minchin and family returned Thursday night from a two month western vacation refreshed after their trip.
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W. J. Minchin
Alderman Hallibarger Hospitalized After Illness
Alderman M. Hallibarger was taken suddenly ill Monday and sent to Mercy hospital in Des Moines where an operation was performed by Dr. McCarthy. He is gradually improving.
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Alderman Hallibarger
Alderman M. Hallibarger
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
McCarthy
Booze Not a Cure for Colic Says Doctor Advice
A health note urges sending a man claiming severe pain to a doctor rather than supplying whiskey. It warns that drinkers seek alcohol more than a cure and champions Chamberlain's cholera remedy as a proper treatment.
Mrs. W. O. Payne Returns From California Trip
Mrs. W. O. Payne arrived home early Sunday morning from California after a lengthy stay that began in June. She visited Gilroy with an invalid aunt, then spent the last week among Nevada friends in Los Angeles. She attended Elks convention events and met Nevada acquaintances in the crowds.
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W. O. Payne
California
Los Angeles
Doctor Dyer Travels to Chicago for Medical Sessions
Dr. Dyer left Monday for Chicago to visit hospitals and attend special sessions of the Physicians' summer school. He will witness a number of operations open to regularly practicing physicians.
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B. G. Dyer
Chicago
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Newton
Guy van Leoy
Nebraska
American Press Association
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Register
West
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Northwest
Ding’s Demijohn
Ames Lowa City
F. P. Lorey
10Th Street
Erwin
Lorey
B. W. Crossley
College
Crossley
A. A. Collins
Sheldon
Old Kentucky
Gates Brown
M'Carthy
New Baptist Church
Mr. Minchin
Dr. Dyer
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