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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
4
Local notes recount fashion at Oupps and Oupps hats, Beach and Bowers at the Armory, Stultz Cafe bakery specials, and various Ames residents abroad or visiting. The itemized snippets cover court attendance by A M Ball, Rev A M Shea in Des Moines, estate matters, moves, meetings, and campus visitors including W D Sumner and M R Eddleman, with brief notes on a rail strike of sorts and a funeral in Boone.
Court did not convene in Nevada Monday due to Judge Evan's ill son. The session was called for Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.
Editor Van Chamberlain notes that city officials will consider the interurban franchise once dog ordinances on the docket are enforced.
A local home cast discusses staging a benefit play for firemen and appearances suggest the project will proceed with definite announcements to follow. The effort reflects community support and planning stages.
The Iowa Electrical Association advertises sessions on April 18 and 19 in Clinton. From Ames on the program are Prof. L. B. Spinney discussing Cost of operation per dollar of income and Prof. G. W. Bissell on Gas producer engines.
Animal husbandry classes at the college are working with fine horses from the Grattan Hass barn in Nevada and Sheldon stock farm in Sheldon Iowa. If good animals are available, they can be secured for 1. a. C.
The Bennett brothers organized a reading circle that has had very successful meetings. Interest remains high and a permanent countywide club is seen as likely. Prof. M. L. Mosher spoke this week and Prof. J. W. Jones will address next week.
Supt. King arranged with the department of agriculture and the bureau of entomology to send silk worm eggs to Ames around April 15. The eggs will be distributed in school grades and cared for by pupils as they observe growth through its stages.
A few light cases of scarlet fever arise at the college with six patients held in a music hall detention ward separate from others. Officials urge no alarm and expect no serious outbreak.
The new spraying calendar from Iowa State College delivers valuable guidance for farmers and fruit growers fighting insects rusts smuts and other plant nuisances. It includes reliable formulae that perform as described and offers essential timing and methods for pest control.
Sammy and Miller relocate all harness stock to a new building at Kellogg and Story streets. The shop is well arranged and convenient, with advantages despite being off the main street, expected to improve overall satisfaction once customers adjust.
Will Build M. A. Manning buys the lot between F R Conaway residence and the Hoggatt property and will erect a house at once. The Geo Baker building on a recently purchased property is sold and moved by Wakefield and Haverly for a new building. Ben Cole and O A Duntz will oversee the construction.
Seven loaves of home made bread offered by Stultz Cafe and Bakery priced at 25 cents in a local sale listing.
He forged a 100 dollar O F Wright with Manteno Illinois address in a forging scheme. He received over one hundred dollars falsely from three checks drawn on Story County Bank. The first for forty dollars and the second about twenty six dollars were to W E Summerville, the third for fifty dollars to Ralph Wilkinson. He has confessed to the forgery.
S Williams moves this week to head a large creamery at Parkersburg Iowa after doing dairy work at the college. An Ames product trained in dairy science he has declined several offers recently. College officials call him the best graduate in his line and the new post suits his ability.
Two Ames couples walked Sunday when a stream crossing on a foot log ended in a serious ducking for one pair. The other couple reacted quickly as the man saved the woman, and they briefly sang Homeward Bound. Temper and religious tensions followed the incident.
Ames schools report that Superintendent King has assigned tasks to pupils, especially those inclined to cigarette use, to discourage habit formation. A blackboard quotation warns that smoking adds to nervous troubles and reduces energy, effort, and success.
Nevada mourns two residents in the past week. Mrs Center died Sunday after childbirth a few days earlier. the infant lived briefly. James Blackman, an 81 year old pioneer, died Friday at his Nevada home. He and Mrs Blackman had lived in Iowa since 1864 and in Nevada since 1872.
For years Mr. Blackman has been the senior member of the firm Blackman and Sons at Nevada.
Presiding Elder Ilgenfritz of Boone preached at the Armory Sunday night instead of Rev Shea. He noted the Des Moines conference gains since his election and reported over ten thousand dollars raised to pay district church debts. About five hundred conversions were recorded and the Ames project was highlighted as the year’s largest undertaking.
An Iowa paper promotes a trial subscription to the Daily Register and Leader with pricing through June 18, 1907. The offer includes Daily and Sunday rates, and directions to subscribe via the Register and Leader Co. in Des Moines or through the paper's publisher.
A cook in a small town faces pressure to quit but remains steadfast. The anecdote highlights stubborn resilience and a featured local personality known for culinary skill. No further details provided.
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