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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
Contestants vie for 10 dollars in gold and a grand piano by May 7 in the Intelligencer voting contest. Merchants offer 25 votes per dollar, with standings published May 27 to crown the leading contestant.
The week saw below normal temperatures and above average rainfall, except far NW and SE where rain was light. Early days were dry and sunny aiding corn prep with 75 percent plowed and 45 percent planted. later days brought clouds, showers, hail, and lightning, delaying planting but benefiting pasture and small grain as frost occurred in the north and west with trees in full bloom in central regions.
Milton's Comus to be performed June 9 on the Ames campus by Donald Robertson and the Chicago Art Institute players. The masque blends allegory with music and rustic festival scenes, praised for its beauty and mystic atmosphere.
The Marshalltown Daily Herald debuted Monday with James McNally as editor and A I Boreman of the Cole Observer as business manager. The six column eight page paper publishes every evening except Sunday and aims for a bright, wide awake Marshalltown edition. Boreman is described as an energetic, ambitious young man tied to the local news scene.
B Howard reports progress at the five day national peace congress in Chicago with addresses at Orchestra hall and overflow sessions. Jane Adams presided a notable meeting where socialists and labor unionists met, stressing brotherhood and nonviolence. A resolution was passed to exempt from military duty those opposed to war on religious or conscientious grounds.
The saying implies true comfort flows from aiding others rather than dwelling on personal distress. It emphasizes outward action to heal and support peers, suggesting empathy and service build resilience and connection.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway announces major time changes and new electric lighted trains between Chicago and Denver Portland and the Pacific Northwest. The Chicago Portland Special leaves Wells Street at 10:00 p m Ames at 2 47 a m and reaches Portland on the third day with through sleeping cars dining and observation facilities. Additional services include three daily Chicago Denver connections and a new Chicago Omaha Sioux City Des Moines train. The schedule aims to maximize comfort and connections with Yellowstone trips and eastern trains.
A 150 member Omaha Commercial Club toured Ames to promote trade and the National Corn Exposition. They were greeted by Ames leaders, cadets, and the college band, with a parade through campus and photo opportunities.
A schedule listing high school and college activities across Ames. May features field meets, plays, baseball, and May Day events. Late May includes board meetings, memorial services, and baccalaureate sermons. June covers commencement, concerts, dedications, and campus celebrations. July 4 events mark a semi centennial celebration with Boone and Story counties involved.
Leda Mason and Laura Frick win the Ames Chautauqua declamatory contest for the session. Four Story county high schools Ames Nevada Cambridge and Slater compete for first. Local contest May 31 at 8 in Congregational church with Anita Meltzer Nellie Williams Homer Templeton Clifford Gilchrist Floyd Waumbeam and others performing. Cambridge entrants included Leda Mason who won first and last year’s participant Miss Laura Frick chosen to represent Slater this year.
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