Local Social Roundup from Des Moines and Ames
Mr. and Mrs. Fassett of Des Moines visited Mr. and Mrs. EB. Penfield last week. The Ladies Aid Society will meet with Mrs. L. G. Rosenfield Thursday afternoon. Mrs. J. F. Gossard and Willie and Inez were in Ames last week. Miss Gladys Penquite is visiting her aunt Mrs. Bessie Stitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Fassett
Des Moines
EB. J. Penfield
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. G. Rosenfield
J. F. Gossard
Willie
Inez
Ames
Gladys Penquite
Bessie Stitt
Amesberry
Marshal Montgomery
W. S&s. Smith
Nevada
L. H. Smith
Messrs Canette and Briggs
J. F. Warren
Roy Holmes
Boone
T. Hardcastle
George Davis
H. C. Davis
Edna Matthews
Graduating Class Secures Cummins Address May 20
The 1907 graduating class has secured Governor Cummins to speak on the evening of May 20. The class program is set for May 29 at 8 o’clock in the opera house. Alumni of Nevada High School stage their reunion May 31. Several clubs and society teas and visits are noted among local residents and visiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Governor Cummins
Opera House
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Grove
A. English
General Presbyterian
Columbus
Ohio
Cal Wells
Seevers
Des Moines
California
Nevada
City Federation
Miller
Peterman
Carnation Club
Eppie Cassell
C. M. Morse
Clover Club
Conner
Cedar
Mirst C. Tallman
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Chas. Hoag
Wapello
Ww. O. Payne
J. A. King
Twentieth Century Club
Helvig
Henry Helvig
St. Paul
Henry
ER. G. Schlaubuschen
Lisle Dale
Charley H. Kies
Cambridge
E. R. Sheldahl
Joan Knudtson
Thom Thorson
A. J. Egghiand
R. R. Gaard
Radcliffe
Roland High School
Sara T. Hegiand
Jacobson
Marshalltown
Eli Jacobson
M. Henderson
Story City
Ole Rasmussen
Bessie Wilson
Hilda Anderson
Pipestone
J. E. Boston
Nora
Mabel Boston
EB. A. Cole
Nora Barretts
O. O. Hegland
Sara T
Star City
L. J. Skroume
Salem
John Johnson
Stanhope
L. A
Jane Christian
Ames
Tom Wick
Otto Fenton
Jewell
Huxley
Magnus Henrickson
Newton and Northwestern Construction Company
Boone
H. O. Peterson
N. Sydness
Tesdahl
Strame
J. W. Johnson
Wies Ritland
Tom Apland
Chicago
Bennie Thompson
James Nervig
Wright County
J. O. Johnson
Martin
H. J. Birkstrand
Campridge
O. M. Johnson
E. B. White
Martin Johnson
Slater
K. L. Guttabo
Klaster
Lena Baldus
Milford and Grant Narrow Escape From a Serious Accident
A near fatal accident occurred at H. B. Kelleys home in Milford when Ray Smith’s horse bolted and a cart wheel trapped his feet. He is badly bruised and uses crutches for a while. Ira DeCamp died in St Paul, his body arriving in Ames, funeral held at Baptist church in Ames. J W Bateman lost his mare after a harrow accident. Local families shared a Sunday visit with relatives in Ames and at the Kelly home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Kelley
Milford
Ray Smith
Ray
Mr. Kelley
Mr. Decamp
Laura
Ira DeCamp
St. Paul
Minn
Ames
Baptist Church
DeCamp
J. W. Bateman
Allie Bateman
Lottie
Ethel Bateman
Ralph
Frank
Pearl Banks
Alvin Banks
H. A. Taylor
Kelly
Frank Allen
H. B. Kelly
Desirable Tots Sold As Ames Real Estate Offer
Prospectus shows twenty lots sold and sixteen remaining near Ames campus and a new Electric Trolley line. Installment sale offers five dollars down and five dollars a month with potential value growth. W. T. Smith of Ames Iowa handles inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Knapp Vestment
W. T. Smith
Iowa
Fair View Beats Fair Store Boys In Sunday Game
Local box score notes show Fair View defeating Fair Store team Sunday afternoon. Community updates include church events, visits from Enoch Thurman and others, campus and school activities, and upcoming Huxley Fourth of July plans.
Mrs F W Penfield Visits Nevada Area
Mrs. F. W. Penfield spent last week near Nevada at Mr. Nutty's, with Mrs. Nutty returning home on Saturday.
Roland Commencement Events Highlight Local Exercises
The Roland schools stage commencement at the opera house with Rev. R H Shaw delivering the address. A banquet follows at Bank Hall. Baccalaureate sermon Sunday May 26 by Dr Vanganess of Story City. Class play May 29 features Ora Wicks Clara Highland Vivian Myrah Josie Oleson Lena Wester Cora Dena Myrtle Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Opera House
R. H. Shaw
Bank Hall
Vanganess
Story City
Merry Cobbler
Ora Wicks
Clara Highland
Vivian Myrah
Josie Oleson
Lena Wester
Cora Dena
Myrtle Hanson
H. J. Wulfsberg
Pasadena
Calif
Wulfsburg
Howard Township
Jewell
California
Wulfsberg
Garman Herigstad
A. A. Engel
Herrigstad
R. K. Gaard
Clara
Amy
Radcliffe
Gaard
Des Moines
Bankers’ Convention
Local Socials and Visits Map Weekend Happenings
Mr and Mrs Al Robins hosted double date guests for supper Saturday. Ed Mahoney and Charley Miller traveled to Wyoming to file claims. Mrs L B Mason and Madrid relatives visited. Teachers hosted the graduating class at Osmundson home Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Robins
al Munson
Peter Oleson
Blanche
Oliver
Ed Mahoney
Charley Miller
Wyoming
Sherbourne
Minn
L. B. Mason
Madrid
Osmundson Home
Marshall Clark
Maland
Andrew Maland
Chas. Sutherland
Des Moines
Myrtle Tisdell
Howard Peterson
Sheldahl
Slater
J. W. Peterson
Herman Austad
Louise Whipple
A. Ostling
Huxley Assessor Confronts Land Company Over Tax Levy
P J Severide assessor of Huxley faced the town council and a company representative regarding an illegal tax levy on their property. After a close review the parties found that their position was mistaken and the discussion continued to resolve the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxley
P. J. Severide
Incorporated Land Company
Exclusive Devoe paint sales pitch to a merchant
A letter to T. G. Miller & Son extols exclusive regional rights for Devoe paint. It argues low gallons and costs, long wear, and fair pricing to attract buyers, claiming Devoe is the least money paint and 10 percent better than rivals. Signed by F. W. Devore & Co. and distributed via P. Loughran & Bauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Miller & Son
Devoe
F. W. Devore & Co
Loughran & Bauer
Kibbe Letter Updates on Farmland and Health
A letter from Mr. A. B. Kibbe, formerly of Story County and now in Araphoe Cole, notes all are well and mentions plans to have about 150 acres of grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Kibbe
Story County
Araphoe, Cole
Readable Intelligencer Reminder Cited This Year
A fragment notes that readers can always take time to read the Intelligencer this year, preserving a hint of ongoing local interest and accessibility.
Archbishop Ireland Survives Civil War Chaplain Assignment
Washington Post reports Archbishop Ireland served as a chaplain in the Civil War and fell gravely ill en route to Vicksburg. Doctors predicted his death but he survived the voyage and remained ill for weeks before recovery, underscoring his later powerful role in American Catholicism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hospital
Vicksburg
Stonewall Flanked the Angels
Stonewall died as soldiers recalled a favorite Jackson story. Two angels pursued him at his tent outpost and prayer meeting but returned without him. In heaven they found he had already completed a flank march and reached his destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Jackson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Story County Society
Grant
Boone Street
Ontario
Fair View
Fair Store
Amesa
Floyd Zenos
Joe Shantz
Enoch Thurman
Altoona
Kansas
Nettie Prather
Gertie Grayson
Bob Wolfe
Gilbert
Little City
Kingsbury
L. R. Jones
Young Peoples
Schulyer Freed
H. Cobb
Gs. P. Leed
P. W. Bishop
Marvin
Grinnell
Halbert
State Congregational Association
Sec. T. O. Douglass
Grinnell College
Ole O. Roe
Jone Bros
Grocers
Tone Brothers
Sone Brussp Ip
Quade
Ot “S
ED. Miller
Ireland
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