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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1906

Page

4

Slater Updates on Local Transport and Health News

Night operator Rude of Slater will move his family from Minnesota soon. Berhow of Slater is laid up after a milk-hauling accident. Miss Carrie Highland of Slater enters M E hospital in Minneapolis to study as a nurse. The North Western installs seven day signal lights at Slater. Milwaukee may follow.

Rude Slater Minnesota Will Berhow Carrie Highland M. E Minneapolis North-Western Milwaukee

St Petri Choir Renders Saul of Tarsus in Story County

Story City notes report St Petri Church choir of 24 voices directed by Miss Selma Vangsnes performed the cantata Saul of Tarsus. Soloists included Miss Linnie Marvick and Rev. Guttebo. Local social items mention Mrs P C Christianson visiting Omaha, Farmers Grain Co installing a 30 hp gasoline engine, and marriages of Fred Zenor and Anna Corneiliussen.

St. Petri Tarsus Ames College St. Petri’s Church Saul of Sarsus Selma Vangsnes Iver Havneros Peter Donhow Arnold Henryson H. Jacobson Benjamin Brattebo John Egenes Rev. Vanganes Misses Linnie Marvick Bertha Olson Guttebo Vangsnes P. C. Christianson Omaha Farmers Grain Co Story City Joe Mawick North Dakota Mawick C. A. Gates Canada Rev. L. Shewen Nebraska Lutheran Synod Fred Zenor Gilbert Anna Corneiliussen Cedar Rapids

Roland community notes and local updates from region

J Duer of Roland visited Chicago last week as a business guest. KE A Cole of Roland is ill with typhoid fever. Mrs J C Rugh visited son Ben Lanning in Adrian ND. Oscar Rufinson and Ben Lanning returned from the northwest. Mrs Oliver Darby came home from Chicago. Lewis Evens returned after months with Rev Eliassen at Anita. P P Tieg brings glad tidings from Sharon ND where he has lived two years. K P Boyd fell sixteen feet injury near Roland mend expected. Severt Rasmussen J Oostwedt Andrew Ennes J Sevidy returned from Bisbee ND. H Jondall returned from North Dakota trip reporting Adrian booming. Mrs O L Grove returned from Leland IL for mother’s funeral. Sorghum shortage at Roland hints prices rise. Henry Thompson cooked 1150 gallons. Ben Boswick and FE E Evens 900 each. Food supply worries raise grim tone about Roland.

J. Duer Roland Chicago KE. A. Cole J. C. Rugh Adrian N. D Ben Lanning Oscar Rufinson Northwest Oliver Darby Lewis Evens Henry Eliassen Anita P. P. Tieg Sharon North Dakota K. P. Boyd O. L. Grove Leland Ill Henry Thompson Ben Boswick FE. E. Evens

Local Visits and Death Notice Highlight Midwest Trip

D eight Wykoff hosts two Illinois brothers while Miss Tece Bainter returns from Illinois for a double wedding. Geo Anderson and F P Moore attend relatives amid visits from Baty Cramer of Tucson. T J Pollock leaves for Flagstaff to visit son Tom. John Lutz of Zearing dies after a yearlong illness.

Wykoff Illinois Tece Bainter Ilinois Geo. Anderson F. PF. Moore Baty Cramer Tuscon Arizona T. J. Pollock Flagstaff Tom John Lutz Zearing

Local and People Moves Around Colorado and Beyond

Dr J I Hostetter of Colo visits Chicago on business. Miss Jennie Fawcett of Pasadena visits Colo friends. Mr and Mrs H E Miller of Colo called to Joplin Mo by sister’s death. A G Gilger ex postmaster leaves for Colorado Ly ons will be home. Joshua M Sheridan of Lompec married Harriet J Stephenson of Colo. They plan Westward residence soon. W A Root former Colo Banner editor returns from Kansas with new stories. Land boom in area. business generally cool. Colo has twenty phones for farmers.

J. I. Hostetter Colo Chicago Jennie Fawcett Pasadena California H. E. Miller Joplin Miller A. G. Gilger Colorado Lyons Joshua M. Sheridan Lompec Cal Harriet J. Stephenson W. A. Root Colo Banner Kansas Farmers’ Company

Boone food inspector visits grocers amid diphtheria cases

State Food Inspector J. P. Morey was in Boone last week visiting grocers and other handlers of food stuffs. Boone has a few light cases of diphtheria. Schools are still running and caution is being used to prevent the spread of the disease. The Boone County Teachers' association will hold a meeting Nov. 9 and 10. This will be the first meeting of the year and will be addressed by Prof. W. Wilcox of Iowa and Supt. W. N. Clifford of Council Bluffs.

J. P. Morey Boone Boone County Teachers’ Assation W. ©. Wilcox Iowa W. N. Clifford Council Bluffs

Cambridge Community News Clippings Chronicle

Logan Maxwell visits Cambridge from Aurora while Ed Grafton travels to Los Angeles to join family. T. J. McKee hosts Mrs. Sam McKee of Castelaine Idaho as Lewis Egland returns to North Dakota. F C Morris expands Shipley merchant with a computing scale. Luther Scott marries Bun ning at Benkle man Nebraska and returns home. Webb couple leave Cambridge for Canon City Colorado. Ash Davis lectures Cambridge after a well received cartoonist report. F M Chaffee slated as next attraction. November 30 Lee J. Nellis dies instantly in Seattle aboard the Santa Ana when a heavy beam strikes him.

Logan Maxwell Aurora South Dakota Cambridge Ed Grafton Los Angeles California T. J. McKee Sam McKee Castelaine Idaho Lewis Egland North Dakota F. C. Morris Shipley Luther Scott Benkleman Nebraska Bunning R. E. Webb Canon City Colorado Ash Davis F. M. Chaffee Lee J. Nellis Seattle Ashington Santa Ana

Nevada News Roundup Highlights Local Travels and Events

Mrs J J Forman returns from Illinois trip. John F E Anderson from Laverne Minnesota attends court in Nevada. Ernest Kirkpatrick taking Interstate normal school course. Lars Dale of Ihlen Minnesota renewing friends in Story county. Bennie Soper visits from Des Moines Four C. School of Business. Camp Cuba hosts 11th U S cavalry with Will Spencer. Anna Hopkins heads to Everett Washington to join sister Sadie. Jessie Tupper from Cheyenne visits Nevada before Thanksgiving. County Holiness convention held with Rev Isaiah Reid leading sessions. G A Gearhart opens the Nevada lecture series to large crowds.

J. J. Forman Nevada Illinois John FE. Anderson Laverne Minnesota Ernest Kirkpatrick Lars Dale Story County Ihlen Story Bennie Soper Four C. School of Business Des Moines Camp Cuba 11Th U. S. Cavalry Will Spencer Anna Hopkins Everett Washington Sadie Jessie Tupper Cheyenne Wyoming Isaiah Reid G. A. Gearhart

Maxwell Community Notes Highlight Local Moves and a Marriage

John Denison returns to Maxwell from Oklahoma. J W Beyers and wife visit in Pasadena while A W Warner visits his sons in Santa Barbara. Miss Laura Brown leaves Maxwell for Portland to settle. Ross Brown and Miss Maud Hansen wed in Portland on October 21. Maxwell Court of Honor installs officers Dayton Gardner Belle Cooper N W Dickson and Jack Onley.

John Denison Maxwell Oklahoma J. W. Beyers Pasadena California A.W. Warner Santa Barbara Laura Brown Portland Oregon Ross Brown Maud Hansen Court of Honor Dayton Gardner W. C Belle Cooper V. C N. W. Dickson Jack Onley

Nevada social notes include visits and a wedding

Mr and Mrs M T Shelton of Nevada return from Freeport Illinois. Mrs W P Hix and son and Mrs Grace Clark of Parker Texas visit Major Hix in Nevada. About 100 guests attend a Halloween party at Postmaster McCall’s home. Wallace B Hulse and Lena Jacobsen wed in Nevada Wed eve by Rev J O Simon. Elmer Hawkins and Floyd Hardesty each make two jail break attempts. Hawkins known as the Boone negro and Hardesty is Mat Hardesty's son.

M. T. Shelton Nevada Freeport Illinois W. P. Hix Grace Clark Parker Major Hix McCall Wallace B. Hulse Lena Jacobsen J. O. Simon Lutheran Church Elmer Hawkins Floyd Hardesty Hawkins Boone Negro Hardesty Mat Hardesty

Loving memory of Mrs Harriett McElyea in Ames

Funeral services for Mrs Harriett McElyea, born January 1 1825 in Pennsylvania, were held at her residence in Ames with Rev. Andrew M Shea and Rev A M Elliott. She lived in Illinois and Iowa before settling in Ames in 1867 and died November 1 1906 at age 81. She led the local Ladies Aid, taught in Sunday school, and helped develop Ames’ moral and social life.

Harriet McElyea Kellogg Street Andrew M. Shea A. M. Elliott Ames Pp. E. O. Society McBlyra Rock of Ages Miss Cairns Ladies’ Aid Society The Methodist Church P. FE. O Captain Greely Daniel McCarthy Parley Sheldon Amos Hurst Turner McLain C. E. Haverly Jackson Beyer Lucy Beyer Des Moines J. A. Fitchpatrick Nevada Harriet Newel Carahan Cumberland County Pennsylvania Ilinois Illinois McElyra

Ames Triumphs Over South Dakota In Gridiron Thriller

Ames defeated South Dakota 22 to 0 at State Field in a hard fought football game. Key players Hubbard Knox and captain Ricketts starred despite absences. Nebraska and Minnesota results loom as comparisons. Bowling and tennis also featured as winter sports begin to rise in activity.

Ames South Dakota South Ee Peel Hubbard Knox Jeansen Reppert Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota Ames High School Ricketts

Collins and nearby residents note travel and illness

Mrs. James Shuey of Collins returns from Illinois. Mrs. David Southern comes back from a two week visit with sisters at Vermillion South Dakota. Henry Atwood leaves Collins for DeKalb Illinois after visiting home. A O Barth of Independence visits relatives in Collins. J M Hall travels to Bondurant for his brother’s sickness after an pneumonia attack. Josiah Lamb returns from New Mexico with plans to buy Melrose city lots and move there next year. H R Vasey.

James Shuey Collins Tollinois David Southern Vermillion South Dakota Henry Atwood DeKalb Ill A. O. Barth Independence Wm. Black J. M. Hall Bondurant Josiah Lamb New Mexico Melrose Will H. R. Vasey

January Dairy Convention at Iowa State College

A January convention gathers dairy men from the West at Iowa State College on January 4 1907. Attendees include ex Governor W D Hoard of Wisconsin editor of Hoards Dairyman and Robertson president of McDonald College Ottawa Canada. The meeting aligns with the college short course and offers access to a top grain and stock judging school in the West.

West Iowa State College W. D. Hoard Wisconsin Hoard’s Dairyman Robertson McDonald College Ottawa Canada Iowa

Insurance Agent Stands More Persistent Than Book Canvasser

A wry remark compares stubborn persistence of a book canvasser to that of an insurance agent. The quote suggests agents push for sales with dogged insistence, highlighting the firm’s sales approach.

Being important keeps lots of people busy

A concise reflection notes that significance drives many people to stay occupied and pursue various tasks, highlighting the social pull of prominence. It suggests that status can shape effort and daily routines for those involved.

Revised Spelling Prospects At Iowa State College

Indications point to adoption of a simplified spelling system for college publications. A faculty committee reported favoring the change after studying the matter, a faculty vote showed twenty-five for and six against, and a regular session will decide soon.

Iowa State College Storms Newens Nobie Summers Noble

Green Eyes at Cedar Falls

The Cedar Falls Record praises Professor Holden for his significant work in Iowa agriculture and suggests the Almighty deserves some credit for the corn yield.

Cedar Falls Holden Iowa

Bank Failures Prompt Attention to Financial Safety

A brief item notes that banking collapses often correlate with broader stress in the financial system, signaling concern for stability and potential regulatory responses. It references typical consequences such as tightened credit and market volatility impacting consumers and businesses.

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