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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
8
Report from the first page alleges the block opposed the college car yet allowed crossing of C N W tracks as a derailer was spiked during repairs. Levers in the tower supposedly show the freight train had right of way, while Interurban workers blame the man at the plant. A full investigation is ongoing to settle the dispute.
A Jewell Record note states the school closed Monday forenoon due to coal famine. Before dismissal, three fire drills were held with times of sixty-five, sixty, and fifty-eight seconds.
Dairyman J. W. Norris of Keene was instantly killed near Stones Ranch station south of Herrold while trying to catch an interurban car. His skull was crushed and neck broken as he ran into the car's side during its stopping. No blame attached to the employee. car in charge of Conductor Crocker and Motorman Blaine.
A 21 year old wife testifies she was beaten by her husband four weeks ago. She says the torture caused nervous shock and hair loss turning her brown hair white.
The Lugsch family awoke to their dog’s furious barking just before midnight as their Glenwood home burned. The fire started in the roof and the family, including sleeping children upstairs, escaped in their night clothes with the roof collapsing above.
A 9 year old, Urban Clark son of Fred Clark, died in Manchester when a steam traction engine with a water wagon ran over him near the Central school house as students were dismissed. Fred Basquin and Don Minkler operated the engine. Children rushed toward the passing vehicle and several climbed onto the water cart. The boy was crushed beneath the wagon and died instantly.
The advertisement promotes Kodol as natural stomach juice digestion aid offering relief from heart burn flatulence sour stomach belching nausea and other stomach troubles. It claims quick comfort after meals and when feeling drowsy or irritable and notes it is sold by C A Gamble.
Prof Thompson brings renowned soprano Mme Bouton to Ames for an upcoming dec 7 chapel concert. Cost 50 cents reserved seats, reception in Margaret Hall follows Lazarus performance. Wills tenor solo and Handels Angels Ever Bright and Fair noted. Künstler Mr George Wills enhances choir with rising voice.
The neighborhood was startled Sunday when Miss Ester Livingston was severely injured in an Interurban wreck between Ames and the College on Saturday night. Other items note Miss Hattie Boerk’s hospital stay, visits by relatives, friendly updates on Eliel Carey and local residents, and the Paris aeronaut Emile Calichot who attempted parachute stunts with an umbrella and survived with minor injuries.
Advisory Board reviews semester work in religious social and financial efforts. Miss Pardee praised for leadership at Alumni hall home. Fund drive for YWCA furniture raises 354 dollars with donations from Mayor Sheldon and several clubs. West Ames WCTU to meet November 21 with Bene dict Home head Hattie Garrison addressing. Orphan’s Home aid reported. Intelligencer bells at funerals criticized as cruel.
Mrs Adaline Payne was our only visitor at our October literary work. We hope parents will show interest by attending these special days. Short visits from parents during class work help the school and its teachers and pupils. Call in when convenient. Nevada Journal.
A 32 year old farmer near Stanhope died suddenly after stepping to his telephone to call his brother in law. He had spent the day working on a barn foundation and finished chores before supper. He had a prior appendicitis operation about a year earlier. Stanhope Mail.
Glen W. Johnson eight year old son of Rev and Mrs Warren Johnson of Granger died from tetanus after a horse kicked him in the face while he was leading the horse to water. The impact fractured his nasal bone and crushed his face. Blood poisoning developed after a brief recovery period.
James Richie an 18 year old who pointed a revolver at his 9 year old sister Clara and shot her dead is jailed in St Louis under guard amid fears he may harm himself. His mother Mrs Sarah Richie says he has long shown a strange fascination with firearms and has exhibited signs of a personal crisis mania.
E T Stoner of Sun Flower stock farm two miles north of Huron South Dakota found gold bearing quartz sand three feet below the surface during fence digging. Assay reports from the state school of mines at Sturgis show ore worth about 80 dollars per ton with silver around 14 dollars per ton. Further prospecting planned as a mining engineer will review the field.
H. M. Grahl president of Metal Construction Company fell eleven stories while measuring a shaft in the Fleming block Des Moines. He shrieked as he plunged to the bottom and was found dead with his body mangled.
Miss Florence Emmons died in Santa Ana California and her funeral took place Monday at 1 pm at her sister Mrs Ole O Roe's Des Moines home. The service was led by a Presbyterian pastor with assistance from a Lutheran pastor. Her sister Mrs Otis F Briggs accompanied the remains from California. Emmons was born November 3 1859 in Ohio and spent thirty years in Nevada before moving to California last spring. She served for years as librarian of the public library and was widely esteemed in the community.
John Quincy Adams died at his Nevada home on November 7 after years of locomotor ataxia and recent complications. Born June 18, 1846 in St. Lawrence County New York, he lived in Iowa briefly, settled in Story County, farmed in Richland Township, and later moved to Nevada. Surviving are his wife Fannie Moore and four of their five children Mrs Amos Hyden Mrs M B Gibson of Nevada Mrs B Knudson of Ames and son Frank at home. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 11 by Rev R E Shaw at the family residence.
Mrs Mamie Withers of Alton was shot by a drunken man in St Louis two weeks ago. Doctors could not probe the neck, blood poisoning risk rose as the bullet moved toward her throat and she swallowed it. Physicians believe she will recover.
The Stanhope Mail quotes the Story City Herald acknowledging Story City failed to allow a single earned run in post-season play against our baseball team. It highlights an opponent pitching dominance and League playoff performance.
Howard Manges was injured when a shed roof collapsed at Howard Sawyer farm near Gilbert. He was pulled free, examined for injuries showing no broken bones, yet severe head and body pain followed. He returned home by stretchers and is reported improving.
A brief product notice promotes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve that penetrates rough skin, cleanses, and heals. It claims usefulness for piles and notes sales through a seller identified as C. A.
A young man named Pitman about 18 was struck and killed instantly by passenger train No. 14 at the Roc Island coal shute in Kellogg on Friday. Dense smoke obscured the approach and Pitman did not see the engine until it was upon him.
Postmaster General Meyer orders souvenir cards undeliverable due to faulty addresses to be sent to orphanages and children’s homes in Washington. Daily 40 000 to 60 000 cards reach the dead letter office.
A Colfax Clipper item says a hallo girl at Oak Grove bought an alarm clock after failing to wake for her shift. When it rang she, still asleep, spoke in a sweet voice “Line busy, call again.”
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