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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1907
Page
2
Paul Watson the two year old son of trainer Jack Watson attempted a center rush for an upstairs window. He fell about six inches from the cement sidewalk into soft earth and escaped with little more than a fright. His family and friends were greatly shaken but he recovered quickly and wished to retry the stunt.
John Connally of Colorado died suddenly at age eighty after a long county residence. He lived on a farm three miles west of Colo. He never was sick in eighty years until death. Survived by his wife five sons and six daughters.
In Des Moines Ottavio Laprovitara pleads guilty to manslaughter for killing Ottilia Scervino after Scervino attacked with a knife and threatened the family. Judge Brennan notes self defense and indeterminate sentence law requires eight years and a $100 fine despite murder indictment.
The column records visiting friends and relatives across Ames Nevada Collins and surrounding towns. Notable mentions include Prof Pammel and family at Boone Street home, Miss Lincoln showcasing biscuits at Potters, and various travelers visiting from Rockford Illinois Oklahoma and Arkansas City Kansas.
Hon J W Jarnigan argues in the Cedar Falls Record that banks and bankers owe gratitude to local newspapers for their role during crises. He notes newspapers calm the public, publish experts, and spread state circulars that ease panic, urging banks to patronize home print shops over large firms.
An automobile procession led by President G D Ellyson of the Marr et Savings Bank and Dr Wilton Ithy will arrive in Ames at 1 20 p m in Benzine Buggies to attend the football game.
The post office will open 6 to 11 am and 6 to 7 30 pm on Thanksgiving. City carriers will do morning delivery and provide window service 6 30 to 7 30 pm. Rural carriers will not service routes but will deliver at the window during open hours at Sta A.
E H Webster who resigned to join Kansas Agricultural College has reconsidered and will stay with the U S agriculture department continuing in his government position.
E. Gray formerly of the U dairy bureau and Ames graduate of 1902 resigns to join Auggie Jensen. They purchase a large Humboldt County California creamery and will manage it as equal partners in the new venture.
An advertisement asserts clear and bright skin follows a normal liver condition and promotes Rings Little Liver Pills as treating liver related headache constipation and biliousness. The price is 26 cents and the product is sold by C. A. Gamble.
Mrs Josephine Evans Adams born April 1 1846 in Muskingham county Ohio died November 11 1907 at her Bethany Nebraska home She married 8 W Adams December 25 1867 and had one son Orin A Adams Survived by three sisters four brothers and several stepchildren Funeral held in Bethany with interment there Noted as member of the Restoration movement Longtime Ames resident prior to Bethany move
New York soprano Mme Bouton headlines a concert at the College Chapel on December 7th. The recital showcases her notable vocal range and stage presence for local patrons and students.
Rev. W. J. Minchin delivers the sermon at the Christian Church as Ames prepares for Thanksgiving Day. Union services unite all Ames churches at 10 30 in the Christian church with an invitation to all citizens and campus residents nearby.
Church schedules a mission day led by H. D. Williams with 1:00 a.m. talks on Woman's Peculiar Place as a Mission of the Cross and a 6:30 p.m. Judson study led by Paulson. Mrs. Lanora D. Garst of Des Moines speaks on missions at 7:30 p.m. Morning prayer at 11:00 a.m. and service with temperance focus. Barnby offertory anthem Beloved if God So Loved Us. Brotherhood meets at 6:30.
William J. Minchin, pastor, conducts morning and evening services. The morning topic asks Whose Faith shall We Follow and the evening presents The Signe of the ines as sermons addressing enduring soul questions.
Christian Science services held at 7 30 p m in Odd Fellows Hall with the subject Ancient and Modern Necromancy Mesmerism and Hypnotism. Reading room open Wednesdays and Saturdays 230 to 500 p m at 618 Douglass Avenue.
Walter I. Fowle pastor leads Bible School at 9 45 a m and sermon at 11 a m. Junior Union meets at 3 p m. Trustrated address on Child Tabor by Prof Hibberd at 7 40 p m. Rev Elwell will preach the morning service.
Pastor J. W. Stiverson presides over an Evangelist Montgomery revival at Evergreen with Sunday school at 10, morning sermon on Preparing the Way, evening Temperance Revival, and Thanksgiving night service string. All are invited to attend.
Rev Hicks hopes farmers will be through harvest by December 1 to begin revival meetings at White Oak, Cambridge Leader reports.
The semi annual Marshalltown deanery conference for Marshall Jory and Hardin counties met in Marshalltown with Dean J J Fitzpatrick presiding. Papers on scriptural topics and dogmatic theology were read and discussions covered moral theology ecclesiastical law and sacred liturgy. Visiting priests Rev M Nichols and Rev Francis Renier attended. Rev Walter I Fowle left Tuesday for Nebraska to lead evangelistic meetings.
Mre Garst of Des Moines is scheduled to address attendees at the Christian church Sunday evening, likely drawing congregants and local residents interested in her message.
Des Moines scene as 10 year old Leon Brigham son of State Labor Commissioner E D Brigham suffers severe hand injuries after his fingers become entangled in a rip saw while shelving was being installed at a local grocery. The mishap halted the machine and medical attention was sought.
Story County grower Charley Knuteson disposed of his onion crop, about 600 bushels from a patch of one and a half acres. Some sale occurred at the local market, while the majority went to Des Moines firms at sixty cents a bushel. Knuteson has specialized in onion raising for years.
Henry Morgan of Henry Sau farm near Benson was feeding hogs when a boar charged, knocked him down and trampled him. He escaped with injuries and was not bitten, as he moved corn from one pen to another.
Kay Miller and Master Donald R. Lewis spent time in Des Moines while Frank Graves serves on the Grand Jury. Reports note 144 perforated chair seats at the Commercial Exchange and repairs advertised. Obituaries mention Mrs. EB Bisbee and Foster Scott. Thanksgiving office hours and post office schedule are listed.
A household remedy claims to drive a cold from the system through the bowels. It notes that most cough cures with opiates cause constipation, while Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup contains no opiates and works gently. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
Mrs Nels Nelson of the Boone area injured her hand while chasing a chicken on the farm. In a miscue during an exhausted moment she swung an ax and cut off part of a finger, the incident reported by Story City Herald.
Advert says 30 days treatment of Pineules for $1.00. Claims first dose relief from backache lumbago and rheumatism. Promises money back if not satisfied. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
Hewitt jokes about being made a lion at the banquet while Jewett replies that he found a lion tamer at home, delivering a playful exchange.
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