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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
6
A brief directory notice lists an office over Gamble's Drug Store with the Iowa phone line 121-M and residence 123-J. Mutual phone line is Office 199.
In George Iowa on Oct 8 Rein hard Schmidt six died after waving at a passing Milbank South Dakota car with his friends. The auto driven by A J Leach avoided the crowd but struck the boy crushing him instantly. Witnesses say the driver did all he could to avoid the accident and blame for the tragedy lies with the boys’ lack of caution.
Rieck Rapids, Ia. Oct. 8 Roy Bower Joe Zeige and Dan Garner are champion pearl fishermen on Rock river. For years pearls have been found in Rock river and the Little Rock but never so plentiful and valuable as now. In the last weeks they have found one pearl valued at 200 dollars one 125 two 60 two 50 and one valued at 40 with hundreds worth from 6 cents to 1 dollar.
The body of Mrs. Gertie Kingston Relrich was brought to Ia. for burial after a prairie fire at her Springbrook North Dakota home. She leaves a husband and two young daughters. The report notes several families welcoming baby boys in nearby households.
Ida Grove Iowa October 8 Geo Charles suffered severe blood poisoning after a thorn pierced his thumb. Doctors performed an amputation to save his life and end the infection.
In Omaha at Thirteenth and Harney streets a Benson street car and a Harney car collided, seriously injuring three passengers George Marley L W Brittain and Fred Halverson. Conductor Emmanuel Harris and Motorman A Thompson, strike breakers, were arrested. A convalescent John Miller suffered brain concussion after being hit by a Dodge car.
Des Moines Iowa October 7 The Milling and Grain News reports no further seizures of bleached flour will occur until courts rule on Secretary James Wilsons decision. Miller concerns have funded court action to determine if bleaching contravenes the national pure food law.
Hawarden IA October 7 A cement barrier over six feet tall is being built along the Webster place to prevent Sioux River overflow after years of crop destruction. The Birthday club hosts Mrs. H D Wagner and Mrs. John Doctor during a visit. Receptions and marriages noted. Rev R A Quinn reappointed.
A collapse of the second floor at the Dubuque mattress factory on Main and Jones streets at noon yesterday killed S. A. Reitz 30 Marshalltown and seriously injured George Herman 35. Dozens of girls were endangered and several sustained minor injuries as investigators seek the cause.
LeMars Iowa Oct 7 four horses were stolen from the Joseph Pelroy farm near Westfield last night Sheriff Arendt searches the area by automobile inquest into the horse thieves ongoing as deputies pursue leads through the region.
The smallest baby ever born in the county arrived at the Graves home in Albion Iowa weighing three pounds. The infant is a boy and can fit into a quart cup. Despite its tiny size the child is described as normal in all respects.
At the Upper Iowa Methodist conference Bishop Berry condemned preachers who double as real estate dealers. He warned that a minister must stay poor to be at his best, noting only E. S. Guilbert advanced to second year studies.
Webster City Iowa hosts Watermelon Day with thirty thousand pounds of melons to be consumed tomorrow after arrival from Muscatine. A rule bans cutting a political melon during the celebration.
Des Moines reports Frank Seitz confessed to involvement in the murder of C. C. Murrow but now denies knowledge of the act, saying he was drunk when he signed and not connected to the crime. A hearing is set for today.
In Dubuque Iowa at the buque mattress factory a collapse at noon today killed worker A Retz and seriously injured George Herman. Emergency crews rushed to the scene.
Des Moines police report Charles Murrow dairy man killed last night had money hidden in a trunk. The discovery implies robbery was not the motive and leaves the killer’s identity as yet unsolved.
Dick Sneath 16 son of farmer Robert Sneath of Wayne county was accidentally killed near Pender on Sunday while hunting. He leaned on his gun and a child pulled the air off one side of his head, causing the fatal injury.
The suspended Columbia Bank & Trust of Oklahoma City will be turned over to its president W. S. Norton and associates with financial support from John T. Stickler and John P. Murry E A McPherson. Depositors are being paid from state guaranty funds while a receiver application may be withdrawn and a federal restraining order vacated.
LeMars Iowa hosts the 13th annual meeting of the Eleventh district Federation of Women's clubs at the First Presbyterian church on October 7. The event gathers club members for programs and discussions.
A miner near Hill City in Rapid City reports gold assaying at 50 000 a ton from a claim three and a half miles away. A bank exhibit shows a lump containing 100 in gold. The find echoes other rich pockets on Hidden Fortune properties linked to Otto Ph Grants.
The Grain Dealers National Association begins its 10th annual meeting in Indianapolis with an expected attendance of 900. Senator Beveridge will speak on Higher Ethics in Business, and the group will discuss progress toward a uniform grading standard.
Winterset Iowa October 7 Action for divorce filed in district court by Edward Alexander a prominent Winterset businessman seeks alimony of 150000 His bill names W L Smalley a former Winterset real estate man as a statutory co claimant Mrs Lydia Mae Alexander daughter of the late Dr Co D Bevington and heir to a sizable fortune The couple married in 1889 have been separated two years and have no children Mrs Alexander is said to have inherited about 500000 from her father with a history of wealth from the Rock Island branch line construction era.
In Missouri near Hilliards a fast train on the Iron Mountain line ran off the track after striking a horse. Fireman W. F. Brown of DeSoto and engineer H. Hart were fatally injured as the engine left the rails and the tender and baggage car overturned.
Police Inspector John J. O'Brien Lieutenant Hugh Reynolds and Sergeant Hugh Meyers were indicted for aiding and abetting bookmaking at Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend tracks. Five detectives from a private agency were also charged. Judge Dike released the officers on bail until October 18. others were remanded. Indictments included the Coney Jockey Club and Brooklyn Jockey Club along with 49 corporations.
In Buffalo on October 6 actor Kyrle Bellew was found unable to perform after a violent nose hemorrhage that caused fainting. Doctors report he is not in immediate danger but too weak to appear for several days.
Des Moines officials dispute Iowa foreign corporation law as applied to insurers. Secretary of State Hayward requires foreign insurers to obtain a permit and pay a 25 first 10 000 capital filing fee plus 1 per 1000 thereafter with 100 daily penalty for noncompliance. Auditor Bleakly counters a certificate suffices and taxes 25 by 27 percent on business, arguing heavy fees would push insurers out of Iowa and invite retaliation from other states.
In Mason City Iowa the church board unanimously kept Dr W W Carlton as pastor halting moves to shift him to a district superintendency. Dr Carlton had been a candidate for Marshalltown district head while Dr Mershon of Toledo would replace Dr Pitner else Cedar Falls may see Pitner reassigned. A Britt clash over Hutchinson to Clear Lake was referred to the bishop with a likely conference delay. A secret ballot defeated plans to divide the conference by a large majority.
Theodore Tasheira Roosevelt will be a candidate for Masonic honors at the De Molay consistory in Clinton. The dates October 19 to 22 mark the semi annual meeting with degrees from the fourth to the 32d conferred. Roosevelt, aged 538, is said to be a distant relative of the former president.
Senator Cummins told students at the Iowa State College that farm youth supply brainpower and virtue vital to the nation. He argued that rural-origin students in Ames bring vigor to the race and help prevent national decline.
Indianapolis October 5 A Milwaukee brewing firm and other foreign and Indiana brewers must show cause in the superior court next Tuesday why their charters should not be forfeited for alleged franchise rights violations in operating retail saloons in this city.
Washington Ind Oct 5 George Killion agent of a Terre Haute brewing company at Loogootee killed himself last night after the town voted dry in the Martin county option election his business sagged and a mortgage on his horses and wagons was foreclosed yesterday
Des Moines Iowa October 5 1930 Wade of Aredale replaces John T Hamilton on the state board of control after Hamilton walked out of the capitol last night Wade was inducted this morning as successor to the post
Peking October 5 The Kalgan railroad the first line in China built entirely by Chinese workers was officially opened today confirming a milestone in Chinese railway development and national industry advancement.
A roundup from Iowa towns details meetings in Alden and Ackley, Marion Green named musical director for a Sunday Evening club, a county fair in Lyman county praised as highly successful, Ida Grove marker J A Murphy elopes to Springfield Mo, a three year old injured by a corn harvester in Battle Creek, and Harry Hazlitt purchasing the Enterprise at Mond Oklahoma, with family relocation to Edmond.
The Reverend Henry F. Xavier, dubbed the strenuous clergyman, vowed from St Joseph’s pulpit to cane couples caught spooning in secluded spots around North Broadway. He urged early marriage and urged girls to question courting partners about intentions, branding old maids and bachelors unfavorably.
New York Oct 4 final probating of B H Harriman will shows inheritance totaling 150 million dollars a figure higher than prior estimates by estimators who expected about 100 million. Authorities acknowledge possible inflated inheritance tax considerations and Harriman counsel refrain from firm comment.
Aureta cris ienti faces trial for stabbing her husband Sammel Untermeyer, a renowned New York lawyer, will personally defend her defense. Justice Malone assigned him last week after arraignment in general sessions. Wm. Hart, blower and Delancey Nicoll were also tied to murder cases at the same time.
Glenwood Springs Colorado October 4 The large posses and mountain guides who spent two days scouring the region for the two bandits who robbed Citizens National Bank of ten thousand dollars have given up the chase. Authorities believe the robbers escaped aided by rail and headed east or toward Mexico with a surety company footing the loss.
In Extra Iowa on October 4, the four week old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Zorn died and were buried together. The deaths were caused by an affliction that paralyses the throat muscles preventing nourishment.
General Elipha Whittlesey longtime secretary of the board of Indian commissioners died in Washington yesterday at age 88. A native of New Britain, Connecticut, he served the board for 25 years and passed away after a long career in public service.
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