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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
7
A reprinted extract cites sugar consumption in the United States for 1900 and 1901 from Willett and Gray of New York. It itemizes duties and revenue impacts, showing a large public yield from sugar taxes and detailing Cuba Centrifugal sugar prices and duty equivalents.
A compact list covers cleaning tricks for shoes windows brushes lace and fabrics and a gadget substitute for a corkscrew. It also notes an estate in Modoc county California belonging to Jesse D. Carr with a 25 000 acre property protected by a 60 000 wall. A housekeeper recalls fried oysters at a friend's breakfast table.
The cruiser Des Moines will launch from Quin cy Mass with a library funded by Des Moines residents. Ensign Killin spearheaded the plan arguing sailors benefit from books rather than a silver service. Eight hundred dollars has been raised, with expectations of tripling the fund. a special library room will be provided on the ship and Des Moines may later supply a silver service.
Reports on plans to transform the Rhone into a hydraulic stairway and on massive power projects in the Alps. Articles highlight hotel chefs earning high salaries, ancient Greek month counts, frequent miseries in Queensland, and a Japan mill system where many workers are under 15. Also mentions French Alps factories, wasted horse power, and long workdays for millworkers.
In 1899 1900 Iowa reported 646 smallpox cases and 4 148 cases in 1900 1901 for a total of 4 794 cases and 25 deaths. Hamilton county bore the worst toll with 433 cases. six counties avoided epidemics. Deaths totaled 25 across multiple counties. Secretary Kennedy expects winter will not exceed recent four years.
The Iowa State College at Ames will continue a winter stock judging and grain scoring course for two weeks. Enrollment last year topped 300. this year preparations aim for 500. The program runs January 6 to 18 with free tuition but a two dollar heat and janitor fee. Sessions cover horses cattle sheep and hogs on specified dates.
Rural free delivery will commence November 15 in Hardin County with Ackley Alden Eldora Hubbard Iowa Falls Owasa Radcliffe Union Whitten and Bangor. Ten towns receive multiple carriers and miles of routes while post offices at Hughes Cottage and Ellis are to be discontinued or replaced by rural routes. Population figures range from 400 to 2,490.
Twelve more O'Brien county land cases moved from state to federal court in the northern district of Iowa bringing total pending in federal court to 40. Six cases remain in O'Brien county. Plaintiffs from Ramsey county Minnesota claim title to thousands of acres bought from the Sioux City and St. Paul railroad. defendants claim homestead possession.
In Ackley Iowa two first cousins named Theodore T and Van Roosevelt run the Knickerbocker roller mills and deal in coal. They resemble Theodore Roosevelt and proudly cite their kinship. At a Roosevelt meeting in Waterloo last year they connected with the distinguished relative.
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