Murder and Death at Enterprise Mining Camp
Charles Morris, mine owner and Iowa Coal Operators' president, died in Des Moines Mercy Hospital after being shot by J. C. Cain in Enterprise ten days earlier. Cain, who also wounded E. C. Johnson, surrendered after fleeing and faces trial. officials fear mob violence as the mining community reacts to the fatal shooting and bootlegging dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Morris
Charles H. Morris
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
J. C. Cain
Enterprise
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
E. C. Johnson
Morris Company
Cain
Morris
Iowa
Colfax
Charlie Morris
President McKinley
Dedication of St. Cecilia Catholic Church Next Wednesday
Arch bishop Keane will dedicate St. Cecilia Catholic Church next Wednesday with a large clerical procession and Latin service. Rev. Francis C. Renier organized the program. Mass follows with Rev. D. Lenihan and Rev. Collins assisting. A 2:30 pm confirmation for about fifty will occur, and a Feast of All Saints Mass is scheduled Friday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilia Catholic Church
Keane
Francis C. Renier
D. Lenihan
Collins
Norton
Father Carroll of
Tama
Seed corn tests face farmers clash with Ames experts
Denison Bulletin reports Lord County farmers and Ames professors dispute seed corn testing theories. Mr. Bradley Lee says Ames results misjudge quality, recounting cases where tested kernels produced poor stands, while farmer selected seed yielded strong crops. He argues early selection risks running out and favors acclimation through yearly seed ears. The debate questions whether expert theory or practical farming wins long term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison Bulletin
Bradley Lee
Lee
M. Tucker
Ames
Tucker
Mr. Lee
Holden
Christian Science Services at Odd Fellows Hall
Christian Science worship at 7 30 p m with the subject Adam and Fallen Man. Reading room open Wednesdays and Saturdays 2 30 to 5 00 p m at 618 Douglass Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Odd Fellows Hall
Christian Science Reading
Douglass Avenue
Church Services and Sermon Topics
Church of Christ led by Pastor H. D. Williams holds Bible school at 9:45 a m Y P S C E at 6 30 p m The pastor will preach at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Sermon topics are A Prevent Duty and God s Attraction for Man respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
H. D. Williams
Homesteaders Halloween Party At Lodge Hall
The Homesteaders host a Halloween gathering at their lodge room tonight. A carload from Des Moines arrives by interurban at 6 o clock to dine with the local order at Odd Fellows hall. A large initiatory class is planned and members anticipate many changes in the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Odd Fellows Hall
Mae
Sunday church schedule with Rev Wilson and programs
J. W. Stiverson, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10. Mrs. R. N. Dixon, superintendent, oversees services. Sermon at 11, junior at 2:30, Shipley preaching at 3, Senior Society at 6:30, evening preaching at 7:30. Morning sermon by Rev. L. Wilson and W.H. M. 8 program at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stiverson
R. N. Dixon
Shipley
Rev . L. Wilson
W.H M
Sunday Service Schedule at Baptist Church
Walter J. Fowle, pastor, leads Bible School at 0 45 and sermon at 11 00. Covenant Meeting at 3 00, B Y P Leader Mr Lee at 6 39, evening service by Baraca Class at 7 30 on Evolution and the Church with music.
St Johns Episcopal Church Service and Sermon
St John s Episcopal Church led by Rector Herbert A Wilson offers Holy Communion sermon at 11 am on The Three Temptations. Offertory solo by Miss Edna Pammel and Sunday school at ten o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Herbert A. Wilson
Holy Commanion
Edna Pammel Sup
Minister Rev Ascoe Douglass to Speak at Chapel
Congregational Church announces morning communion and reception with special music and a sermon by Pastor William J Minchin. Evening service features anthem Sun of My Soul and Radiant Morn, plus a Tanner solo The King of Love. Rev Ascoe Douglass, formerly of Ames, now resides in Danlap, will speak Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
William J. Minchin
Ascoe Douglass
Ames
Danlap
Texas land near Houston offers strong climate water and soil
A promotional piece extols Brazos Valley land near a growing Texas city, touting favorable rainfall, rich soil, and irrigation plus booming local commerce. It cites crops from corn to cotton and detalless farmer endorsements for oranges strawberries and other produce as proof of value and these lands as a safe high return investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Brazos Valley
U.S
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
E. S. Stockwell
Mrs Elizabeth de Barrie Gill Opens Lecture Series
Mrs Elizabeth de Barrie Gill opened the Tuesday lecture series as a teasing harpist reader and singer. Her child dialect and selections from Quo Vadis and Ben Hur captivated the audience, making a rainy night worth venturing out for. Tickets remain for upcoming entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth de Barrie Gill
Miller resumes road service after vacation and visits Ames families
Miller returns to road work after four weeks away and visits in South Dakota with Mrs Miller and Mrs Elliott. They saw W Elliott Roy Taylor Clarepee Hanter and Perry McColom’s families from Ames, all busy with new homes and prospects for fat her development. The trip emphasizes a hopeful, settled tone for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T . Miller
Miller
Elliott
Dakota
Roy Taylor
Clarepee Hanter
Perry MceColom
Ames
Billy Anys
Colo Carrier editor notes rail receipts exceed Nevada
Editor A J Poreman reports Colo Chareer’s Amer visitor Friday. He claims Colo railroad station receipts outperform those at Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A J. Poreman
Colo Chareer
Amer
Boreman
Colo
Nevada
Rangers Must Not Litter Campus Editorial
The Intelligencer argues against a campus roadway crossing. It condemns opposition to student safety and rail trestle dangers while praising Boone street as a model of road solidity and appearance. It frames farmers as political powers and criticizes trustees for student protection shortcomings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Street
Intelligencer
Iowa
Board of Control
Iowa State College
Portrait of Secretary Shaw As a Nation's Trusted Leader
The piece portrays Secretary Shaw as a powerful, plainspoken speaker and prudent financier who avoids bossism. It highlights his economic grasp and steady Treasury leadership, notes his national recognition and potential presidential prospects, and suggests he remains a key force in American finance and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Shaw
Treasury Department
Shaw
New York
Dairying and Crop Yields Tout by Texas Farmers
An54 offers of farm profits from dairying hogs and crops across Texas praise 14 Jersey cows yielding 10 pounds of butter daily at 30 cents a pound, plus cucumber and bean crops earning 3000, figs yielding 400 from 113 acres, and per acre values for cotton corn alfalfa and sugar cane. Editorial confirms land value tied to single-crop output and urges interested readers to address Clay Foster in Houston for more data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Ww. C. Wilson
McConnell
A. A. McCoy
United States
F. M. Shick
Waco
Texas
Brazoria County
Clay Foster
Texas Ave
Houston
How to Cure a Cold and Fast Relief Claim
A short note on curing a cold efficiently mentions reducing time to recover to limit pneumonia risk. Mr. B W L Hall of Waverly Virginia endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cold medicine and says he has recommended it to friends who agree. Sold by Loughran & Bauer and Joel Cagwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. L. Hall
Waverly
Chamberlain
Loughran & Bauer
Joel C. Cagwin
Card of Thanks for sympathy after death of husband and father
We thank our friends and neighbors for kindness and support during the illness and passing of our husband and father. Mrs Mary Lame Thomas Lame Mrs D B Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lame
Thomas
B. Davis
High School Closes Today and Friday for Teacher Visits
The high school will close for today and Friday to allow teachers to visit other schools. Most staff will travel to Des Moines for the program and observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dez Moines
Notice of Special Drainage Assessment with Owners
Notice to Ella Bough Mary K Gibbons and Jennie Crane that special drainage assessment amounts follow each land tract as owner. Amounts payable to J W Mauser John S Long and H A Sard listed as recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bough
Mary K. Gibbons
Jennie Crane
J. W. Mauser
John S. Long
H. A Sard
Public Sale at Fred Wirth Farm Near Ames
The undersigned will sell at public sale on the Fred Wirth farm one mile east and one mile south of Ames on Friday November 15 at 1 o'clock. 51 head of livestock 15 head of horses 84 head of cattle 2 fall blood Duroc Jersey boars. Shorty Lange
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wirth
Ames
Riday
Shorty Lange
Do you wish to buy a good farm cheap
Classified prompt offers farm buying opportunity from A A Quint in Des Moines addresses 608 Observatory building. Contact Sows 802 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Quint
Observatory
Des Moines
Consumption Cure Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup
An old advertised cough remedy claims to cure a cold in one day if taken in time and is priced at 25 and 6 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Lowa
Lows
Warner
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Archbishop Keane
Granger
Lord County
U. B. Church
Tanner
the King of Love
Mrs. Lt. Tilden
Woodwards. Gonnod
L. M. and
R. L. Mebane
H. Schuender
W. Pirtle
E. F. Frehberg
J. M. McGinty
Canteloupe
Co. W. Benson
A. A. Barber
EACO
Ohio
Wisconsin
Virginia
Malta
B. A. Knudson
Pure Food Grocery and Meat Market
Saigon
Jamaica
Penang
Allspice
Tone
Tone Brothers
OWA
Fey
Boone-Story
Story County
Quade
Mr. Utark Beard
East Dee Miones
C. A. Gamble
Clark Conservtory
West Onondaga Street
Mutual Phone
L. E. Clark
Perch
Duke
Desselday
Jambo
Benny
Marshall Willey
Willey
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