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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
1
Text describes Elijah's miracle in Zarephath and then lists numerous local names and addresses appearing in the page, indicating a church or community notice collating members and facilities. The fragmentary piece ends with a page note referencing further content on page eight.
A dense roster lists guests and entertainers with addresses across Ames. Names include ministers, professors, and local figures such as Adams, Akers, Aldrich, Baird, Aten, Berry, Booth, Davis, Doyle, Duling, and other residents. The compilation shows affiliations with Ames Hotel, West Gate, Lincoln, Kellogg, and Carroll streets, reflecting a social function or banquet in the Ames area.
Ames City Schools earned multiple premiums at the Des Moines State Fair with a mixed display of student work. Awards included firsts for general display and industrial work, plus several individual art and drawing premiums across forth to seventh grades. A standout wind mill model by Roy Watkins impressed though no award was given.
Brigadier General Lincoln announces the Iowa brigade staff with Captain Herman Knapp named major and adjutant general. Other appointments include Major F E Lambert as quartermaster, Paul E Van Order as commissary, Donald Macrae Jr as brigade surgeon, F R Fisher as ordnance officer, F S Hird as signal officer, Fred G Stough as engineer officer, and Roy O Littlejohn as aide-de-camp.
Work begins on remodeling the Loughran Machine Company building with west wall extension to the lot line and east side scales. A basement and elevator will serve machinery, new brick walls, furnace and electric lighting, and a drive to coal bins to be added before cold weather.
A saying emphasizes that true intent shows through behavior. if a girl truly means her words she will be consistent in her actions and choices over time.
The Intelligencer estimates a rise in college enrollment with over 2200 students this year. A census of trunks from baggage rooms and other sources suggests a larger class, though college officials did not provide attendance figures.
Ames city schools face crowded conditions with high school seating at capacity. A new teacher eased some pressure, but a fifty student class was assigned to a twenty four seat room. The teacher sat on a chair herself while students crowded window sills and floor.
A Colfax preacher told his congregation last Sunday that flirtation leads to sin. He urged listeners to respect vows and warned that no sister should aid a brother to fall.
A civic pledge encourages residents to boost the town by backing public work, supporting local commerce, buying locally, favoring the home paper, and speaking well of the town. It emphasizes majority rule, constructive involvement, and good-natured local discourse.
Randall Roundabout notes opening of the season drew many local gunners to Wall Lake where teal ducks mud hens snipe and rails were scarce. He observes the annual pattern of more hunters than game and mentions the dollar a year hunting license fails to curb participation.
A freight train loaded with stock from the state fair derailed near the Water Tank at College Crossing after misplacing the block with the 6:50 college car. No injuries reported though engine, tender, and several coal cars left the tracks, causing major track damage and delaying service.
An Ames man, found drunk yesterday, entered the Iowa Telephone office in Boone to call a party in Ames. He fell asleep in a telephone booth and was taken to the city jail after police were summoned. He spent the night in custody and was slated for the usual punishment today.
A brief note on appearance that complexions rarely draw the strongest notice, suggesting other qualities draw attention in social or public settings.
Plans by Chas H Eckman Marshalltown for Walter Canady owner to remodel the Ames hotel with a 25x100 foot three story addition on the west side. Construction starts around October 1 at an estimated cost of $20 000. The lobby moves to the new section and the basement will be finished with cement floors containing three large sample rooms.
Laymen of Ames churches plan a big banquet at the Congregational church on September 28. Stemming from the Laymen Missionary Conference in Des Moines, which drew about one thousand men, the Ames event aims to rival that magnitude with a prominent out of town speaker and three key goals: a record Iowa city banquet, the best possible speaker, and far reaching results from united effort.
Burlington Hawkeye reports Judge B W Preston ordered the removal of Marengo mayor A M Henderson for drunkenness under the Cosson law the first test of the statute. The ruling holds a mayor on duty is always on duty and intoxication justifies removal a case likely to reach the supreme court and set a high sobriety standard for public service.
Ellsworth News warns parents to watch for fast drivers after a child goes missing. Citizens recall how locals trace vehicles by number and scrape radiators for clues, noting no fatalities yet but advising vigilance.
An arctic airship expedition led by Wellman shows little progress as officials in Council Bluffs report no notable achievement yet.
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