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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
7
Ames residents headed to do dental study in Des Moines and Iowa City while others left for Minnesota and South Dakota for visits. Church events, a poverty social, and a farmers picnic filled the week along with football prep at I S C. A banner penant suggestion for local teams and school updates close the column.
Passenger No. 18 of the A. and C. R R derailed west of the school house on Story Street Monday afternoon as spreading rails sent the engine off the track. No injuries were reported though about 35 to 40 passengers rode in the train.
Professors and judges quote Lincoln dates and classics while Ames hosts a large church conference. Candidates for ordination include J D McCord Lake City and Hulbert Violet. Beardshear honored. union talks loom as E W Curtiss notes harmony. Events run daily with sermons, conferences, and a mass meeting led by Eva Marshall Shantz.
Program of a band concert at the Armory on Friday evening September 21 lists works including Overture Eclipse Old Folks at Home Caprice Solitude and Dororthy Vernon medley with soloists Mrs Conaway soprano L E Clark saxophonist and F H Tattle flutist led by conductor E Clark and Metcalf Hawley Mercandante Rossiters and others.
The September bank statements show 3250948.72 on deposit in Story County banks. Reverend A Pruitt explains that the term skidoo traces to Genesis verse 23 about Adam being expelled from Eden, linking 23 to the term through a paraphrase of the verse.
The 46th annual United Brethren conference convened in Ames with social sessions as delegates arrive. Bishop Weekley opened Wednesday morning with a sermon on Charles G Finney and his ministry. Des Moines officials E A Elliot and W F Cronk serve as secretary and treasurer. Carl Patterson and Melton Childs are pages. Over two hundred delegates are expected before the conference closes with three ministry candidates and two transfers.
Franklin Township Republicans meet in caucus on September 22, 1906 to nominate a township ticket. Full attendance is urged as all officers will be elected this fall. M. W. Templeton is named Committee man.
The text notes a revival of cotton mixtures due to high wool prices, calling it a satinet period in a modified form. It warns shoppers not to trust clothing unless it is all wool and guaranteed, implying sellers push non wool goods.
Pay your taxes to avoid penalty by Oct 1 at Story County Bank. The office of Dean Marston at 312 Engineering Hall Iowa phone 72 M Mutual 868 lists engineering students seeking work. Miss Galloway manages student employment lists and will arrange suitable calls. Helpers available for lawn and house work.
Deering, general manager of Mutual Telephone, visited Chicago and purchased a new toll board for the Ames office. The board is among the latest and most modern, reflecting the company’s ongoing expansion of facilities to improve service for residents.
Mrs. Frank Fowler spent Wednesday in Marshalltown with her sister Mia. Spratt Miss Lanning and Mrs. Benton traveled to Cole on Wednesday. Mrs. Benton proceeds to her home in St Paul. Mrs. J J Coen visited Rochester Minn for a stay with Mrs. Van Campen. Mrs. Coe went to Canada for an extended visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs John Elliot of Des Moines are visiting relatives.
The Washington Star suggests introducing a few English words into the American bill of fare as language reforms continue. The idea aims to ease comprehension while preserving cultural texture and local flavor.
Dr J W Hamilton of San Frisco California says Warners White Wine Tar Syrup is the best cough remedy he has seen and has no equal for asthma after years of selling it.
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