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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1909
Page
5
The mill markets an extensive line of flour, corn meal, bran, shorts, chop feed and alfalfa feed with daily city delivery. J. W. Lanning, proprietor, advertises two phones for service.
Lorenzen Van Alstine and Lorenz Lorenzen wed in Gilmore City Iowa on September 22 with plans to live there as Lorenzen works in a local bank. Jennie Harper arrives from Scotland as the genial herdsman’s fiancée. Miss June Budd and Mr Harold Case marry in Shellsburg and enter Malvern business ventures. E Ray Swank of Indianola and Pear Cook married in Nevada.
P E O society meets next Tuesday at 3 in the library assembly room with Mrs Beach hosting. W C F hosts, U W C T U meets October 7 with Mrs Caroline Hunt. evangelistic next with Mrs Lottie Clark. Pokahontas Lodge to entertain Nevada and Boone lodges October 7 at Odd Fellows hall. Miss Laura Conaway and Miss Ruth Bingham leave for Monticello Seminary. Teachers enjoy a moonlight picnic. Chi Chi group meets. Reba King hosts farewell for Laura Conaway with entertainments and refreshments.
Mrs E D Tuttle of Pittsburg visits the FE C Tuttle home for several days. Arvid Alm and his wife spend Sunday with Arvids parents in Des Moines. James Mauser family moves from Climax Springs Mo to Montoya NM. Miss Mary Johnson of New York aids college botanical dept. Mrs J Jacobs and Marjorie visit Ponca City and other Oklahoma points. Ruth Bingham leaves for Godfrey Ill to attend school with Prof Kennedy. Mrs Brandt returns from Germany after visiting daughters. Des Moines pair H L Carrell and Dr Wilton McCarthy attend Mrs Nowlins funeral in Ames. Budd sisters attend wedding in Shellsburg. Bessie Griffith bridesmaids at June Budds Shellsburg wedding to Harold Case of Malvern. Wakefields plan move to Gilbert. Sam Wakefield to farm home. Walter Kersey visits from Colorado. Mabel Latham to accompany upon return. Rex Kendall returns to Ames at 625 State St. continues work at ISU. Mrs Jennie Mck Beyer and …
Harriet Speers and family occupy Speers home on Kellogg avenue with Mrs Speers and sister Martha at Bolton on Northwestern. Miss Fae McNeill resigns as Fair store clerk. Miss McNeill and Mr A West plan to wed next Wednesday and reside in Gilbert. Mrs Bert Clutter and two children visit J W Tinsley home from What Cheer. Miss Percy Watkins recovering from sprained ankle. Otto Edgerton and wife return from farm trip to South Dakota with seven ears of corn a large turnip and onions.
Miss Edna Thompson who finished second in the Intelligencer voting contest was awarded a piano Thursday night. She chose a $150 piano certificate and friends added to a purse to complete payment on a piano similar to the one won by Miss Hardcastle for the top votes. The presentation was held at the Ben Nowlin home Thursday night.
The Audubon Republican and Ames Intelligencer mock the idea of Lafe Young of the Des Moines Capital becoming Governor of the North Pole territory. They note critics and Lowa standpatters have repeatedly given him the cold shoulder in recent years.
Dr Dyer E Far nose and throat augments Ames notes. White House coffee touted as best on earth sold by J B Kooser Co with grinding by Hobart mill. Fenner King heads to Evanston Northwestern University as senior to graduate next June. Nina the stolen child features in a stage play with a child star Grace Edler talent from Chicago. Opera house show October 4 offers 50 35 25 cent seating.
A local store announces a two day sale offering one third off all millinery goods from the current season. Hats plumes and wings are included with prices clearly marked to highlight the savings.
Dean Stanton born 1850 and J W Bateman born 1857 will celebrate their annual birthday event on Sunday. Stanton is a Pennsylvania Dutchman and Bateman a Kanneck by birth who later was a Sucker and a Hawkeye for sixteen years. Both embody traits of their home states.
One of the state’s largest farm sales takes place in Hartley Iowa on October 6 and 7. The 1 440 acres include five improved farms near OBrien and Dickinson counties. Property of I N Drake now selling, with terms one fourth cash one fourth in five equal annual payments at 5 percent interest starting March 1 1910 and option to pay multiples of 100 at any date.
Dr Pommel finds a washed ashore letter about St Lambert's football brilliance from last fall. The sender is illegible but the doctor treats the note as a voice in the wilderness praising the player.
The Perrys present their five act society melodrama Kidnapped for a million dollars. The production ran seventy seven weeks last season touring major cities and drawing wide audiences.
O Keefe, known as a thug, was found guilty of assault last week in Nevada after a June incident at the water tank involving Mr. Smith. Judge Albrook censured the tame verdict, noting a possible misreading of instructions, while Smith remains permanently injured. The case cannot be retried.
Miss Myrtle Barrington leads a featured recreation with elegant scenery and a capable cast. The manager offers refunds if not satisfied. One night only, Monday October 4th, promising an evening of quality entertainment.
Fine 360 acre farm in Kandiyohi county near Willmar with improvements valued at 4000 dollars and rich black loam soil offered at 33 dollars per acre. A 240 acre farm a short distance from market with decent buildings and 175 acres cultivated priced at 33 dollars per acre. Also a 160 acre farm five miles from market with fine buildings offered at 35 dollars per acre. For details contact A P Adams or S L Benton Willmar Minnesota.
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