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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
3
F W Heers of City Iowa announces candidacy to succeed J O in Story County subject to primary action on June 2. The notice is dated January 30 1908 and identifies Heers as a candidate for office.
Frank N. Fowler enters the Republican primary to seek the position of treasurer for Story County in the June 2 election. Announcement dated January 15, 1908.
PRED C WARRICK of Nevada Iowa announces candidacy for office in Story County subject to Republican primaries on June 2 1908. He criticizes Des Moines plan arguing the process is a farce and Des Moines overstates its influence in affairs.
Judge Prouty spoke at a Des Moines gathering Thursday night to launch the Cummins campaign for senator. The judge tried old southern methods but failed to win support in Iowa.
The story portrays the Omaha mayor, praised by locals, as drunken at a waterways congress in Sioux City and forcibly removed from the hall. The piece dismisses the “cow boy mayor” claim as bosh and mocks the title.
The text portrays Judge Prouty as a symbol in a critique of a major trust. It claims the judge became rich by leading the walnut lumber trust, described as a nefarious and monumental trust in the United States.
A reader argues the Iowa coal combine remains unchallenged by the governor. They claim the Des Moines head of the trust and political fears of lost votes protect the monopoly, which critics say directly affects working families and pocketbooks.
Council Bluffs educator C J McManus announces his run for state superintendent. A long time advocate and current member of the state board of educational examiners, he frames his bid as a vigorous business like reform proposal.
F W Heers of LaFayette township announces as candidate to succeed J O Michaelson. Heers, a 27 year Story county resident, farmer and businessman, backs Republican leadership as LaFayette has never had a supervisor. The piece notes Cummins senator campaign and lukewarm reception for Prouty with a critique of the governor's boom.
The Keokuk Gate City endorses Tama Jim Wilson as the sensible answer to the presidential dilemma though noting Jim would not be a bad choice in the current context.
A historical note suggests had the full limit of fifty four counts in his indictments against Yan Walsh of Chicago banner been applied he would have faced a total term of five hundred forty years in prison.
Webb Byers, viewed by progressives and standpatters as a gubernatorial hopeful, addressed a temperance meeting in Council Bluffs turning it into a Cummins political rally. The improvised speech upset the invited minister and disappointed attendees seeking a law enforcement talk.
The Ames Times and Slater News exchange barbs over a Chautauqua event and governor coverage. Editors mock each other for sharp copy as politics heat up in the county and the governor looms as a likely vote winner.
Sid Nash of Story City lost a fine driving horse in a Saturday night collision east of Story City. A black night and two vehicles met head on as Nash’s team struck a single rig. the horse was struck in the breast and died almost immediately.
Reader alert invites attendance to Captain Racket a lawyer with little work and a chronic liar performing at the Armory Friday evening February 7.
J. S. Roup of this city reports his son Clarence has just been sworn in as an attorney at the Washington State Bar after passing the Olympia examination among sixteen applicants. Fourteen passed, and Clarence plans to practice in eastern Washington. He graduated from the Minnesota College of Law last year.
A Cooper Maine woman Mrs John Lowe reports two years of stomach trouble cured after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She bought twelve bottles and is now well. The tablets are sold by Judisch Bros.
Philadelphia boxer Tommy Ryan stayed in Ames this week organizing a boxing school for town and college boys. He is praised as a clever fighter and plans to stage several wrestling matches during his visit to teach the manly art.
Colon el Hay of Lord Wellesley s army is believed dead after Salamanca a bullet wounds him and a rival officer bets on his survival. He awakens and insists the wager proceed prompting a dramatic back operation. He survives and credits the bet with saving his life.
A man praises women’s skill at multitasking in breakfast prep while admitting his own failures in managing multiple tasks. He asserts women inherently balance coffee, toast, and eggs with ease, contrasting his own difficulty with a double act and joking about being spoiled by failed meals.
An essay on plant versus animal intelligence references root behavior and soil. Local notes report relocations, moves, visitors, illness, social events, a buggy accident, and a dinner hosted by the Gossards with neighbors in Ames and nearby towns.
The Nevada court house remains without a housekeeper after Mike Anderson of Cambridge declined a lower bid and George Hutchinson, the former janitor, left with his keys. Auditor Dunahugh then arranged for Pete Ingverson to tend the furnace room, who refused to perform custodial tasks. officials now seek a walking delegate to sweep corridors and offices.
W O Reilly Fogarty member of the Kingston Jamaica City Council reports a single bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieved a lingering cough. He plans to buy another bottle and says the remedy was beneficial and quick. For sale by Judisch Bros.
Harry E Turner son of Mr and Mrs G R Turner of Waterloo born March 19 1890 died January 27 1908 at 6 50 pm from brain tumor. Funeral held January 29 at the family residence. He lived on a farm east of Ames then returned to Waterloo. He is survived by his parents a sister Hattie and the late Mrs Will Dawson. Rev Minchin will preach next Sunday at 2 30 pm.
The ad claims most appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild remedy that stimulates the liver and bowels, restores natural action, and avoids nausea or griping. J. E. Cagwin, Druggist endorses the product.
Trial catarrh treatments are mailed on request by Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin. The remedy is promoted as a scientific drugstore product with no penny cost to prove its value. Sold by Joel HB Cagwin. Advice to Mothers promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for winter strength in children at 5 cents. L M Bosworth endorses the tea.
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