Wreck on the South Branch Involves Freight and Passengers
A midnight collision occurred on the South Branch when freight train 653, commanded by Engineer Comstock and Conductor Ed Gould, collided head on with passenger train 52 one mile north of Kelley. No deaths but many injuries and extensive wreckage reported amidst questions of negligence and rescue delays.
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Comstock
Ed Gould
Northwestern
Kelley
Larry Logsdon
Templeton
Larry
Death of Cornelius Potter Aged 78 At Welcome Minnesota
Cornelius Sebra Potter father of Prof Ezra Potter died at his son Robert Potter's home in Welcome Minnesota on July 24 1909 aged 78 years 6 months and 12 days He was born January 12 1831 near Owego New York He joined the Baptist church in youth served as deacon in Red Cloud Nebraska and in Owego New York He married Tistinoma Barden in 1864 who died in 1872 They had three children Ezra Robert and Ella He served in the Civil War with three of his brothers He moved to Iowa in 1892 and lived there except for years with his daughter Mrs W W Bill Funeral held July 27 at Prof Ezra Potter's home conducted by Rev Walter I Fowle and burial in Ames cemetery
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Cornelius Potter
Ezra Potter
Robert
Welcome
Minn
Cornelius Sebra Potter
Owego
N. Y
Welcome, Minn
Baptist Church
Red Cloud
Neb
Tistinoma Barden
Ezra
Ella
N. Potter
Iowa
W. W. Bill
Walter I. Fowle
Ames
Weather Crop Bulletin Reports Ideal Conditions With Sunshine
Weather conditions remained favorable with cooler nights and little rain. Harvests advance with hay, small grain nearly finished, corn tassels forming, winter wheat threshing begun, and showers on the 25th aiding eastern and southern soils. Apples fall and plums show wormy, while a stray joke about candy ends the note.
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Timothy
Real Estate Transfers and Millinery Sale Notice
Real estate transfers show multiple Ames, Nevada and Collins parcels conveyed by several couples to others with prices ranging from 75 to 2000 dollars. Included are lots in Harriman and Borns additions, Burris and Cambridge areas. A millinery stock sale announces Miss L L Zenorr selling to Miss Clemenson Turin Iowa with a July 30 to August 15 clearance.
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Cathrine S. Hunt
Alfred
Ada Knoll
Jones
Collins
C. G. Lee
C. L. Hickle
Harrimans
Ames
W. E. Harriman
L. R. Griffin
O. B. Alderman
Burris
Nevada
H. L. Fitch
L. H. Moon
Zearing
W. Y. Sellers
F. H. Dryer
B. Carrington
B. A
Daisey Evans
Dwight F. Davis
Ida M. Champaugh
M. A. Manning
Ella M. Elliott
Borns
Ll. Zenorr
Clemenson
Turin
Iowa
Climbing Hills With A Brush Runabout Impresses Smay
Smay of Nevada, owner of Smay Monument Works, visited the city with a Brush runabout. He demonstrated the car on country roads and a high hill, noting low gasoline use and smooth operation. The vehicle features an internal gear transmission with two speeds and spiral springs to cushion travel. Smay has secured the agency for Story county.
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Win. Smay
Nevada
Smay Monument Works
Mr. Smay
Smay
Story County
Hog and Cattle Lice Dip Mixture Instruction
Farmers should dip or spray hogs or cattle using one part MILKY WAY Dip to 75 parts water. Cc A Gamble.
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A. Gamble
Detectives in court over alcohol case at Morris barn
In a city ordinance driven incident on June 24, Detective Carey and Billy Sills were jailed for drinking whiskey during an arrest operation. Sills pled guilty and paid fines, while Carey also pled guilty with a reduced fine after claiming the liquor aided him in performing duty. The column questions the conduct and penalties. A separate note reports the Oklahoma Indians baseball game, where the All-stars defeated the Indian team 8 to 1, with Yeomans and Hill as batteries.
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L. A
Carey
Sills
Tilden
Oklahoma Indians
Yeomans
Hill
Man Injures Leg in Depot Restaurant Joust
Howard McCarthy swallowed a light luncheon at the depot restaurant last Saturday evening and began whittling a tooth pick with a pocket knife. A mild scuffle with a friend named Johnson led to the knife being driven into McCarthy’s leg just above the right knee. He bled but recovered quickly.
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Depot
Howard McCarthy
Aoms
Johnson
Howard
Swen Stueland Joins Northwestern Family on Boone Street
Swen Stueland, section foreman for the Northwestern on the south branch, moved his family this week from Jewell and will occupy a residence on Boone Street.
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Swen Stueland
Northwestern
Jewell
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South Branch
Des Moines
Gould
Lary
Orville St. John
D. M. Christ
Ames Boys
Boone
The
Boone News Republican
Smartalecks
June Dunham
Chautau
Laura Srick
Slater
Duckworth
the Undertaker
Ance
Thor
Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
Story County Bank
Andrew FE. Anderson
Della Neal
Block
Esther L. Seal
Andrew Nelson
Cambridge
Mary M. Darner
Harrimans Addition
T. J. Wilcox
A. C. Heath
George & Littles
West
North
Morris
C. A. Gamble
Boone Street
J. W. Adams
B.A. Lockwood Grain Co
J. M. Munsinger
Ames Savings Bank
Eas
H. L. Munn Lumber Co
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