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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
8
A dense list of clubs and societies meets across the area with schedule notes. Unity Club and Nonpareil Club share alternating Wednesday slots, while Priscilla and D A R observe monthly or biweekly gatherings.
A two year old boy died after drowning in a water tank near Roland. The incident occurred Friday at noon when the child was found unresponsive in the tank. the boy’s parents and two brothers were nearby but heard no alarm. Funeral services were held at a local church with Rev. J. N. Sandven delivering remarks and the community expressing sympathy to the family.
Miss Louise Fatland was severely injured at Slater last week when her right arm was caught in the cog wheels of a cream separator while she was assisting her aunt. The machine was stopped immediately but the arm could not be released until Severin Heagen freed it. No bones were broken but flesh was badly cut and the arm will be affected for some time.
Grove and Rich sold the Join Bal gixty gere farm west of the college to J. W. Strasbough for 8600 dollars. The property is described as a good, well worth the price paid.
Story county Odd Fellows convenes in Story City with a large delegation from the Anes lodge arriving this morning for the event.
My Parl Smith conducted the city census and estimates about 1200 residents aged five to twenty nine in Ames. The figure shows an increase of about 150 from last year and most notable is the high attendance with not quite two hundred out of thirteen hundred not attending school.
A vacant lot on South Kel lorg avenue is overgrown with wild parasitic plants believed to be poisonous. Neighbors urge authorities to remove the infestation to protect the area.
A man described as Kig Rocone was captured by Marshal Ricketts last Thursday night after breaking into the Fred Hilers home at 493. He admitted crimes in other houses but was held for the September term after a hearing before Justice Haverly. The town plans a one day Ames fair and urges removal of billboards obstructing the federal building view.
After a surge of robberies, Ames businessmen met in Carl Little's office to plan enhanced police protection for the business district. W. Valentine, president of the Retail Merchants Association, presided as a subscription paper was circulated among Ames merchants to raise funds for an additional officer.
At the Burlington lodge meeting, officers were elected including Judge William Hutchison of Alton Iowa as senior grand warden and K Z Lamb of Olin Iowa as grand treasurer. Newton and Parvin of Cedar Rapids were reelected to key posts as secretary and other roles. The lodge also chose Coaneius as next year’s meeting place.
When your child has a wheezing cough keep it under control with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It loosens mucus and eases expectoration and has been used successfully in epidemics. For sale by T. J. Taughran and L. M. Bosworth.
An advertisement claims Champerlain’s Tablets relieve constipation with pleasant bowel movement and no unpleasant effects. Sold by T. J. Loughran and L. M. Bosworth.
Morning worship with sermon at 11 duarts am. Evening vesper at 5 20 pm. Music centers on stories from Kath. Sunday school at 10 am and the Y P S C E follows the vesper. All are welcome.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 60 with the sermon Action and Reaction. Tither's League at 8 p m features papers by K W Brown Why I am a Tither by C L Liverly Ways of Recurring Tithe Accounts by H E C Petheram and a pastor led Q A. Evening service at 7 p m on The Social Influence of the Gospel Upon the World.
A. B. Chruch announces regular services on Sunday June 23 with an evangelistic evening. A midweek prayer service is planned for Wednesday evenings. You are cordially invited to attend.
Christian Science services Sunday at 11 a.m. in auditorium of Carnegie Library. Subject The Universe Including Man. Evensong by Howard Atonic? Wednesday evening meetings first and third Wednesdays at 8 o'clock. Welcome to strangers.
Mrs W P McDonald and Miss Ruth McDonald travel to Mitchellville to attend the funeral of Raymond Wood's father, a college student this year. The slain father is described as a fatal attack, with a young sister also a victim who is expected to recover. Raymond Wood was hospitalized in Des Moines and is on the road to recovery.
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