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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
2
A vivid Ames story describes an African American panhandler who asks for six bits, slips money, and confronts a businessman. After a chase by the marshal, Pete is released and sent toward the city outskirts as the night settles and distant hoofbeats echo on the south track.
W P McGuire of St Paul brother in law of local forecaster C D Reed and former Journal staffer has an article in Pearson's magazine about the hook worm and a southern disease of lassitude. He cites time in the south visiting Reed at Vicksburg and discusses industrial conditions and politics. Ames readers expected to enjoy Teek's new story by the Ames native.
Ames schools sent a box of student work to the state fair in Des Moines. Awards included first premiums for general display, industrial display, and various art and drawing sets. Notable winners included Fern Chadsey and Harriett Wilkinson among others from multiple grade levels.
Ames native Joe Berger who started with the Boston Bloomers and pitched in the coast league was sold to Denver’s Western league club about three weeks ago. He played in Des Moines games recently then visited Ames for a game and an hour with old friends. Clyde Williams from Des Moines reports Berger in excellent form.
Revival meetings will begin at the Christian church next Sunday evening and continue for a time. Rev Houser of the Ames Church of Christ will conduct the services.
Twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs James Coleman of Cole stepped into the bed of a manure spreader while it was in gear. The traveling floor carried him over a spiked cylinder causing serious lacerations to his face hands and body. Doctors fear he may not recover.
Harvey Taylor, badly injured weeks ago when a jackscrew fell on his head while working in a trench, is convalescing and showing improvement.
A tale of Sheeney Neal fleeing Omaha during state fair week and returning to Ames after capture by Des Moines police. The piece notes bond posted by his mother, a local jail escape, and later legal actions where the Co M and St P Ry faced a $100 fine for illegal liquor transport, with Northwestern pleading guilty and a warrant from Omaha pie foundry not issued.
Ames prepares a harvest home festival with Oct 1 and 2 dates. North Western railroad offers low fares within the state and other lines may join. Visitors tour new buildings including the 200 acre dairy and poultry farm and the agriculture hall as guides explain college work and science applications.
Albert Fowler, Ames high school graduate and Sigma Nu member, fell ill at the fraternity house last Thursday. He was treated at Manning home then Mercy hospital in Des Moines where Dr McCarthy removed his appendix revealing two lodged grape seeds as the cause. He is recovering and may miss fall college work.
The romantic drama Tempest and Sunshine plays Sept 15 at the opera house. The finale remains veiled until the last moment, keeping even blasé theatre goers guessing. The concluding act is described as the most striking and original of the era.
J M Dieffenbacher of Ames won extensive prizes at the state fair for vegetables. He took first on items including largest onion display white onions largest green peppers red peppers red tomatoes purple tomatoes cabbage lima beans and more. He also earned second on table beets red cabbage largest cabbage ground cherries eggplant yellow tomatoes carrots squash musk melons and received display prizes for peppers tomatoes and musk melons. He won vegetable sweepstakes and Burpee Seed Co prize of 20 dollars, totaling 82 dollars in winnings.
Howard McCarthy who had worked at the Snook barber shop resigned from his position last Saturday night.
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