05 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1894
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by H. and S. K. Welson lists subscription rates of 31.50 per year payable in advance.
Misses Nettie and Lottie Holmes visited in Ames Tuesday. Mrs. Bartlett turned fifty. a staged siege with rations surprised her, ending with gifts for the hostess. The winter term ends with an all round show at the opera house. Oley Nelson spoke on temperance in Slater. Slugh McKee lost eggs to a thief. Fire on Third Street damaged a rear building. insured for 200 dollars. Prohibition and mulet-local option debates frame Iowa politics. Fred Fawcett shared oranges from California. The Martin mulect-local option bill is critiqued by the Clipper.
Clerk Morse and real estate agent Smith of Nevada visited the office last week. The school will close for a week of vacation for rest. Mrs E Flora Evans state W R C organizer will meet at the G A R hall to organize a W R C in the city. James E Beatty lost a valuable Percheron stallion, a top horse in the county. Chas Shommedien and Miss Mand Flarding were married by Rev A L Golden on March 27 1904.
A sheriff sale notice for a Nevada electric plant signals financial trouble but optimism remains about the plant’s value. The piece notes growing civic interest in municipal ownership and operation as a potential solution. It lists trial jurors for the April District Court session and highlights local growth, school improvements, new buildings, and Miss Mary Ambrose returning from Chicago to resume teaching music.
Maxwell Tribune notes several houses started with carpenters planning more projects this season. The article also recounts a local anecdote about Conley claiming he ate this year’s lettuce at Mr. and Mrs. Pearson’s table last Thursday, a statement Thomas calls truthful despite the snowy season.
The notice reports several weddings in the Slater area, Osmond Johnson returns from Minneapolis to resume studies, Wm Bagwell and daughter back from California with son accompanying, L Kt Olson family’s two year old Harry dies of brain inflammation, and a group of peddlers travels to Story City seeking farmers for brass watches and cotton clothing.
The writer laments no honor among thieves and notes looted express trains pit robbers against "professional brethren" the express companies. He argues there is no genuine sympathy for crooks and portrays robbers as harming each other rather than aiding allies.
The story highlights Frank Leslie visiting Ames for life insurance talks after leaving Story City. It mentions a duck hunting attempt prompted by Capt. Wier who declined loaning his gun. A marriage is recorded for Dan Rasmussen and Jennie Wier on March 26, 1894 with Rev. Day officiating. Mrs Toliff Erickson dies, noting two weeks of illness following an accident.
A four inch pipe serving the boilers in the engine room exploded outside the court house causing cooling of rooms. Officers kept operations going with overcoats as repairs were arranged. The school board met first under a new rule electing G. Ashford president. Nevada schools closed for a two week vacation before spring term resumes.
Week ending March 24 1994 lists numerous quitclaim and warranty deeds with names such as Jere Sexton Matilda Wilson John Mead L B Larson Joseph L Johnson Melvina J Selby Jennie C Beverly Elmer E Sparrow Henry Hoberland G W Mullen and others. Parcels include lots 25 26 27 and block 2B Blairs Ames Duffs Ames Nevada Fairview and Maxwell with various lot and block designations and prices from 1 to 3500 dollars. Tax deed for D J Vinje recorded.
The article profiles Mrs. Charles H. Parkhurst as a devoted reformer's assistant, describing her plain dress, gentle grace, and serious, compassionate demeanor. It also outlines Wayne MacVeagh’s background as ambassador to Italy, born in Chester County, Yale graduate, lawyer, former Pennsylvania party leader, and noted civil service reformer who left the GOP in 1892.
The author of The Heavenly Twins is revealed as Mrs. Sarah Grand a nom de plume. Her real name remains undisclosed but soon to be published. The novel wore out much literary shoe leather after three years of travels between publishers and is now a sensation in Britain and America. Mrs. Grand resides in London with her son and two stepsons.
Alexander, the 17 year old king of Servia, assumed power by exiling the regents last April. His father Milan, amid wars with Turkey and Bulgaria, divorced Natalie who fled with the child to Russia. The crown was to pass to Alexander upon his 18th birthday, with a regency until then.
Princess Carolina Maria of Austria, soon to wed Prince August of Saxe Coburg, is tall and silent and a beauty of the Austrian imperial family. Born about 25 years ago, she is daughter of the late Archduke Carl Salvator. The intended groom, Prince August, is 28 and currently an ensign in the Austrian navy.
An official report by Deputy Customs Collector J. F. Ralph exposes the Blarney stone prop at the Midway pavilion as a Chicago limestone paving block passed off as a genuine stone from Blarney Castle Ireland. The remark follows a sequence of cites highlighting public gullibility and cautionary editorial quotes.
A Baltimore proposal to tax bachelors at ten dollars each to fund marriage and boost commerce is debated. Supporters argue it would raise revenue, stimulate the market, and end social stagnation, while opponents warn of unfair impact on individuals. The piece cites Washington Post and links to broader economic ideas.
A New York correspondent reports Freddy Gebhard gave his bride a solid silver bathtub before their wedding. The 200 pound vessel is pure silver, weighs 3200 ounces, and valued at about 5156 dollars with fittings for soap brushes sponges and a manicure box. The piece is highly ornate with a flower garden exterior and a delicately chased interior.
French art lovers fear the dispersal of priceless works among English German and American collectors. The General Hacquin gallery has broken up many pieces from Napoleonic sacking. World famous works from Italian Dutch Flemish and French schools largely went to London and Berlin. A national reserve fund is missing and the current annual government gallery subsidy is only 30000 dollars.
A London Graphic piece discusses lip reading as the next societal pastime. It suggests deaf actors prove feasibility and wonders about legality of slander via silent speech while predicting reduced dinner party chatter and crowded gatherings.
The Florida governor Henry L. Mitchell, born in Alabama and aged 63, lives in Tallahassee with his wife, on a $2,500 salary. He dislikes wealth, smokes little, hunts, fishes, and plays cards. The item also references Romance Publishing pricing, medicinal ads, and varied brief notices including medical and zoological notes.
John P Hopkins, the youngest mayor of Chicago, was born in Buffalo about 36 years ago and had only a common school education. His early work included shoving lumber in Pullman company yards before rising in Cook County affairs and amassing wealth invested in his business interests.
A Buffalo Courier reprint recounts Nathaniel Jamison from Lawton's area selling sassafras on streets, buying whisky, and selling it on the reservation. Arrested by a U S marshal, he pleaded guilty though the commissioner doubted his claim. Jamison insists on his honesty and calls the referee a liar.
Miss Louise Hi Morris, Baltimore society’s noted beauty and daughter of John B. Morris, is engaged to Frederick Gebhard the wealthy New Yorker famed for his social prominence. The couple first met at Narragansett Pier where Gebhard soon became a devoted admirer.
Municipal authorities blame widespread confetti use at recent fetes for a typhoid outbreak. Paris streets were littered with paper serpentines, trees hung with ribbons, and cleanup cost about $10,000, harming young foliage.
Russia favors selecting Jerusalem as the first meridian with expected influence if accepted France may follow. The note cites the Washington Geographical Congress rejection of Paris meridian as a factor in France's stance.
Wheeler H. Peckham a prominent New York lawyer and antisnapper born in Albany 61 years ago was the son of Rufus W. Peckham a former judge of the New York Court of Appeals who died at sea in 1873 on the Ville du Havre. He studied at Albany Law School, practiced in St Paul, then New York City and gained attention in the Tweed prosecutions. He enjoys fast horses and resides in Morristown New Jersey.
Rev James Roscoe Day is named the new chancellor of Syracuse University. A Maine native born in 1845 he stands six foot three and weighs about 250 pounds. He studied at Kent Hill Wesleyan Seminary and Bowdoin College and served as a Methodist pastor in Maine before moving to Boston and then New York City including St Pauls and Calvary churches.
The Palace Drawing Room Sleeping Cars and Tourist Sleeper run daily from Chicago to San Francisco without change, offering through service for travelers headed west.
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