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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1891
Page
3
Chicago and North Western time table lists passenger arrivals and departures with trains at 1 00 am 4 08 am 9 00 am 11 07 am 3 50 pm and 6 00 pm. Petra schedule notes 68 and 54 D M connections with No 68 arriving at 1 45 am. Only other wains carry passengers except Sunday. Qzo W Rocwrs, Acent. 8 20 am 11 20 am 4 TM.
Ames residents host and visit relatives and friends during a busy spell. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Coggeshall, Bert and Harry Child, Mrs. Bell Larsson, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Briggs, and Frank Richards of Des Moines. The piece tracks hospitalities, travels, and a few incidents, such as a child dislocating an elbow and Adam Rutherford dislocating a shoulder, plus local changes at the post office and anecdotes about Will Watts and Quaker William Hampton.
Story County readers are urged to subscribe to Tue IntelliGencer for local news. The fragment mentions a professor taking possession of a house on the south side and a transfer of residence by Mrs. to a vacated home formerly occupied by Norwegian plows at Perkins & Son.
The text asks who borrowed the G A R post hunting flag and never returned it and urges returning it to the office for a reward. It notes various local ads and mentions the death of Mrs Martha Rolfe Baker in Independence Iowa on March 24 1891.
Co. continues selling Eclipse Wind Mills. Hopes to form a K P lodge in Ames seeks names of all K P members and interested young men in town to join, aiming for strong cooperation from former Ames lodge members. H Wilson signs.
Maurice, Iowa trader Downes buys three town lots and sets up an office with lumber stock arriving next week. George G. Tilden advertises bargains on clothing while Sutton dissociates from a recent article signed in last week’s INTELLIGENCER.
The notice touts the largest stock of boots and shoes in Ames with cash sales and underselling pledge. It also mentions Mr. Brooks employing a baker offering fresh bread rolls cakes and pies at his place.
C A Crane of Kelly announces the birth at his home of a daughter weighing standard size last Friday April 3. Perkins and Son's showcases the Oliver Junior sulky plow. Rev Mr Burton holds Christian church meetings bringing 39 converts. organizers praise lasting benefit.
Lower than the lowest at Caniel Bros. and Herman. The city enjoys a sweet voiced tenor in Mr Arnold. C L Brooks advertises new lines while Mont Bisbee returns to Ames to sing. Tildens shows a large line of plow shoes. Mesdames Drake and McLain sing. Shirts, shirts, shirts for spring and summer. The store carries a largest and nicest line. Miss Mary Johnston aids local entertainments with music. Turner McLain declares he is not a candidate for Representative and urges farmers to prepare for the fall fair. W R C meeting postponed due to state encampment. Bay genuine Glidden Barb.
A notice invites farmers to favor Geo Roberson of Ames who reports Wagner & Co. has cut binder twin price from six to seven cents per pound. It also promotes the Volunteer walking cultivator from Bingham & Co. as best in its class.
The Illinois Central Railroad offers a 4 G A R Excursion from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque departing April 14 at 8 30 a m and returning noon. Round trip price 2 38 tickets on sale through April 17. Also reported is the death of Mr David Child in Peoria Ill, grandfather of Wm Child of this place, funeral held in Nevada after body brought home. He was a longtime Nevada resident and a noted local figure.
Mrs George Goldsmith died Sunday evening after a long cancer battle. Born July 1 1828 in Richland County Ohio she lived in Ohio Michigan Illinois Iowa and finally Ames Iowa. Funeral was Tuesday at the Christian Church Elder Dow officiating with flowers and Ames Cemetery burial. The notice also explains paper subscription billing and receipts.
Ellsworth post G A R with guests the W R C and S of V held a memorial meeting on Monday evening at forty eight hours notice in their hall. The program was brief yet fitting with excellent singing and strong audience support. The organizing committee thanks Rev. Mr. Douglass and Mr. Lou Tilden for assistance. Headquarters for student supplies and hardware on the south side Main Street. Brneuam & Co.
Notice from Story County District Court states a will for John H. Cook is on file and a probate hearing is set for Tuesday May 19 1891 at the district court in Nevada. Interested parties must show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent’s last will and testament. The seal and signatures confirm the proceedings.
A series of readers notices from March and April 1891 announces candidacies for county offices in Story County. Signatories include James McKee Cambridge. Tuos J Miller. J F Gillespie Nevada. Mey er Branding Zearing. S T Zenor Ames. J Resp Zearing. Henry Ep Nothome Colo. Each letter states candidacy and intent to run subject to Republican county convention action.
Wesley Arrasmith asks return of a lost pocket book left in the post office room Wednesday evening. Readers are urged to view Grove's Grocery stock, and vendors announce fresh greens and various farm tools. Local society notes mention visits, illnesses, and residents seen in town.
I offer 200 bushels of good seed potatoes and large coking potatoes at reasonable prices. Sugar, bran, dried and evaporated fruits, teas, fresh fruits, glassware, and a complete line of canned goods are available. Highest prices paid for country produce. Come and see my stock and coffee blends.
A Sunday fire caused by an overheated flue gutted the ell of Carey Kegley's home on Duff Street. Neighbors saved the nearby Paxton residence from damage while most belongings on the lower floor were saved. The Walker property in Morrison, Illinois, valued at 1000 to 1200 dollars, carried about 700 dollars in insurance.
An recruitment notice seeks a man skilled in farming and a wife as a good housekeeper for a permanent farm position near Acton North Dakota. Addresses Driscoll Hamilton Acton Walsh. Also a temperance program at the Congregational church and note about newspaper mail replacements. A tramp struck by a moving train near the west tank suffered minor injuries and was treated at Hoggatt hospital. he claimed to be Healy whose father lives near Boone.
Edward Young asks readers to spread the word and subscribe to the best paper in Story County urging fellow residents to subscribe for ground feed and chopped feed services at the brick elevator in any quantity.
Single bale ton or car lots available at B A Lockwoods warehouse with F N Fowver as agent. Travelers report improved travel as mud dries. Perkins and Son promote a new gasoline stove praised for ease of use and elegance at a reasonable price. School recommences Monday morning with all teachers on duty and good pupil attendance.
The notice urges voters to consider Henry Ed Nothomb for county superintendent. A Story county native and State Normal School graduate, he is praised as a capable public school worker with strong mental endowments. The piece appeals to Republicans for thorough consideration of his claims. It also promotes local sales and a missionary concert by Congregational women.
A contest offers a $30 scholarship at Bryant and Stratton's Business College in Malvern Iowa to the student who secures the most subscribers for this paper before September 1 1891. The college advertises practical instruction in bookkeeping shorthand telegraphy typewriting and English with mail shorthand. For details address Bryant Straton’s Bus Col Malvern Iowa.
Taken up by Enos Raff of Washing ton cowry Story county Iowa on March 15 1891 an estray described as a red cow with white in face and on belly four years old and a pale red heifer calf with white face and belly The cow appraised as race and esktory county Iowa Nevada April 2 1891. 4-9-3
This week brings new fashion with Stovepipe hats and local social notes. Residents and visitors like Mrs. D. A. Darrow, Mrs. Will Pyle, Ole Knutson, Will Weir, and others are listed with recent travels, visits, and moves in the community.
Our Homes Publishing Co. Brockville Canada offers cash prizes for subscribers who answer where in the New Testament the words a needle first appear. Daily and weekly rewards. top prize 500 in gold. Send ten cents for sample copy and rules. Jerry Simpson in New York attends a free trade mass meeting with Henry George.
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