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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1879
Page
3
The item notes stock trades and shipments including a stallion sale to A G Bell of Mt Ayr Iowa. It records a council selecting G A Underwood as city attorney and mentions 170 new Story County school houses planned for summer. Other items touch humor, weather, and public reflections on advertisements.
A notice from S. M. Corr. warns against hunting or shooting on their land without permission and vows prosecution. The owner clarifies they do not cultivate tame ducks for others to shoot. The area is seeding hundreds of acres to tame grasses with high demand for clover and timothy seed in the county.
General Judson Kilpatrick is engaged to lecture in the city around month’s end. His topic is likely The Irish Soldier in the Rebellion. The notice urges readers to watch for reptiles and to kill the firetime they see for good luck this year.
Teespar resident John Cole freed three hens imprisoned in a wood-pile for two weeks. One hen had died. He notes one hen endured the confinement unusually long while the third found a better spot.
Monday afternoon a Poland China hog weighing 870 pounds and three years old in June was shipped from this station. Raised by B. A. Lakin of Cullanan, he wins the county championship in Central Iowa.
Constable Matthews has secured the service of a deputy. Age ten days Elma Rath attends school at Nevada. Rev F M Johnsen preaches farewell sermon Sunday the 20th at Union schoolhouse. He will locate in Illinois for the present.
The firm completed internal improvements in their store room including new shelving a new floor lowered counters and a rearranged layout. The store is described as one of the neatest and most inviting business places in the city with C. E. Taylor noted as a genial salesman.
Weather predictions for April 1879 indicate generally pleasant conditions with several storm periods projected on specific date ranges. Warmer days are noted on several dates, cooler days on others, aurora activity listed, and prevailing wind directions forecast for multiple days.
The Democratic Convention will meet in Council Bluffs on Wednesday May 21 1879 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction. Each county gets one delegate plus one per 250 votes over 125 for Joseph C Knapp for Judge of the Supreme Court in the October election. Story County is allotted six delegates.
A New England Farmer note reports Mr. West of Columbia Conn observed larger potato stalks and earlier vigor from butt-end potato pieces while corn butt-end kernels yielded about 20 percent more. Yeomans in the Ohio Farmer notes similar experiments, though one trial does not prove the method. Further tests are needed.
The regular monthly meeting of Arcadia Lodge was held Thursday evening. Officers for the coming year were elected: A. H. Duckworth W M G A Underwood S W I E Hireb J W C E Taylor Secretary and A J Graves Treasurer.
A county effort has secured the funds to build a creamery for P L Porter in Ames. The committee calls all subscribers to call at Greeley’s Bank and deliver their pledge. Porter says construction starts at once and will proceed as quickly as possible to boost local industry.
City council, while leveling assessments, found a local preacher had reported money and credits subject to taxation. The revelation prompted calls to reduce his salary, warning that clerical independence could erode in the region.
Saturday afternoon a tramp called at a farmer's home just outside the city limits seeking food. After being fed the woman was assaulted, struck several times, and beaten as she fled. She fainted reaching her husband who was away. The assailant escaped. The piece urges farmers to arm wives against such villains.
Sheriff Gillespie追 tracked John E House who fled after a forged note and two wives. He was found near Rebel Cove on the state border driving a four horse mule team and is in custody awaiting District Court proceedings. The man admits two wife charges but denies forgery.
Col. Scott warns against exhausting virgin western soils and repeating New England and Southern follies. He notes massive fertilizer spend to fix waste and urges sowing clover and timothy now to save future yields.
L 8S Nelson of Sheldahl thwarted a robbery Friday night as a would be thief left with a harness on his arm. The suspect, a former Sheldahl resident, faced a warrant and later a hearing before Esquire Shields. Evidence judged insufficient to hold him.
Summer term opens as Appleton Readers become the adopted text. Teachers note strong student enthusiasm and better book supply. Despite minor cost, patrons report trifling expense and hoped for lasting educational benefits from the switch.
Weather warm and wet with many ducks and geese about. A lawsuit before His Honor Squire Shields in Sheldahi and Mongolia ended with the defendant freed due to thin prosecution. A surprise birthday party for Esquire Shields at R P Shields residence with generous refreshments. Mrs J Mccoy left for Oswego New York for about three months. Wm Allen moves to Gilbert this week. Farmers near here report horse distemper affecting horses.
Advertisement seeks one hundred gallons of milk daily from May 1 to Nov 1 1879 with monthly cash settlements. Visit or write to J C Mart Farm Supt Wasruan Sept of Creamery. Water att.
Rev. D B Gonnox of the American Bible Society will hold services next Sabbath at Pleasant Grove M B Church in Bloomington and at Ontario in the evening. An auxiliary to the county society is formed and copies of scriptures will be stocked. This begins his work in the area with promise of success.
The piece notes butter often sells for 75 cents to $1 per pound in scarce times, yet genuine quality drives the price. It contrasts gilt edged luxury with ordinary butter, stating consistent color and taste matter, while most farms lack facilities for prime butter. It attributes high value to factors like spring water, ice storage, and prime pasture along with skilled production.
The Grand Junction Headlight reports that the college heats sleeping rooms with excessive steam, leaving students unable to sleep. Some seek boarding elsewhere, while others fall ill. many complain of over heating and call for better heating practices and accountability.
A humorous exploration of two human traits the crazy bone and the hang nail. The crazy bone sharpens speech and creates bold, decisive expression, while the hang nail delays temper and provokes constant irritation, shaping a person’s religious and philosophical stance through daily frustration.
The council met Monday night with full attendance. It voted a property tax of 1 million dollars, a poll tax of 250 dollars, and a 4 mill general fund tax. G. A. Underwood elected city attorney at 350 dollars salary including rent and utilities. The street commissioner salaries set at 1.75 dollars per day for a man and 1.23 dollars per day for a team. A calaboose site and building option was discussed, with a committee formed to study. The assessor's book was reviewed to equalize moneys and credits taxes, aiming fairness. corrections will be offered to those affected.
A council member parked and hitched his horse in front of his business after a council session that lasted until 11 PM. The horse remained tied and stood as a faithful sentinel overnight.
Watt Paper Thomas and McLain advertise a grand assortment of wall paper at various prices along with some of last year’s stock on hand offered at a large reduction. The notice also lists cheap and high priced patterns and fresh lines.
The Board of Supervisors met Monday through Wednesday and adjourned to Monday, with plans for a county poor farm building and a bridge on the college road over Squaw Creek under consideration. Officials hope for Washington township to receive the bridge, as the current structure is deemed a county scandal.
The town sees dull trade as residents focus on grain. John Swan’s Chicago trip is blamed for upcoming goods. The bakery has become a beer saloon and the other saloon owner faced a court ruling, with fines for allowing minors. A Nevada constable seized horses by mistake, then returned them.
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