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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1888
Page
4
Renowned Stevens Point attorney W. W. Haseltine was fatally shot on a public street. The incident followed the long running Haseltine Morse 1885 affair, with Curran House security and Curran surrendering himself to authorities.
Desperado inmate set fire to a Mississippi jail in Friar's Point while awaiting a ten year sentence. Jailer and guards used hammers and chisels to breach doors as smoke filled the cell block. Four inmates perished and a minister offered prayers for the doomed.
Strikes on Burlington freight end in Chicago after mediation by Chief Sargent. St Paul Fort Wayne and fieldmen central railroads suspend actions as workers resume duties following Michigan Central return to work. Switchmen and others vote to use their own judgment on returning to service.
President Cleveland replies to a Philadelphia Methodist Conference letter, defending the exclusion of the native Indian language from Government Schools. He argues English as the proper medium and says religious instruction in Indian tongue will not serve the aims of assimilation.
The Burlington Company official, Manager Stone, rejects Rock Island's injunction suit as false and reckless. He asserts Burlington sparked the recent rate war and aggressive moves to compel rivals into a general railway trust or close combination.
The Illinois Democratic State Convention meets in Springfield on May 23 to nominate Presidential Electors Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Attorney General and three Trustees of the Illinois University and to select forty four delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
In Chicago a group of believed tramp robbers on an Alton train shot and killed watchman E D Kreigh who resisted them and mortally wounded another watchman Daniel Brazell as they attempted to steal a ride out of the city.
In Congress on the third inst, a bond purchase measure dominated Senate time as it was discussed and amended but postponed for final action. A motion by Mr. Riddieberger to consider the fisheries bill was referred to the Foreign committee, while other tax and pension bills saw varied progress. The House considered Alfred Pieasonton for the rank of Colonel.
Berlin dispatch reports area ten miles square along the Vistula flooded with seventy seven villages submerged. Ten thousand cattle perished and thirty thousand people homeless. Eighty nine lives lost as Wezer and Cassel flood areas extend. New French Cabinet announced with ministers including Goblet de Freycinet Krantz Ricard.
Washington correspondence notes border state origin for a possible Chief Justice pick and growth of support for Justice Miller or alternatives like Bayard or Carlisle. Cleveland urges Civil Service expansion with strict competitive examinations and merit testing for promotions. Oskaloosa Kansas elects two women to mayor and city council as alderwomen.
Assignments hit William G. Webber & Co of Salem with liabilities of 100,002 while assets stand at 185,002. State Printing Office workers strike over display head pay. Crosby of Boston faces 277,000 in liabilities. Spreckels seeks a Baltimore sugar refinery, and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul reports 1887 net earnings of 10,039,430.18 with costs rising. Rail strikes spread affecting Burlington Milwaukee St Paul and others, paralyzing freight. Winter-wheat outlook improves though spring planting remains uncertain.
A Chicago fire on the northwest corner of Peoria and Lake streets destroyed a five story building with losses around 3.3 million dollars and injuries to several firemen. In Aurora the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy paint shop and five cars burned for about 175 thousand dollars. A Missouri dispatch reports a mine explosion at Rich Hill killing many workers with over sixty believed dead. names listing is not possible yet. In Leechburg a natural gas fire destroyed the works of the Leechburg Machine and Foundry Company. In Forrest Ohio six Kraus children died after eating wild berries. Passaic New Jersey saw Hon William Walter Phelps’s mansion burn, valued about 100 thousand dollars with the surrounding parkland noted.
A distinguished audience fills the House of Representatives for the funeral of Chief Justice Waite. Presidential and judicial leaders attend as services include Episcopal liturgy and readings. Remains transported by railway car to brief burial in New York. Waite died at 77.
In Marshalltown Iowa Jessie Dietrich 18 shot herself in Bert Emerys room amid infatuation. Denison Texas John Wood a negro lynched for abducting Amelia Wilson. Cross and White bank officials arrested in Toronto on forgery with 9450 and 15255 found. San Bernardino bartender Oliver Griffith shot dead. two others mortally wounded. Saynevill Alabama Theodore Calloway a negro murderer hanged after mob riddling body. Chillicothe Missouri J A Gillespie and wife knife fight leaves them mortally hurt. North Leavenworth Kansas white miner fights mob of negroes. one negro dead another wounded. white man shot. James King white cable-man and Harrison Young noted ward politician involved in incident.
Reports detail a shooting in Leavenworth leaving a man dead and others wounded after a mob tried to lynch the killer. Benjamin Hopkins gets seven years and two months for bank robbery involvement. Two Indians lynched in Montana amid prospectors’ murders. Zephyr Davis found guilty in Chicago murder and faces death. Hugh M Brooks case ends with Supreme Court denial of rehearing and likely execution in Missouri.
Brief items report Stockslager upholding Humboldt County timber case involving 41 entries covering 6560 acres valued near 2 million dollars. Interior directs reconveyance demand to Burlington and Missouri River RR for 200,864 acres in Nebraska. Illinois awards record personal injury verdict to Rock Island conductor Isaac Holland at 300,000 including costs. San Francisco inspectors tied to anti Chinese certificate conspiracy. Battle Creek man inoculated with glanders by a blow to the mouth. Chicago and Alton Railroad reelects officers. Woman’s International Council forms a central body with Willard among leaders. St Louis population 449,160 per directory. Clinton Iowa mayor enforces saloon closures by May 1. John A Logan Jr involved in Youngstown gunfire incident. 300 Italians and Swedes strike at Carbon Lime Stone Company. Logan helps quell mob. Minnesota fish hatcheries release 10 million whitefish to cross Lake Superior. Texas treasury reports 1.8 million cash and 7 million in bonds. 10 million indemnity in transit. New Jersey bans winter horse racing. New York sleeping-car property case holds railroads responsible. Diaz inaugural modest, seeks good US relations. Denmark bans pork imports from the US.
Information for the plowman stockman poulterer nurseryman and housewife offers practical tips and advice on farm and home management. It outlines efficient farming tasks household economy and budgeting guidance for rural households.
Hen manure is usually saved free from straw and litter. In winter poultry are fed grain making manure rich but value is overestimated if fowls are corn fed. A variety of grains and some meal produce richer manure. otherwise results may be poorer.
A correspondent from the Indiana Farmer shares practical methods for sowing orchard grass with oats and clover, including seed division, sowing directions, harvesting, and seed cleaning. He notes orchard grass has deep roots, good drought tolerance, and can yield high hay when managed with clover, with methods for weathering, thrashing, and seed production.
A dairy farmer from Oxford New York shares a twelve year butter yield record showing rising output with Jersey cattle. The letter compares yields from natives and grade and thoroughbred Jerseys, noting improvements after bloodline upgrades and commenting on milk production from a ten year old grade Jersey cow with monthly totals.
The article discusses breeding young mares as a path to profit, noting light work is acceptable from ages two to three and liberal feeding without injury. It warns that offspring from young mares may degenerate more readily than those from older animals.
Jonathan Talcott of Rome New York recalls two Revolution era oxen calves born May and July that grew into fine teaming cattle on Glas tonbury meadows. He also describes a 1886 experiment feeding a calf oil meal porridge instead of milk from November to March, resulting in a healthy, thriving calf despite doubts about the method.
Mrs. C. F. Fletcher of Snow Down Poultry Yards in Maine is described as successful in poultry raising. An Eastern Farmer editor interviews her, noting apparent talent and congenial, profitable work. The article records questions about what makes her birds unusually square, plump, and handsome, despite similar premises and equipment at other yards.
The speaker argues the first six weeks are crucial for a chick. They claim women tend to manage these early care tasks better, ensuring proper care and preventing stunting. Men are portrayed as less bothered by small details yet still miss essential early care.
Mr J M Hicks of Indiana discusses the unknowable in beekeeping noting bees require forage and master care to be profitable He questions whether pure Italian or black bees can be kept together and doubts about queens mating and drones’ usefulness He ends urging to attend to the bees and they will pay.
The Orchardist notes cherry trees prefer well drained soil and patience for growth. It warns washing water and slops from the back door can kill trees near the dwelling, an often unseen reason for sudden cherry tree deaths.
The Idaho pear adapts to frigid northwest climates in a latitude 46 degree region. In twenty years it has grown from seed to a fourth-year tree with good quality fruit. It may appeal to eastern orchardists as a late season alternative to Bartlett.
The article details practical kitchen methods for rabbit soup and stew, goose roasting German style, and duck dishes. It describes jointing rabbits, larding with fat pork, simmering with onions celery thyme and bay, straining and serving. duck gravy with olives. and goose dressing with bread crumbs apples raisins currants mashed potatoes butter.
A reported innovation dissolves soap in hot water with turpentine and liquid ammonia to soak linen for two to three hours. The method, used in Germany and now Belgium, promises clean, colorfast results with minimal rubbing. Ammonia evaporates and turpentine scent vanishes upon air drying.
A vintage appeal extols Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla as a universal blood purifier and tonic. It cites testimonials from Hartford officials and household use, claiming spring vitality and protection against colds, pneumonia, and sickness, urging broad family use and noting its long-tested, bottled form.
The article describes silvadors or musical jugs from Peru in the William S. Vaux collection in Philadelphia. Vases are joined with a whistle and air-flow mechanism producing bird and animal sounds, including a thrush and llama figures. It discusses craftsmanship, materials, and possible communication methods in ancient Peru.
Frayed medical advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervura Nerve Tonic as a universal cure for neuralgia rheumatism palpitation headaches numbness and general nervous debility. Claims include increased vigor appetite regulation and revived energy with a $1 bottle price and availability through druggists or a New York specialist for consultation.
A tale of Maurice Bernhardt and Princess Terka Jablonovska hinges on a pocket handkerchief. Terka learns of the item after Sarah plays Frou-Frou, and Maurice is struck when the handkerchief lands at his feet. The next morning a portrait and dedication are sent, leading Terka to Sarah’s residence where she meets Maurice and falls in love at first sight.
Lillian S. Weile in Good Housekeeping explains the preferred method for griddle cakes using a soapstone griddle or an iron substitute. Proper heating, thorough cleaning, and smooth surfaces yield a velvet brown crust without grease. The guide notes choice of tools, even heat management, and that thicker griddles or pressed-iron pans can work well.
A preparation for relief and cure of household ailments long proven effective. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised as reliable for dyspepsia constipation and biliousness. It is said to aid nervous upset kidney inactivity and rheumatism and to renew strength and appetite.
In Grand Rapids on December 24 1887 a man relates five weeks away and reports popular reception of his writings. He confirms Effie’s rheumatism relief and credits Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup with curing her lingering pain. Advertises the medicine and lists ailments and distributors in Jersey City and beyond.
Letter to the editor from J. A. Slocum M C at 151 Pearl Street promising a “remedy” for consumption. He states five years hopeless cases may be cured with timely use and offers two bottles of his remedy PREE to readers who send express and P. O. addresses.
An old editorial argues blizzards strike with little warning and threaten travelers in sparsely treed regions. It urges fencing farms roadside trees or posts to guide and protect people, funded by taxes or public spirit, to reduce storm hazards. Includes a humor snippet about a dress ball and a joke about a club expulsion.
Fragmentary text includes instructions on frosting chilled eggs beaten stiff, and foot care routines with warm water baths and stocking care. Mentions cooling in refrigerator, borax dissolution, and unspecified names. Content appears as disjointed household guidance with procedural steps.
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