06 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1891
Page
1
Rail timetable listing morning and afternoon departures for the Chicago and North Western line with destination Des Moines. Schedules show morning and afternoon departures and approximate arrival times for various trains, including notes on going south and going north services.
Local social items report visits from Mrs. Sexton Des Moines Mrs Arnold Creston Chas son Ames Clarence Spaulding Clinton Clarence Mason Jefferson and others. Tours to Chicago Detroit Des Moines and Omaha. Tea parties and surprise gatherings at Rev Smith's home. Y P S C E and P E C societies forming with lectures planned.
Local residents travel to Chicago Detroit and Denver for meetings visits and family. Multiple confirmations describe births illnesses travel to Des Moines Missouri and Nevada while local churches schools and businesses host events and safety programs.
Ruth wife of W L Munden died Tuesday noon from lung disease after years of invalid life. Funeral held Wednesday at U B Church with burial in Ames Cemetery. she was born Rynard and married in 1853. She leaves husband six children and surviving mother. The note includes a poem about consumption and a request to settle cemetery association accounts, plus garden district notes.
The raspy note announces a public statement of receipts and expenditures for Memorial Day funds. It notes accessibility to interested parties and includes a brief, anecdotal street scene with a traveling dentist and a colored quartet. It also invites Ames residents to join the college Choral Union, with lesson terms and logistics.
Gilbert Station reports growth with new homes by Nic Holmes and Jack Swinger, a large tool house under construction, oat yields of 60 bushels per acre, corn ahead in growth, and shipments from Gilbert Bros. with new cats arriving in good condition. A theft at Gilbert Bros. store yielded jewelry hardware clothing coins valued up to 75 dollars. A. S. Needham leaves Kansas City Grain Co. duties, and a Camp Meeting at Nevada Revkut drew Mr. and Mrs. Dann and daughter L. E. Butler of Aledo Illinois to C P Church service last Sabbath.
West county residents urged to help make the fair a success with an exhibition showing local hands and brains. The fair is set for September 15 to 17. The Iowa State Band concert at the College last Thursday drew large crowds and praise from attendees. Nevada sent about forty visitors, and the performance was well received by both music lovers and critics. The band, led by Prof Phinney, and artists Salmon and Kendall earned admiration for their execution and contributions to Des Moines and Iowa.
The I A C Entertainment reports the first term recital by the college musical and elocutionary departments. Four artists appeared Miss Gratz Miss Chambers Mr Backus and Miss Thomas. audiences filled the hall after traveling on the new car line. The performances earned praise for violin vocal piano and storytelling readings.
Perkins grocery advertises low prices on corn meal gasolene and rising stock of fall clothing hats and dishes while H S Goble's shows trunks and valises and A M Perkins promotes ware and jackets. Tilden also touts cheaper clothing and new hats.
It will pay you to call and see A. M. Perkins who has the largest line in town and bought them to sell very cheaply. Fruits and Vegetables at Mason's Fruit Jars. .90 Doz. for Pints. 1.00 Quarts. 1.25 Gallons. RiceLow & SMITH. I offer 22 Ibs fine granulated sugar for $1.00, 23 Ibs Standard A for $1, 24 Ibs Lightest C for $1.00. A. M. PERKINS
Reports cancel rumors of Secretary Noble resignation and Parnell divorce billing issues. Diatheria cases rise at Yankton asylum amid fears of epidemic. New Mexico seeks 200 more teachers under new school law. Sing Sing prosecutions threaten NY papers. Siegel Cooper fire causes $1.0 million loss. Parkes suffrage vote rejected in Sydney. W C T U protests G A R banquet liquor plan. Expo space for France and Genoa fairs outlined. Ohio rail accident injures 14. Seattle fire kills two. Margherita Hamm sues Boston Herald for $50,000. Oakland school flag dispute outrages Kansas parents. Swiss centennial fetes begin. American discovery centennial planned in Genoa. German crime-crisis linked to potato liquor prompts inquiry. Berlin reports 147 personal crisis cases in early July."}
The Fourth National Reunion of the Blue and the Gray will be held August 18 to 21 on Elk Horn or Yea Ridge Battle Field in Arkansas. Activities include music, speakers, and nightly camp fires. Information via Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Lucy C. Cox, Garfield, Ark. D. M. Hayden.
J H Queal & Co advertise Studebaker wagons and brands from Schuttler O Brien and Ketchum with Wild Irishman sulky plows and Walking plows. They thank Ames citizens for patronage amid competition and promise constant market presence. Sugar deals offered at 22 23 and 24 pounds per dollar.
Eighty acre farm located three miles south of Ontario with possession given on March first, 1892. Interested buyers apply to C. Howe on the premises. September.
Geo W O'Brien advertises a large stock of Deering and Empire mowers from last year for sale at less than wholesale price. He promises substantial savings and urges interested buyers to contact him.
Nevada hosts a mass convention August 15 to align on Ocala and Cincinnati principles for White Slaves. The meeting aims to form a full county ticket with speakers from afar. Led by L Q Hoggatt, chairman, the drive marks political organizing in the district. George Roberson announces hardware stock sale at cost due to business change.
Immense quantities of Crosby’s Best and Crosby’s No 1 Flour are being sold by Hamilton & Co. as market demand remains strong. The notice highlights continued lead of these brands in local trade.
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