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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1877
Page
2
Paper kept on file in the office of L. F. Booth General Eastern Agent Chicago and Northwestern Railway 415 Broadway New York City. Friends in New York are invited to call and read it at any time. they will be welcome.
Republican slate lists Governor Joan Gfar of Des Moines County Lieutenant Governor Frank T. Campbell of Jasper County Supreme Court Judge James G. Day of Fremont County and Superintendent of Public Instruction W. Von Coelln of Blackhawk County.
A long republican platform in Iowa renews pledges to defend citizens at home and abroad, enforce constitutional amendments, maintain public credit, and promote currency reform. It calls for limited taxation, fiscal restraint, and electing honest, congerent leaders. includes references to silver, specie payments, and anti subsidies.
Governor Luptxeton of Wisconsin complains the President did not respect his dispatch seeking authority to arm the inmates of the Soldiers' Home to suppress rioters. The episode is described as a rare moment of humor amid the strike, highlighting the governor's strained grasp of the situation.
Patterson of South Carolina selects Gen M. Butler and M. W. Gray as counsel for his upcoming case. He claims confidence in the defense and expects local support he could not secure otherwise.
The article notes Coykling’s sudden return home amid partisan press reactions. It argues newspapers friendly to him push favorable coverage, comparing their zeal to the earlier defense of a prominent figure. It questions how a campaign for him could run while endorsing Hayes.
Fragmentary report notes Isprawa's strike experience amid a Governor deemed incapable and demagogues pressed to perform amid factional opposition. The application to the Secretary failed to gain support, leaving officials and newspapers confounded by party lines.
Readers note editorials accuse reporters of bias as coverage shows open siding with strikers. The fragments suggest controversy over journalistic integrity and claims of discrimination in Indiana.
The piece notes Southern states cutting waste in governance after the Civil War. Georgia's new constitution is expected to cut the governor’s salary from 4000 to 3000 dollars annually, aiming to attract esteemed leaders and set a precedent for later reductions in state offices.
Duper West speaks after nomination at the Clearland Convention. He supports the president’s course, opposes federal state intervention unless needed, and favors peaceful, independent policy. He predicts the Republican base will endorse Hayes and notes voters’ ahead-of-politicians sense of right.
Mason Usansey reports to the New Orleans Democrat that Major Hearsey met with President Hayes and Postmaster General Key. The talks praised the South for peaceful conduct during railroad riots and noted mutual hope for Hayes visiting New Orleans during Congress holiday.
A New Orleans Democrat editor claims broad Southern support for the Returning Board while acknowledging strong backing for the President among Louisianans. He recounts talks with lawmakers from Alabama Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina on a trip from New Orleans to Old Point Comfort.
Mr. Roward Russell editor postmaster at Davenport and Republican Central Committee chairman issues a call for a County Convention. He disregards a presidential order restricting office holders from political action and aims to lead the Republican Party despite federal interference. All Iowa will support him.
Republican nominee John H. Gear will open the canvass for governor in Springdale Cedar county Thursday night. A list of State canvass appointments will be published later. Ale will fill a few appointments ahead of the general list.
A Des Moines Register note says the office has turned quiet as Old Man Clarkson stops rumors around the staff. The line hints at a staff shift or policy discussion cooling tensions among workers with observations from Chicago.
An Iowa City cleric says the strikes are a judgment on railroads for Sunday trains. A Des Moines inventor promotes a new type setting machine to be shown at the fall Exposition. The piece mentions state fire losses since 1868 and questions insuring public buildings. It notes a scammer posing as a stock-farm buyer in Cass County and predicts brighter times driven by crops and reduced labor strife.
The Northwest saw large swarms of grasshoppers moving from the north to the south or southeast across parts of Minnesota Iowa and adjacent areas near the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Telegraph reports note similar movements from Omaha and Sioux City and along western Minnesota routes with no large scale landing yet confirmed. A few scattered specimens are reported in various localities but destination remains unknown.
Agricultural reports from multiple towns in Iowa and Kansas dated Aug 8 describe general, strong harvests. Wheat, oats, and barley yield well with frequent rain aiding crops. hoppers noted in some areas but not severely damaging. Corn holds promise of good to excellent results and stock shifts show abundant grain in storage.
Constable Tom Paxton brought in from Ontario a man suspected of rape near Newton. A boy identified the prisoner from a circular, and the case was bound over to District Court. The arrest followed a vagrancy raid on visiting tramps amid fear of community violence.
Reports from Oakfield Glidden Danville Springdale and others in Audubon Cox Cedar and Pocahontas counties describe bumper yields for barley oats and wheat with expectations of twenty to seventy five bushels per acre. Conditions are favorable though hoppers appear in one town with limited damage.
The Story County Teachers' Normal Institute will run from August 13, 1877, for three weeks in the High School Building in Nevada Iowa. Conducted by Prof. N E Goldthwait and Prof Wm P Payne, with local teachers assisting, the program includes lectures, a course of study, and exams for certificates. The State Superintendent requests all county teachers attend the session, aiming for a full turnout of 138.
Ask Yourself these Questions about Headache Dizziness Nervousness and indigestion. Green's August Flower is advertised as a positive cure with 2,400,000 bottles previously distributed in the U S Samples bottles 10 cents regular 75 cents Sold by Ames Iowa druggists J J Bosquet and \\u2011Ames Iowa.
A brief note invites readers to visit Tilden and Melaine druggists for a delicious drink or soda.
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