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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1890
Page
3
Train timetable details for the Chicago and North Western RAITILWATY line listing night and day departures and freight schedules. It notes limited accommodations and service times from morning to evening with codes like 4204 and passenger references.
Local social life features visits and travel among residents and families in Ames Nevada Boone and Des Moines. Notable items include Dr Raynor and Dr Todd moving to town and dentist practice established, Mrs A W Bennett visiting Ames, Mrs J B Paxton's sister visiting, and many gatherings for parties anniversaries and an oyster supper. The Story County Board of Supervisors met in Nevada and WCTU convention planned for Dexter December 10 and 11.
A Boone News summary notes numerous Thanksgiving events from Ames and surrounding towns. Families hosted relatives from Des Moines Omaha Chicago and Morrison Ill. Attendees included Profs Barrows Jones and local residents with church services and a new bank building opening adding to the holiday mood.
The article outlines a study approach for English history starting with King John 1199, detailing a ten point framework covering reign time, genealogy, geography, contemporary events, customs, education, women, church, progress, and literature with recommended readings and parallel lesson plans. It also notes Iowa agricultural bulletins, an experiment station notice, horticultural cellar visit, brickwork on a new building and good ensilage conditions.
Thanksgiving was observed with school exercises and a sermon by Rev. Anthony. A community gathering hosted Rev. Anthony, who was gifted about $90. A football game favored the boys 11 to 2. Local business activity, bridges, and new printing plans surfaced as many residents and visitors were noted. Misfortunes include dog poisonings and Indian demonstrations seen as unsafe. various residents and visitors were mentioned with health, housing, and church activities outlined.
Miss Carrie Chaney visits friends in town. Mrs. J. H. Cooley visits her sister. J. T. Gray entertained Marshalltown guests. J. C. Johnson returns to Montana. Sociables at Mr. Pearson and Kelley benefit events. Stella McQuillin visits Nevada. The Wilson infant dies. Revival services led by Rev. Smith. Jessie Rogers returns from Boone visit. Thanksgiving dance reported a success. Mr. E. Thoms of Chicago visiting. C. H. Adams heads to Chicago for goods. Woody Bros concert draws music lovers in Nevada.
The notice lists cheap paper and envelopes for sale at The Intelligencer office and mentions a Partridge Cochin Roosters sale by W. H. Johnson. It notes dental work by Dr. Newton on December 8 at the West House and advertises new crockery glassware lamps china and dried fruits with assurances of variety and value. Buildings moved and patrons thanked. call to visit.
A farmer offers a hog cholera cure with no cure no pay, asking hog owners to contact Thomas Brooks of Ontario Iowa via H Gilbert. The piece notes Rev Ford's United Brethren church meetings concluded Saturday night and mentions Maxwell and Son running a new advertisement elsewhere on the page.
A Shelby North Carolina firm reports a dramatic recovery from consumption after a three month coughing spell. They claim a single bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and offered free trials at local drug stores.
A Washington farmer digging a well near Pullman unearthed a rich bed of onyx. The find centers attention on local geology and prospecting potential in Whitman County.
Bids are requested at the Story county Auditor's office in Nevada for building a jail per plans on file, with noon January 13 1991 deadline. The board may reject bids or modify plans after contract letting, per Board of Supervisors order.
The Oyster Supper at Geo. G. Tilden's residence was postponed from Thursday to Tuesday next week. Hyoseyooly invited to attend. Garner residents deny a diphtheria epidemic. Iowa City Herald aims for Republican favor. editor Sperry, ex Riverside Leader staff. General Bridgman near Keokuk faces paralysis. death expected soon. Robt. Keatiley’s family to receive $3,000 and father hired as flagman after boy’s death near Center Grove. Charles City ex-saloon keeper James Chair sentenced to six months for contempt. Van Vost in La Verne bigamy case dismissed. wife reintegrates, parents regret haste. Van Voorhies farmhouse fire. $1,500 insurance. one boy at home, organ spared. Cherokee accident fatally injures Robt. Leeds and Jerry Hitchcock.
At a stock yard incident near the yards a pilot of a Switch engine was struck by two freight cars that rolled downhill after brakes were left off. Both men were crushed between the engine and cars, sustaining severe injuries. James McKinley a 50 year old bricklayer on the Baldwin block fell from a ladder to Council Bluffs and died instantly. He leaves a wife and seven children. The ladder was 14 feet long and McKinley was intoxicated at the time, ignoring warnings from friends. The piece ends with unrelated moral quips and jokes.
Perkins' Grocery offers flour with warranty, pure maple syrup and maple sugar, lamps and glassware, white Clover Comb Honey, Saratoga chips, dried and evaporated fruits, canned goods, and a claim to pay top prices for produce. A 17th of Good Light N. O. Sugar is priced at $1.00.
Notice states that Story County voters approved a $10000 bond issue to fund a county jail and authorize a tax to retire it. The Board of Supervisors announced the proposition adopted following the November 4, 1890 general election.
The Illinois Central Railway promotes New Orleans as a premier winter home with easy access to Gulf Coast hunting and fishing. The pitch highlights oysters, oysters beds, deer, ducks, turkeys, red snapper, and mackerel along with boating and picnicking in mid winter. Contact J. F. Merry in Iowa for an illustrated pamphlet.
The town codifies sanitation rules banning sewer discharges into streets and mandating tight sewers, covered swill receptacles, and frequent waste removal. It requires reporting of contagious diseases, posting warnings, isolating patients, and quarantining premises. It also prescribes body handling and funeral restrictions for smallpox scarlet fever and diphtheria cases.
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