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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1884
Page
3
A mix of community items from Story County including illnesses in a Pitser family child, school events in Ames and Nevada, a World’s Fair product train wreck near Keokuk, a funeral for Mrs. Nancy Horine in Ames, a revival report from Rev. Weaver in Comanche, Northwestern workers now in uniform, Kibbee the famed Story County pedestrian, and Dr. J A Emory’s fatal buggy accident in Boonesboro.
Thanksgiving guests gathered at the Elm City residence of Mr H C Huntington in this city. Vermonters and Rocheste r natives joined Dr and Mrs W M Huntington for a generous New England feast. The spread filled an L shaped setup across two rooms with forty nine guests.
Gist seeks general house work. must be strong and healthy. Apply at M Fortune’s, south side. DILLY Osbourn, formerly with Ames express, promoted to messenger between Eagle Grove and Kiwell. Hutchinsons refuse yeast warranty for baker but approve Orange Blossom. W. Morrison opens veterinary practice in Omaha. Pickett & Co. advertises a complete line of eminent poetical works.
Mr and Mrs W A Perkins thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the death of their child. They express a wish to be spared such affliction in the future. W A and N E Derek Is.
The Electoral College of Iowa met at the capitol and on Wednesday cast the third votes of Iowa for Liaine for President and Logan for Vice President. Hon John Van Valkenburg and Hon John M Hugh were chosen messengers to carry the vote to Washington and to the district court.
A long list of names appears in the November section including Lars Johnson Mary Nelson Monroe Ferguson Alice M Shifield Lars Rasmussen Christena Rasmussen Rasmus Rasmussen Annie Anderson Ole Olson Kierland Eden Maria Maren Kettiesen Sundal Lewis B Shoning Minnie Talbott Charley Fronsdahl Lizzie Simmensen G N Airhart Kate Pool A Wick Esther Peters Frank Ifoli Clara L John James E Bentley Dora Hell Geo F Tewksbury Joana McCertney E R Kinddell B M Emmundsen Geo D Bevathan Sarah M Ray Andrew Gaard Julia Saldahl with no accompanying context.
The Tribune, dominant in New York and nationwide, reports 1 202 000 copies sold during election week and winter circulation of 121 000 daily and 143 000 weekly paid subscriptions. It touts broad content and holiday premiums while highlighting Grant era Civil War pieces and fiction in the December Century.
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