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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1879
Page
3
The column lists stores like McCune Bros Brown's Thomas Soper Sons and Bousquet's with holiday toys and goods and a rush of discounted items. It mentions new stock for hats caps gloves mittens and mink furs plus a trip for Mrs. Geo A Uxpenwood and fresh oysters at Hemstreet's. A violent assault on Dan McCarthy is reported with severe head injuries and unclear suspect.
In Mi ford township on Sunday December 7 Thomas J. Graham wed Mila L. Hoover with J A Smith officiating. Hog sales by W H Grove include 20 hogs at 427 pounds average and 40 hogs at 400 pounds average for 600 dollars. Also local notices mention prices for hogs and corn, a debt recovery appeal, and a Christmas confectionery ad.
At the December 4 1879 board meeting of the Agricultural College trustees the resolution was unanimously adopted to thank Wm D Lucas for faithful service as treasurer. The text reflects various anecdotes and a note on the unsettled armor inventor seeking a buyer.
Farmers and artesian well drillers on Robert Hunter’s Franklin township farm reached 120 feet without progress as their steel drill could not penetrate a hard substance. Geologists are queried on what lies below and why it hinders finding water.
Tam Now announces ready holiday furnishment of luxurious tables and delicacies including plain and ornamented cakes pies cookies and many baking items at prices as low as the lowest. Mr Martin, the baker, guarantees all bills with full credit to his past standards as assurance to customers.
Committees decide to hold a Masonic festival on the 26th to celebrate Christmas and St John’s Day with a public invitation to Story County residents. Clinton band to provide music, no printed invitations will be mailed, and attendees may enjoy supper and dancing. Grand Opening notices also announce Thomas and MacLain’s holiday sale catalog and large stock of gifts.
An inducement offers old subscribers paying in advance or new subscribers paying for one year in advance a premium worth one dollar. The gift is a ten variety flower seed packet collection including asters balsam cypress vine helleborus lobelia pansy petunia portulaca verbena and zinnia, valued as a superior seed set not available under a dollar elsewhere. The total cost is 1.60 in advance for the premium and license for one year.
A December council at Polk City composed of pastors and delegates from Ames Des Moines Newton Ogden Garden Prairie and E Adams examined and ordained T W Gowe for ministry after a lengthy service. Rev C O Parmenter introduced the services Rev A L Frisbie preached Rev G G Perkins gave right hand of fellowship Rev EB Eaton addressed the pastor Supt BE Adams spoke to the church Rev L S Hands closed the proceedings. Mr Gowe begins his ministry under favorable signs. Willis W McLain honored in Burlington with a gold watch from American Express colleagues accompanied by a letter of praise and wishes for health and long service.
The School Board approved a new room and pupil distribution plan. A 20 pupil class moves from the principal’s room to the north side new room. 25 pupils form class A in the south side intermediate. north intermediate gains 36 from Miss Chamberlain’s A and B, totaling 53. 26 pupils move from primary to north side intermediate, reducing its current total by nine. Assignments: Mr Christman to north side first intermediate, Miss West to south side second intermediate, Miss Jennie Reynolds to north side primary. Implemented at winter term start.
The Iowa Weather Service reports November 1879 as unusually warm and highly changeable with heavy rainfall in southern and eastern Iowa. Mean temperature was 6.5 degrees above normal, rainfall over five inches in a curved central belt, and the highest November rainfall nearly eight inches in New Hope Township Union County. Thunder storms, fogs, halos, and northern lights are noted along with sun spots and lunar coronae. Central Station, I. W. S. Dec 3, 1879.
The article lists local figures such as Albert Duckworth and F. M. Coffelt in ill health and property changes. It reports George Scott purchasing J G Foster’s farm at 31 dollars per acre and Knight & Smith erecting scales with plans for an elevator. It mentions school instructions, a corn market surge then lull, and an upcoming illustrated edition of Stories and Ballads for Young Folks by Mrs. T. E. Alden in New York.
A Nashville American essay laments buggy riding among farm boys arguing it drains finances and harms health. It favors returning to horseback riding, breeding robust saddle horses, and selling buggy gear to cultivate better form, vigor, and higher prices for well bred mounts.
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