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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1883
Page
16
A collected update of ads notices and snippets from Ames and nearby towns. Includes sales from Thomas Bros Soper, auctions by Nos. Cons, church announcements, weather notes, a fire scare at Hulett’s shop, and commentary on newspapers value and prohibition in Iowa with references to Rev ParkER and Rev McTavish.
Ames lies on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at its junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Line. It is thirty six miles north of Des Moines, seat of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts, with a well appointed public school and a large public school building. Surrounding farming lands are productive and yield abundant fruit and orchards.
The column requests readers to report visits of friends and any events of public interest by letter or card. The appeal emphasizes keeping the community informed and encouraged sharing timely information.
A mixture of shop ads and public notices including sorghum and sugar prices at H T & B Co and C F Wheelers, sewing machines advertised at 24 dollars, a saloon indictment of Mirton Runner in Story County jail, health remedy claims for Wilsonia, coal sales by Squaw Creek Coal, hair care by Parker, court cases to June term, fire and property insurance offered by A P Conpier, marriage notice for J H Brubaker and Jenny Dawson, and real estate insurance agency by M Heemstreet in Ames.
At a Marshalltown temperance gathering Mr P M Sutton spoke on Judge Hayes ruling. He said as a lawyer the decision was correct given the facts but upon reading the abstract and appeal arguments he believed the constitution should not be construed in every minor detail and that the Amendment should stand. He likened the decision to the Dred Scott case in legal correctness but condemned the principle as unacceptable.
The undersigned opens a tailor shop in Ames inviting old friends and new customers to visit. Located above McDowell's billiard hall in the west front room, Henry Lightner welcomes inquiries for first class garments.
Mrs Lucy T Hall Person born October 31 1822 in Hanover New Hampshire died February 8 after Brights disease. Survived by husband A G Person and five of six sons. Funeral held February 10 at home seven miles south of Ames with Rev W P Bennet, burial in Ames Cemetery.
The text notes Boots and Shoes bargains at Thomas Bros and Soper s. Willie McTavish of the Maxwell Times, youngest Iowa press member, visited the city yesterday. Mr B L Palmtier reappears on the streets. Mr J and family reside in Minneapolis Minnesota.
AvupiTror McCarrny is in the city and stops by for a meal with Dan. The piece notes McCarrny as a good boy who recalls his first love and returns occasionally for sustenance.
Mr A Morrison of Marshalltown and Miss Florence Wilkinson daughter of E M Wilkinson wed in Nevada on Wednesday evening. Joan R Hays acting District Attorney in place of Hon J L Stevens who is out sick. We hope John recovers soon.
Mr W W Childs of Nevada marries Miss Nora Foot on the 13th at the bride mother’s residence in Milford Township with E Kendall of Ames officiating.
A shower of rain fell Thursday night and Friday morning was chilly. Prospects of a flood are dimmed by cool zephyrs from the Esquimaux Country.
The INTELLIGENCE Office reports heavy workload over the last week or two leaving little time for publication. A substitute will be drafted soon for the job room or the editorial chair, with the latter seen as more suitable for readers.
The Story County Teachers Association will convene in the Ames High School building on February 24, 1883. Teachers and patrons are invited to attend the program from 10:00 AM to 3:50 PM with music, readings, physiology, language lessons, declamations, geography, school government, legal duties of teachers, and grammar led by local educators.
A fragmentary ledger entry lists disbursements from Haxton Steam Ht g Co totaling 1650.00 and 680.00 for related expenses, with several names such as J Sterling and D N Maxwell for materials. Contingent Fund shows 883.73 received from the Co Treas during the year and 125.76 from stove sales, plus balances due to the Treasury as of Feb 1, 1882 and 1883, and assorted school furniture and page gas and other small entries.
A New York City street scene shows West Street as a barometer of national business with trucks thunderously packing the thoroughfare. Drivers push for space, defy courtesy, and draw police attention as steamships load, mails move swiftly, and late arrivals miss boats, with the crowd and carriage traffic pivoting around a single crossing.
A milliner hired a painter to make a shop sign reading Mrs J Blank. The painter’s error drew laughter when the woman asked if two husbands made her a widow. She learns Miss and Mrs distinctions, and agrees to have the sign redone.
A 1840s Indiana political note recalls Bird Chapman crowing for Democratic wins and the spread of the crow symbol. A Reno citizen recounts vigilante tar and feathering of a man named Jones, detailing the gruesome process, its pain, scrubbing, and long recovery.
The Bank of California received the largest gold bar cast in the United States from the North Bloomfield Mining Company of Smartville Nevada County, California. The bar weighs 51 pounds Troy and measures 15 by 6 by 7 inches, valued at $114,000 with an approximate worth of $19 per ounce.
For the election of a Mayor, Recorder, Treasurer, Street Commissioner and two Councilmen. The terms of office of Messrs. Reed and Bingham expire on that date. Polls open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Geo. G. Tilden's building east of Nourse Bros. grocery.
An independent weekly paper, THE IOWA HOMESTEAD from Des Moines Iowa, promotes farm interests, opposes political rings, and fights corporate extortion and monopolies. It offers practical farm advice across stock, crops, dairy, and fruit raising, urging tax on securities and large incomes. Send $1.50 for a yearly subscription.
A Chicago Piano Co advertisement promotes a novel method to play familiar airs on piano or organ without prior knowledge. It claims anyone including children can learn notes quickly by mail with four pieces of music for $1.00. Address Chicago Piano Co at 78 Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Disturbing night cries from sick children prompted this advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething. It claims instant relief from teething pain, cures diarrhea and dysentery, regulates the stomach, eases wind colic, and soothes inflamed gums. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
Dr Dem ing announces a new cure with a single application that will persuade skeptics of its healing powers. Bars town Drugist offers a free sample box to demonstrate its curative qualities at no charge.
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