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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1884
Page
4
The Whe Intelligencer outlines local business notices pricing at ten cents per line weekly, reduced to five cents per line per week under the heading Business Brevities. Rates remain unchanged except by a yearly contract.
Market data from Chicago and Ames shows cattle hogs and grains with prices, followed by a heated editorial about the Ames post office appointment. The piece argues John Watts lacks local support, while Mrs. Hattie Lucas commands broad backing from residents and nearby townships. The column cites partisan influence and calls for reevaluation. It also notes community notices and events in Ames.
The Dorcas Society of Ames staged Rebecca’s Triumph Tuesday evening with near perfect delivery. All performers impressed, led by Mrs. J. L. Stevens whose energy drove the success. Tickets at the door totaled 268 for a $90 receipts, $28.25 from onstage cake sales, cake repeatedly offered to buyers who donated it back. A traveling gentleman called it the best show he had seen in Europe or America.
An escaped dog formerly owned by S A Shields of Nickerson Kansas damaged Bigelow and Huntington's store. One curtain ruined and all doors and sash chewed. estimated damage around 50 dollars. The unrest of a petty thief from Ames linked to a depot caddy theft, with skeleton keys found and Cass County warrants hinted.
A liberal reward is offered to anyone who can produce a case of liver or stomach complaint that Electric Bitters will not cure. If they fail to cure, you pay nothing for the medicine and receive a reward. Cures biliousness jaundice nervous debility and more. Satisfaction or money refunded. Price is cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists Bosworth & Co.
Mr and Mrs Carr Joners departed Thursday for a southern trip and will be away for two weeks.
Help wanted notices offer six positions in college boarding halls with high wages. Apply at the new hall on college grounds or at M Hemstreet's office near the Ames Post Office. Also mentions Valentines stock at Bradley Templeton's and Bosworth's for designs.
Advertises the J. C. Price farm located 24 miles south and slightly west of town. Seeks inquiries from Jas Bradley in Ames Iowa about very low terms and 160 acres with 110 under cultivation.
The notice advertises flour for sale with Minnesota flour at 1.45 per sack and Kansas flour at 1.40 per sack, plus Gold Medal brand.
Mr George Sargent will move next week to his new home in Milan Sumner County Kansas. His family will follow in about three weeks. Good citizens should never leave Iowa.
Bradley and Templeton advertise comical Valentines and silk fringe designs at Bosworths. Marriages: Lemuel M Walters to Louise A Coon on January 18 at Congregational parsonage and John T Hoover to Nellie M Coon on February 6 near Ames. Nina Starr improving after illness.
Offer from J. K. Macomber Des Moines Iown former residence 411 Walnut Street available for sale at a bargain or for rent to a reliable tenant. Inquiries may be directed to G. A. Underwood for details or arrangements.
The Franklin Township District No 8 school shows 184 days taught with 15 pupils enrolled and an average daily attendance of 10. Scholars on the roll of honor include Gussie Clark Hattie Allen Willie Allen and Ella Morris as teacher.
Classified notice lists two male travelers wanted to cover business by sample in central Iowa. Peddlers not sought. Samples priced at 6 cents postage. Contact W C Brain St Joseph Missouri. Auction notice follows with farm sale details near Ames on Wednesday February 13 at 1 pm. Includes sale of horses cows hogs farm implements and household goods. Also note Fairall 1884 Inca Politics manual with portraits and political literature available in Iowa City.
A historical advertisement urges avoiding intoxication by forbidding intoxicating nostrums and using Parker's Ginger Tonic in the family. It claims the tonic is non intoxicating and a blood and brain food that aids vital functions and invigorates.
Mr Jerry Sexton at the college invites farmers to send grains from different ears for testing. He reports tests on frost harvest corn showing 22 of 24 grains germinating. He urges prompt submission before frost end and warns against waiting for ring and sending to Nebraska for corn that will not mature.
Rush at Ames store for a trial of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and colds. Free trial bottles available at Ames drug store for sore throat hoarseness and severe colds. regular size bottle sold by Bosworth & Co.
Telegraph operator Mr M A Manning will act as Station Agent while Capt Jones is away. Manning will fill the role to a dot. SHILON'S FAMILY REMEDIES referenced.
Carr Soper visited the capital last Wednesday. Nine prisoners occupy the county jail presided by Sheriff Banks. Rev. Laidley preached at the M E Church in Nevada Sunday. Mr Norman and family will occupy Deacon McMichaels house. G A R Posts in Nevada and Ames plan events and meetings. Young people urged to attend Pierce’s Business College in Keokuk with coupon savings. Local court rulings and rentals update. Ames business grows prompting extra depot staff at night for C N W.
The advertisement notes readers interested in Texas cheap lands and mild climate should contact the agents before moving. It promotes Texas land traded for local property and claims sole agency for Short & Smith carriages and spring wagons. The shop highlights direct factory orders, saving ten to fifty dollars on better carriage grades and quotes wide product range with low margins.
A dense promotional column extols the American Agriculturist’s value and price, praising annual issues for farmers and households. It includes testimonial notes, an offer for a year’s subscription, and assorted short items about music, poison fountains, and medical tonics such as ATHLOPHOROS and Ponp's Extract.
SQurRe Fireu informs a large number of debtors by postal notice to settle accounts promptly to avoid costs. The message urges immediate attention and action to minimize charges.
A reader letter from a spectator criticizes an unnamed spelling bee, noting the author cannot identify the school or place and implying the event did not produce a clear winner. The misspelled phrasing and lack of specifics keep details vague.
Squire Dan McCarthy J L Stevens E F Cooper and Horace Greeley form a joint stock company to import blooded animals. Squire Dan travels to Europe to sample kine and equine stock for the project.
Reverend Mr. Weaver has received a unanimous and enthusiastic call to the Baptist Church at Comanche Clinton County Iowa and will relocate near March first. The Ames community will miss Mr. and Mrs. Weaver who are regarded as good people.
Mr. Warrous of the Legislative Visiting Committee visited Wednesday while Mr. Sutton and Mr. Manduechiel filled in for Nachtwey on Thursday. They spent most of their time at the college and departed for Des Moines yesterday.
Mr FrepD C Tilden confined to house by old army troubles will auction surplus stock and farm implements on Tuesday February 12 at 1 pm on his farm one mile southwest of Gilbert. Citizens may submit post office change notes to The Intelligent.
Clark and Palmatier of Minneapolis escaped larger loss after a nearby fire drenched his livery stable roof causing it to collapse under ice. Estimated damage about 700 dollars, insured. Dorcas Society thanks Read Giddings Wilson Stevens and others for help with Rebecca's Triumph performance and cake donations. District Court: grand jury adjourned. indictments for liquor violation. Knight Smith verdict $579.65. State v Clark and Murphy verdict guilty. Court to continue next week.
The report recalls W. A. Crawford tied to a 2 year old tobacco theft case and a farmyard shooting after he killed a farmer's dog and wounded the farmer. Crawford jailed, broke out, later arrested in Ames per Cass County marshal. described as a hard citizen.
Squire William Thompson a county resident was shot as he left Sparta Church near Randolph Ui by Leroy Smith over a disputed courtship. Smith is under arrest. Thompson likely to recover.
Publisher of California for Fruit Growers and Consumptives touts a remedy that improves health and promises $100 per acre after year three. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is praised for colds and respiratory troubles. claims of cure or relief even in advanced asthma or consumption contexts. Also brief local notes on weather, people, and ads.
Miss May Graves offers dressmaking at residences and countryside, serving ladies with fashionable and practical gowns. Residence with her parents on the north side, west of the Congregational Church. Also notes financial advert from J A Fitchpatrick about mortgages at six percent. Nevada Iowa.
Citizens denounce a political ring that ignores the will of the people and seeks office promotions. The letter urges nominating leaders who represent the public, cites local officers pressing their influence, and warns voters to investigate motives before the upcoming election. Community notes include church meetings, shipments, and local travel updates.
Washington Kansas letter to the editor extols Kansas as a better farming state than Iowa noting less rain needed, deeper plowing, corn yields, longer summers, and cheaper stock feeding. Mentions good water, scarce timber, corn cob fuel, coal this winter, and corn shipments to Story County. Locates in third tier west of eastern line near Nebraska, signed by WERSTER.
Local advertisements showcase a selection of overcoats with emphasis on value and style. Listings note prices and brand options, inviting customers to visit shops for fitting and further details.
A garbled OCR style list shows multiple fractions of suits with various prices like 20.00 for 16.00 and 18.90 for 14.00. The text repeats several price pairs and lacks complete context or structured items. No names or organizations are identifiable from the fragment.
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