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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1891
Page
3
A truncated OCR readout mentions a court case with sparse data including numbers and letters. The legible items reference a case number or docket markers and financial or procedural terms but lack clear names, dates, or locations to confirm the full context or outcome.
Local Ames notes report visits by James Wilson and others to colleges and towns including Des Moines Boone and Oberlin. Mentions staff changes, weddings, a play at City Hall, a sermon series, and a General Sherman illness update amid farm notes from Prof. James Wilson.
Notice to electors of Ames Iowa that an election is held Monday March 2 1891 at Town Hall. Voters choose Mayor Recorder Treasurer Street Commissioner and two Councilmen for full terms. Polls open 9 to 12 and 1 to 6. Parley Sheldon Mayor.
Fragmentary report describes a village scene with mentions of a Literary Society, Della Miller ill, a young child of Mr E Smith, and Little Exsie Mendon with sore throat. References to a band and social gatherings appear amid weather notes about snow and water.
A collage of advertisements lists rentals for a small farm, wagon and wind mill suppliers, harness stock and prices, ocean ticket sales, insurance firms, student supplies, farm tools, and horse goods. Also promotes dictionaries, baked goods, flax pails, barbed wire, canning fruit, phaeton carts, and religious lectures at a Baptist Church with Irving Literary Society events noted for February 17th.
A complete list of the incorporated town of Ames and Washington township and a partial list of Milford and Franklin Townships are available at the Story County Bank for paying taxes.
Mrs. J. M. Tanner has been sick with heart trouble the past week. Little Edith Gray was ill but is improving. R. P. Shields of Chicago visited his sister here Friday. Miss Lilian Gossard came up from Slater Friday evening. R. W. Crane made a flying trip to Des Moines and Dexter last week.
Aye Daugherty returns from Ono relatives. Rev Harned begins revival at M E church. Elia Hopkins visits Nevada friends. Hattie Broughard returns to school after illness. B F Brown sells interest to become Dow Vail Bros. Mr Smith travels to Belle Plaine on business. Jennie Cervan back from Zearing visit. Youths celebrate snow while Stewart's pond offers skating nightly.
War merchants report strong town trade while coal dealers see brisk activity. Measles remains scarce but cold spells and births mark town life. Notables include Mr Thayer of Marshalltown Times Republican, Prof. Anderson teaching music, I O O F Lodge officers installed, and Lincoln Township teachers set to meet with an interesting program.
Epworth League members and friends paid a pleasant surprise call on Rev R W Smith and his family on Saturday evening. T Swan presented a package of silver coins on behalf of the group with warm remarks and goodwill expressed by the pastor in return.
Elizabeth Emery died January 28, 1891 at her daughter Mrs. 8 J Gossard's Grant Township home. She was born June 21, 1824 in Washington County Pennsylvania and moved from Ohio to Nevada in 1857. A longtime M E church member since 1842, her home hosted pioneer Methodist preachers including Jacob Young and James Finley. Widow since 1869, she resided with her daughter until death. funeral by Rev J Fegily.
Grove promotes Kenney's crackers and olives with urging to buy at Grove's for dried fruit and jams. Woolford's Sanitary Lotion is touted to cure itch on humans, horses, and all animals in 30 minutes, sold by L. M. Bosworth, Ames Iowa. Specimen weekly Regis ter copies available at this office.
The twenty first annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Associations gathers in Burlington Iowa February eighteenth to twenty second Prominent speakers include J W Farwell F L Johnston S D Gordon Towner and T E Clark Delegates from Y P C E and Epworth League urged to attend with at least one representative Reduced rail fares and free entertainments for delegates who send names by February fifteenth Apply to E A Barrette Burlington or State Secretary W A Magee Des Moines The Jack Trust will be staged at Cook's ball next Monday evening Admission twenty five cents Seg bills available for details
The Illinois Central Railroad offers a 25 day round trip from Chicago to multiple stops in Mexico and the US. Depart 8:30 am January 19 returning February 14 for a total cost of 25000. For full particulars write to Manchester Iowa.
Promotes the American Economist and American Protective Tariff League with subscription offers. Mentions tariff policy, protectionist authority, and combined rates for Economist and The Intelligencer. Includes local notices about a lost paper rack and a call for a city caucus and election plans in Ames Iowa.
The 21st annual convention of the Story county Sunday School Association will meet at the M. E. church in Ames on February 19 and 20 1891. The program lists reports sessions elections lessons and speeches by local clergy and teachers including E T Campbell Ole O Roe Mrs Mattie M Bailey I K Horton J A Kerr Coyle and Bunce. A separate notice invites charcoal buyers to Binghams and notes a policyholders meeting at Thayer's office February 21 to select Waterloo delegates.
A retired East India Missionary physician claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility and offers to mail the formula in German French or English to any reader who writes with a stamp to Noyes 820 Powers Block Rochester NY Briley and Bower buy poultry at top market price.
We have placed on a table in the Center of our store Remnants of every description which will be closed out at once. Come early and make your selections.
A notice urges all customers with outstanding debts to settle their accounts in full to balance year end ledgers. It states past due notes must be cleared and asks recipients to treat the matter as a favor to the sender.
Advertisement for sale of sixty cords of mostly hard wood and about five hundred white oak fence posts from timber near A. H. Buck farm five miles northeast of Ames. Seller M. C. Allen may haul if not sold. Message ends with unclear text.
Fragmented OCR text presents a weathered poem about enduring storms and seeking safe harbor. The readable fragments mention braving the main, reaching port, memories, and guidance along a narrow way. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable.
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