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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1890
Page
3
A dense patchwork of 19th century vignettes covers weather lore, crop talk, travel, local gossip, and brief notices. It references influenza grip and past pandemics, preparations for spring, marriage, schools, merchants, and civic events across Ames Story City Nevada and surrounding towns.
The morning train on the main line is now run in two sections with about five minutes between them. Dr. Beverly treated fifteen cases of La Grippe last Saturday. Adulterated quinine is said not to compare with his remedies. The Rev. Robert Collyer, once a blacksmith and now a prominent preacher, has just reached his sixty seventh year.
The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette prints a 128 page holiday souvenir praised as a credit to the paper and city. Other notes mention Harvard English instructor’s descendant, Prescott touring Iowa for a Seventh Day Adventist College site, a county jail fire allowing an escape, and John E. Duncan nominated as Ames postmaster with expected improved service.
The Maxwell Tribune celebrates seven years of local news with reports from Story and neighboring counties and notes support from the school department. Boone suffers a major fire destroying the Metropolitan block, insurers cover two thirds of value and most stock insured. Ames Intelligencer changes hands as J. E. Duncan sells to Henry Wilson amid health reasons.
The undersigned readers are requested to settle the accounts for the year as shown by Bingham & Co using cash or note.
The notice requests parties indebted to the writer to call and settle their accounts by cash or note. It conveys urgency and a routine financial obligation without exposing additional personal details.
Geo Roberson notifies that accounts owed to Perkins the grocer must be settled before January 6 and to settle all other debts by January 15 1890 or they will be placed for collection all persons indebted are urged to call settling promptly and avoid collection actions.
Fragmentary note shows D A Bregg Low & Co statement and Perkins grocer selling flour at high prices. The text hints at needed year end balancing and prompt settlements.
M C Allen of Nevada Iowa advertises 320 acres of good unimproved land one mile northwest of Ames at a low interest rate. Leases may be offered for pasture or grass if not sold. Announcement dated January 7, 1890.
A brief notice states no goods sold except cash. It emphasizes bottom pricing and guaranteed terms, with a respectful closing line.
The note thanks customers for a prompt response to a special sale and announces it will continue for 30 days offering footwear jackets gloves and misses and child items. It expresses continued appreciation and solicits future favors.
Notice to bidders for the county project in Iowa seeking proposals for pile bridges. Bids must be received at the office in Nevada before noon on the Lith day of January 1890. County Auditor oversees the process.
Statement lists real and personal property assessments and taxes for the year. It includes land valuations totaling 352,964.44 and various tax amounts, with detailed figures such as 3,429.60 and other line items.
Officials anticipate smooth operation under the new postmaster with no doubt about efficiency. Ellsworth Post G A R will install its officers on Saturday evening January 15.
Drab horse blanket with red yellow and blue stripes lost Tuesday evening between Ames and W Morris place. Finder should leave it at this office.
All correspondence must be in by Tuesday so the paper can publish. Mrs. 8. K Wilson editor slipped and fell breaking two bones in her left forearm above the wrist. Dr. Richmond reduced the fracture and she is doing nicely. School number 4 Washington Township thanks Mr. and Mrs. R Sheehey for a New Year banquet and tender a unanimous vote of thanks. J. Ross, Teacher.
Miss Lan ning of Ames visits uncle Mr. Haverley. Mrs. L. O. Curtis of Broken Bow Nebraska visits her mother Mrs. Nancy Kerr. Grand-daughter of Mrs. Martha Wilson ill with lung fever at Mrs. Wilsons. Will Ball and wife and Mrs. A. M. Ball of Ames visit relatives in Cambridge. Mr. and Mrs. James Lee welcome a girl born in 1889. Mrs. C. W. Livingston and children leave for Lorimer. Ed and Misses Della and Odessa Thompson visit town. New Year social with oyster supper at Ames visitors and gathering at C. E. Haverleys.
Rev Danner kept watch night in Des Moines George Briggs returns from Chicago for a few days Mrs J B Shedd visits relatives at Iowa City Deputy County Clerk Carrell visits Adel C H Balliett of Omaha in the city Ed Silliman visits Boone for college friends A pound party surprises Rev Danner W A C Corps presents chair to president Mrs Morton Fred Dunning visits from Fairburg Nebraska Miss Mildred McLain goes to Maxwell for bank interest Mrs Lant Lockwood heads to Denver fire damages slight furniture loss at furnace area Prisoners burned out and moved to Court House Boardman Bros ship 5000 chickens to San Francisco Mrs M W Howland of Alison Iowa oversees Hutchins House program at Necnatons January 11 1890 program items listed
The Ames Club was organized on Monday evening by the election of officers Dr. Fairchild presiding Prof. Osborn secretary Parley Sheldon treasurer and L M Bosworth director. The club aims to rent rooms for social and business use and assist Ames improvements with a roll of twenty five citizens. It will meet Saturday evening January 11 in rooms over Bosworths drug store.
The marriage took place at 1 30 pm Tuesday at Margaret Geddes mother’s home with President W H Wynn performing the ceremony. Only a few personal friends attended. Mrs Niles is praised as refined and intelligent while Professor Niles is described as reliable and set to be a model husband. The couple’s union is noted as attracting attention in his college work. Friends wish them happiness in their new life.
Mr Able Hawkins of the vicinity died at his son in law S H Dona hoo’s residence near Beatty Kansas on Sunday December 15 in his seventy first year. He lived thirteen years in Story County moving to Kansas in 1870. He was born near Knoxville Tennessee and moved with his parents to Illinois at thirteen then to Iowa in 1865. He left seven children with seven living and one deceased. He joined the M E Church in early life and was buried in Beatty Kansas cemetery.
W J Freed returns home after three week absence. Laura Baughman visits Boone. Simeon Beadle of Hancock County spends Christmas with W H Beadle. Belle Ward and McNaughton of Moville visit relatives. Mapleton visitor Nyizzie returns for a few weeks. Anna and Louise Favre of Boone spend Christmas with Maud Eastwood. W H Ross of Caliope visits relatives. Several mumps cases reported locally. Ad Irving of Cedar Falls visits W H Johnson.
Mrs. Henry P. Massey of Smyrna died after more than a year of illness following a fall that fractured the base of the spinal column. Doctors initially misdiagnosed then confirmed paralysis, yet she remained conscious and fed, bedridden or in a chair, until complications led to death. The case is described as one of the most singular on record.
The crown prince grows bored with waving to the crowd and tells his governess he will not lift his bonnet anymore. She insists he acknowledge the people, so he commands the coachman to stop and have the governess get out. The scene, reported by the San Francisco Argonaut, blends humor with royal etiquette.
An excerpt cites eight factors from old Hindoo works as causes of leprosy including daytime sleep, overeating, gluttony, certain foods, drinking cold water when fatigued, heavy exertion after meals, sun exposure after meals, alcohol, and Brahmin insults. It speculates on how often Brahmin insults initiate leprosy.
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