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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1893
Page
3
Time table shows passenger and freight schedules for Chicago and North Western lines. Notes that No 58 arrives at 12 25 a m and 66 at 6 09 p m with freight at 5 10 p m. no other trains carry passengers on Sunday. Agent Gro W. Coger.
Verna Kistler remains ill as Myrtie Munden visits Madrid. Residents visit relatives in Boone Des Moines and Marshalltown. Labor shifts, weddings and travel plans appear including Mrs Henry Hass in Boone and Capt Greeley’s Denver trip. Local students teachers and shopkeepers are noted with several short journeys and social visits.
A. J. Hawley rents his laundry to two Wisconsin men who will commence operations February 1. Engineer Falkhauser of Eagle Grove is seriously burned by steam from an engine incident in the yards today. Levi Fuller of Warren Indiana plans March return to live on the Baker farm. Mrs. Henry Barnes is ill with a light typhoid fever. Boehm expects a Spencer business offer and will move his millinery stock soon. Mrs. H Gilbert hosts her sister Mrs. Carr returning from Albuquerque death of her husband. Miss Rose Bartlett leaves for Detroit to visit relatives and study conservatory before spring class. The Congregational church Woman's Missionary Society meets Tuesday at 3 pm with Mrs. W G Wright. study focuses on American Missionary Association.
A long felt need in the city for suppers and entertainments prompts Ben Reed to finish the rear room above his meat market. The space will include a small kitchen, dining area with tables and chairs, and water service. Reed plans to furnish with cook stove, work tables, shelves, and china stock, expecting ready support and financial returns.
A Friday meeting attracted about sixty attendees as Kerr announced 105 signers. The committee reported stock buyers will be paid up and non assessable, investors appear earnest, and several signers bought more lots. 125 lots are engaged with expectations to fill 150. Turner McLain holds the paper for late signers. Options are on three land lots to cover emergencies as capitalists inch toward closing the remaining invoice.
A northbound passenger train collided with a high speed snow plow engine at Story City around 7 15 PM injuring several passengers. Curt Wood of Nevada suffered internal injuries. violinist Ovid Musin sustained a glass cut. Dr Fairchild and Dr Allen treated the wounded. the snow plow crew and dispatcher faced layoffs pending blame.
A mix of notices highlights settlements and finances as attention turns to cash near-totals. Social items note Miss Jessie Ollivier in Dad's Girls at the opera hall January 25 with praise for co star Al Feeley. Perkins Bros win Des Moines Poultry Show prizes.
Peter Andrisen of Cedar Falls may relocate to the gate factory building with six months free rent and a $214 cash bonus to start a husk mattress plant. He plans to inspect the grounds this week and could employ 15 to 20 workers once the corn crop is ready. The venture relies on husks from the Lockwood elevator as part of the appeal. Dad's Girls perform at the opera house on Wednesday evening January 25.
A Pensacola letter from Dec 28 1892 describes a long southern visit from Ames and Cedar Rapids. The writer praises Pensacola’s deep water harbor, pine exports to Mexico and Central America, and local sights Fort Pickens Fort Barrancas and the navy yard. Agricultural remarks note soils vary but respond to care with favorable climate and year round work. The tone is warm, praising Floridian hospitality and wishing readers a prosperous new year.
A chicken pie supper will be given by the ladies of St. John’s Mission at the home of Mrs. Dr. Fairchild Friday evening January 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Supper 25c to support a worthy cause. The Story County Teachers Association meeting follows in Nevada Saturday January 21 1893 at 2 o’clock p.m. An interesting program is planned.
A small ad notes extremely low prices on winter goods and staple items. It urges customers to compare prices on printers, sheets, and standard brands such as Lawrence, Indian, Lonsdale. The message stresses equal value on brands and no off-brand discounts.
John McDonald on the McElyea farm plans a public sale Thursday January 26 at 10 a m. Six head of horses twelve head of cattle farming tools and more offered. Free lunch at noon. The post notes a W R C meeting tomorrow afternoon at the usual hour with good attendance urged. Mr Carstens has a German class underway since holidays to master the language.
Local notices solicit debt payment and new year upturns in Ames. Grove Bros offer dry goods bargains while Hamilton Co and Adams Bros advertise sugar 25 lbs for $1 and raisins 5¢ per lb. Real estate loans, land for sale near Ames, and furniture stores Louds and Baker promote stock and loans. Items mention J E Duncan postmaster and Gen J R Lincoln.
An advertisement for C. E. Hunt's dental parlors claims free pain during tooth extractions with no additional cost. The notice emphasizes painless service at his clinic and invites patients to seek treatment.
Local advertisements urge cash settlements by year end 1892 and note sale terms. Adams Brothers promote flour imports and farm rentals with real estate for sale in Nevada Story County. F C McCain offers loans on real estate security and invites Buy or Sell notices. L M Bosworth sells Hebra's Viola cream. The Advance and the INTELLIGENCE combo subscription offered.
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