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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1883
Page
4
An assortment of local notes from Story County Iowa including college town facts, road and rail lines, advertisements, personal notices, marriages, obituaries, and brief updates. Mentions Des Moines and Minneapolis Road, Ames, Nevada, and several local figures, businesses, and events.
Farmer offers west of Story City farm for sale at twenty dollars per acre. Terms easy with cash option if not sold in thirty days. Contact McCarthy or J. L. Stevens for details.
Fragmented Ames items include canned goods prices, Black List notification from Western Association, real estate and insurance agency ads, Tailor Shop reopening, Iowa Poultry Club update, and community social and religious notices. Mentions Dr. Merideth, Henry Lightner, Geo Tilden, and local events through November 16 1882.
The Ames fire caused substantial losses and prompts residents to inspect stove pipes and chimneys. Officials Henry Wilson Jr mayor and W C Stockley marshal urge a careful immediate examination to ensure flue safety and town safety.
Des Moines area notes how a recent fire cuts telephone use for up to a month. The Telephone Company reports losses not under 15000 dollars and possibly much more, highlighting elevated risk in the industry and a severe impact on operations.
A fire at 4:15 a m destroyed the unoccupied F D Basket residence east of Duff street in South Ames. The blaze, likely incendiary, left only ashes with $1500 insured. D H Maxwell’s family had just moved out and Basket’s loss totals about $500. Investigation and context follow.
An imperfect stove pipe or chimney at Thomas Jones's home in South Ames sparked a fire yesterday morning, destroying the building within about half an hour. Most first floor furniture was saved, upper rooms lost. Insurance stood at $1,000 for the structure and $500 for furniture. Jones faces losses around $800 to $1,000. The article then shifts to Prof Wynn's Lutheran Quarterly piece defending Christ as the conscience and opposing evolutionist views, praising the professor's moral influence and stance against atheistic drift in science.
An advertisement for Cottage Hearth in Boston promotes the illustrated home arts magazine and its contributors. It offers a three month advance payment of $3.00 to receive both The Intelligencer and Cottage Hearth for one year, touting value and timely subscription appeal.
The State Board of Agriculture fixed the 1884 fair at Des Moines with 59 votes for the city 28 for Dubuque and 4 for Council Bluffs. All Iowa roads offer round trip fare for visitors and half rates for exhibit articles. Officers elected include Wm. T. Smith president E. F. Brockway vice president J. R. Shaffer secretary and J. G. Rounds treasurer. Directors named Geo. C. Duffield Capt Brown N. C. Griffin H. C. Wheeler and R. Webb. Delegates to Washington include Jas. Wilson L. B. Coffin and Col. John Scott. Directors charged to provide facilities for new school methods at the fair and report cash on hand about $10,000.
The article argues the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on an amendment will provoke strong reactions. Temperance supporters may accept a void ruling, while opponents and saloon keepers fear a valid decision, with Judge Henderson seen as aggressive. The piece warns saloons to expect backlash if public opinion is overridden.
Hon. A. J. Howes, elected representative, departed Tuesday of last week for Washington to be present in the closing hours of the current Congress. Boone Republican.
In Kelley Iowa on January 15 83 a Letter to the Editor reports a proposed agreement between Rev S A Arnold Congregational pastor and Rev Weaver Baptist pastor to avoid same Sabbath preaching. Members favor cooperation and set a stipulation paying Arnold to preach Sabbath afternoons and alternate Sabbath nights until May 1 1883.
A newspaper poses a reflection on ancestry and births highlighting a multigenerational calculation, then notes M. H. Kistler and family traveling to Pennsylvania for the winter with stops in Chicago and Ohio planned before returning in April.
A nostalgic column recalls snowy days with sleigh rides and bells, notes on teachers and spelling, and local happenings. Rev. Weaver's church schedule, a creamery project near a farm, and concerns about milch cows leaving the country are mentioned alongside political quips about the Nit newspaper and civil service reform.
A new cure is announced by Dr Dem ing for a feared disease. A single application is said to convince skeptics of its healing powers. A free sample box is available from Bars tow Druggist to prove its curative qualities.
Local buyers are told prices for flour and canned goods remain above cash rates despite talk of discounts. The message emphasizes that credit terms do not yet translate into lower retail prices.
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