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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1887
Page
2
Harry Glen, pursued by Confederate forces, hides with Fortner near a rocky knoll. The retreating army staggers under hunger and fear as battle debris and wrecked supplies clog the creek bottom. Fortner fires a warning shot prompting a tense struggle as dawn nears.
The text notes the bill for tax dependent soldiers has passed the ranks of rebel brigadiers. It questions what the ex sheriff will do, and suggests he may reserve his veto and sneers for another occasion in the interest of loyal dependents.
The editorial notes prefer Col. Henderson for the House and Col. Hepburn for the Senate, warning against agitators seeking Senator Wilson’s seat. It argues the party cannot endure further dissension and cautions against hastily opening Wilson’s successor issue, urging it to drop.
Governor Larrabee lists inmate totals for Iowa facilities including Orphans home Davenport 301 Penitentiary Fort Madison 384 Penitentiary Anamosa 287 Insane Asylum Mt Pleasant 658 Insane Asylum Independence 783 Feeble minded institute Glenwood 285 Girls reform school Mitchelville 125 Boys reform school Eldora 331 Deaf and dumb asylum Council Bluffs 299 Blind asylum Vinton 166 Normal school Cedar Falls 260 State University Iowa City over 500 Agricultural college Ames 300.
Washington dispatch notes Logan's vacancy in the front Senate row. Cullom to occupy the seat for the new Illinois senator Farwell arriving to take the oath Tuesday. Only seven of 76 senators fought for the Union. post March 4 many will drop to three. Warner Miller the only private to reach the Senate is beaten. Van Wyck, Carrrollson, Swell may fall. Hawley, Manderson, Plumb remain. Ex Confederates count rises to sixteen. four new senators sworn in fought for the Confederacy.
The piece lists Republican replacements for several seats with Col Davis replacing McMillan in Minnesota, Stockbridge replacing Conger in Michigan, Farwell replacing Logan in Illinois, Quay replacing Mitchell in Pennsylvania, Hiscock replacing Miller in New York, and Paddock replacing Van Wyck in Nebraska. It notes self successors for Hawley Hale Dawes Sherman Edmunds and Sawyer, and flags undecided contests in Indiana and New Jersey with potential shifts. If Republicans lose Indiana and New Jersey the Senate would be 39 Republicans to 37 Democrats.
An excerpt from Cambers Journal imagines Hygeia advising temperance in heat. The goddess preaches cooling with milk and water plus grapes and strawberries while avoiding alcohol and hot foods. The piece muses on how ancient restraint clashes with modern dining during hot spells.
In a portrait from the New York Commercial Advertiser a chain of observations portrays the adventuress as a restless, enigmatic figure. She is married and unbound, seeks material comfort yet risks scandal, and uses knowledge of men ruthlessly to defend self-interest.
The opinion now held by physicians is that raw cow milk is better for children than boiled milk. Raw cows give much more milk than boiled cows, which is presented as a gratifying finding.
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