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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1880
Page
3
A busy town notice page highlights McCune Bros selling boots and shoes cheaper than competitors. It urges readers to visit the store for warm waterproof footwear while promoting other local businesses and reflecting on regional notes and public tips.
The article urges selecting the best heifers and calves for future breeding and dairy stock. It stresses using good stock and careful feeding to mature stronger cows, doubling dairy cow value over a few years through selective breeding.
The Hummanson Soper damages suit over a fall in the cellar-way of T K Soper's building ends with a jury award of 500, settled for 375 to Mrs Hummanson plus costs. Lawyers receive the bulk of the money. The outcome reflects a common pattern in such cases.
Washington dispatches report President Hayes has reappointed Mrs. Hattie Lucas as post mistress of Ames. Her new four year term begins with the commission expiring on the 25th of next month. The notice lauds her four years of service and predicts general satisfaction among Ames patrons. The piece also notes winter ending for Northern farmers while the South sees spring, urging prompt preparation to avoid a late season and losses from delay.
The Broommertoy school district debating society discussed a national policy question last week. The majority voted against abolishing national banks in the United States, endorsing that Banks ought not be abolished.
A heavy garment hung by the back collar loop tends to sag. Wood or wire devices are proposed to hold the coat in shape, using a central hole or cord loop to hang from a nail. Under coats and vests can also be hung this way, preserving fit and preventing back neck fullness.
Dan McCarthy sold and delivered the imported stallion Monarch to Norman Horse Breeding Co of Sac county. Monarch, six years old, was imported from France in 1876 and won first prize at the Iowa State Fair that fall and again in 1879 with a first premium and sweepstakes. He weighed 2055 pounds at shipment. price paid was $1500. Sac county men report Norman acquiring a valuable prize and Story county loses fine horses.
The text notes that during the Evening Sessions special addresses will be made by capable speakers from a distance while concise views are written and forwarded to the Secretary. Additional regular proceedings are also expected.
Weather cooler roads better and corn plentiful with a bustling economy and new businesses. Mr D Cady and wife plan to move to Sioux City while C W Hasket becomes mill engineer. harness shop opens amid health concerns and widespread sickness. Executive regulations set requisition rules and pardon procedures in Iowa.
The February 1880 term of the District court convenes Tuesday with a docket of about 130 cases. Grand jurors include Ben F Johnson James Densmore J 8 Thomas E W Lockwood Nevada W H Foster H C Huntington and others. trial jurors list G W Mullen C W Cessna F Fitton D Stephenson Thos Whitaker and more. A sudden death in Federalsburg Maryland strikes Dr W Noble, father of Mrs Lyman Johnston, with Noble described as a long-time physician and active Christian and freemason. his passing follows a stroke after returning home from a trip.
Howard McLain visits Burlington to check on his ailing brother Willis. Various visits and moves: Henry plans to relocate west of the Missouri after selling his Perry business. K W Brown leaves Ives Bonar Co. to join Brinckerhoff Co. Ed Monroe travels from Nebraska. C A McCune returns to Tipton to care for his father. Ed Barstow returns from the East. Read's market man Fred boosts steak cuts. Geo W Winters heads back to Pennsylvania. A discussion on whether grain prices will rise or fall, with market opinions and cautious advice on selling strategies.
Dan Harris moves to Montana. J. M. Dudley sells fruit trees for A. J. Graves. Hog buyers Zenor and Worden & Co. handle live hogs. Hog cholera hits Cameron and Jones. Advice on mulching pruning and fruit quality. Growing dairy interest noted with Durham cows and fall milk prices. Dudley reports freight and ticket earnings for 1879. Northern Iowa Butter and Cheese Association to hold 1879 convention in Monticello Jones county February 25–26 with reduced fares for attendees.
The Hampton Chronicle argues for a law requiring prompt secure burial of hogs dying from disease to prevent transmission through traffic. It notes potential benefits in protecting farmers' revenues and mentions claims that soap made from such hog byproducts has infected humans, urging legislative attention.
K. W. Brows of Ames Iowa advertises the sale of 50 cords of green wood and 50 cords of dry wood plus 50 cords of building stone. Prices listed: green wood soft three dollars, green wood hard eight fifty, dry wood soft three fifty, dry wood hard four dollars. January 20, 1880.
A letter to the Marshall Times argues for county officer pay at 500 dollars plus 25 dollars per thousand population and deputy pay from officers. It cites Treasurers in Marshall County and critiques the plan, suggesting further cuts and a crude jab at certain legislators. The piece then reviews Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly’s February issue highlighting articles by Lt. James W. Miller and others, with many illustrations and an annual subscription price.
A local office advertises a premium for paying one year in advance or for new subscribers paying for one year. The offer includes ten packets of mixed flower seeds valued at about one dollar, with varieties such as Asters Pansy Petunia and Verbena. An advance payment of $1.40 reportedly secures the premium and a subscription.
Boston music firm orders fifteen thousand copies of Wit L. Thompsons songs to meet demand. Pieces include Gathering Shells from the Sea Shore Drifting with the Tide The Poor Old Tramp. Each song and chorus costs 40 cents and is mailed from East Liverpool Ohio by L. Thompson & Co.
Dr Stark and Co Gents praise their Distilled Sage remedy as the perfect immediate cure for nasal catarrh. The couple report it as the pleasantest medicine tried and claim one bottle restores faith in its effectiveness. They recommend it to others who have not found relief.
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