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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1880
Page
3
Limax Johnson has returned home from an eastward trip. The town reports a record harvest with large crops. Several local residents face travel plans, weather disruptions, and social events as farmers note heavy rains, orchard and corn concerns.
Men who proposed an artesian well bid in Ames refused to sign, delaying the project. Rev N O Fresmax of St Charles Ill was due to speak at the Congregational church but may not arrive until midweek. A pursuit of Revell near the Nevada train depot ended with Sheriff Shockley injuring an ankle. Cap Greeley then recaptured Revell and returned him to custody.
About 250 residents enjoyed an outdoor dinner on the grounds surrounding Dr. Meredith's residence as part of Saturday's birthday celebrations. The gathering provided a royal good time and local social satisfaction.
Noah Webster displayed a honey box on the streets, touting it as a genuine California product with white, clear, thick syrup and rich flavor. W. notes the exhibit sample reflects honey from the season, with later products likely darker as basswood bloom fades.
A child studying a scrap-book image of chickens hatches a macabre joke. He inspects the picture with a grave look and muses that they came out because they were afraid of being boiled.
A quip on blanket woes. If you pull it up you uncover feet, if you cover feet your shoulders go bare. Some people manage a compromise and sleep pleasantly by tucking feet a little. Do you.
A singular disease appears among young cattle in Dane County Missouri. Symptoms include foaming at the mouth followed by frantic running, severe pain, collapse, and death within about half an hour, resembling poisoning by strychnine.
Me F Devo demonstrated yesterday a miniature railroad car described as Martins patent sleeping cattle car. The California owner has secured a patent. The car partitions stalls so cattle can be fed watered and lie down. A car of this size holds about 10 head. Doubtful it will be adopted broadly by railroads despite humane advantages for shippers.
A new time card goes into effect Sunday at noon on the Des Moines division. Three passenger trains daily each way remain, with an added freight train each way. The freight leaves Ames in the morning around six and reaches Ames from Des Moines about nine in the evening enabling same day trips to the capital city.
Work has begun on extending the narrow gauge road from Callanan to Webster City. A broad gauge bed is contracted, and when ready the broad gauge track will replace the narrow line. The company plans to run regular trains into Webster City before October ends.
We express sincere thanks to friends in Ames for sympathy and aid during our son George's illness and burial. It was a mitigation of the sudden affliction. Geo. G. Perxixs, E. A. Perxcxs. Avoca Iowa July 2, 1830.
Rumor spreads that the Chicago North Western Railway may relocate shops from Clinton to a midway point on the line near the Mississippi River. Ames residents are urged to canvass the city's advantages and prepare to contribute if substantial action is required to win the location.
A letter from Ames reports a July 8 cyclone at Arapahoe Nebraska destroying the house and barn of T Weld a former Ames resident. Mrs Weld is seriously injured. Details are scarce but substantial damage is noted. Friends in Ames are collecting a relief box for the Welds.
Des Mores City Council aims to relocate the glucore work-lately site and Ames investors plan to attract the plant to Ames. Supporters say the move would boost the corn market, increase trade, and benefit both the city and county by securing cheaper coal locally.
James Callanan sues J. J. Smart for more than 2500 dollars over tax allocations by townships in Hamilton and Story counties to the Narrow Gauge Road. The case mentions local involvement by Ames resident H. Kh. Bardwell who was paid about 2500 dollars for canvassing voters to approve the tax.
An engineer at Porter's creamery was nearly killed when a belt head snagged his back at a large churn. He freed himself, losing all clothing except a collar, and was placed in a vat of buttermilk by bystanders until replacements arrived.
In Ames on July 4 1880 Ma Geo R Ross aged 58 died of cancer in the stomach after a long illness. Born Aberdeen Scotland July 4 1822 he lived in Ames for years and left a devoutly Christian household with a grieving wife and three children Mrs Peter Cassell Mrs Frank Spaulding and Louise. A post mortem by Dr Fairchild revealed an excavated cancer near the stomach with liver adhesion and pancreas involvement. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church.
A Webster City visitor reports Wall Lake in Iowa as famous for its history and wildlife though now losing water and shallowing. He describes bullrush growth, underwater plant tangles, and abundant fish plus turtles and aquatic birds. He notes many red flint tools along the bank likely from mound builders long before the Indians.
A Burlington Hawkeye tale shows a bully taunting a neighbor and the challenged man calmly deflects insults. The exchange ends with no fight as the neighbor humorously questions the bully’s six week tenure and the moral note remains: holy life speaks where words fail.
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