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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1891
Page
3
Schedule details for the Chicago and North Western Railway list various trains with times and freight notes. The notice lists No 33 Night and Nos 60 61 freight services and passenger limits with an agent sign off indicating limited service except Sundays.
Miss Deila Jones visits Chicago while G W Dyer of Nevada visits. numerous arrivals and departures mark social week. Travelers include Viva Fitchpatrick, Fannie Curtiss, S T Buell, W P Payne. many visits to Ames, Des Moines, Osceola, Boone, York Nebraska, and Watkin's Well. religious services announced in Sheboygan Falls and Grinnell. visits from Colfax, Ogden, and Kahoka friends noted.
Mrs G McCarthy and daughter visited with many friends. Mr and Mrs Simmers travel from Oskaloosa with plans for extended visits. Pres Beardshear heads to Toronto and Chicago for library furnishings. Miss Genevieve Westermann to Lake Madison Chatauqua. Frank Meredith and Bert Bisbee return from Minneapolis. Mesdames Fairchild Beck Moore visit Lake View. husbands accompany. W A Hicks named writing and drawing teacher in Mason City. Ames Lodge 3091 officers installed July 8. F R Conway of Brooklyn visits en route to St Paul. Bart Richmond and others plan encampment near Des Moines river High Bridge. Miss Budd and Saylor to Toronto for national teachers meeting. From Toronto Miss Budd to New York art study.
Question about whether restrictions exist for entry based on age in billiard halls and pool rooms. Noted concern over very young individuals handling cues recently observed in these venues.
A seller states they sold a large double headed duck egg to a syndicate of lone defenceless young ladies. The egg is to be presented to a specific brunet jeweler in exchange for his serenade on Wednesday night.
Readers are thanked for help during illness and after the death of a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hughes. The Story County Agricultural Society provides a premium list supplement for the Nevada fair September 15 17 to support the enterprise and its gentlemen officers.
Eyewitnesses describe a crude demonstration on Ames main street Wednesday forenoon ending in arrest of a gang. A girl daughter of John Taylor on Boone Street East was severely bitten by a dog owned by Reverend R W Smith. the Smith girl was bitten but not seriously. The dog, described as cross and plagued, was killed by Mr Smith.
The Story County Veterans Association will hold its 18th Annual Reunion in Nevada on August 20 and 21, 1891. Ex soldiers and families and Woman's Relief Corps members from nearby counties are invited. Adjutant Jay A. King reports by order of Colonel James Dillin. There is also a local Ames boarding house alleged to be boisterous and a nuisance with late night noise and occasional fighting drawing town talk.
Alma Ruth Hughes died at home near Gilbert Station on July 9 1891 after a brief illness. She was nearly nine, born September 8 1882, cherished by her parents Mr and Mrs E J Hughes. Funeral held Friday at Pleasant Grove church led by Rev Throckmorton with Rev Henderson assisting. many neighbors attended.
Fremont Turner who built Nevada water works is in town to plan and estimate a limited system for the main street. A Ballreich, a college senior, is listed among Iowa patent grants for an automatic car coupler described as simple and effective. Mrs Adams adds a bay window to her south side home, J P Watson lays a new cement walk, and E R Chamberlain also installs a cement walk on Douglass street.
An introductory exercise titled God the Son has been prepared for the opening service of the Y P S C E meeting at the Congregational church next Sabbath evening. A Minneapolis convention report is expected and a cordial invitation is extended to all.
Hamilton & Co. advertises fresh blackberries delivered daily from the grower to customers, highlighting consistent supply and direct-from-source quality.
Briley and Bowers dissolve and form Bowers Sorrenson Co with Christ Plough as partner. The new firm promises fresh, cool goods and aims for strong business in their line. H. E. Briley to focus on purchasing and shipping hogs and cattle.
Hamilton & Co claims Crosby's Best Flour beats all competitors in quality and value. The statement emphasizes leading position, urging bakers and retailers to choose Crosby's Best Flour for reliable results.
A Story county Republican stated Boies would win by 15000 votes and cited personal knowledge of Republicans voting for him. Des Moines visitors included Sheriff C A Woods, Attorney Gifford, J F Martin of Nevada, and G A Underwood of Ames.
Amid competitive bakers, Perkins flour remains unmatched in quality and consistency. Industry observers note steady demand as retailers report strong customer loyalty and repeat purchases.
A Westbound train was shot at between Ontario and Ames but caused no injuries. Agent Rogers organized a posse under John Hoggatt. four tramps were captured at Ontario and four at Nevada. Trials resulted in ten days for vagrancy for the first four and ten days for two of the Nevada group, two were discharged. No proof tied any suspect to the shooting. railroad detectives continue work locally.
A 32 page pamphlet issued this month reproduces a Washington lecture by John Busben Walker Ph D on the church and poverty. The Washington Star praised its bold insistence on clergy and lay responsibility for social ills and recommended an extended report for readers interested in welfare and governance. Price ten cents and available from local news dealers.
A forthcoming Harper's Weekly issue will include a valuable Supplement devoted to special features of the eleventh census. It will present in tabulated form progress, industries, and resources of the States, with reference to matters of general public interest.
Ames readers are invited to inspect a new fifty foot Halliday Standard Wind Mill with a U S Wind Engine Pump Co pump and a forty five barrel water tank. The setup provides household water, lawn hydrant, and barn access with self regulating machinery and has operated smoothly. Built by H P McLain, it showcases a labor saving convenience at reasonable cost.
Miss Della Purvis visits Mrs. E. E. Evens in town. Mrs. Nathan Williams visits relatives in Nevada this week. Rev. Evens to speak on Temperance Sunday July 19 at the Baptist church. Mrs. Bert Wire spends time at Cambridge with friends. A sociable at Mr. C. C. Stevens Friday evening July 17. Miss Mary Banks visits A. Wortman’s last week. Miss Maude Gray plans a trip to Holstein Ida county next Monday for several weeks. Mr. Will Gossard of Ames visits his cousins Sunday. Five short horn bulls for sale by Gro. A. Underwood. Hon. Joseph Dysart resigns as Trustee of the I. A. for the 5th district. Cato Sells elected successor. Cato, recently married, will balance board duties with vacations.
Senator L. K. Casey argues that high tariffs expand the home market for farm products and shield American labor from European pricing. He contends protection stabilizes grain prices, ensures fair wages, and allows farmers to profit without fencing with cheap imports or selling at production cost.
List of property transfers including Molstre to Thompson for 75 dollars and Cambridge lots 5 and 6. Engeburg Hansen to Heine Johnson for 950 dollars. Brown to Moss for 3500 dollars. Sarah J Brown to Moss for 300 dollars. Marvick to Pees for 35 dollars. Stuetand to John Michaelson for several Cambridge and Roan additions. Dees to 20 Dees for 240 dollars. Aren M Lake to Jacob S Jacobson for 1000 dollars. Jacob Jacobson to Hans Jacobson for 500 dollars. Tjernagel to M A Tende for 1750 dollars. John Butler to Thompson for 50 dollars. W H Gifford to Alice A Gifford for 1 net and winw 1. Jas A Vail to James Dillin for 1600 dollars. Zearing Imp CotoTL Wilson for 90 dollars covering lots in Zearing south addition.
Teresa C. Crofton suggests in July St. Nicholas that while the exact date is uncertain, tools made only by humans found with bones of mammoths and other ancient animals indicate mankind has inhabited Earth for many thousands of years. Fossil caves in England Denmark and Scandinavia hold tools mingled with animal remains, and peat beds contain stone implements, pointing to a very distant origin of human habitation.
A grocer advertises bargains while local worries about vagrants persist. A bum on No 6 train drew a revolver but was outrun by the brakeman. A tramp named Thos Ryan was struck by an engine but survived. Editorial jabs contrast Democratic and Republican papers and local politics.
Story City reports a busy week with a basketball win 31 to 13 over Roland, town disturbances tied to rum issues, and a motor line crew mischief at Shep Cory’s. Wm Kelly Pat Burns and Mark Dwyer arrested after a late night intrusion. Burns later captured in Des Moines. Also notes visitors, exhibits, and Ayer’s Hair Vigor ad.
The weather favors farmers as harvesters and mowers work the fields. McFarlin Liddle Tulock ordered a steam thresher and expect to be active next week. The village school closed and teacher W L McKee returned home to southeastern Iowa. Miss Tripp visited Miss Flora Fisk and Mrs J W Henderson returned from Marshall Missouri with her child. Ed Gilbert and family returned from Wisconsin after five weeks away. Prof Turner of Lincoln University lectured on education at the C P church and stayed with Rev and Mrs Henderson. Next Sabbath Rev Zenor preaches at Gibson school house. The Congrical church youth formed a Y P S C E and the C P church ladies organized a missionary society.
A promotion promises a $30 scholarship to the student who secures the most paper subscribers by September 1, 1891. Bryant & Stratton's Business College in Malvern Iowa advertises practical training in bookkeeping shorthand telegraphy and more along with mail ship courses.
Schedule of Ames and College departures with multiple train connections and times. Includes notes on local merchants Bingham & Co. and Perkins' Grocery, plus a note that Mark Twain will contribute to Harpers Magazine in August. Also mentions a land description in Milford Township and contact for P. M. Guthrie in Carroll, Iowa.
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