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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1886
Page
4
Local fishermen warned of potential legal trouble as the Fish Commission investigates netting practices. Bradley and Paxton dissolve their firm with Mrs. Bradley continuing the business and inviting patrons. GEDDES Camp Sons of Veterans to host a supper on June 26 to support the Drum Corps with a prize for the popular daughter of a veteran.
A lad named Ballard ran a fish hook through his nose and required Dr. Wright to remove the barb with forceps. The Masonic picnic occurs today but Bro Moulton’s address cannot be heard. Publication day confines us to the office.
A. H. Buck of Franklin Township announces his candidacy for Recorder. An old county resident and veteran of the 45th Illinois Infantry, he pledges careful, systematic work and public service. T. J. Ross of Nevada withdraws from Clerk of the Courts race, leaving Barnes, Carrell, Soper, and Wilson as contenders. the paper regards all four as qualified and notes Barnes is unknown to the writer.
Mason Long, a converted gambler, will speak to Ames residents Friday June 25 at 7 30 p m on the street. His turn out includes a wagon drawn by two horses costing over 2000 dollars, a fine singing quartet, and collections to support the lecture.
The firm Livingston & Means successors to Watt Webb Boone Iowa negotiates long time farm loans at very low interest with principal payable at borrower option. They are a reliable firm with facilities for large sums and a complete Boone County abstract. Correspondence invited.
The Mother Kid Glove offers instant lacing without hooks or buttons. It uses simple cords and a small slide for fastening, promising durability and quick operation. Sold by Miss D. E. Dix.
President Hunt departs for Des Moines and then California. Local updates include Mrs. Sallie Hoggatt Moffitt’s westward return, General Geddes moving to Ames, wedding news of Dr. T. W. Shearer and Miss Harrie Hutton, and a full Junior Oratorical Exhibition at the college with speeches on Morse Wallace and American history. Memorial Day prayers praise General Grant and comfort mourners.
The Ames Independent School District announces the selection of Prof. Chevalier as principal along with Miss McConnon Miss Marie Raynor Miss Olive Butler Miss Emma Moulton and Mrs. Fitchpatrick for the ensuing year. Existing staff who wished to remain were retained with two vacancies to be filled by Moulton and another yet to be chosen.
Calvary Ross of Gallia County Ohio born April 24 1824 died June 20 1886 in Ontario Indiana buried June 22. He moved from Ohio to Indiana then Iowa where he owned a farm later dying there. He left a widow Mary Beadle seven children and notable church donor of the Ontario Christian Church.
The notice urges frugal shoppers to favor Dr Bigelow's Cough Cure over more expensive remedies. It claims a fifty cent bottle provides substantial benefits, is prompt and safe for throat and lung troubles, and is sold by J H Pickett & Co.
An old advertisement extols Grigg's Glycerine Salve as a quick safe cure for cuts bruises burns wounds and skin eruptions. It claims the salve will cure pales tetter and ail skin eruptions and directs readers to buy from J H Pickett & Co.
The text extols owning land and building a home on a farm with cattle and crops. It lauds honest labor as turning wild land into a beloved homestead, offering earthly blessing, security for a widow and orphan, and the enduring idea that there is no place like home.
A Humboldt citizen who tracked Western state cyclones reports totals: Iowa 17, Illinois 50, Missouri 15, Mississippi 11, Wisconsin 39, Michigan 10, Texas 10, Indiana 14.
Sunday rain boosts crops in Kelley and nearby areas. Social visits, travel, and farming activity abound with new barns, remodeling, and dress of residents. Nevada reports continued rain, political notes, weddings, school events, and community observations in a dense, era-appropriate community column.
The Cambridge Herald rebuts circulating claims that Anfin Ersland is unqualified for the Recorder position. It praises his two terms on the Board of Supervisors and notes prior service as township assessor and school treasurer, urging fair nominations and truthful campaigning.
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