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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1878
Page
2
A fragmented OCR snippet lists personal surnames including Boone Franklin Hamilton Hardin Marshall Story Wright, suggesting a roster or set of individuals tied to a local record or notices, but no dates or places are provided. Further readable context is unavailable in the fragment.
The speaker argues that if unemployed workers settled on idle lands, the country would gain food, reduce crime, curb tramps, and end hard times by cultivating available land.
Reports from Burnet County show conflicting accounts of an Indian scare. Some sources demand troops from the governor while others mock the issue as nonsense. The paper believes there is no immediate danger to the people.
The piece notes that about twenty Congressmen celebrated the session by drinking. It argues this mirrors old times while urging voters to reduce the number in the next election to curb such conduct in the House chamber.
The text pleads to stop partisan investigations and deliver tangible gains for national prosperity. It mentions wartime asset handling like a mule sold as a three-year-old colt and questions the public value of such discoveries for restoring business vigor. It urges focus on concrete results rather than graveyard-raking.
The St Paul Pioneer reports crops in the region improving with higher acreage and promising yields compared to last year. Northern Iowa areas are largely in good condition, though a few localities face risks from chinch bugs and rust while late rains raise fears of lodging.
Ford, then manager of Washington's theater, plans a sensational drama dramatizing many incidents of President Lincoln's assassination. He publicizes the production heavily, fueling sensational stories about John Wilkes Booth and the crime, taking a promotional cue from P. T. Barnum.
The Potter committee and allied forces announce Anderson will not further testify in the investigation, claiming victory and political capital as they prepare for fall elections. They criticized Hayes and Stanley Matthews while suborning Anderson to stall until after the vote.
An old table compares 1864 and 1878 prices to offer statistical insight for readers. The article argues that 1864 figures illuminate economic conditions during recent hard times and invites farmers to compare past crop prices with present values.
A sequence of small offenses sparked a Quebec riot. Authorities ignored initial acts, leaders failed to quell the mob, flour stores were looted, and military restraint followed by a fatal fusillade left one man dead and the crowd dispersed.
The Hampton Leader argues that Franklin county deserves fair treatment as eight years of county representation have gone to Webster Hamilton Boone and others while Franklin, lacking a candidate, seeks a fair share. It notes past support for Republican nominees and questions whether Hamilton and Webster overstep in pushing their preferred candidates against Franklin’s J. W. McKenzie.
The Iowa Supreme Court for the first time in state history ruling on criminal actions declares that previous good character is a fact, not a defense. It should be weighed by the jury like other facts, especially when guilt is not in doubt.
Geo Strong loses a black pony from too much corn in a small town report. A temperance meeting features Miss Mollie Scholes with praise for her editorial skill. Prof Geo Fox visits to promote a brass band horn set. Attorney I S Nelson teams with Milton Webb of Iowa Centre. Town plans a Fourth of July with speeches in English and Scandinavian, basket dinner, music, dancing, and fireworks. A money order office is announced for July starting with Oley Nelson in town affairs.
The Central District Medical Association of Iowa held its regular meeting in Grand Junction on Monday June 17 187% at 2 p m President A L Wright presiding with members A L Wright Carroll J D McVey W S Schermerhoro D W Lowrey J H Noyes Ogden J Lewis Ridgeport P B Moser Boonsboro G D Rowe Ed Alleman Boone G A Meredith and Dr Fairchild Ames present by invitation Dr Wood Jefferson and Dr Sherman Peyton. Officers elected for the ensuing year were D B Fairchild Ames President D W Lowery Grand Junction Vice President A A Deering Mongolia Secretary and Treasurer. A notable address on Trachotomy in Diphtheria was given, a paper on Mental Agency in the treatment of disease read, and a Trichiniasis report discussed with parasitical history and microscope illustrations. An amputation case of a 70 year old man was reported. By-laws amendments were adopted to strike delinquent members after three years and to fix the annual meeting at Boone.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway embraces under one management the Great Trunk Railway Lines of the West and Northwest with its branches forming the shortest and richest route between pe i co Illinois Wisconsin Northern ae inpesota aa California and the Western Territories.
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