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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1894
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by H and S K Wilson. Terms of subscription are 1.50 per year payable in advance.
Mrs D Ed Stanton of Ames visited her daughter Mrs T R Boyd over Sunday. George Johnson attempted death by self harm with belladonna after leaving a fiend's house. His body was found beside the road next morning. J S Smith and W Armstrong of Zearing visited Story City. Their buggy team ran away after kicking loose.
The National Tribune discusses veteran mortality rates using New Jersey Soldiers' Home data. It cites 49 deaths among 840 veterans in one year, an approximate 6 percent death rate, and projects tens of millions of deaths over a decade with rising yearly rates. The piece condemns delays in pension settlements affecting veterans.
The Cambridge Press completes one volume as the paper marks fifty-two consecutive weeks of punctual appearances. Frank T. Thompson visited Ames on Sunday. Harry Maxwell, visiting Oscar Whitmer and Art Thompson, returned home Tuesday. Miss Anna Ersland is convalescent and able to take occasional carriage rides.
The vicinity faced a mild tornado late Wednesday causing noticeable property damage. No injuries were reported though travel and transport movements included hog and cattle shipments by Gogerty Bros and Powers accompanying the shipments to ensure arrival. Local sportsmen fished the lower river with many attempts and few catches.
The county jail is empty for the first time in a good while as a set of local notes report several events. Jas L Loring sanitary engineer of the state board of health is expected this evening to inspect the ill smelling run southwest of the Linn street bridge. Mr and Mrs Al Fry welcome a newborn Monday night at their home in Washington township. Grandma Bamberger is 83 and has been seriously ill for weeks but is reported better. A peat bed on J S Frazier's farm southwest of Nevada has been on fire due to burning grass. Geo W Kinney died at his home yesterday morning and will be buried this afternoon by the Masons and the Grand Army.
Maxwell Tribune notes the death of Harry Baggs in Sioux City on Saturday conveyed to his father in law G W Boitnott. Also mentions Anna-Mary Richardson’s return to Des Moines after school with Prof. Richardson. Briley of Ames visits Foote family, and Carrie Anderson of San Diego arrives to spend summer with sister N L Gridley.
Collins Clipper notes a heavy Iowa rainfall forecast and its potential impact over the next forty years. Albert Armstrong reports nine miles of road work this year while Wyatt Carr completes four miles of tile on his farms. Local notes include a school board vacancy filled by Miss May Boynton and public greetings from Miss Lillian Purkhiser returning from Fremont. Hunters warned as new trespass laws take effect. Ames ladies host a park picnic. Effie Curtiss praised at IA C junior exercises. wedding cards issued for Arvel Batman and Jennie Duff. J F Reed to address Illinois Grove July Fourth.
The Iowa Division of the League of American Wheelmen holds its eleventh annual race meeting in Oskaloosa on July 4 and 5 with sixteen events including four state championships. The Oskaloosa cycling club offers prize lists exceeding prior records despite a fifty dollar cap, on a fast half mile track noted for state records. The celebration includes Henry Watterson as orator, a banquet and smoker for wheelmen, and railroad excursion rates aim to draw large crowds.
The July issue Des Moines Iowa published Midland Month Ly Volume II Number 1 is out as a Midsummer Reading number. It features full page portraits and diverse articles including Life among the Alaskans, outdoor Lake Pesin scenery, a London to Antwerp editor’s trip, American Pottery, Riley poetry, Stowe autograph, a cyclone scene, Home Theories by a new contributor, and labor matters with O Bleness on employment bureaus. Send for the Midland.
A second growth oak tree is offered for sale by W. J. Zenor. The notice provides the seller's name and the item for transfer, typical of local classified notices.
A farmer named Murphy tries Metzger's Lightning Colic Cure after reading ads. He gives the tonic to his cow but the animal worsens, showing the dangers of relying on pamphlets. The piece markets the product and urges readers to ask dealers or Netzger Medicine Co. for details.
The North Western line offers reduced rate excursion tickets from June 17 to 21 for return to June 22 for the Annual Encampment of the Department of Iowa G A R. Tickets and information available through Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
The records chronicle daily county board actions from June 1894 including tax cancellations for Lot and heirs of Mary Monahan, appraisals raised for John Corkins road damage, and adjournments. Subsequent days cover treasurer settlements, ditch improvements, and warrants authorized for claims and per diem.
The commission appointed to revise Iowa laws divides work among Commissioners Baker Dale Stone Winslow and McClain covering state and local officers property and births and deaths cities and courts taxation railways and bridges farms and animals crime and evidence. The Nebraska Farmer advises patience with farm youth and highlights the pleasures of farm life. Slarper's Young People will feature horsemen from four regions and a piece on common poisonous roots prompted by a recent poisoning case of five boys.
James Wilson defends Professor Wil son against alleged Criticism by the Des Moines Trades Assembly. The Iowa State Register accuses a writer of deceiving workers or soliciting contributions, stressing Wil son's lifelong support for fair wages, decent living and homes for laborers.
A tug carrying a fishing party of six young men capsized off Sandy Hook New York on Saturday afternoon. Thirty six are feared drowned with rescue efforts ongoing and authorities investigating the cause.
On June 23 and 24 the Chicago and North Western Line will sell excursion tickets to Denver Pueblo and Cole Springs at less than one fare for the round trip. Tickets good for return passage until July 27 inclusive. 7 tickets and full information. ies agents Chicago North Western.
On July 3 and 4 1894 the North Western Line offers round trip tickets to stations within 200 miles at very low rates. Tickets good returning until July 5 inclusive. For tickets and full information apply to Agents Chicago & North Western Railway.
A promotional offer combines a renewal for The In TELLIGENCER with a subscription to the Western Poultry Journal for a total price of $1.50. The deal targets readers seeking continued access to both publications.
The article notes a drought affecting strawberry yields this spring with Gulf coast and Illinois berries described as small and sour. By contrast Michigan berries later arrive as a better grade, while the drought impacts the central valley and parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, as observed by Prof. Badd in Rural Life.
Dr T H Hoskins notes the Iowa russet as a hardier apple for cold northern climes origin HMS by Prof J L Budd at Iowa Agricultural College Shellsburg Iowa. It performs well in northern Vermont with medium to large fruit and good keeping quality though wilts in tight packaging. The Benton county tree still bears fruit though propagation showed it unprofitable east of the Mississippi divide and favorable on Missouri slope soils.
The article recalls Congress in 1777 designating the flag of thirteen stars in a blue field and thirteen stripes, Betsy Ross’s presumed role, and the flag’s dimensions for military use. ItThen shifts to Kentucky politics, highlighting Chas. W. Metcalf’s candidacy for Secretary of State, his creed, and views on taxation and currency, as quoted by the New York Tribune.
A Ohio woman used her dying husband as an incubator for chicken eggs over eight weeks. She placed eggs next to his body then in the oven, hatching dozens of chicks before his death and a final mishap. The note ends with a remark from Scientific American and a note on Schadba ch depth.
A Boone Standard item explains how doctors avoid contagion by careful door etiquette and hand washing after treating contagious patients. The piece promotes Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and Hood’s Sarsaparilla, with endorsements from Dr. M. J. Davis of Lewis Iowa, and urges readers to buy these products before travel or illness.
Week ending June 28 94 records show numerous real estate transfers and deeds in Story County including mortgages and waivers. Transactions involve John Molstre Z Shugart Thos B Jones Coon Hilland Smith Shugart Sowers and others with amounts from 70 to 6200 including lots and sw sections in Ames Weirs ad Story City and Cambridge. Tax deed entries and partnerships also appear among the listings.
Central Station Des Moines Iowa reports past week temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with showers and cooling trend. Statewide rain needed in central district to revive pastures and water supply while corn appears clean and promising. oats headed with short straw and fewer grains. winter wheat rye harvest underway with fair yield. barley harvest due early. potatoes and flax show good promise.
An advertisement offers a combined subscription to The Farm and Dairy and the IntelLicEeNcer one year for 4.50, promoting the papers as the best in their line and inviting readers to subscribe now.
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