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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1881
Page
3
Story county items note flax seed and wheat prep for spring sowing, evaporated foods for pies and soups, a new line of glass, and photos by N.G. Cook promising quality at fair prices. Local notices include meetings, election talk, train service, beekeeping losses, and small town regulatory actions.
Story county Bee Association will meet at Keltner school house on Saturday March 12 at 4 o clock pm. Nichols Maxwell ship a car load of horses to Minneapolis and Wm Clark plans a car lot next Monday. Nourse buys large sugar stock in Chicago while O B Dutton Son sell banking business to Lyon Mee Fadden of Marshalltown. An old saying about opportunity appears in the note.
Bingham & Co advertise pure clover seed from Lee county Illinois. Geo W Jones visits from Jasper county reports health at home. Mayor Tilden delays action as a blizzard blocks rail travel for a day. Howard McLain nears recovery to Breckenridge. Col Scott praised for carp proposal to Iowa waters. Weather turns cloudy with snow and wind, trains unseen. eight page extra possible.
Geo. H. France has purchased the harness shop and business of H. E. Goble. Patrons and Ames residents are assured Goble brothers will stay on with Mr. France, and well wishes are sent for the new proprietor’s success.
Mr. P B Harper visited the city Wednesday to gauge interest in a penmanship class. A meeting is set for Friday evening at the north side school to organize the class, with the first lesson scheduled for Monday night next.
The Times-Republican argues Marshalltown and Marshall County boast superior schools and greater student enthusiasm than any other city or county in Iowa, calling this a key factor in local enterprise and prosperity.
At the office of G. A. Underwood a Wednesday evening meeting will form a shade tree society to beautify the town. Citizens invited to attend and show faith in Ames' future.
Monday next Robert Marshall and family leave their old home for a new one in Chariton Lucas county. He is one of the oldest citizens in the county and his departure will be deeply regretted by many friends. The Intelligencer, a subscriber from the first number, extends earnest wishes for success in his new location. Chariton gains in him and his family the best of citizens.
College opening faces travel disruptions as northern and northwestern students cannot reach Ames due to today’s storm and last night’s weather. Eastern and southern students are less affected but many are snowbound,预计一 month delay before many can arrive.
Miss Mattie Patton left for her home in Norway Saturday last. A. B. Shaw of the Adams County Union was in the city during the week. P. L. Porter attends the butter and cheese meeting in Cedar Rapids. Nourse the grocer was in Chicago and will advertise bargains he secured there.
State Mine Inspector Park C. Wilson reports on Hutchinson Bros. Mine employing 43 men with 5 400 cubic feet of air per minute and Clemmons mine with 36 men employed and no current of air circulating in the mine.
A Leipsie journal describes a treatment to harden lamp chimneys tumblers and similar items. Soak the objects in cold salted water then boil the water and let it cool slowly. After washing they resist sudden temperature changes and may also benefit crockery stoneware porcelain.
A Waterloo correspondent asks why cattle fetch higher quotes in New York and why hogs cost more in Baltimore than New York. Answer: cattle prices reflect live gross weight and quality. hogs shipped to Baltimore are reduced by shrinkage, about one fifth, causing the price gap.
An Ames notice proclaims Donavin's Original Company of Tennesseeans the genuine Colored Concert Company, contrasting them with imitators using Tennessee Jubilee Singers. The group, noted for cultivated vocalists and a varied program, appears at Opera Hall on Thursday evening.
A Hamilton Freeman summary notes on Irish morality parable and governance confusion in Iowa Farmers Alliance. It praises the White Ash as a premier timber for farm tools and urges planting ash groves using river seeds gathered along Boone river. Prof Budd’s pamphlet on forest culture is recommended for farmers planning timber investment.
The Cherokee Free Press reports a severe corn shortage as harvests shrink and storage empties. Snow two to four feet traps fields preventing feeding stock, forcing farmers to buy back their own corn in town and risking widespread feed shortages if conditions persist.
A satire on the spread of the bang hairstyle from diverse origins. It notes Irish Indian and New Zealand savage practices, then traces fashion’s route to England via returned convicts and upper-class adoption, mocking vanity and novelty in women’s coiffure.
A historical note urges Ames to embrace manufacturing, comparing its growth with Story City and urging local investment in a factory or workshop. The author argues the town has a ready farm market and people with means, calling for action to create jobs and industry.
The second meeting of the Teachers Association met in Ames on February 19. Snowbound trains delayed forenoon sessions. Mrs. M. E. Boynton opened at 2 15 PM with oral physiology, history, and primary drawing demonstrations by Miss West Watts and Fitchpatrick. Aken and Sniff gave talks on education and study habits. R Surra, Secretary.
J L Rupp of Agricultural College Ames Iowa advertises three year old apple trees at eight dollars per hundred for spring delivery to planters on prairies. Varieties listed include Ben Davis Tetofsky Fourth of July and many more with hybrids Crabs such as Queens Choice Winter Gem Maidens Blush Sunbeam and Virginia. Also offered are private setting crab stocks and a Phyrus Astrachanica derived stock.
An advertisement claims Shiloh's Vitalizer cures indigestion liver complaints and constipation for 75 cents. Bosworth & Co promote Shiloh's Catarrh Canker Mouth Headache remedy with a free nasal injector and a tepid price of 50 cents.
A sheriff sale is announced by A. K. Banas in Story County Iowa. The 1881 judgment in favor of Elvey Loux against Titus M. Loux requires sale of listed real property to satisfy a debt of 980.27 plus costs and interest. Sale to occur March 28, 1881 at 11 a.m. at the Nevada courthouse front door to highest bidder for cash.
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