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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1880
Page
3
Local notices show auctions and sales on seeds plows hats hoes and hardware from Bosworth J C Mitchell and Bingham Co. William Clark ships horses to Minnesota. A fatality near State Centre follows a bar fight aftermath. Promoters plan county and state conventions with key delegates named.
The same gang led by Newcomb once operated here briefly and is now active in another county where their marks have begun to pay. Victims who handed over notes to the group are said to have “settled” with the company, believing the notes were for something other than a promise to pay.
Mr Redearment reports selling his newspaper to W A Ballou Esq. The Watchman under Bob’s era was lively and highly regarded. Expect to see Robert’s name on a new masthead. best wishes to both successor and former owner. Weir plows for sale by J C Mitchell of Nevada.
A. R. West of Cedar Rapids sues Col. John Scott of Davenport for libel over an article in the Davenport Gazette. West seeks $5,000 damages claiming the piece damaged his honor. The Watchman opines the Col will likely settle to drop the matter.
Partners W M Greeley and N A Rainbolt plan a new Ames bank occupying Greeley’s building formerly Beaver’s boot and shoe shop. Vaults ordered with Diebold time lock, construction to start next week. Two students injured jumping from a moving train near the station, others unhurt. A business note promotes printing statements to save mailing costs under the latest postal law.
Mr M J Alworth longtime DeWitt station agent on the Chicago Northwestern railway will be transferred to Ames next week in a salary promoting move. He served over five years at DeWitt after two years with the company and gains financial advancement with the new posting.
Marshal Shockley arrested Al Haight of Ottawa Polk County after he stole $150 and a due bill from W H Grove Franklin township. The Illinois boy who worked with Haight possessed the evidence when seized. Haight faced preliminary examination before Squire Fitchpatrick and was bound over to the District Court with bail set at 150 dollars. He remains imprisoned.
W D Lucas sold his Ames banking business to Lyon and McFadden. Lyon from Marshalltown and McFadden from Chicago come well recommended for financial responsibility. Lucas and Greeley will give possession on the 12th of next month.
The text argues imagination dictates happiness or misery, causing people to fret over imagined evils. It notes we often seek an "if" or "but" to justify gloom and misfortune, echoing Lincoln's rule to face obstacles only when they arise.
The Independent District of Ames elected Isaac Black and M Hemstreet as school commissioners on Monday with a light vote. Voters approved a $400 tax to buy a union school house site by a large majority, signaling support for a new unified school building in the city.
A fragment notes a Norwegian stirring both wood and ceam sold by J Mitchell. The text is incomplete, with few readable details beyond the item description and seller name.
The Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of P. L. Porter in the suit over damages from the Hanibal and St. Joe Railroad, awarding $10,000 plus two years of interest for injuries to his son William, an employee of the road. A second suit is pending with the company hinting at compromise if beaten again.
The first annual Story County temperance convention under the W C T U of Iowa will meet at the Congregational church in Ames from March 24 to the Tuesday evening after. Teachers and delegates from churches and temperance groups are urged to attend and participate. Mrs M J Aldrich will address the gathering and Mrs E J Porter, president of the W C T U Story County, is noted.
The essay denounces itinerant entertainers who perform in or near churches and public schools for small sums. It argues these acts exploit children, undermine schooling, and should be stopped by the school board as a nuisance and tax avoidance.
Miss Effie Slater and Grace Croy study at I A C M L Dudley handles farm implements for J C Mitchell who stocks a good assortment. McGrath brothers of Wolfax township gather dairy cows. Geo P Eastwood ships a carload of steers to Chicago averaging 1275. Eastwood builds a residence in section 19 Washington township. Hall builds one for his son Haschell. Rev H P Dudley visits Battle Creek and preaches at M E church. Porter wins against Hannibal & St Joe R R Co in a damages suit worth 10000 benefits. A grand village concert features 15 participants in quartets duets solos and comic numbers, praised as one of the best entertainments. The Story County Sabbath School Association plans its tenth annual convention at the M E Church March 16–17 with programs and speakers from Nevada Cambridge Ames and other towns.
The piece argues Ames should attract manufacturing by building a glucose or sugar sugar mill. cites lack of timber and tariff as barriers but notes coal is available and rail connections could unlock iron and timber, urging local capital to invest and spark city growth through manufacturing.
Report of election judges shows G. G. Tilden elected mayor and others to office before resigning Tilden. New mayor Gee A. Underwood and marshal W. Shockly named. Committees set. election planned March 28 to fill vacancy. Poll tax set at 2.60 or two days road work. Street commissioner pay fixed.
A notice from Jon Swan explains a hardware store transfer to Swan & Charison as he joins the mill business while continuing honest dealings. The piece also summarizes amendments to school laws enacted by the Eighteenth General Assembly regarding tie votes for sub-directors and directors and the procedure to determine elections by lot.
The VHE commissioner reports to audit in Story County that a public highway may be located from the NW corner of the SE quarter of section 5 to intersect an existing east side highway. Objections or damage claims must be filed in the Auditor’s office by noon May 15, 1880. otherwise the highway will be located and vacated as proposed.
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