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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
16
Local notes recount social visits and updates in Ames including Compton the piano man, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Hoagland travels, a P E O Society meeting, and a Chas Quade family quarantine. Reports cover weddings, illness, church events, lectures by Alba Heywood and Dr Green, school bids, and athletic results with Ames beating Grinnell 13 12.
Ames council in regular session at the electric light office approves April minutes disputes and assesses salaries. The finance committee authorizes warrants for marshal and night watch, sets marshal pay at 60 dollars monthly, street salary at 40, and electric light staff pay. Light committee reports and consent to increase Kyle’s salary to 75 per month. petitions for rear and incandescent lighting considered.
Humphrey B. Green died at his Colfax township home in Boone county Iowa on May 6 1900 aged 75. Born March 5 1825 in Williamson county New York he lived in Illinois from 1843 until 1896 then moved to Boone county Iowa where he resided until death. He first married Lavina Wood in 1850 who died October 18 1871. two children Mary E Reynolds and Arthur E survived him. In 1876 he married Jane McLaughlin and their children Harold Lara and Mina survived. Funeral Monday conducted by Rev H P Douglass with Rev St Clair assisting.
Charles Holzhauer, a Newark pharmacist, hails Chamberlain’s cough remedy as highly effective and safe for coughs colds and hoarseness and notes it is sold by all druggists.
The Leader market promotes Dill Pickles Sour Pickles and Sweet Pickles as top choices in the market. A note encourages trying these pickle varieties.
The fishing season at Clear Lake Iowa opens May 15 and the Iowa Central Railway plans several excursions to the summer resort during the season. Watch for the announcement and date of the first excursion.
J. C. Kennedy of Roanoke Tennessee praises DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve claiming one box cured an incurable jaw condition noted by doctors. The endorsement says the product cures piles and skin diseases and warns against imitations credited to L. M. Bosworth.
City council adopts an ordinance granting Boone County Telephone Company and successors the right to erect and maintain poles wires and fixtures on Ames streets for telephone service. The franchise is non exclusive with city oversight and requires safe placement and city attachments, plus city access to a city instrument for local exchange.
Edmund Nichols of Dallas county long regarded as a strong congressional possibility has moved from Perry to Des Moines.
J P Kooser & Co Ames Iowa offers Raven Food for pigs and lambs claiming strong pigs higher milk yield and cures for scours worms colds fevers pneumonia and disease. Try dollar box no care no pay money refunded. For sale by J P Kooser & Co Grocer Ames Iowa.
Notice to homeseekers announces rail fare promotions by the Iowa Central Railway on May 1 and 15 and June 5 and 19 1900. Round trips priced at one fare plus two dollars to many states and territories including Arkansas Arizona British Columbia Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Kansas Montana Manitoba Nebraska New Mexico Oregon Oklahoma Louisiana Missouri Utah Washington Wyoming Texas Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Northern Michigan Wisconsin South Dakota and Southeast destinations. Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa listed for full information.
Notice to Homeseekers announces Tuesdays May 1 and 15 through December 10 sale dates for Lowa Central Ry ex cursion tickets to braska New Mexico Oregon Okla homa Louisiana Missouri Utah Wash Wisconsin South Dakota and southeast. Tickets may also be sold to Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs for full information call upon ticket agent or address the undersigned G. P. & T. A. Batty co. 8.
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