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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1878
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text referencing 1908 events and financial figures. Readable lines mention Tees and Eer terms, with scattered numbers like 129 and notes on saving. No clear names, places, or actions emerge from the legible content.
The item highlights Thomas, Soper & Son selling Exom watches from nine dollars upward and Frazee as a supplier. Peterman relocates his barber shop to a building next to Bingham and Barrell. Reap Thomas Soper and Son promote cash or country produce purchasing, while Bigxton Hewrixcron and Tripex buy Ashton and New York Dairy salt by the car load.
Bigelow Huntington Tilden announce continued sale of all kinds of merchandise at low prices with quick sales and cash buyers. Johannsen will stock general merchandise with new goods and low prices. Tur C N W railroad rents 150 National Line grain cars for Iowa divisions as business remains lively.
Thomas and McLain advertise Carboline as a delightful hair dressing that preserves and invigorates growth. They claim it is the best option available and emphasize its refreshing effect.
Mr. Johannsen plans to buy goods for cash to secure large discounts and sell for cash to attract trade. Messrs A Stuehrk and W W Booth will run the new store at the old Tilden & McLain stand, opening Monday next. Booth invites Story County friends to visit.
Conductor Forney notes about one third of Story City's business houses relocated from the old site to the new one. The new town of Callanan is developing rapidly as construction expands.
Mr C Johannsen of State Centre has leased the former Tilden and McLain store from K W Brown and will open Monday with a complete stock of general merchandise offered very cheap for cash.
Smith's Bell Ringers perform Tuesday evening at the Baptist church in the 12th season before the public. The traveling company is billed as the best in the field, with additional attractions beyond ringing melodies.
The ladies of the Congregational church hold a Strawberry Festival on June 8 starting at 2 p.m. and continuing through the evening at W. D. Lucas's new brick building. All are cordially invited to attend.
A new drug firm Thomas and McLain are progressing toward full business. They announce a mammoth stock with complete departments and low prices. Their offerings include drugs paints oils notions books and more.
The Nevada Watchman notes discussions of a daily Greenback newspaper launched in Des Moines and urges local backers to support it more firmly than in this region. The Boone Standard adds a quip about life and the Watchman’s musings.
The corn price drop has caused dealers to cease buying. The McCoy family, recently joined by a junior member of the new mercantile firm, has travelers from the East arriving. A relative of Barre Shield from Kankakee Illinois considers locating here to open a wagon shop. He is a skilled worker and may stay. Dr. Weber departed on a business trip to Carroll county Illinois last Saturday night. Mrs Worden of Polk City visited friends here last Wednesday.
City records show about seventy to eighty dogs within corporate limits subject to taxation. Tax supporters want collection and placement of the revenue to the city credit, while some residents without dogs urge reform.
The post office was moved yesterday afternoon to a newly erected brick building. Though not fully finished, it will soon be ready and is expected to become one of Iowa's neatest and most convenient offices.
Work on the driving track has been impeded by heavy and incessant rains this week yet enough has been done to insure completion soon. Judges say this track will compare favorably with others west of Marshalltown.
The new and durable Prairie Sheller from W. G. Wright adjusts to any ear size and shells cleanly without harming the cob. It runs light and fast, claiming to shell more corn in a given time than any other model and is available only at Wright in Story county.
A Wednesday meeting in W M Greeley s office formed an organizing group to build an opera hall. An enthusiastic delegation from the town showed strong interest. A committee will report Saturday evening at Greeley s office. All interested are invited.
Dan McCarthy plans another journey to France to select horses after disposing of most of his 1876 Norman stock. If he proceeds this season he will depart soon and return in the summer, attend the Paris World's Exhibition, and tour newer parts of Europe he has not yet visited.
The Baptist church hosted a benefit at the Episcopal Mission last Saturday. Music singing readings and recitations pleased all in attendance, with the house filled to capacity and widespread satisfaction noted.
The article cautions fishermen using a seine that the practice is unlawful. Fish Commissioner Shaw will be notified of any future violations to protect local streams from bass and pickerel poaching. The message emphasizes enforcement and the illegality of seining.
Judge Gilon of Bellvae Jackson county visited Chas Barrell this week. Mrs Cheny Thomas of Ames has been in the city among friends and relatives. Mrs Thomas formerly resided in Cascade. Tom Shearer returned home from a Wisconsin visit this week. Wm McLain and wife of Burlington have been visiting IH P's family this week.
Thad deus Miles, a well known county resident living near Gilbert station, accidentally punctured his leg with a pen knife over a week ago. The seemingly trifling wound developed violent inflammation and has caused him great pain and concern among his friends.
Monday this week begins the tenth year of Bigelow Huntington and Tilden in partnership. The Iowa firm is praised for growth and the largest stock in the region with strong local trade in Hamilton and surrounding counties.
Mr. N. Sheldon of Chicago, an experienced tailor, has located in McGuire's block above Stickney and Taylor. He offers a full line of coat, pant and vest samples and will furnish and manufacture at short notice. He guarantees satisfaction and will do cutting for clients seeking such work.
W D Lucas sold his steam flouring mill to G W Bosly and Sons of Betle Plain who have taken possession. The new proprietors are experienced millers with resources to run a large business. They plan repairs and new machinery at once and expect long, stable operation in Story County.
Local advert promoting a sale at Bingham and Barrolls promising a good supply of queensware glassware and flower pots for shoppers seeking household china and garden items.
Bigelow, Huntington & Tilden pay seven cents per dozen for eggs and eleven cents per pound for butter. Salted butter with fine New York Dairy or Ashton salt costs one cent more per pound than coarse barrel salt. Creameries follow a rule of three quarters of an ounce of salt per pound of butter, avoiding inferior salt as it is the cheapest option.
A Union School House gathering in Franklin township failed to form a greenback club. Col Hoggatt and a visiting speaker attended, but only one other person responded. Most attendees were Republicans, and no officers or formal organization were established.
A Nevada Driving Park Association gathering is scheduled for June 27 and 28 with gates open at 10 percent of purses. The program lists ten races over two days with varied purses including Story County first place $25 second $12 third $8 and other divisions for three year olds double teams running mile hills and brood mares among entries.
A traveler recounts a 78 journey from Ames to Omaha arriving April 14 and May 2 1878. He describes sparsely populated drift-sand lands 65 miles to mail, Irish settlement at O Neil City, and a risky frontier with horse thieves. He mentions weather, crops, timber scarcity, and guarding mules with dog, gan, and revolver. Deer elk and antelope are sighted amid snow.
County Superintendent H Koons leads a Saturday gathering in Sheldahl with remarks on liberal education and the teacher’s mission. Des Moines professor Ozias, Ontario Jones, Cambridge’s Savacoul, and L S Nelson contribute essays and debates on school management and normal training.
An Ames area tale recounts a well dressed nude woman seen in a field near Herron’s cheese factory and a man found nearly naked in a nearby yard. The events, linked by a Grand Junction man’s identity, prompted village speculation and federal-like mystery.
The June Atlantic praises the department of Recent Literature for a critique of the Letters of Keats to Fanny Browne. The reviewer agrees the letters should never have been published and would have served better if left unread. Swinburne's Note on Charlotte Bronte is faulted for scurrility and mistaking mood for literary merit.
The editor cautions readers about a green tea sold as fine sittings or powdered tea that masks corrosive poison, sub acetates of copper. It gives a pleasant taste but causes thirst burning throat vomiting purging and can be fatal in severe cases. A Pilot Mound Boone County family nearly dies.
The Misses Sweeney offer weekly new millinery and fancy goods at greatly reduced cash prices for the next thirty days. They invite competition and note quality and value. Scribner magazines and Scribner’s Monthly circulation figures are cited. Dr Marshall’s Lung Syrup advertised for coughs and colds at 25 cents and 256 cents per bottle, sold by J J Bousquet.
8 H Shelly and Co and J C Mitchell advertise Buckeye Mowers Harvester and farms implements. New invoice of boot and shoe goods shown by Horton Nevada. Marion names like Shelly Miremert and W A Wood rake and mower sold. Fence building by S H Shelly Co promises cheap durable options. Come and be convinced.
Mrs. Hamilton receives new millinery goods weekly and offers competitive prices and quality. Customers are urged to examine her stock before buying elsewhere. J. C. Mitchell’s Warehouse in Nevada boasts the largest Central Iowa stock of implements. buyers are advised to compare before purchasing elsewhere.
The notice warns buyers to secure machines from J. C. Mitchell via written contracts, citing potential demand exceeding supply. It promotes Hl Shelly & Co as farmer-friendly and notes forthcoming machinery will use wrought iron and superior materials.
A long chain of whispered statements ends with a bakery order from Chaney's Bakery. The notice declares that any reader must buy bread and related goods, including pies and cigars, at Chaney's Bakery.
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