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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
6
Ames residents report moves and visits as students travel home to vote. The piece notes sports build up ahead of an Ames Grinnell clash, a big football souvenir, and a series of church revival plans. Local officials, students, and faculty are profiled with votes, travel, and campus events.
Ames moves fast to switch on electric lights by the end of next week. Election day did not slow progress as distant voters stayed in Ames. Work surged Sunday with boilers nearly bricked in and the dynamo in place. No further delays expected in final completion.
A historical program lists events for commencement week including Rev. Paul Douglass speaking at the literary societies, W. M. Beardshear delivering the baccalaureate sermon, Y M C A and Y W C A anniversaries, music department recital, class day, and commencement with Dr. N D Hillis as annual speaker. Also notes about winter apples, shop ads, Clover cloak sales, and various local business promotions.
Mr. German reports 100 tickets secured for the Ames Grinnell football game in Des Moines this Saturday. He seeks 50 more to obtain the lowest rate, inviting any buyer to join for the reduced price. Expect large turnout as Drake Grinnell Panora Simpson and Iowa City teams will station in Des Moines to watch. Griffith out with blood poisoning for Ames. The squad departs 11.17 in good condition amid broad college interest. Kelly & Knudson advertise apples in five and ten barrel lots.
A furniture store window display offered a chair to whoever most accurately guessed Bryan or his opponent's state majority. Nineteen hundred seventy-two participants submitted predictions. Estimates ranged from Bryan by 77,228 in Iowa to McKinley leading by 100,000 votes.
Improvements are visible across Ames with Rob McCarthy completing a cosy College Park home, Al Perkins finishing a handsome Douglass Street residence, and George White nearly rebuilding his Duff Street house. H 8 Goble works on winter upkeep, John Kintzley advances on his foundation, while word spread of a new Main Street business block tied to McKinley’s election win.
Annual event Friday evening draws small audience but judges award Edith Redman first Blanche Greely Ames second Otto Gersbach third. Program lists music pieces and readings by multiple students with dates and names. End note shows endorsement of Hog Remedy by local signatories.
Mrs H O Michaels and her son visit Ames at Mrs Charles Hem street home. Miss Saylor hosts a lively Saylorville gathering with dancing and games. Des Moines Leader notes betting at a local event with bets up to 215 and wheelbarrow rides through Main street.
In district court a Wednesday verdict awarded the plaintiff 165 dollars in the Kent versus Cook tenant landl ord case. The Platt and Linn versus Shugart dispute over accounts yielded 5602 dollars to the plaintiff after a Thursday and Friday trial. Jasper Griffith versus Albert Picht saw a jury impaneled but the suit and counterclaim were withdrawn and the action dismissed at the plaintiff's cost. Naturalization papers were issued to Sam Seidel Peter Rashia Peter Holt Lars Thorsen and Jacob Medboe since the last report. The jury was discharged Saturday with adjournment to Thursday when Judge Hindman will return to hear matters for trial.
A brief notice from BiecELow and Smith emphasizes that customers should call to settle their accounts. The ad stresses direct-from-manufacturer pricing and selling at very low living prices.
Miss Mary Mills closed a successful term of school Friday at the Enterprise school house. Miss Carrie Beckwith closed a successful term of school Friday in Dist No 6 Washington township. Corn husking is the order of the day. Edna Gabrell visited Maud Shelton last week. There was no young people's meeting Friday night due to bad weather.
Classified notice seeking a suite of rooms in a private dwelling for light housekeeping with preference for private home living. Also ad mentions Newman Bros. organs for sale by J S Thompson and a testimonial from Harry Bennett of 1906 Third Avenue Council Bluffs Iowa praising Dr Kay's Renovator with an offer to buy at 250 and 1. See Ad.
Just received. Another assortment of men's Ulsters and overcoats. Overcoats four to ten dollars. Suits all prices. BieELow & Smith invite all to come and look through this department. New goods of all kinds now in at Canier Bros. & Hermans. Call and see them and get prices. 26-2
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