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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1879
Page
3
Local ads promote boots and gloves at McCunes and Thomas McLain's. A large list of hats lamps and leather goods is offered by Thomas Soper & Son and others. Community notices include school board meetings, lectures by Robert Morris, and upcoming lyceums with political debate in Story County.
The article notes a rising Des Moines river and unusual weather patterns. It suggests a mild open winter ahead with a cold snap near its end. Builders Read and Bradley push ahead with rapid progress on their new building project.
Ww Coanx of Ames expands grocery business and calls for four horses weighing 2800 to 3000 pounds to pull his delivery wagon. Nevada Representative notes the ad as a sign of increasing trade.
Advertiser seeks two sound young horses for city grocery wagon service. Will pay a good price for suitable animals. Desired weights listed as 2 800 or 8 000 pounds. Location Wa. Crarx.
Boone counts 890, Webster 2946, and Story 2797 as the top vote-getters in the Ninth district with Greene, Woodbury, and Crawford following. The district shows gains over 78 and notes financial strain from newspaper costs.
The President designates November 27 as a day of fasting feasting and worship across the nation. Governor Gear may set a similar day in his state. A winter term adds a new teacher as primary rooms overflow and debate continues on the best relief.
The shop announces a large stock of hats bonnets velvets gloves and ribbons in latest shapes from Parisian modistes offered at low prices. M and A J Sweeney invite friends and patrons to visit.
The list names 21 graduates with residences including Ames five times and Des Moines Davenport Marshalltown Manchester and other towns. Notable individuals include Carrie Carter Malinda Cleaver Lily Croy George Paville Varney James Shearer and others from Ames Des Moines Anamosa and nearby areas.
An Ames man travelled to Story county to marry a promised fiancée who failed to appear, having gone to Grinnell instead. After the disappointment he drank heavily and remains at peace with all. The note ends with a tally for Nevada.
Capt A D Gaston announces candidacy for Sargent-at-Arms in the state lower house this winter. He served as a lowly soldier to captain, was wounded at Vicksburg, and now campaigns as a seasoned veteran with strong support from friends in his district.
The Boone Democrat reports a new ruling letting printed bills and other commercial papers filled in by hand pass as third class mail. Signed or unsigned statements may travel with penny postage, changing prior rules that required first class for such papers.
Ed Barrell bought an $80 breech loading shotgun. C EB Taylor, Bosquet's drug store clerk for a year, resigns November 1. Geo H France returns to work for A H Theyer. W D Lucas due home this week. A W Rogers moves his shoe shop across the street to the former photo gallery room. N A Rainbolt is killed to address the Nevada Reform Club on Sunday. B Frazee and wife visit Tame county relatives. Charlie Smith named Nevada city librarian. Rev E W Brady, ex M E pastor, edits a Davenport temperance paper. Mrs Chas Hant of Perry visiting the city. H C Hustington and wife return home after six months away, noting improved health.
Miners at Hutchinson Bros and John Clemens banks in Zenorville strike after owners raise coal price to 560 cents per ton. Workers demand 5 cents per bushel instead of 4, threatening protracted lockout and hardship for county families as no coal is on sale.
A Fort Dodge Gazette inspired rural warning urges farmers to guard against stock losses from dry fodder and smut in cornfields. It cautions about insufficient water, overlong field grazing, and underfeeding, recommending careful feeding and ample water before turning cattle into fields.
Professor S A Knapp will become Professor of Agriculture at Iowa State Agricultural College next year. He had been courted by Kansas and Indiana to lead their agriculture programs, but chose Iowa after delaying conditions and securing a favorable arrangement. Knapp brings extensive teaching, administration, and farming experience to the college and is praised for advancing soil development and civic progress.
The Hon. J. T. Headley edition offers a complete account of Gen. Grant life and public career. It follows his world tour and views royal courts, wonders abroad, and honors given to the U S representative. The agent will stay in the county for some time and is commended to citizens.
Volume two of the Library of Universal Knowledge is issued October 25, featuring 736 pages and over 40 000 articles, at 50 cents compared with higher priced cyclopedias. Volume three to be ready in November, with further volumes monthly. Catalogues and specimen volumes offered by American Book Exchange, 55 Beekman Street, New York. Also notices for O C s Liniment and Pills sold by Van Valkenburgh Co. Estray notice for a three year old steer in Story County Iowa. Advertisements for Palm Grove and Little Fred cigars, Ames.
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