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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1890
Page
3
The page lists Going East and Going West schedules for the Chicago and North Western Railway with numbers for Denver Limited Overland Limited Pacific Express and other services. Freight and passenger constraints are noted with a policy stating no passenger service except Sunday, as advised by Governor W. Rogers, Agent.
A long list of personal visits and travels from Ames and surrounding communities. Residents and visitors such as M J Morgan, Blanche Humphrey, the Coggshalls, Stratt ons, Staley, Geddes, Peckham, Scott, Laynes, Odendahl, Henry Smith, John Glidden family, May Hardy, Merton Crozier, Gov Boies, and many others are noted as visiting friends, moving to new locations, attending dances and college events, or planning winters elsewhere. Notes include multiple trips to Ohio, Indiana, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, and Iowa towns.
Prof and Mrs Budd reside in town amid interest in home heating. Week ending Nov 15 saw no real estate transfers. J F McLain sells Charter Oak Acorn Cook Stove Round Oak heaters. W S A Ames met to choose delegates for State Convention. Street railway near College could raise nearby property values. An overcoat left at Post Office on Memorial Day. owner to claim by showing property and paying. Episcopal services Sunday Nov 23 at Oda Fellows Hall 11 AM. Wynn house vacant Briley moved in over Mrs Bradley’s. Bower moved into rooms above store. Brakeman Fowler fractured rib and shoulder in car coupling. home Eagle Grove, recovering. Car-line company formation draws statewide interest. Ames praised as residence. C N W time card updated. eastbound trains earlier. Pacific Express now 11:07 AM. Temperance lecture at M E Church praised. Rev Dows’ visit likely to draw larger audience. Landlord Butcher at Hotel Arnold reports strong openings and occupancy. Big corn ears on display. Sioux City visitor took one home from Corn Palace. Reading Club met at Mrs Johnston’s with fair attendance. discussed Early English history. next at Mrs Wilson’s. roll call cites facts on English government and customs. Large attendance desired.
James Brown a 19 year old of Ontario died Monday night from a calf wound inflicted when falling on a butcher knife during hog killing about ten days earlier. He was in Boone last Saturday as his parents were away, unaware of the seriousness of the injury. The death is described as a sad conclusion to a mishap.
The Story County Medical Society met in Ames at Dr Richmond's rooms on November 13 1890. Dr Smith reported filing information against Dr Carl Engel Story City for practicing medicine without a license. The society endorsed the action and discussed clinical cases with papers by Dr Richmond and Dr Chamberlin. The next meeting will be in Nevada. H M Templeton secretary.
Citizens of Story County Iowa gathered at Cook's Hall Ames at 2 pm November 11 1890 to organize an association for persons aged seventy and over Robert Allen was named Chairman and A Hipsher Secretary. The group elected W J Fitzpatrick president and S B Paxton vice president. A three member committee Hoggat Allen Hipsher was chosen to draft a constitution and bylaws with next meeting set by the committee. Members must be residents of Story County male or female aged sixty or older. The meeting adjourned sine die with R Allen president and A Hipsher secretary.
Old time town classified ad listing Grove and Perkins Grocery specials for Thanksgiving feast items. Mentions olives kraut cranberries sweet potatoes oysters maple syrup flour and other goods with prices and sales pitches from A M Perkins and local merchants. Includes poultry trade notes and a sermon topic snippet from a Baptist church.
A Bay mare colts and one Bay horse colt two years old and 80 000 brick and tile to be sold cheap for Uasn 11 20 tf ene J A Kerr offers overcoats suits and furnishing goods with savings at George Richmond’s birthday arm fracture noted and County Medical Society in session. Special bargains in dry goods clothing boots and shoes at LBKE low and SMITH.
Union services will be held on Thanksgiving Day with Pastor Smith of the Methodist Church delivering the sermon. All town ministers are expected to participate and the usual collection for the poor will be taken.
The C. W. E. M. will meet at the Christian Chapel in Ontario on Sunday November 23. Mrs. Leah Sutton announces that they have moved and opened new stock including crockery glassware lamps china and canned and dried fruits. They promise unmatched variety price and quality and invite patrons to visit Hamilton & Co. to see improved goods and service.
An advertisement from Ontario Iowa by Thomas Brooks claims a sure cure for hog cholera with a no cure no pay offer. It invites hog owners to send for the treatment.
A protracted meeting starts Saturday evening at Pleasant Grove Chapel six miles north east of Ames. Allen Hickey of Knoxville Iowa will preach every evening at 730 for several days. He is known as an earnest pastor and preacher of the Gospel. All are invited. Come early and attend each sermon. L W Klinker.
J C Johnson returns from Montara and visits his father. Geo Wortman visits Des Moines Sunday. Miss Lena Hill is quite sick. Maudie Crane has been ill but improving. A sociable will be held at George Persons on Thanksgiving eve with oysters served.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas Thornton visit Wis for a family reunion. Joe Hopkins returns from a Montana trip with cowboys. Jas Loesbe of Battle Creek, ex-resident of Cole, visits old friends. L Wagner called to aid his son Jake injured in Western Iowa mines. Mrs J W Kinsell returns from Colorado improved in health. Mr and Mrs Simmons, ex-residents, buy part of the Fosha farm to return home. Mr and Mrs Chas Daily visit friends and relatives.
The Century Magazine expands its reach with seven thousand copies abroad and wide English circulation. New features include Gold Hunters of California and a range of era defining articles by General Grant and others. The November issue opens with The First Emigrant Train to California and previews Tibet travels and other major narratives. Avon Saxon joins D Oyly Carte in London to sing Friar Tuck in Ivanhoe as Diamond Bluff flourishes.
When Raby was ill we gave Castoria. When she was a child she cried for Castoria. She grew to be Miss and clung to Castoria. As a mother she gave Castoria to her children. Mr. I Z Leiter of Chicago denies reports his daughter is engaged to Sir Charles Hall a companion of the Prince of Wales.
The last trustees meeting noted resignations including Miss Pike and President Chamberlain along with Professors Mount and Smith. Professor Smith likely moves to Cornell. Stanton may become president. Secretary Hainer replaces Chamberlain, and no faculty vacancies filled yet. A candidate for Chair of Agriculture, C F Curtiss, favored. George O Brien’s son ill. Spohn buys and renovates a house nearby.
List of jurors called for the November 24th session and Grand Jury members in Story County. Includes names such as PEOMOOMBE Lincoln F Baumgardner Warren Savon and many others. Also notes local school staffing changes and a Malvern Leader music review mentioning upcoming Ames performance.
Town grocer A M Perkins advertises a complete stock of staples and fancy groceries including canned goods dried fruits teas coffees spices and more He pledges low prices and even quotes 19 cents for frost eggs and 20 cents for fresh butter seeking to attract customers to visit his shop.
A.M. Perkins 24 miles northeast of Ames offers 47 horses cattle hogs poultry furniture tools machinery and more with 1 year term and 7 percent interest. See bills for full particulars.
Notice to electors and taxpayers that Story County bonds of ten thousand dollars were approved at the November 4 1890 election to fund a county jail. The Board of Supervisors declared adoption and the County Auditor A P Kine witnesses the order dated November 12 1590.
The article promotes the Mexican Gulf Coast as an ideal winter home near New Orleans with hunting, fishing, oysters, and sea air. It highlights easy rail access via Illinois Central and offers an illustrated pamphlet by J. F. Merry for Manchester Iowa residents, noting the season will be cold with snow.
An Indianapolis era notice extols Dr Miles great restorative nerving claiming it cured a boy speechless from St Vitus dance and helped people in Butler Pennsylvania Valparaiso Indiana and Vistula Indiana gain weight and relieve convulsions headaches dizziness and nervous prostration. Free trial bottles and a book of cures are advertised with guarantees.
Jake Burrows takes over leadership of the Burrows Gang after his brother Rube's death and plans to resume activities at the former hideout.
A promotional notice boasts long selling history of Doctor King s New Discovery for Consumption Dr King s New Life Pills Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. It guarantees satisfaction with refunds if results fail and notes wide druggist availability.
An 1890s style ad offers the Odell T Writer and Check Perforator for 20 dollars and the Single Case Odell for 15 dollars. It braggs durability speed and ink free operation with neat nickel plating and dual copy writing. It seeks reliable agents and dealers and offers 1000 dollars for co ie work of the Double Case.
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