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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1878
Page
3
Hirsh announces new dress goods while Nourse lists fresh dried currants. Thomas Soper Son stocks boots and gents wear with constant arrivals. Bingham Co and Thayers offer cigars. Bon Vista County seat shift celebrated in Storm Lake.
The ad states the famous Phelps Dodge Palmer ladies fine shoe is available exclusively at Thomas Soper Sone in the city.
Chamberlain and Clarks offer a complete stock of hand and table lamps and guarantee lower prices than any other store in the county.
The place where people think prices drop in sales is seeing the most goods sold. W. G. Wright is currently doing a brisk rushing business in the stove trade.
Buyer seeks 3000 bushels of potatoes and will pay the highest market price in cash. Call at the office of P. E. Hayden, opposite the elevator. Ben Baexnemay.
Goble and France continue to manufacture the state’s best line of harnesses light and heavy with prices as low as the lowest. Their winter blankets stock will arrive in a few days. Ames Grange holds its next meeting in the Hall on Saturday Oct 19 at 2 o'clock. Attendance is desired. A. J. Gaans is W M and H. Cursman is Secretary. Apame from the country last Monday to introduce our next Congressman returned Wednesday to correct the error and say he meant to introduce a candidate for Congress.
In today s paper an advertisement for J B Frazee a popular jeweler and watchmaker offers rare inducements to buyers of watches or jewelry. Call at his store to view his stock.
Boone County gives the State greenback ticket about a 560 vote majority while Carpenter leads Hoggatt by about 100. The county ticket is Republican except Hazlett who is a Democrat. Stevens ran ahead of his ticket and holds a majority.
Reader notes describe children stopping to play on a railroad track near a school and placing pins on the rail to be crushed by oncoming trains. Parents are urged to intervene and prevent these dangerous acts.
J. J. Burver builds wagon shop beside Barnes and Stembaugh blacksmith shop. Furniture business for sale by C B Onsen Ames. Rev C B Perceval invited to lead St Mathews church Marshalltown with fourth Sunday Episcopal Mission reserve. next appointment in a week. Republicans of Story county claim a strong election result amid greenback opposition.
W G Wright offers exchanges of any stove type for any other at his establishment. He trades hard coal for soft coal stoves, wood for either, or any stove for wood. He claims to sell only the best stoves proven by test.
Franklin Township voters elected Justices of the Peace Marshall H Scott. Constables A Joner and C Matthews. Clerk L Oliver. Assessor A H Buck. Trustees W Arrasmith Eli Zenor J 8 Brooks. Palestine Township chose Clerk O M Johnson. Assessor Jno Johnson. Trustees Jno Leverside J N Scott A. Justices Solon Bryan R P Shields. Constables A C McCracken W Sharp. All honor to Palestine.
In Ames Washington township Story county Iowa the October 8 1878 election elected Justices of Peace W M Greeley W H Fitebpatrick Constables Brad Palmatier George W Lambertson Assessor Ed Rex Trustees Richard Jones 8 J Starr James Reagan Clerk C G McCarthy Road Supervisors District 1 W L Porter 2 Dan McCarthy 4 C G McCarthy 6 A Wickham 6 R B Jones 7 Z Jones 8 BR Sheehey 9 John Peterman 10 William Templeton. Voters must appear and qualify per law dated October 10 1878 Twp Clerk W H Primararch.
The Chicago Jockey Club season attracts large crowds as over 100000 in pools were sold for Thursday’s $30000 race. Hopeful won the event in three straight heats with a best time of 2 16, defeating Barus and Great Eastern.
The Des Moines State Leader reports three petitions were filed in the circuit court against Rock Island Pacific by Mrs. Kate H. Bolt. She sues for personal injury for herself, administratrix for her daughter for 7900, and as administratrix for her husband's estate for 10000, totaling 20000.
Corn shelters again last week and hog prices keep farmers from selling. Will Porter moved to his brother’s farm one mile north. Dumont and Jones county relatives visited. Mrs. Stevens from Oswego New York visits. M C Stevens becomes ticket and express agent replacing R P Shields. County U S Association held a convention despite rain with speeches from Miller Nevada Soper Paxton Ames Reid Shields Pleasant Hill and others. Temperance meeting followed with over 40 taking the pledge and a new society organized. First meeting set for Wednesday evening Oct 6.
Editors report a Thursday meeting in Fort Dodge with scientific demonstrations on mind reading and touch, led by Prof Stanton and Mr Brown. The event drew wide interest, rumors of feats spread, and fans claimed routine abilities, while Boone County Republicans thank local speakers for campaign help amid court distractions.
George Smith and John Kirkendall investigated a batch of cake dough after a visitor, Mr Killen, took yeast to his shop. On inspecting the dough a white substance appeared, later analyzed as sulphuric acid by experts including Dr Fairchild. Killen was arrested and the case postponed for further examination.
A. A. Stewart stayed a week attending to business then left for Rochester New York. Jno R Hays and Cap Smith came from Nevada with approval of Tuesday’s election results. Lota Emery of Wapello County visits uncle’s family. Mr Hollenbeck now in Council Bluffs. W D Lucas of Ames praised for Republican speeches. Mrs Maxwell and son return from Illinois trip with sister. Chapman couple home from Denison. N A Rainbolt and wife visit Indiana. Matt Usher expects Michigan apples car shipment.
Mary Sweeney of Story County laments Rev. Effinger of Des Moines for inconsistency in citing scripture while denying central Christian truths. She questions his prayer and claims self sufficiency, arguing the Bible centers on Jesus Christ and divine guidance. The note closes noting Story County returns show a Republican edge with Collins township delayed.
A report from the State Register details J Randall Brown's two demonstrations of mind reading at the Agricultural College and a Congregational church. The college event included tests with a concealed key and age guesses aided by audience subjects and faculty members.
The piece advertises a children oriented magazine edited by Yuna Famman and published by D. Lonmore Co. It claims purity of moral influence high literary merit and low cost at 2.00 per year. It promises eight pages amber paper large print and baby friendly stories rhymes and pictures for fifty cents a year for younger readers.
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