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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1879
Page
3
Ames merchants advertise clothing shoes and rubber goods at McCune Bros and Thomas McLains with new Reynolds Shoes and embroidered slippers. Hogs and farm needs appear with Ole Newman selling 15 hogs and rail for car buyers. Public notices urge coal bids, pastor news, and Grant’s Des Moines travel update.
A public examination will be held in Ames on Saturday November 15 starting at 8 o clock. After tomorrow the marshal will seize stock found running at large within the corporation. The daytime cattle running law expires November 1.
The couple Geo D Horton and Anna M Judson married at the Congregational Parsonage in Nevada published by Rev G G Perkins. A concern notes a damaged bridge hole near Jeff Dunham's house, just large enough for a horse foot and difficult to free.
During the reunion and Grant's stay in Chicago the Chicago and Northwestern road will sell excursion tickets at reduced rates to all who wish to attend the reception. Tas and Northwestern railway company report unprecedented business and a freight overload. At this station the transfer track cannot be kept clear due to the crowding.
After November 1 The Ixtretsicercer will send bills to patrons in debt and sue those who ignore the notice. The Nursery has been received for November with charming stories and illustrations for young readers, continuing its reputation as a favorite for households.
Dr W T Gannon remains one week longer in Ames inviting residents to consult him for chronic and surgical diseases. His advertisement appears in another column.
Mrs. Elizabeth Niles showed in our office several Kansas grown onions. She praised the soil and advantages of Kansas and urged that anyone who will work can make a living there.
Bradley the grocer reports a new car lot of Kansas winter wheat flour in three grades. He has specialized in this flour for months and states it has given complete satisfaction in every sale. A supply of winter wheat Graham is also available.
Chia Foo, the oriental gentleman pictured last week, arrives at Clark's grocery Monday with a large assortment of choice teas. Several chests of Fired Basket Jap were on hand. Wa. Crank announces the best tea in the market at his store.
In Friday’s State Register the supreme court at Dubuque affirmed Boone county’s case against George E. Jones and his bondsmen. It settles the $14,000 defalcation tied to the last bond, a result expected to cause financial distress for several gentlemen involved.
Howard McLain Ed F Cooper and Turner McLain left with tents traps guns dogs and gear for a month long excursion into Dakota wilds seeking deer and antelope shooting glory. The group expects a year’s worth of fun in a single month and hopes for success.
Mrs. Elizabeth Craig dies at her Bloomington home in Story County at about seventy years of age. Born in Ohio in 1809 she married P R Craig in 1831 and moved to Iowa in 1853. A devoted member of the United Brothers Church she was praised as a good neighbor mother and wife. Her funeral drew many friends and she died peacefully. The nearby note mentions college events for the year 79 including baccalaureate sermons trustees addresses and class day exercises.
The approaching donation next Thursday afternoon and evening at the Baptist Church aims for broad attendance. No visiting committees will call. the event offers a simple opportunity for the community to present testimonials of appreciation for Rev R. J. Reynolds's ministry, life work, offering, and devotion. Church committees will be present all afternoon and evening to receive contributions.
A local notice commends the work The Life and Travels of Gen Grant by J T Hendley as a superior biography and travelogue. It praises the author for a complete life account of U S Grant and his world tour with royal welcomes and grand views. The agent will stay in the county for a time and is urged to receive local patronage.
Postmaster General Key issues a circular requiring wrappers to show the recipient's name city county and state on misdirected letters. Businessmen protest that state not needed for major cities, but Key insists on full addressing to avoid sending mail to the Dead Letter Office.
A Midwest businessman argues Iowa statutes fail to redress robbery by a dishonest lawyer and calls for urgent legal reform to require responsible attorneys in collection cases. The note also previews Me Cable’s new story and a substantial November St Nicholas issue with features on engineering, agriculture, and children’s literature.
Kelley Stemse notes winds and winter quarters as farmers husk corn and sell at top prices. R. P. Shield & Co build cribs and pay high for corn. Eckler completes a new barn and moves family in. M. C. Stevens adds a new house with four carpenters. Local visits include Boyd from Chariton Iowa. The churches grant Pastor Parmenter vacation to Nebraska after next Sabbath. Births include twins to Mr. and Mrs. Crane on the 25th and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Puller on the 27th. Ersland sells farm east of town to Joe Kercheval and plans to return to Illinois this winter.
The November Araxtic highlights varied articles and stories with Goldwin Smith predicting laxity amid science and religion split. Other features include The Waldeneses of Today, Our Military Past and Future, Sister Mary's Story, The Ceramic Art in America, Irene the Missionary, and Englishwomen in Recent Literature.
A discouraged reader is urged to subscribe to The Housekeeper magazine from Minneapolis Minnesota promising cheap premiums like kid gloves and a dress. Also notices announce millinery stock from M and A J Sweeney and selling O C remedies by Van Valkenburgh Co. plus an estray notice for a three year old steer in Story County Iowa valued at $22 with official certification.
Rouse and Wheeler offer the Palm Grove 10 cent cigar and Little Fred 5 cent Havanna Filled cigars now sold in Ames. Des Moines and Marshalltown papers praise them for leading sales. Also notes an estray yearling steer described as black and white speckled with a round O on the right hip appraised at 7.50. Jonsx R. Hava from Nevada dated October 9 1879. 254 Dice up by Wm Poster of Washington.
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