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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1883
Page
4
A fragmented notice page lists job openings in a printing office and hat shop, real estate sales including a residence for sale or rent, auction plans for household furniture, and bargains in clothing. Local merchants advertise lower prices, new styles, and services from Brereton and Hunt to J W Buckley Corydon endorsing Brown's Iron Bitters for liver complaints.
As I am about to return East I will sell my Household Furniture nearly new including chairs bed steads bedspring table and cook stove very cheap for cash. Ames Sept 4 13 The first fresh oysters of the season received at Clark's Restaurant Call and try them.
On farm mortgages at six percent interest with principal payable in installments at borrower option. J A Fitchpatrick Nevada Iowa.
Prisoners in the Nevada county jail attempted to cut their way out on Wednesday night but were thwarted and transferred to the penitentiary on Thursday.
jumble of notices mentions Parker's Ginger Tonic praised for nervous disorders and a coal sale through September 16 1583 for the Independent School District Ames a board right to reject bids. Adams and his two sons of Ames Iowa are in the valley noted for Iowa State College link and Story County Agricultural Society leadership. The Janesville Dakota Journal is cited.
A practical experienced watchmaker at P Q Jewelry Store offers repair services. The ad emphasizes skilled workmanship and reliable service for timepieces.
Farm loan opportunities advertised by J. A. Fitchpatrick of Nevada Iowa offer mortgages at six percent annual interest. The notice emphasizes ample money available on farms and promotes available terms to borrowers in the region.
The Republicans of Boone and Story counties nominate Hon J D Gillett for State Senator. The endorsement calls him a diligent and faithful former senator whose reelection is expected and will likely increase influence in his second term. Also notes local ads for Bovey’s Perfection Carriage Jack and bakery services in Ames and Nevada Iowa.
Money to loan in any amount with real estate or other good security except town property. Terms from one to five years on real estate loans and from thirty days to one year on other security. Will buy first class notes. Office with M C Allen, rear Briggs Bank building, ground floor, Nevada Iowa. M E Hix, M Allen, Johnson's Grove, Nevada.
Capt. Brown returns home. Dr Richmond may settle in Ames. Carpenter named to Webster County Legislature. Harksneron visiting Kewaunee. Jarden and Hambleton wed. Baptist Association meeting draws clergy and lay leaders. O’Connell speech postponed. Mills reports on county affairs. School, church, and photo studios highlighted. Ballou impersonation at Vegetable Hall. theft on train.
A scanned roster lists marriage bond pairs including Charles Ruber and Lydia Howell, A M Will and Maggie Tetwiler, John Banks and Isabel Allen, Wm Gossard and Charlotte Cory, Andrew Wicks and Malinda Berhow, Albert Billington and Mary Roberts, Laur y Ulrickson and Nellie Jacobs, James C Taylor and Samantha Carr, Uriah Beal and Litta Meyers, Oliver Darby and Bertha Simmons, Walter Harliman and Margaret Neasham, E B Trask and A M Hansell, Rasmus Rasmusson and Ilansiena Pederson.
The editorial touts Senator Gillett as stronger in Boone County than four years ago, predicts a handsome majority, and criticizes opponents and the Watchman for misrepresenting county expenditures. It notes Rev I T Milner’s appointment to the Poplar Creek School and praises Gov Kirkwood on industrial education and broad farm education.
A heated editorial in the Story City Herald condemns Swartout for opposing prohibition and links saloon traffic to crime. The piece urges repentance and praises moral reform while calling Story County’s editorials a disgrace to justice.
The town grows quiet as fair week keeps people at home and a missing extra train is debated by railroad officials. A. A. Stewart recovers from a bilious attack after attempting to join a Nevada Greenback movement. Mary Stewart suffers a lung hemorrhage, with little hope of recovery. Miss Stewart’s condition and family visitors from Vergennes are noted along with Henry Tripp’s sixth child. Rumors swirl about a new saloon, which is discouraged.
A Nevada reader questions the Representative editor's stance on the Senate nomination. The letter accuses the editor of fence riding and seeks to know whom he supported, noting the editorial favored the defeated candidate and prompting doubt about loyalties.
Prohibition in Kansas described with constitutional amendment and enforcement law. Promotes the Weekly Capital of Topeka as an in depth source on the temperance issue, an eight page official state paper. One year subscription is one dollar by mail to J. K. Hopson, editor and proprietor, Topeka, Kansas.
Druggists beware the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld the Allegheny county district court granting exclusive rights to R. E. Sellers & Co for the trade mark Blood Searcher registered in Washington DC on December 11 1876 Our name will appear on all wrappers and any sale of Blood Searcher without it will be prosecuted with a 1000 dollar fine and two years imprisonment R E Setvers Co proprietors Pittsburgh Pa The telephone line from Ogden to Ames is complete and tested Speker manager reports clear distinct voice over the twenty five mile link Ogden Reporter notes the ease of conversation despite distance A new Sun Publishing Co book Wiip life on the Plains about General Custer and famed scouts Will Comstock Wild Bill Bloody Knife is advertised elsewhere.
The Treasury Department Comptroller reports that The Union National Bank of Ames in Ames Story County Iowa has complied with the U S banking statutes and may commence banking operations. The notice cites satisfactory evidence and official action dated July 3 as authorization to begin banking activities.
The notice promotes H. T. & E. Co.'s best coffee in pound packages, claims flour remains cheaper, and highlights celebrated Sunny Kansas and Kansas Im- PeWe brands. It also announces new buttermilk for sale at the Creamery.
Advertised as the best blood purifier and system regulator for liver biliousness jaundice constipation weak kidneys and urinary diseases. Claims quick action and full satisfaction guarantee with bottles sold by Bosworth & Co and local druggists for five cents each.
An advertisement touts a skin salve claimed to cure burns bruises cuts ulcers salts fever sores cancers piles chilblains corns tetter and all eruptions. It guarantees results or money back and sells for 25 cents per box through Bosworth Co and other outlets.
An advertisement extols Shilohs Cure for hacking cough sleepless nights and Shilohs Vitalizer for dyspepsia and liver complaints. It guarantees relief and urges readers to try the remedies.
Catarrh cure promotes health and fresh breath with Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Priced at 50 cents with a nasal injector free accompanying offer. Bradley and Templeton distribute.
Advertises Brown's Expectorant free sample bottle at Barstow for coughs hoarseness and early consumption cures throat and lung diseases with harmless pleasant-tasting formula. Mentions Restor sizes 50c and 1, Shiloh's Cure and Vitalizer for digestion, constipation, loss of appetite, and cough relief with local druggists Bradley Templeton Bosworth Co. and Ed Barstow.
Physicians are startled by the daily curing of patients given up to die by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and Throat and Lung diseases. Hundreds of doctors are using it in practice. trial bottles are free at Ames Drug Stores with regular size priced at $1.00.
A vintage advertisement touts MARSH's GOLDEN Blood & Liver Tonic as a blood purifier and liver corrector. It claims remarks from users in Kansas City Denver and Moline and notes available sizes from Bradley & Templeton druggists in Ames.
Civil cases disposed include McCarthy v Black and Dye v Dye with dismissals and decrees. Jon v Nelson demurrer sustained. Balliet v Bryant and Curtiss v Shattuck decreed. garnishee actions in Carson v Alderman. continued cases list includes Montgomery v Sutton and others. Porter v Woten decree set aside. Criminals: Apland guilty of nuisance. Wood embezzlement no case. Runner fined. Lyons unjust assault fined. Neet assault with intent guilty. Boston assault guilty. Hopkins horse stealing guilty. Johnson Rasmussen burglary 18 months. Barneys fined. other defendants continued. State cases: Upland guilty, fined 150, jailed 45 days if unpaid. Wood dismissed. Neat fined 25. Lyon fined 50 with 15 days jail. Johnson and Rasmussen 1 year 6 months. Jeesborn fined 150 or 45 days. Ole Johnson fined 150.
Burglars pried up the depot north window, opened the money drawer found empty, carried a depot trunk to the north part of town and rifled a suit, handkerchiefs, and other items in a box car. Mrs Bryan heads to Dakota with family. Mr Stover leaves Madrid for Dakota to make his home. Telephone line wires to Ames and Des Moines now in place.
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