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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1892
Page
3
The timetable lists trains including No 58 arriving 12 25 a m No 66 arriving 6 00 p m No 62 freight arriving 5 10 p m and notes no other passenger trains operate. Agent signatures indicate station or office.
Local items report visits by Miss Loretta Hamilton and others in Marshalltown Ames and Des Moines. Residents travel for study church events and family gatherings as flights of social activity fill the week with visits sickness and announcements.
Mrs. Dr. Kaynor and Miss Maime visited Hubbard last week. Mrs. H. G. Kaynor and the boys started Tuesday evening for a visit with relatives in New York. Mr. C.G. McCarthy of St. Paul is visiting relatives. Ames youths attended Mrs. Armstrongs invitation for a pleasant Saturday evening. The Clark home hosted M. E. church ladies for a day event. Woman's Relief Corps meets tomorrow afternoon with good attendance hoped. Free-Trade times to be remembered by a citizen in next issue. Circus attendance in Boone noted but names withheld. Ames Chapter P. E. O. elected officers led by Mrs. Beck president. School openings report crowded rooms. enrichment planned to match growth. Thieves entered Col Scott’s Nevada home last Sunday and stole two violins and a case from Miss Carrie Scott. Police hope to recover the instruments. old violins valued and well crafted.
The New York Recorder notes the Evening Post attacks tariffs as inflating prices for monopolies while its market section cites iron and steel mill resumption signaling lower finished product prices. It observes industry moves toward a permanent lower price base amid CWIVe era adjustments.
longtime Ames resident Mrs. Charlotte Lemon Pitsor died Thursday night at 11:30 after a bout with typhoid fever. Born February 14, 1854 in Lewis ton Indiana she moved to Story county with her family in childhood. She married Geo M Pitsor April 10 1873 and leaves a daughter and two sons. A charter member of the Women's Relief Corps her funeral was conducted by Rev Douglass with Congregational Church choir. Burial followed in the local WRC graves.
A three weeks old baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dwyer died and was buried at Ames cemetery after services at their home on Sunday September 11 following a Saturday September 10 home observance.
Violet, six months old, child of Mr and Mrs George Nelson, died Wednesday morning at her home. Services were held Wednesday afternoon and burial followed at Ames cemetery.
A Saturday Nevada gathering drew 40 to 50 Ames visitors with I A C student representation. J E Blythe chaired, praising Story county Republicans and C G McCarthy for Persuading Burrows to speak. Congressmen J C Burrows delivered a plain forceful tariff focused discourse for nearly two hours.
The piece warns that forbearance ends with peace being disturbed and vows enforcement of justice. It urges protecting quiet and visitors from insults. It notes Mrs Gougar at M E church on Sept 21 and a miscaptioned Nevada Representative. Dr Gunsaulus lecture misattribution corrected, with event set for Oct 17, 1892.
John Corkin plans to sell 23 head of cattle and two three year old colts tomorrow at 1 pm, location given. John Musselman schedules Sept 20 at 10 am for cattle horses pigs hay and farm implements three miles west of Ames. Dan McCarthy is auctioneer for all sales. Harlan Erb offers 22 horses and colts 150 sheep and 18 cattle on Sept 24 two miles east of Ames. horses described as good.
Mr and Mrs H A Cook left for Washington DC Monday evening to visit relatives. Mrs J W Lytle entertains her sister Mrs Robinson from Galtilinois. Hi N Starr mayor of Rockford IL was in town on business last week. Elated at birth of baby daughter to Mr and Mrs L G Rosenfeld on Sept 5. Mrs L Crane and the Misses Rosenfeld Wortman attended the Association at Peoples Friday and Saturday. Charles Bright of Marengo Illinois visiting old friends last week. Monmouth Iowa July 10 1892 W E Clossen finds draft for five dollars. Send two bottles of Cough and four of Pain Relief. They credit Pain Relief for three years of use and as help during hot weather illness. JOSEPH HELLER. Sold by L M Bosworth 21-2.
Agents in Ames and Nevada promote a fast selling subscription book titled Story of America. For particulars contact A. E. Marston, Box 74, Ames, Iowa.
A fragment shows a humorous take on epitaphs and a health advertisement urging readers to try Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for chronic liver skin blood and lung diseases. The piece contrasts morbid tombstone inscriptions with boasts of a cure for consumption and related ailments.
A customer from Reinbeck Iowa sends two dollars for two more bottles of Bear's Oil Liniment praising its effect on barbed wire wounds on horses. The note mentions terrible luck with horses entering wire and claims the remedy prevents proud flesh from forming in sores. Sold by L. M. Bosworth.
General J K Lincoln reports a pleasant encampment return and winter term applications rise. Boiler removal at Morrill hall to centralize heating promises time savings. Horticultural work continues and a Welch vs Bachelor society debate drew a large crowd with a negative win. Faculty and students attend sermons, Sunday school, Y M C A events, art receptions, and regional visits.
My furniture carpets stoves etc at private sale up to and including Saturday September 24. Please call at house and inspect property. Mrs M J Jones.
Miss Anna Capps announces a large new goods addition and invites friends to view. She plans a trip to Chicago soon to study cementing waking up fall styles and related fashions.
Washington township Republican Caucus for nomination of town officers to be held at Ames City Hall on Saturday Oct 1 1892 at 8 o clock per order Com. Mrs Henry M Gouger of Indiana to address Story county citizens Sept 21 on National Prohibition. Mrs Gougar a noted platform speaker, to speak once in the county.
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