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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1891
Page
3
The notice lists train names Chicago Express and Overland Limited with 16 accommodations and freight stops. It shows departure and arrival times including 2:10 a.m 1:00 a.m 3:55 a.m 8:29 a.m 11:07 a.m 3:50 p.m 6:00 p.m and 6:50 a.m 11:30 a.m 1:40 p.m 6:15 p.m. Pass No. 58 arrives at 12:45 a.m. No other trains will carry passengers except Sunday.
Mrs Hopkins of Colo visited her sister Mrs A M Ball on Monday. M K Smith and wife went to Chicago Monday night on the Flyer. John Sutter of Saltillo Nebraska is friends in the vicinity of Mrs Dell Maxwell. Riponeeson Robert Jr and family in Fairfield. R W Smith and wife attend conference at Des Moines. Mrs C E Turner reported ill with rheumatic trouble. Wm McMichael returned from a five week trip to Ohio. Jennie Lockridge Warrick visited Ames. John H Kegley displays fine potatoes. will graduate in March 1892 in dentistry. Judge Stevens and Reporter Wiliams at home over Sunday. Courts at Clarion, in Wright county. Uretta Gilmore to Des Moines to attend commercial college. Robert Sonquist and Frances Hoggatt welcome a fine girl at home. Manning in town then left for Chicago to start new position. Kelso to Iowa City to finish dentistry, expects March graduation. Kegley to Party Washington for winter. family stays. Rich joins Jay Adams in G G Tills store. Duncan arrived home from a hot week. John Young starts move to Chicago for work. A Baker travels City for final year studies. will graduate June. Loud and Super families drive to Boone. delightful trip. Minnie Adams to sit in Adams Bros store handling cash. McDaniel and family visit Reed’s cutter. C E Celley and Hillis enjoy days with McLains. Harry Bartlett thrown from horse injuring left shoulder. L Krickbaum of Iowa Business College goes to Ames to act as stenographer. Krickbaum to replace Scribner. Ben Brenneman to Chicago with family. 24th Iowa Infantry reunion talk. Ben’s song to be sung at the event.
The article notes the serious illness of Mrs Huntington and that friends earnestly pray for her recovery. No further details are provided about location or circumstances.
Mr and Mrs Tedro visit relatives in Des Moines. Mrs Geo Cody and Mrs Westman of Webster City spend Friday and Saturday with friends in Ames. Mr C E Gary of Marshalltown visits with John Hoggett and family. Belle and Harry Phillips return to Cedar Rapids Nebraska. Mrs Fitch and her daughter of Oskaloosa, guests at the Munn household, go home.
Advertisements note a call for a girl to do general house work at the Baptist parsonage. Community notices report charity receipts, upcoming events and local church activities, including revival meetings and sociables.
The article asserts no unusual dissatisfaction with the Republican ticket in the township, dismisses circulating stories as inflated and partisan trash, and urges Republican friends across the county to ignore such rhetoric while affirming Washington township’s steadiness.
The Union National Bank installed a top quality Diebold solid steel automatic locking safe this week. The inner room features a formidable door and modern improvements aimed at ensuring security and restful nights for Capt. Greely and E. R. C. Builders Goble and Loughran Machine Co. announce extensive alterations and a new brick veneer east of their quarters, promising a fine, comfortable business space upon completion.
Richard reports the motor is fully restored and refitted with a new coat of paint and varnish. By Tuesday morning the engine runs smoothly, able to make two or three trips without stopping for coal or water, and a new conductor with a neat uniform from Igelow & Smith joins the crew.
Marian Lodge No 108 I O O F was instituted with 25 charter members led by D D G M Newman of Des Moines and De Staff of State Centre. Officers elected include Hemastreet N G M Minnie Shields Reg Secy and Lottie Deal treasurer. Visitors from Boone Polk City and State Centre attended. Ames school enrollment reported at 318 with teachers named for primary, intermediate and grammar grades.
A 1891 letter outlines joint debates between William Lockridge and William Stuntz in Story County Iowa between October 14 and November 2 for campaign issues. The correspondence argues liquor tax, prohibition, and licensing as key points, with Lockridge’s role tied to local business interests and a push to enlighten voters.
The Democratic conventions in Boone and Story counties named Parley Sheldon of Ames as their senatorial candidate to face Republican nominee T. C. McCall. Reports note Sheldon’s local prominence in Ames and Story County, his Ohio roots, and prior service as mayor and bank director. Critics call him a strong candidate though some doubt district fit and campaign prospects.
The Hamilton and Adams Bros stores will close at 8 pm on weekdays excluding Saturdays from September 21 1891. A H Buck survived a severe accident when a load of lumber caused a wagon to roll, injuring his right leg yet he remained calm. District Court opens September 28 at Nevada. Community events include a moonlight fruit social at J M Bacon, prayers with Mrs Bosworth, and church repairs delaying reopening of the Congregational church until September 27 with use of the Methodist church for the Sabbath.
Pella Blade reports the death on Sunday morning September 13 1891 at the home of his parents in Pella Iowa from typhoid malaria. A E D Bosquet a 1889 IA C graduate and member of J L Geddes Camp No 58 Sons of Veterans died after a brief illness. The community mourns a genial helpful young man whose prospects were cut short.
Alvin Banks born August 25 1809 in New Hampshire died September 4 1891 after a long life in Canada Oswego N Y and Iowa He left two sons and five daughters and his wife died December 3 1890 Church services set at 730 PM with youth meetings an upcoming Bradley Giddings wedding and a physician lecture by Dr Beverly and colleagues Republican meetings listed with speakers Hull Lyons Wilcox McCall Dyer and others
At the bride’s parents residence in Washington township near Ames on September 9 1891 Rev F J Douglass joined W Fred Bradley of Moville and Miss Billa K Giddings. About forty guests attended with gifts and a celebratory repast. The couple traveled to Boone and Sioux City for a wedding trip and planned to settle in Moville by early October.
An 1891 notice from Macon Missouri advertises the Queen City Silver and Nickel Plate Co of East St. Louis Illinois. It cites a man named G Stookey claiming weekly profits of 45 dollars and urging readers to request circulars and price lists for plating metals.
One span grey mares aged 7 and 9 with a colt by side. A mare with a yearling colt, a horse colt, and a mare colt of one year. Includes a double work harness, two lumber wagons, a phaeton, ton and harnesses. Auction next Saturday at 4 pm in front of Nichols Livery. Terms six months without interest. Da Resse e.
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