22 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1892
Page
1
The Intelligencer of Story County Iowa published by H and S K Wilson states subscription terms at 1.50 dollars per year payable in advance.
County officers include Auditor Clerk District Court Sheriff Superintendent of Schools Surveyor and Coroner. Board of Supervisors lists Franklin and Sherman counties with assessors. City officers show Mayor Recorder Treasurer and Marshal in Palestine and other towns with John Johnson and John Hoacatt among officials.
Sunday morning and evening worship with a school at Pam. Prayer meeting every evening at 7 30. Pastor R Weers. Sunday services morning and evening. Prayer meeting and Endeavor one hour before evening service. Pastor M Rickman.
Narrative recalls James Moon from Union township farm to South Bend on January 19 1859 buying satinet 834 yards at 75 cents and drilling 14 yards 123 cents per yard plus buttons linen thread and tailor costs. Contrasts with modern tariffs and ready made satinet pants. The piece cites a Tribune daybook extract and comments on political tariff debates.
A shopkeeper invites customers to visit for any needs in his line promising first class competition and reliable sales. The note emphasizes ready service and keeping up with rivals.
Story County Board of Supervisors met September 1892 with Liddle Johnson and Shaw present. Elections and adjustments included tax refunds for erroneous assessments, charity exemptions, and remission of taxes for Gilbert Station Cheese Co and others. The board approved road changes, contracted gravel work, and set 1892 levies including bridge, soldiers relief, county bond, and school and health taxes, with per diem payments and ballot box purchases authorized. Adjourned to Oct 24, 1892.
Claims acted upon include sheriff fees potions and boarding costs for prisoners med services at the poor farm witness fees and damages by dogs and livestock repairs on jails and bridges clothing and supplies for paupers and boards of health expenses formiscel. items list various individuals and firms with amounts and purposes recorded in the proceedings.
Congressman Bankhead of Alabama laments a veteran’s hardship as he travels from cabin to fields to earn bread, noting one twelfth of his earnings is taxed to fund pensions for camp followers or bounty jumpers. The remark frames a critique of postwar pension policy and its impact on veterans and families.
The article notes Grover Cleveland vetoed or overruled Congress four times in four years, surpassing all prior presidents. It mentions a pension issue for Union soldiers with a figure of 634 in some context, though the fragment is unclear.
McKinley expresses confidence in Republican gains in Iowa Nebraska and the South claiming unity in pro tariff support. He cites large Lincoln Neb gathering and argues negro question politics could sway southern votes if tariffs are aligned. He condemns pension fraud and praises civil service reforms while criticizing Cleveland Harrison administrations and ex Confederate influence in government.
General Cutcheon in the House of Representatives on September 5, 1890 argues the McKinley law reduced farm product imports by over 30 million dollars in the past year, shifting that amount to domestic markets and frames pensions as collective compensation for individual losses.
A 1865 letter of acceptance by Barrison contrasts with a current sense of comradeship, noting enduring fellowship in the victors’ column. The fragment hints at continuity in political allegiance and shared achievement across eras.
The Iowa Central Ry on Tuesday August 30 and Tuesday September 27 1892 will offer excursion tickets at half rates to Northwestern Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Texas as well as Kansas City and St. Joseph Missouri For rates and information contact Iowa Central Ry agents or General Passenger Agent Thomas P Barry Marshalltown Iowa Coldwater Michigan reports an old bachelor girl club.
The piece analyzes First Corinthians chapters about the Lord's Supper, urging believers to reject self indulgence and pursue God’s glory in worship. It links the communion to Christ's sacrifice, self denial, and sober self judgment, noting health and discipline consequences for disobedience.
An Iowa heating and ventilation company urges patronage for its Weir furnaces built in Des Moines. It argues superior quality justifies higher cost, asks locals to support Iowa industry, and offers delayed payment with commissions and early year work. They invite visits at 105 West Locust Street and request catalogs and patron lists.
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