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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1893
Page
7
The September 28 1893 schedule shows Westbound trains including Expresses Overland Limited and Denver Limited plus Eastbound and freight services with arrival times and passenger plans. GO W. ngERS, Agent.
A wide range of short notes details health conditions visits by Rev Henderson in Nevada and Dr. Curtiss judging at Tama County fair. It mentions Mr Albert White ill, Rosa Bingman worsening, S P OBrien at Colfax improving, and several Ames social visits among locals and visiting relatives.
Crove Bros announce upon October first they will start selling goods for cash and will continue to take farm produce in exchange. They ask debtors to settle promptly and offer notes for any remaining balance.
Reports on the new M E parsonage with its upstairs pastor study and carpeted rooms. Rev. T M Rickman resigns effective January 1 prompting hopes he stays. Services and sermons noted at Congregational and United Brethren churches with visits by Rev N F Douglas Bishop Perry Dr Hoyt Presiding Elder Carlisle and Bishop Hott. Ames annual conference October 17 to 23 likely 250 out-of-town attendees.
C E Smith visits from the county seat while Mesdaies Ferguson and Sisson spend time in Gilbert Station. Numerous Ames Nevada and Des Moines arrivals include Flora Wilson organizing a PEO chapter, Carl Davis with Rev Hester at Pleasant Grove, and Miss Cupps with Miss Kegley shopping in Des Moines. Other items mention travels to Chicago Wellington and Denver, marriages, and moves within Ames and nearby towns.
The article notes many participants returned to Chicago by midnight to beat the one fare limit after a weeklong excursion. College battalions traveled, enjoyed sights, and performed credit to the state. The county fair also drew patrons. Miss Lillie Kegley won premiums in decorative needlework and horses received prizes, with a full list to be published. W O Brown’s Bay Prince won the one year old trotting half mile.
A $100 reward is offered for information on W H J Grove who disappeared September 20. Described as 55, small, about 125 pounds, gray hair and beard, bald on top. He wore an old white slouch hat brown checked coat brown overalls and rubber boots. Officials fear mental decline and possible asylum, and expect him to stay in rural areas. Postal ecards have been sent to Iowa sheriffs and postmasters seeking tips. If alive he may seek work with farmers. if dead a reward for information leading to his location or body will be paid.
Prices and trade notices from Adams Bros. advertise cash sales on butter eggs and all goods. Soper and Carlston announce tailor services in the former C M So per room with satisfaction guaranteed. Zenor Son promote tobacco coffee sugar and stove wood with pricing and exchange offers. Bring in eggs and visit for per day bargains in produce and hardware.
New prints and fabrics including ginghams sheetings and yarns offered at Tilden's with hosiery and underwear. A small upright steam engine and boiler are also available. Inquiries directed to this office.
Bigelow & Smirn advertise cash prices on clothing hats caps boots and shoes. They urge customers who cannot pay full old accounts to pay what they can to help meet bills. Adams Bros. listed.
The city notes new fall dry goods stock at Tilden and the famous Brickstein cheese offered for sale by Adams Bros. Odontunder. Old papers for sale at this office priced by the hundred.
Week ending Sept 19 1893 notices list Curtis J E Geddes Mr Livine Emma Maxwell Kennie Reynard and Wm H Persons calling for these. Mr and Mrs J Ferguson mourn the death of their frail son Wm Earl who died Tuesday night after a brief illness. Burial in Ames cemetery Wednesday at 4 pm.
Spencer notes a local town rumor that J B Stamp proprietor of the Earling hotel is father to twins of opposite sexes. The piece also covers local business mood, politics in Iowa, P E O O officers, a runaway pony incident, subscription offers, and Harvest Excursion ticket ads with dates and routes.
An advertisement touts No-to-bac as a harmless tobacco habit cure sold by The Sterling Remedy Co. Indicating prescriptions and mail order options, it also promotes Hebra's Viola cream from L. M. Bosworth's. The pitch emphasizes no danger or cost to quit smoking or spitting and mentions druggists and drug stores as outlets.
Miss Joie Morris and Prof. King rode a balloon from the World's Fair grounds over Lake Michigan. As darkness fell the craft landed in the lake and were rescued by a revenue cutter after clinging to the basket. Morris praised the tow ashore and mused on becoming an aeronaut.
To make way for a new furnace a lot of wood, hard coal and soft coal heaters will be sold. Inquire at the West House for details.
Correspondence reports Towa pushing for a gold medal at the exposition as exhibits compare well with others. Five weeks of school remain for final exams and commencement. Horticultural stock prepares for winter grafting while wintering plants and cistern progress are noted. College teams train, law study plans, fair judging, and thanks to Gen. Lincoln are mentioned.
Ke gley Branch area sees rising coal activity as Wm Johnson and Sons increase supply to nearby towns. Fred Fredericson moves from Jewell Junction to join the mine workforce. Joe Skelton relocates buildings for new dwellings, Geo Baldus gets a new barn, and a Newt Tolbertson farm residence is under construction. Two local youths visited the World’s Fair, lamenting limited exhibits.
Ben Kingsbury and daughter Alice return from Palo Alto county while Mrs Kingsbury visits Lakota friends in Story. Miss Nancy Kyle visits Chicago fair. Chris Barbour wins premiums with Poland China hogs at Nevada. Old timers and neighbors travel, births noted, and community events from Ames to Marshalltown listed. Revival at Bethany. Iowa Central offers St Louis excursion fare Sept 6 to Oct 21. The Orange Judd Farmer and Tur INTELLIGENCER advertised for $2 a year.
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