Contest; W. B. Hunter taking second place, and Miss Molten third. The orations, taken as a whole, were exceptionally good, and three speakers were a tie for first place.
President Hunt will organize farmers reading clubs over the State this winter.—Ames Intelligencer.—(Nov. 4, 1885.)
NOTES OF THE LATE FIRE.
The Barroll building is in ruins. The west wall of the Brown building fell on it and mashed it into kindling wood. We understand that Mr. Barroll had about $300 insurance on it.
There was no insurance on Mr. William Hulitt's building. We were in error in stating last week that it was insured.
Mr. Rogers has moved his shoe shop into the Peterman building, adjoining the Barroll ruins.
Miss Dix occupies the west room of the Cook block. The Insurance companies paid her $96 for damage to her stock of goods.
The Thomas Brothers are in the old Sisson & Green store room. They received $675 for damage to stock.
Bigelow & Huntington obtained $200 for damage to the west wall of their block, and D. A. Bigelow & Co. $60 for damage to stock.
The Booth and Brown insurance has not been adjusted yet.
Miss Dix had a ton and a half of hard coal in her cellar when burnt out, which is still burning.
The Telephone Company has done nothing yet to repair its lines. It is rumored the company will take out its instruments in Ames and remove its lines. We hope not.
Insurance on the property destroyed was as follows:
On K. W. Brown's building—$1,000 in State; $1,000 in Monarch; $500 in Globe; all of Des Moines, A. P. Condit, Agent. On stock—$2,500 in Sun Fire, London; $1,000 in State; $1,000 in Globe; A. P. Condit, Agent.
On the Booth building, $1,000 in the Home. C. M. Soper, Agent.
Miss Dix—on stock $1,500 in Des Moines, M. Hemstreet, Agent.
On the Thomas building—$1,000 in the Des Moines and $1,000 in the Home; on the stock, $1,100 in the Home.
Bigelow & Huntington—on building, $3,000 in the Underwriters and $2,000 in the North American, M. Hemstreet, Agent.
$500 on store fixtures in Sun Fire, London, A. P. Condit, Agent.
D. A. Bigelow & Co.—on stock $2,000 in the Phoenix and $3,000 in the Home, C. M. Soper, Agent; $2,000 in North British and $2,000 in Continental, M. Hemstreet, Agent; $500 on store fixtures in the Sun Fire.—(January 28, 1886.)
The Agricultural College opened yesterday for the year.—Nevada Representative.—(February 22, 1886.)
The Ames High School graduated ten girls and boys Friday evening. The young ladies were tastefully dressed in calico. It