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s.Run on New Years Day Over the A,, N. Railroad, and the Event Was Appropriately Celebrated at that Town.For a number of tyears past thetroad as our own citizens and the citizens of Atantlc have from time to prospect for the road lowedsBdedw time talked with more or less enthus- prospect for the road looked encour-iasm among themselves about building a north and south railroad which should connect this city with either the Northwestern or Burlington rail-a Rock Island coach and the elegant private car of Mr. Frank K. Robinson. who had kindly donated the use of his car for the occasion. At 10:10 the Griswold branch enginetpushed the cars out across the bridge to the A. N. S. tracks, where, after a delay of about a half hour the engine of the new road returned from its morning trip up the road, hookedaging, hut those who were solicit-1 ont0 our train and we were off for ing subscriptions soon began to real- the first visit by rail to our genial ize that the building of a railroad is thrifty neighbors on the north. The a serious business and not a pass- train stopped at many crossings alongroads, or both, and thus give the cityjtime. They found that talk is cheap the route to pick up passengers andwhat all agreed we most needed, a and that enthusiasm may he indulg- before it reached the end of the competing line with the Rock Island led in without seriously affecting the journey was well packed.They talked over it so much and so pocket book, but when it came to | And rjght here it may be wellmany fruitless efforts had been made , digging up and coming down with en0Ugh to say that any one who hasto start the ball rolling that the the hard coin of the realm it was any doubts as to whether the new matter had finally come to be looked 1 altogether a different matter. But road prove a paying proposition on by many cFi/.ons as a sort of a they perserved. The men who were bag on]y take a trip over it and joke—as something to talk about back of that project had .cut the gee tbe Sp]encp[di well kept and pros-when trade was dull, and to be for- word “fail” from their dictionaries, perous looking farms which stretch gotten as soon business became a lit-'and with tireless enei-gy they worked away on either side of the right oftie more brisk. But about a year lor the success of the new road.ago a couple ol' geutlemen appeared in this city and proposed to buy theway as far as the eye can see. It is claimed that every interurban roadMcWaid Elected PresidentAt the January meeting of the g0 far built in Imva has proved acity’s electric light plant and use ic board of directors Wm. Simmons ten- payer aild surely none of themfor the purpose not only of furnish- dered his resignation as president traverge a better or more prosperousing light and power for the city, but and Mr. J. A. McWaid was elected farniing countr.v than this one.also to operate an electric railroad to the position The balance of the ^ The train arrived at Kimbailton at“ ~ ~~ 1.1:40; the good people of that townij.jiVt;\ i: !-:v.Mrs. Win. It. Woolsey Meets Almost Instant Death From a Rifle Shot Fired by Walter McCarville.turned out en masse to see it and tendered their guests as hearty a. welcome as their limited facilities would admit. Every place of business in the town had been closed in honor of the event and when dinner time arrived everybody was welcomed to the goodly dinner which had been prepared—and the hungry guests didAbout 10:00 o’clock Monday morning the entire neighborhood at the end of Seventh street was aroused to learn of the accidental shooting and almost instant death of Mrs. Wm. Woolsey. It seems that Mrs. Woolsey was hanging out some clothing on the line when she heard young McCar-ville shooting. Turning around she cautioned him about his shooting and said “don’t shoot me.” The young boy who is about twelve years of age did knot heed the advice but proceeded to aim at a tin can that he had placed upon the wheel of a wagon. He missed the can and the bullet passed through the canvas covering of the wagon and struck Mrs Woolsey in the back about two inches below the right shoulder blade. Mrs Woolsey screamed and fell to the ground. Mr. H. W. Crooks, who delivers goods, for Highley’s' grocery, was passing and was the first one to htSr assistance. She did not utter a word after being shot.As soon as Mrs. Woolsey screamed tjm voting McCarville boy ran over to her and at once called to some of the neighbors, also going to Dr. Mullins, who was making one of his calls in that part of the city. Evs. Emmert and Clark arrived at the scene as soon as possible but there was 110 help tor the unfortunate lady as she had expired sometime before their arrival.ticbi:nedecoisC*thisteaiytWbiIEalHtetcg:sitcittMiPnnI?
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Atlantic Telegraph
Atlantic, Iowa, US
Fri, Jan 03, 1908
Page 7
Full Page
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Warren W.
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