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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
4
Advertisement lists dozens of acreages for sale from 49 to 320 acres with varying improvements. Prices range from 60 to 200 per acre. Areas include near Atlantic, Anita, Brayton, Hamlin, Oakfield, Walnut, Griswold, and others, with details on distance, condition, and improvements.
Chicago August 25 hog receipts 18 000 with weak close and mixed bids ledgers show butcher hogs 7.40 to 8.30, rough heavy 7.20 to 7.50, light 7.65 to 8.20, bulk 7.70 to 8.15. Cattle receipts 22 000 with steers 4.40 to 7.75, cows and heifers 2.25 to 5.10, stockers 3.15, westerns 4.40 to 6.05. sheep 22 000 with lambs 4.35 to 7. Th: estimates for tomorrow 14 000. South Omaha markets show hogs 8 000 receipts up to 10 cents higher, cattle 8 000 receipts 10 to 15 cents lower, sheep 10 000 receipts steady to strong.
Forecast for Iowa shows late tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. An accident at a canning factory left L. T. Burriss of 701 Spruce Street temporarily blinded by corn silks dust and sand. Dr Campbell treated burriss who was rushed to the office by W A McWard. pain eased and he rests easier today.
A Rock Island claim agent visits the city to investigate the recent Carl Hoffman automobile demolition at the crossing west of Walnut, aiming to settle the matter. Local residents Thos. Kelly Wred Anderson Mrs. M. B. Hayward and son Virgil and James B. Simonton of the Messenger are among those touring Colorado and enjoying the trip.
A fragmentary crest of opinion argues against buying high priced cars and suggests leaving such business to specialists. The speaker denies the feasibility of offering both high grade high priced and high grade low priced cars by one firm. The dated phrasing hints at a local editorial voice.
Detailed timetable for Chicago to various destinations including Omaha Denver and Rock Island routes. Lists Nos 18 9 and 11 17 63 7 45 and other trains with their departure times and notes on Sunday no run for Nos 68 and 64. Includes Audubon and Griswold branch services with mixed trains and Sunday operations.
Rev and Mrs B E Mack leave the city to attend the funeral in DeSoto for Maude McCintoch a former Drake University student and well known local figure who died Tuesday night.
J H Jones of Des Moines once an agent for the Rock Island and A N & 8, accompanied by his young son Marshall, was in town today visiting friends. Marshall also made a brief stop at Lewis.
Dr. J Gruenfeld, once of this city and now in Des Moines, arrived last night for a visit with old time friends. He looks well and says the world goes well with him.
A boy named Winholdt of Cumberland sustained a broken arm this morning when his horse startled by an automobile driven by D. P. Hogan of Massena threw him off near the city. Hogan was en route to town when the incident occurred.
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