Grand Meeting in Villisca Iowa Eyes Atlantic Extension
A large Atlantic party visited Villisca to back the extension of the Atlantic North ern and Southern line. Local officials and merchants welcomed the visitors, with speeches by Mayor Gibbs and leaders like H Rattenberg and J A McWard. The meeting urged support for the project, no stock was sold then, and organizers planned later sales while the booster mood remained high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villisca
Atlantic
Ferest
Atlantic Party
C. A. Ross
J. A. McWard
J. EB. Bruce
C. B. Judd
Calvin Manning
Ottumwa
C. L. Campbell
A. A. Gillette
BE. L. Anderson
A. M Duval
W. A. Follett
Mayor Straight
James Stier
Rev. Jersild
Elkhorn
Martin Esbeck
C. C. Nelson
A.H. Jorgenson
Drace Sorenson
Torval Jensen
Willis Rattenberg
Peter Lyke
Kimballton
Dave Vetter
H. L. Porter
8. E. Smith
A. Wahblund
Grant
Gibbs
H. Rattenberg
Mr. Rattenberg
Senator Bruce
Bruce
Mr. Judd
Dr. C. L. Campbell
Clarence A. Ross
Ala. Gillette
Martin Esbeth
0. C. Nelson
F. F. Jones
Villisen
H. Loomis
Weather and illness in Town City Iowa family notices
Fair and cooler tonight and Saturday. Miss Katherine Nebe, sister of F M Nebe, is ill in the hospital at Town City with malignant typhoid fever. Earlier fear of cerebrospinal meningitis is now unlikely. Miss Edith Nebe has traveled to Iowa City to be at her bedside. friends hope for rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Nebe
F. M. Nebe
Town City
Edith Nebe
Iowa City
Nebe
Alberta peaches at Schiapacassi's crate deal
Readable note says plenty of Alberta peaches available at Schiapacassi's, priced at six to ten cents per crate, suggesting a local bargain for fruit buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Schiapacassi’s
Schiapacassi
S. Dit
Late News of the County Highlights Local Circles
Anita items report Umpire sympathy, baseball notes, a Ringling Bros show draw, and travel updates. Local weddings, church revival plans, new coal vein rumors, and several community happenings fill the county column with mentions of scores, arrivals, and civic notices.
Very Good Recital at Vose Hall Delights Local Audience
A sunny evening program at Vose hall featured Miss Pearl Colwell with support from local talents. Selections included Martha Dorn pieces, Edna Bruce vocal “Sunbeams,” Colwell piano “Funeral March,” Grace Petite reading “A Platonic Friendship,” Colwell “Tarantelle,” Bruce “Buttercups and Daisies,” Carl Carson cornet “Columbia,” and Colwell final “Valse Cariie.” The event reflected credit on all participants and trainer Miss Clifford Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vose Hall
Pearl Colwell
Miss Colwell
Martha Dorn
Edna Bruce
Mendelssohn
Grace Petite
Sidney Smith
Social and club life noted in city society pages
Miss Marie Niles travels to Council Bluffs for a Lake Manawa boat club gathering hosted by Miss Gladys Hart. The Christian Endeavor bean supper at the Bruff home raised funds for a piano. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney entertain guests honoring Miss Linnie Butt with music and a luncheon. The H. T. J. Club announces 1908 09 programs featuring American topics and Iowa study, with four social sessions and a spring picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Niles
Tomrow
Council Bluffs
Gladys Hart
Boat Club
Lake Manawa
J. B. Bruff
Poplar Straet
Z. G. Whitney
Linnie Butt
Salt Lake City
Miss Rutt
Thomas H. Whitney
Miss Marie Whitney
H. T. J. Club
C. R. Hunt
Junius Childs
F. Berg
Messames
P.F. O'Connell
H. F. Jones
J. D Goff
Iowa
P. O'Connell
J.E. Hammond
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Yesterday’s results from American and National Leagues show Denver besting Sioux City 6 1 Lincoln 5 Omaha 3 Des Moines 8 Pueblo 2 Chicago 2 Boston 0 New York 10 St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 3 Washington 6 Cleveland 1 Pittsburg 6 Boston 2 Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 4 New York 4 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 7 St. Louis 4 An ice cream social at Christian parsonage is planned for Saturday evening. all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Sioux City
Lincoln
Omaha
Des Moines
Pueblo
Chicago
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Christian Parsonage
Bunch of Updates From Wiota As New Catholic Church Planned
The Wiota column notes a new Catholic church planned and under construction, plus community items. It lists residents on sick lists, recent trips to Atlantic and Cumberland, new barns built for Claus Barnhordt and George Shep herd, farm improvements by P Gaffney, Charlie Wood's hay crop work, and local business activity including Ray Taylor selling Deering harvesting machines and J P Metz planning a new barn. It mentions visits by A J Schwab and others to Atlantic, the Iowa Grain Dealers convention in Des Moines, and local civic happenings such as the liveryman Wilson Rowe and the postmaster Frank Beebe. The piece closes with a childhood accident near Turkey Grove and ongoing farm and town development notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Huff
Mr. Marshall
Herman Eilis
South Dakota
Claus Barnhordt
George Shepherd
P. Gaffney
Charlie Wood
Wilson Rowe
John Stoodt
Iick
Charlie Eberle
Cumberland
Ed. Henderson
M. H. Welton
A. J. Schwab
F. M. Huff
E. M. Bourne
Fred Moore
Atlantic
Des Moines
Iowa Grain Dealers Association
Guy Taylor
Dean Taylor
Reliable
J. P. Metz
Benton Township
Pete
C. B. Lewis
Turkey Grove
Carl Strobbehn
Fred Stutelburg
James Morgan
Phil Turner
Mr. Morgan
Frank Beebe
Sam
Wiota
Best Beebe
William Johnson
Billy
Cc LW
Marshall
Charlie Galliher
Franklin Township
Peter Nelsen
Nels Nelsen
People Coming And Going In Atlantic News Page
Sadie Donnelly plans a several week stay in Avoca while Mrs. Reed Love visits her Wiota relatives. Numerous locals travel to Maine, Des Moines, Omaha, and Colfax for short visits, funerals, shopping, and family time. A young boy, Claude Cappellar, dies from kidney trouble. Evans of Fort Smith revisits Atlantic graves and old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Love
Wiota
J. A. Mel Waid
Maude Herbert
Mattie Wright
Avoca
L. Schack
Harlan
A. Stuart
Sullivan
Burk, Dak
Bert Butler
Omaha
S. E. Helphrey
Oakland
P. F. O'Connell
Des Moines
Claude Cappellar
Helen Haulsby
Casey
Grace Petite
Byers
P. McCarville
Charles Nelson
Maine
William Sherr
Ebc. Darland
Morrow
Montezuma
A. P. Ma
W. F. Priebe
Priebe Company
Atlantic Produce Company
R. O. Larsen
Red Oak
Frank Larsen
Adairs
Maymie
Hilen Sampsom
Sam Berry
Gertrude Kreamer
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
Colfax
Mamie Blake
Frances Prince
Kriger
Griswold
Frank .Nichols
D. M. Lewis
Mattie Ayers
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Emma Wichmann
Alma
Gertrude Rathman
Henry Wichmann
South Walnut Street
Ross Wallace
Cr. H. Evans
Atlantic
Fort Smith
Yondo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic Band
U. H. Society
H. M. Boorman
Miss Nebe
Anita Tribune
A. A. Pegan
Anita
Chas. Osborne
Davenport
Ringling Bros
Rock Island
Adair
Anita Grounds
Buckley Worthing
Extra
Buck
Crystal Lake
Lewis Standard
W. A. Britton
Lewis I. C. O
N. G
W. H. Parks
W. G. W. E. Davis
S. W. Rowley
Treas
B.C. Harris
Lewis and Vicinity
J. C. Porter
John Weppler
Bear Grove Township
Jesse Hager
Joe Bickett
Lewis
Dahlberg
Earoeening
Lewis Brick Plant
Ethan Allyn
Chas
Noyes
Tom Wilson
H. W. Marshall
Casper
Wyo
Scott
Massena’ Fair Management
Nelson
Wm. Zimmerman
Nicholas Lewis
Robert
Henry Steinbeck
Lyman
Furness Morton
Fairfax
Dak
F. R. Haley
Shelby
F. G. Salisbury
L. D. Salisbury
Winterset
Fred Stheinke
Ing
Atlantic Society
Western League
Ball Park
Pikers
Atlantic’s
Greys
Grandstand
Goodly Town
A. Forsythe
The
Atlantic Eveningg
Sadie Donnelly
Avoo
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