City Council Backs Away From Funding Chestnut Street Posts
City council and Booster Club directors concluded the city lacks funds to pledge for the electrolier posts on Chestnut street. The joint note may not be negotiated, leaving post purchase to be raised by popular subscription or another method. The council also authorized a third machine for the new light plant, necessary for night load, at an extra $3,000.
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Chestnut Street
Booster Club
Bortenlanger Company
Personal items of interest from town and beyond
Misses Mailander travel to Des Moines to visit an ill sister. A G C Fouts and his mother go to Wichita after word of a son in law's death. Mrs Warren Wood and baby visit Des Moines with her parents H R Lee. Ellen and Robert Phelps arrive from Chicago to summer with Mrs R G Phelps. Bert Pellett visits town, praising the News. Old National Bank building torn out for a new structure. J W Gardner reports from Buffalo NY enjoying his stay. Prof R J Cornell visits from Whota for city business.
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Mailander
Des Moines
A. GC. Fouts
Wichita Kas
Fouts
Warren Wood
H. R. Lee
Misa Ellen Phelps
Robert Phelps
Chicago
Mra. R. G. Phelps
Bert” Pellett
National Bank
J. W. Gardner
Buffalo N. Y
R. J. Cornell
Candy Pails for Sale at Five Prices
Local seller offers 200 candy pails priced at 10 cents each or 3 for 25 cents. Bulk option available at 85 cents a dozen. Location listed as Seepencene with contact details unspecified.
Death of Lou J. Goodwin in Kansas City
Lou J. Goodwin aged 31 died yesterday in Kansas City from appendicitis and peritonitis. He is the son of G. J. Goodwin and wife who reside four miles north of Wiota. Remains were brought to Wiota and funeral services are planned for tomorrow at the Wiota church with interment in Wiota Cemetery. The notice also describes a large crowd at the McDougall drawing at Giffen furniture store.
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Lou J. Goodwin
Kansas City
G. J. Goodwin
Wiota
John W. Scott
Giffen Furniture
McDougall
Mr. Giffen
Local Real Estate Transfers and Small Ads Mixed In
UUME Bd Leass Geo L Strater et al to Hi R car ter qed 5 15 11 w2 e2 w2 ne4 sed 14 76-26 $1 Helen M Needles to same ged 6 12 11 sw4 sw4 13 ex 10 a off nnd sw4 swall in 76 36 $1 Truth A Milner to same ged 6 1 li pt ew4 sw4 13-76-86 $1 June 28 1911 Herman F Nau to F W Edmonds wa 6 19 11 It 12 b 8 in 5th add Gris wold $100 Hy By Scott et al to Herman Naw wa 10 14 07 same $39.48 Fresh Apricots Lemons Naval Oranges Californian Cherries rape Fruit Pineapples Ice cream 80 per quart at SCHIAPPACASSE S Ten Nights in a Bar Room 2 reels 2000 feet UNIQUE Friday and Saturday Musical Program Sunday Evening at The Methodist Church Organ Prelude Gloria from Mozart s Twelfth Mass by the choir Male Chorus Selected My Faith Looks up to Thee Quint Crawford quartet with violin obligato by Paul Otto The choice selections by the choir will be interspersed with congregational singing here will be a short sermon by the pastor on Faith Poppy plants at the Congregational ladies Kensington Monday 2023
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Uume Bd
Leass
Geo. L. Strater Et al
R. Carter
Helen M. Needles
Truth A. Milner
Herman F. Nau
F. W. Edmonds
Scott
Herman
Methodist Church
Quint- Crawford
Paul Otto
Congregational Ladies
Editor Diary of a Struggling Year in Atlantic
A clipped diary from a country editor notes financial woes with multiple losses and few gains, tallying lies and truths, missed prayers, and a small cash balance. Local social items celebrate civic Fourth of July efforts, and gatherings at Agnes Collins and Mrs. J. C. Welsh mark birthday and visitors.
Ki bosh for the saloons headline clash in Iowa county
Anti-saloon forces claim victory as final verdict on saloon closures in Pottawattamie County nears. Judge Wheeler has removed names from petitions. temperance advocates say few remain to strike. Final decision promised early next week. Also notice of marriage for Lester F Shores and Lela Margaret Anderson in Idaho, with home in Marcus, Washington.
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News Council
Atlantic
Couer de’ Alene
Idaho
Jyne
Lester Frederick Shores
Lela
Margaret Anderson
Marcus
Washington
Faust Opera at MA JESTIC This Weekend
Funeral services for William H. McCain were held this morning at Marne Presbyterian Church with interment in Marne Cemetery. J. L. Winne undertaker traveled from local to conduct the funeral.
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William H. McCain
Marne Presbyterian Church
Marne
J. L. Winne
Park confrontation ends without arrests after gun flash
A married man returned to the park about 9 30 last evening and found his wife with another man. He flashed a pistol at the pair during a heated argument. No one was hurt and no court action reported. police are investigating the incident. A note urges readers to secure a poppy plant.
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Wan
Iowa Weather Forecast With Showers Likely
Unsettled conditions dominate Iowa with probable local showers tonight and Sunday. Warmth continues amid cloudy skies and chances of scattered rainfall across the state.
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Iowa
Gas flare injures Mrs Forsyth at home
Mrs I BR Forsyth received several burns to her face when lighting a gas gaag stove after a flare from accumulated gas. She is not seriously injured and expects no lasting effects. Also notes marriage licenses for Ross McDowell Griswold Mary Stuart Atlantic 18 20 and Dr Waters on the program for the Chautauqua Assembly on August 16.
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Ross
McDowell
Griswold
Mary Stuart
Atlantic
Dr. Waters
Brooklyn
She Professor's Ward
Poppy plants on sale at the Congregational Ladies Kensington Monday afternoon at 1.
Noted Cold Spell? Thermometer Reads 9414 Degrees
Observer Whitney reports a bizarre figure of 9414 degrees as the hottest reading today though unlikely. Meanwhile quality Typewriter paper sold at NEWS for 75 cents per box.
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Whitney
Endurance Road Scores Set for Dinner at Hy perion Club
Endurance run results show 18 of 26 cars earning perfect scores. Penalties may follow for Maxwell No.17 and Carter Bay No.20. technical checks by Del Verran, John Harper, and Harry Coggeshall continue to determine final cups likely to go to Ford and Hupmobile. A Hy perion club dinner will award cups on Saturday or Monday.
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EB. Butler
Little Glidden Tours
Carter Bay
Checker
Charles City
Maxwell
Clear Lake
del Verran
John Harper
Harry Coggeshall
Flanders
Hyperion Club
Local Hospital Operations and Arrivals Reported
Dr Porterfield and Dr Clarke of this city operated on Miss Anna Peterson of Brayton for appendicitis. Clarence Armstrong, previously at the hospital for collar bone repair, has recovered enough to leave for home in the Lewis vicinity. Miss Sullivan, a nurse from Omaha, arrived today to care for a patient at the local hospital.
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Porterfield and Clarke
Boob
Brayton
Anna Peterson
Clarence Armstrong
Lewis
Sullivan
Omaha
Faust at the MAJESTIC on Friday and Saturday nights
Atlantic water officials announce water restrictions due to shortage. Property owners must pay for hose privileges. fines of five dollars apply for first offenses to sprinkling without payment. Authorized hours for permitted use are 7 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm, with inspectors enforcing the rules. T. E. Nichols, superintendent, Atlantic Water Works.
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Atlantic Water Works
T. E, Nichols
Treynor Nears Treynor with the Short Line
Tracklayers on the Iowa and Omaha Short Line reached within a half mile of Treynor on Thursday and rails are expected to reach the terminals before Sunday. Treynor fixes June 29 for its big railroad celebration with a full program of speeches music and amusements. Editor Bundy of the Record plans a special edition for the event.
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News Council Bluffs
Iowa & Omaha
Treynor
Bundy
The
Record
Mabray seeks parole from Fort Leavenworth
James C. Mabray known as the Milemakers king has applied to the federal board of pardons for parole from the Fort Leavenworth prison Kas Deputy U S Marshal W A Groneweg visited the prison and returned Mabray has served over a year of a two year term for using the mails to defraud He enjoys privileges of a trusty prisoner and is allowed to drive a team and limited freedom of movement not granted at first incarceration
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News Council
United States
W. A. Groneweg
Mabray
Editors Debate Advertising News Demarcation at Iowa Meeting
Southern Iowa editors debated where advertising ends and news begins. Barnard Murphy defined news as public interest items, while paid advantage items should be billed as advertising. The discussion covered doctors and real estate promoters seeking name inclusion and five cent charges for professional mentions. Hull of the Leon Reporter sparked cheers arguing state institutions and the fair are the biggest space grafters.
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DHS Moinhs
Southern Iowa Editorial Association
W. D. Junkin
Fairfield Ledger
Barnard Murphy
The
Vinton Eagle
J. J. Stirling
Corydon Democrat
Jon Lang
Paul Stillman
Jefferson Bee
Hig
Phil Hoffman
Oskaloosa Herald
Hull
Leon Reporter
The Professor's Ward Kensington Sale
The Congregational church ladies plan a Kensington sale at Mrs T B Swan's home corner Ninth and Poplar on Monday afternoon June 26 starting at two thirty. An exhibition features a new poppy variety thriving in dry weather offered at five cents each.
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Congregational Church
Kensington
T. B. Swan
Ninth and Poplar
Burbank
Christensen Bros Mercantile Ad Promotes Weather Goods Sale
An advertisement from Christensen Bros Mercantile Company highlights a hot weather goods sale with enticing prices. The copy urges readers to read the deal and consider the savings offered today.
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Christensen Bros. Mercantile Company
Ladies of the Modern Macca bees entertained at Thiele home
The Ladies of the Modern Macca bees were entertained on Wednesday evening at the home of C. P. Thiele. Mrs. Margaret Dalton and Miss Ramsey of Council Bluffs attended the meeting and light refreshments were served.
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The
C. P. Thiele
Margaret Dalton
Miss Ramsey
Council Bluffs
Short Line road between Des Moines and Council Bluffs reported assured
Emory Nichols mayor I J Ketman president and J J Gaston with Winterset Commercial Club returned from surveying the proposed Des Moines to Council Bluffs auto road. They said towns along the line are enthused and the Short Line will be the best direct 149 mile route, shorter than existing river and White Pole paths, with painted poles and free promotional folders to boost adoption.
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Emory Nichols
I. J. Ketman
J. J. Gaston
BF. Bare
Clarence Macomber
Winterset Commercial Club
Des Moines and
Council Bluffs
Cumberland
Des Moines
Corneft Blutts
River
Tiver
White Pole
Iowa
Cumberland Boosters
Lyman
Masselta
Council Bluffse
Cumberland Enterprise
Ordered to Vacate Ouster Suit Over Rent Arrears
Ernest Stevens sued J B Stone in Justice Camp court for failure to pay rent in advance on the 1st of each month. Stone refused to vacate the premises, citing poor well water. The court ordered immediate vacatur and payment.
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Ernest Stevens
J. B. Stone
Justice Camp
Stone
Lewis Standard
Cumberland postmistress gets raise to 1300 yearly
Cumberland En terprise reports Mrs E M McFarlan Cumberland's postmistress has received a $100 annual increase, bringing the Cumberland post office salary to $1,300 a year, a figure favorable when compared with larger towns.
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E. M. McFarlan
Cumberland
Cumberland Post Office
Cumberland Enterprise
Fulton sisters depart for Italy for European tour
Misses Jane and Martha Fulton left Friday for Italy and will tour western Europe before returning. Chas Fulton and his wife accompanied them to Atlantic to see them off and bid farewell.
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Italy
Jane
Martha Fulton
Europe
Chas. Fulton
Atlantic
Lewis Standard
Lemons at Schiappacasse's Go for 30 Cents a Dozen
Advertised price shows lemons at 30 cents a dozen at Schiappacasse's. The brief notice highlights steady fruit stock in hot weather.
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Schiappacasse’s
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Pottawattamin, CO
Faust
Goethe & Gounod
Congregational Ladies Kensington
FORD
Stoddard Dayton
Staver
Cole
Esse Eee
Columbia
Reo
Perfert Mitchell
Cadillac
Abbott
Detroit
Chalmers
Cartercar
the Majestic
Leavenworth
Christensen
Shore Line
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