Pullman Co. to Cut Rates After Iowa House Accord
The Iowa legislature and the Pullman Company reached a gentlemans agreement to postpone the O Connor bill fixing a $1.50 max berth rate for ten hours in exchange for a reduced sleeping car rate to $1.50 for 240 Iowa journeys. Reductions apply from Sioux City to Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown and other routes, easing travel costs for numerous towns along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
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Register
Iowa House of Representatives
O’connor
Iowa
G Fernald
Chicago
Pullman Company
State Railroad Commission
O'Connor
Railroad Committee
Sleeping
Benator Saunders
Ripley
Sullivan
Mississippi River
Sanborn
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Trinois Central
Wall Lake
Chicago & Northwestern
Carroll
Great Western
Waterloo
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Iowa City
Rock Island
Ottumwa
Burlington
Sioux’ City
Marshalltown
Clinton
Hagle Grove
Webster City
Carrghy
Council Bluftay
Red Oak
Willises
Corning
Creston
Dubuqu
Council Bluffs
Bear Grove Township Organizes Lecture Course
Bear Grove Township organized a lecture course for the coming season at a meeting held Thursday evening of last week. Officers elected: President R B Marker Vice President D P Backer Secretary H M Brown Treasurer O W Peterson Director M A Bell. Bell joins the officers on the board of directors. The past season did not fully pay, but residents deem the entertainment high quality and worth the investment. The Bear Grove course is, as far as known, the only country lecture series in the area.
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Bear Grove
Bear’ Grove
Derby Spring Shapes Sell at Varied Prices
The ad notes handsome spring shapes in Derbys priced at 2 dollars 50 cents 8 dollars or 3 dollars 50 cents from Fred Steinke Co. Aimed at fashion buyers seeking distinct eyewear style and value.
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Fred Steinke Clo, CO
Real Estate Transfers March 27 1909
Real estate transfers listed from March 27 1909 include Wm J McVinua and wife to Andrew Larson and others, with various parcels described by quarter and section. The article also notes trusts and mortgage details, with several names and locations across multiple properties. Additional items mention the Cass County Fair Association meeting and Knights Templar Easter services with program details and community notices.
Hawk Eye Fellowship Club Formed by Iowa Natives in Chicago
A Chicago based group called the Hawk eye Fellowship Club gathers Iowa natives now living in Chicago. About twenty thousand Towang in the Tilieig metropolis are connected, with Brode Davis among the notable members. Davis is a prominent attorney, brother of Lewis Postmaster Davis and son of the late Dr M J Davis, and serves on the executive committee.
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Iowa
Chicago
Hawkeye Fellowship Club
Tilieig
Brode Davis
Davis
Lewis
M. J. Davis
Trophy Vase Arrives For Atlantic Gun Club Contest
P I Appleman of the Atlantic Gun Club received from Hunter Arms Company a handsome Begique trophy vase to be shot for by club members during the coming season. Appleman won the vase last year after it circulated among members and the contest this season promises spirited competition.
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P. I. Appleman
Atlantic Gun Club
Hunter Arms Company
Engine and coach purchase trip to Chicago by road committee
Albert Johnson A H Jorgenson and M N Esheck of the A N 8 committee, appointed by Mr Travers, engineer for the road, left the city last evening for Chicago to negotiate the purchase of an engine and coach for the road. We now have salt boxes bean pots and butter jars you have been calling for. 2029p TEA STORE
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Albert Johnson
A. H. Jorgenson
M. N. Esheck
Travers
Chicago
Gone to Dakota E G Fisher Leaves for South Dakota
E G Fisher departed yesterday for South Dakota to undertake a fourteen month claim he has taken and will prove. Ernest carries best wishes from many friends as he heads to the new office venture and community ties in Princeton TJ. Mrs Lon Smith, once proprietor of the Park hotel here, has died at Princeton. August H Anderson has moved to town from Brighton township and resides at 300 Locust Street.
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E. G. Fisher
South Dakota
Ernest
Atlantic
Princeton
Lon Smith
Park Hotel
August H. Anderson
Brighton Township
Locust Street
Spring Hat Shapes at Modest Prices from Fred Steinke Co
Retailer Fred Steinke Co offers a range of new spring hat shapes at modest prices. The ad highlights affordable headwear options for the season.
Madame Leola to Stay One Week in Park Hotel Parlors
Madame Leola, the celebrated Ute reader, will remain in town for a week at the Park Hotel parlors. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 3d29p Kodak goods available at Fre Alexander's.
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Leola
Our Town
Park Hotel
Kodak
S. Att
Another New Brick Building For Atlantic Bottling Works
John Fuhlendorf owner of the Atlantic Bottling Works, now under the Cardio hotel, has purchased Needles lots at Third and Walnut Streets and plans a two story 50 by 110 foot brick building with a basement. A brick barn for horses will accompany the plant, reflecting growth and city reawakening.
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John Fuhlendorf
Atlantic Bottling Works
Cardio
Third
Walnut Streets
Atlantic
Joe James and Family Go West to San Diego
Mr and Mrs Joe James and their two young daughters depart Elkhorn for San Diego California to spend most of the summer and seek improved health for Mr James who has battled rheumatism for years. The Elk Horn Mercantile Company senior member will be absent while partner Neil gen manages the store.
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Joe James
San Diego
Cal
James
Jamey
Elk Horn Mercantile Company
Iowa
Elkhorn
Neilgen
Elkhorn-Kimballton Messenger
Stock shipments from Rock Island station listed
A Rock Island local station report lists Saturday stock movements including John Carlson sending one car of hogs to Chicago, McNierney Bros six cars, Henshaw & Ringle two hogs to Des Moines, and Weatphalen shipping a car of cattle to South Omaha and another from Maine to Chicago, with a drug ad urging Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for hot weather.
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Rock Island
John Carlson
Chicago
McNierney Bros
Henshaw & Ringle
Des Moines
Weatphalen
South Omaha
Maine
Picked Up at the Court House
The county treasurer’s office is busy with the last days of tax paying before penalty. About $13,000 flowed in Saturday and more is expected as the next week begins tax collection. Court opens Tuesday the fifth of April with Judge Woodruff presiding and H O Ferguson as reporter. The board of supervisors meets Monday for quarterly business. Recorder Mountain and Deputy Hobart face heavy workload as March rush lingers. Oscar Stermer of Bear Grove reports rheumatism and crutches, noting a harsh winter unseen in his years in the county.
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Woodruff
Macy
H. O. Ferguson
Jasper Ferguson
Thornell
Board of Supervisors
County Recorder
Recorder Mountain
Hobart
Oscar Stermer
Bear Grove Township
Stormer
Ben
Public Auction At Star Livery Barn April 8th
On Saturday April 8th the estate will sell at public auction at the Star livery barn located on Third and Poplar streets. The sale includes 5 horses, 8 two seated carriages, 6 single bugle s, 8 sets double harness, 7 sets singing harness, 1 ades, whips and related items. Sam Berry and Rose Lang serve as auctioneers. John Blake is the principal.
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Star
Poplar
Sam Berry
Rose Lang
John. Blake
Local Lodge Ellis Initiates Fourteen New Members
This evening the Ellis lodge welcomes fourteen new members with initiation, followed by a banquet. Eleven come from Harlan and three from other points.
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Ellis
Harlan
Weather forecast for Iowa tonight and Tuesday
Forecast for Iowa shows fair skies tonight and Tuesday. Colder temperatures are expected in the eastern and central portions tonight.
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Iowa—Fair
East End
Families plan return to Iowa from Colorado trip
John A Edwards Robert Ishmael and their families who visited Glenwood Springs Colorado last fall will ride an eastbound train next week to return to Cumberland and Greenfield Iowa. The Cumberland Enterprise notes more families will come back later. Pearl Morse receives a Haviland china shower with red hearts and wedding bells. A practical shower was given by girls from south of town.
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John A. Edwards
Robert Ishmael
Glenwood Springs
Oolo
Iowa
Edwards
Ishmael Famies
Cumberland
Mr. Lane
Greenfield
Dakota
Colorado
Case County
California
Cumberland Enterprise
B. G. Club
Verna Arnold
Pearl Morse
Moorse
Massena Echo
Atlantic District Epworth League Convention at Stuart
The Atlantic District Epworth League Convention will be held in Stuart on June 4, 14, and 16 with a full program. Activities include credentials, devotions by Miss Lulu McMillen, addresses by Dr. Spencer and Bishop Spellmeyer, morning watch, home missions, and various department sessions led by Rev. Peter Jacoba, Rev. Chas Nye, and Dr. Nicholson. The District Cabinet urges delegates and many young people to attend, promising a rare program and Stuart hospitality.
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Atlantic District
Stuart
Spencer
Lulu McMillen
Bishop Spellmeyer
Renee
Stevenson
A. J. Matthews
Spencer I. A
Home Missions
Bishop Quayle
Peter Jacoba
Chas
Reese
Nicholson
McNierney Bros Move Six Loads of Livestock
McNierney Bros shipped six loads on Saturday, two cattle and four hogs. The hogs bought some stock and reported business in two most satisfactory conditions.
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McNierney Bros
June bride claims peachy-cream glow with Rocky Mountain Tea
A bride named Bill shines in a June wedding thanks to a Beauty tonic from Atlantic Drug Store. The promotion highlights a peachy-cream complexion preserved by Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Bill
Rocky Mountain
Atlantic Drug Store
J M Webber Returns Home From Lynchburg Journey
I M Webber arrives home from Lynchburg Virginia where he stayed for his daughter Misa Mellie Webber who is reported out of danger after a serious illness.
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I. M. Webber
Lynchburg, Va
Misa Mellie Webber
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality and Purity
In a brief ad the Atlantic Drug Store touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to cleanse impurities from winter months. It claims to eliminate poison, purify blood, and increase vitality, presenting the tea or tablets as a 35 cent spring remedy with thirty years of use.
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Hollister
Atlantic Drug Store
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the Company
Bear Grove Township Organization
J. McVinua
Andrew Larson
Philip R. Smith
Martha C. Hawks
Wim
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Frank A. Thurman
L. UW
Laura VY. Smith
PETRA
Egis John ‘Short
Virgil ‘Simpson
Pine
Atlantic Soci
Fred Steinke
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Knight George
Bro
Braun
D. A. Shuter
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Fulton
Deering
Shuter
Quint
Crawford
Gillette
Wissler
Whitney
Hamler
Hidison
Fred Alexander
Nae R
Corn Belt
Leones
Perkins
Gen’l
Hunter
Penesia
Newn
Bailey’s
City—Court
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the Fows
Atlantic Dist
Epworth League
Ken Oles
Nicholson D
Tadaerag
Simpson
Shelton
Foreign Missions
Our Hospital
W. H. Cable
Charles Spencer
Arme
J.M. Webber
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