Atlantic Northern and Southern to Extend North South Line
The board accepted the bid of Rattenberg Ross Judd for survey and promotion work on the north south extension. Sorensen Anderson Cuykendall were named to form a committee with attorney W A Follett to draft a contract. Promoters take 10 percent, five percent on work and five percent on completion, work to start within fifteen days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic, Northern and Southern
Messrs. Rattenberg
Ross & Judd
Messrs. Sorensen
Anderson & Cuykendall
W. A. Follett
Lewis News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Ish Painter returns from Colorado. R S Keil visits Mrs Priscilla Davis in Anita. Miss Effie Le Fleur calls in Atlantic. Charles Coe back from Nebraska. Miss Allie Bryan visiting Cumberland. Born to James Moon and wife a boy on May 16. W Theo Woodward travels to Walnut. Mrs Henry Troupe visits Oakland. Dr Brown returns from North Dakota. Mrs Temple and son Harry visit Atlantic. Mrs J Montague and son Thomas visit Atlantic. Mills and Mills team capture three young wolves. Kreiger family visits Lewis. Sylvia Weichert and Mrs Beeks in Atlantic. Mrs Lucelia Mills recently ill but out now. Roxie Huyck visits Griswold. Fred Phillips attends sister’s wedding then returns to Ames. Mrs Albert Kirkoff visits her parents in Atlantic. Coffee Club holds first lake picnic. Adolph Woodward and daughter visit Griswold. Agent Chew visits Iowa City for weekend with family. Alma Bailey visits sister in Avoca. Gladys Olds hosts friends north of town. John Winn sick list. Mrs Marion Cutting heads for New York for year with son. Fifty-one tickets sold for Atlantic special to Allison meeting. Vada Hancock sick. Omaha nurse helping. Bessie Littlefield returns to Sidney after wedding. Mrs George Roberts travels to O Neill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Keil
Anita
Priscilla Davis
Y. L. Goeury
Atlantic
Effie le Fleur
Charles Coe
Nebraska
Allie Bryan
Cumberland
James Moon
W. Theo. Woodward
Walnut
Henry Troupe
Oakland
Dr. Brown
North Dakota
Temple
Harry
J. Montague
Thomas
G. S. Mills
George Gregg
Henry Kreiger
Griswald
Lewis
Sylvia Weichert
J. L. Beeks
Lucelia Mills
Roxie Huyck
Griswold
Fred Phillips
Ames
Albert Kirkoff
John Wilson
Coffee Club
the Lake
Adolph Woodward
Agent Chew
Iowa City
Alma Bailey
Avoca
Roy Funk
Gladys Olds
John Winn
Marion Cutting
New York
Allison
Vada Hancock
Omaha
Bessie Littlefield
Sidney
George Roberts
O’neil
Atlantic High School Alumni Reunion Planned For June 3
The Alumni Association of Atlantic High School aims for a grand reunion and banquet, with toasts, music, and features. Each member may invite two outsiders and tickets cost $1.00, available from Ray Smith or Alexander's. Deadline notices May 23 to finalize guest lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Alumni Association of the Atlantic High School
Masonic Hall
the Eastern Star
Ray Smith
Association
Alexander’s
Five Mile Grove Farming Notes and Local News
Farmers report most corn planting finished in Five Mile Grove. Charles Helmis shipped five carloads of fat cattle to Chicago. Neighbors call on friends. Horace Lynch works for C N Becker. Brown of Buck Creek visits daughter Mrs Odem. Mrs Beckhart ill with German measles. Frank Pellett reports new bee swarms. Walter Lackey visits his Monroe mother. carpenters finish Fred Warren’s house. Vada Hancock of Lewis, formerly Grove resident, ill with tuberculosis. Omaha nurse attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Helmis
Grove
Chicago
Ee McCuen
Horace Lynch
C. N. Becker
Mrs. Brown
Buck Creek
BE. Odem
A. O. Beckhart
Frank Pellett
Walter Lackey
Monroe
Fred Warren
Vada Hancock
Lewis
the Grove
Omaha
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Events
Neb Friday visits husband Will and family. Mrs A B Morgan goes to Omaha to see her mother Mrs Graham. Charles Davis and wife return to Chicago after week with Mrs Priscilla Davis. Miss Lucile Brooks returns home after Phillips Richardson nuptials. Juniors entertain seniors and teachers at Bertha Lawton’s home. Mrs S E Brown returns from Fort Madison. brother Edward improving. Kensington meeting hosted by Mrs Herman Kunze. Mrs F Stevenson and daughter Ethel depart for Mt Vernon NL for months with relatives. Miss Minnie Hopley returns to Valley Junction school duties after wedding. J Mad Williams lectured at the Christian church. rain kept many away. C L Herring attends to business at Massena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neb
Will
A. B. Morgan
Omaha
Graham
Charles Davis
Chicago
Priscilla Davis
Lucile Brooks
Audubon
Bertha Lawton
S .E
Christian Church
Memorial Day Observance Planned With School Help
The G A R committee in Al Gray and E Shannon appointed to secure public school cooperation reports that Professor Blodgett and teachers will join the post in Memorial Day services. Exercises will be in the park with a program of merit, and a ceremony of flowers on the water honors sailors of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blodgett
People Who Come and Go in Anita and Council Bluffs
J H Bruce visits Anita on business while Mrs A Gardner visits her daughter in Council Bluffs. J H Henry from Anita registers at Hotel Cardio yesterday. Ray McCarville of Omaha visits his parents. E G Fisher guests arrive from Missouri. Miss Makepeace Morris tours Audubon and Carroll with friends. J S Goss returns from Des Moines after a pharmacy board meeting. Charles Cuykendall plans a health trip to Colorado. P H Pettinger of Cumberland comes to town to tend business and visit. Mrs B R Bircher and children from Minneapolis stay with O M Hobart. Jens Kjar marks a birthday with a fishing trip at William Hopley place. Bertha Johnson visits Union township schools. J C Stewart and son Kelly of Maine call on friends. L W Niles in Council Bluffs for Fifth District bankers meeting. Sioux City hosts state meeting next month. Walter Scheel to join G H Messenger in Jefferson after resigning from Iowa Trust. Lee McCarville of Bonesteel visits parents. reports South Dakota booming. Mrs Sam Hoffman and son Carl return from Excelsior Springs. Carl shows hoop snake in a jar. M Byers of Council Bluffs with daughter Miss Byers visits Mrs Holland. Byers is brother of Attorney General Byers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bruce
Anita
A. Gardner
Dallinger
Council Bluffs
J. H. Henry
Hotel Cardio
Ray McCarville
Omaha
P. McCarville
E. G. Fisher
Missouri
Miss Makepeace Morris
Audubon and
Carroll
J. S. Goss
Des Moines
State Pharmacy Board
Charles Cuykendall
Colorado
P. H. Pettinger
Cumberland
B. R. Bircher
Minneapolis
Mr. Niles
Sioux City
Walter Scheel
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Jefferson
G. H. Messenger
Lee McCarville
Bonesteel, S. Dak
Pullman Hotel
Miss Byers
Mrs. Holland
Mr. Byers
Byers
Hart to Speak at Massena in Allison Campaign
C M Hart of Council Bluffs will address Massena next Monday evening supporting Senator Allison. He will arrive Tuesday afternoon and drive to Massena by auto. Local Allison supporters expect a strong crowd and an energetic discussion of campaign issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Hart
Council Bluffs
Cummins
Allison
Massena
Hart
Iowa Weather Forecast for Tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for likely showers and thunderstorms across Iowa tonight and into Thursday. Temperatures will drop Thursday with colder conditions expected in the western portion tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pleasant Society Reception Highlights Social Season
Mrs R S McGeehan and Miss Margaret Anderson hosted a large reception at their Poplar Street home with over 100 ladies attending. Parlor hostesses included Mesdames Townsend Porterfield Nichols and Miss Gertrude Wilburn. vocal selections by Mrs M E Quint and Miss Roslyn Steinke with Mrs S W Treat on piano. In the dining room a pink and white table centerpiece of carnations graced the service area. The item also notes the surprise marriage of Miss Hazel Conger to Mr Roy Heaton in Kansas City, with details on their families and future residence in Dalhart Texas. Mrs D M Lewis hosted a gathering to honor Miss Ellen Phelps at the home of Mrs R G Phelps on East Fifth Street, featuring a three course luncheon and a social activity involving written quotations and conversation partners, with floral decorations and pink roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. H. Townsend
F. W. Porterfield
JF. M. Nichols
Gertrude Wilburn
M. E. Quint
Roslyn Steinke
S. W. Treat
Hazel Conger
Roy Heaton
Kansas City
Des Moines
Forest Avenue
Mr. Andrews
Universalist Church
E. H. Conger
China
Henry Heaton
Atlantic
W. N. Heaton
D. M. Lewis
Ellen Phelps
R. G. Phelps
East Fifth Street
Martha Ayres
Makepeace Morris
F. M. Nichols
Griswold Light Plant and Mill Sold to Omaha Investors
Griswold Iowa May 18. The Griswold electric light plant and the flouring mill, idle for weeks due to financial difficulties, have been sold to J A Binkley and W D Dailey of Omaha. They are expected to arrive this week to restart operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold, Ia
Griswold Electric Light
J. A. Binkley
W. D. Dailey
Omaha
Good Entertainment at Church of Christ Service
The Church of Christ last evening offered an entertainment that drew a solid crowd though attendance fell short of expectations. Attendees praised the program as a first class event and described it as an evening of rare pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Water Crisis Halts City Water Supply For Fire Protection
City relies on creek water for drinking and fire protection as wells lack pressure. Engineer Darnell works at the plant while City Clerk Nichols and staff push to restore normal service in a few days. A twelve inch main is laid to the creek to ensure fire pressure, with residents urged to use filtered creek water or well water hauled from the country. City council slated to discuss water troubles at a future meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darnell
Nichols
Changes in Business Circles in Iowa Bank
Walter Scheel, long tied to the Iowa Trust and Savings bank, resigns effective the first of the month. Fred Wissler, brother of Cashier Wissler and former clerk to Roadmaster Gibbs, will succeed him and is now learning his new duties. John Pugh, formerly a Rock Island section foreman, takes Wissler’s roadmaster office post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scheel
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Fred Wissler
Wissler
Gibbs
John Pugh
Rock Island
Big Crowd to Avoca Firemen’s Parade Trip
About 140 people traveled from here to Avoca this afternoon for the firemen’s celebration. A special train sold 109 round trip tickets and over 25 one way tickets. Fireboys in full uniform and the Atlantic band led a parade to the depot for the special train, making a splendid showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Atlantic Band
Campaign Meetings Set Ahead of Primaries
Cummins men push for strong turnout at a meeting in Vose hall tomorrow evening where Senator Dan Turner of Adams county will speak. Allison men plan a June first gathering on the eve of the primary to close the campaign with a big event in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Vose Hall
Dan Turner
Adams County
Allison
Willett and Phelps Take Half Interests In Theater and Oil
Ren Phelps buys half interest in the Daisy Electric theater and half in the local oil business, forming equal partnerships with J. M. McAvoy’s former stake. The moving picture show and oil ventures now operate as Willett and Phelps with Roy Willet joining as half founder. The Audubon Advocate offers best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren Phelps
Daisy Electric Theater
J. M. McAvoy
Willett & Phelps
Roy Willet
Audubon Advocate
County Officials Seek Assessor Books To Begin Abstract
County Auditor Herbert and Deputy Worthing prepare the abstract of assessment but await the final assessor books. One or two volumes remain unreturned, delaying start of the formal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Worthing
Paints and supplies at Fred Alexanders store
A regional hardware and paint shop promotes its broad stock including paints oils varnishes dry paints wood fillers china lac japalac buggy paints stains and related items offered by Fred Alexanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Alexanders
Order of Ouster Deferred in Battey Case
Proceedings delay removal of Battey from office as motion for new trial or appeal looms. Jury verdict stood 9 to 2 for conviction, then shifted to 10 to 1. Judge Wheeler notified of agreement after a long deliberation. Battey not present at verdict. H J Chambers continues in charge of office pending board action at next meeting as drainage board in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Battey
Richard Green
H. J. Chambers
Board of Supervisors
Base Ball Scores Yesterday National League
Pittsburg and Philadelphia had a rain delay with no other games scheduled yesterday in the National League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Baseball scores from the day in major and minor leagues
American League results show Chicago 2 Washington 0. New York 6 Detroit 1. St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 2. Cleveland 7 Boston 2. American Association games see Indianapolis 1 Columbus 2. St Paul 2 Minneapolis 5. Toledo 10 Louisville 13. Kansas City 1 Milwaukee 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
American Association
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Western League Scores Reported for Des Moines and Others
In the Western League Des Moines defeated Denver 5 to 0 while Sioux City beat Omaha 9 to 4 and Lincoln topped Pueblo 4 to 1 with all games noted in the league standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Denver
Sioux City
Omaha
Lincoln
Pueblo
Have a New Boy at Farrens Home
R A Farrens and his wife celebrate the arrival of a baby boy at their home this day. The event brings smiles to the family as they welcome the new member of their household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Farrens
Quartet to sing at Turner meeting in Vose hall
A four man quartet led by Harry McVey as first tenor and T B Hutchinson as second tenor with C L Stagner at first base and W M Histon at second base will perform at the Turner meeting in Vose hall tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McVey
T. B. Hutchinson
C. L Stagner
W. M. Histon
Vose Hall
Bake It Water Advice From City Health Physician
A city resident asked Dr Porterfield how to treat water when boiling fails. The doctor advised to bake it, a suggestion noted as not so bad in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porterfield
iDr
Not Today Temperature Note
The day felt unusually warm for May with a shade temperature at zero degrees. The remark highlights the contrast between expected May coolness and the observed heat.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board of Directors
J. W. Cuykendall
H. S. Rattenborg
Lewis News
Ish Painter
Alumni Association of the Atlantic
Five Mile Grove
C. L. Herring
O’connell’s
G. A. R. and
Pressnall
al. Gray
E. Shannon
The
Atlantic Evening
Alli
Son
Atlantic Society
Edith Gillespie
R. S. McGeehan
Mar
Garet Anderson
Poplar Street
Griswold Light
Mariney
Chambersite
Non
Pareil
Alv. Battey
Supreme Court
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