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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
5
Des Moines October 23 Republican State Central Committee chairman announces most legislative candidates vow to abide by the November primary result for U S senatorship. Only Wilkes Williams and G W Schee have not pledged to back the primary winner, clarifying the party’s stance for voters.
The southwest Iowa Teachers Association holds its annual meeting in Denison this week with sessions today through Saturday. Notable speakers include Miss Adelaide Holton, Dr James P Haney, W O Thompson, J Stanley Brown, Dr B E Starbuck, J F Riggs, F E Bolton, A V Storm and Charles H Blodgett. Blodgett will attend from Atlantic while schools remain in session locally.
Mrs Jay Jacobs announces a cake sale now held each Saturday afternoon at Russ Hodgkins Cafe replacing the former Highley’s Grocery location. This note asks patrons to mark the change.
Byron Forshay of Anita visited Atlantic on business. Ed McGeehan now in Lincoln Neb. visits relatives. John Moreland in Omaha visiting friends and handling business. Chas E B Blodgett left for Denison to attend a teachers meeting. Lew Beeson to Ft Scott Kans then home to Salt Lake City. HE Huchendorf wife and daughter Rose travel to Los Angeles after ten days east. Mrs G W Norton of Weeping Water and Mrs F P Reed of Denver went to Des Moines, guests at R D McGeehon home.
The News argues for southern extension of the Atlantic Northern and Southern line, urging Noble township and nearby areas to invest. It cites existing success from Atlantic to Kimballton, stockholder benefits, and potential to operate 75 miles with shared facilities, predicting strong profits and improved markets. Local endorsements by bankers and businessmen bolster confidence, while promoters urge prompt subscriptions to fund Noble to Bear Grove and Grove townships work.
Brown Grocery Co offers buckwheat flour and Vermont maple syrup in a local sale. Item names appear in OCR fragment with no clear dates or prices. Customers may visit the store to check current stock and pricing.
In Gowrie Iowa on October 28, John Shiver and Ed Quinn of Rinard were killed when a gasoline motor car carrying nine men struck a box car on a siding four miles northwest of Gowrie. One man suffered a broken shoulder and another was severely injured internally. The night was very dark due to the storm and the motor car lacked head lights. Mrs Adam Young of Maine, recently ill with pneumonia, is reported improved.
Snow fell on October 28 in old Iowa, freezing tents and dampening crowds at the fall festival. Parker shows will move to Trenton, Missouri, after sustaining losses as weather kept people indoors. The thermometer read twenty nine above zero, and the crowd dispersed as winds and rain halted performances.
The foundation for the new pump at the water works is being laid and the boiler is being overhauled in preparation for the installation of the new machinery. The new engine at the light plant is being fitted and brought into service.
Registration reminder notes funeral services for the late Mrs. H S Davis. Services are tomorrow morning at ten at the Lewis home and at 2 30 pm at the U P church in the city conducted by Rev. Weingart of Clearfield Iowa. Interment follows at Atlantic cemetery.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with likely showers in the east and central areas and a steady temperature. The Civics Club meets Monday afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mr Wm Lynch.
The paper calls on residents of Grove townships and surrounding areas to subscribe to stock to fund a railroad. It argues that subscribing will raise land values and improve freight and passenger service, helping the region advance. The editorial hopes for a generous response and a grand realization before next summer.
Mrs. W. W. Wilson formerly of Anita now Cedar Falls sent a $100 check to Miss Blank, matron, to furnish a hospital room. She had recently been a patient and was impressed by the nurses and care. The gift was gratefully received and the room will be furnished soon.
Mr. Leon Rice will sing The Ninety and Nine in a sacred concert arranged by Edward Campion at the Presbyterian church. Miss Jennie Caesar the pianist and Miss Amanda the violinist join Miss Caesar and Mr. Rice as a gifted trio. Rice, recently engaged at Second Presbyterian Houston for 500 dollars monthly, arrives November. A silver offering will close the concert.
About thirty eight members and spouses attended a progressive dinner hosted by the C. O. P. club, with courses served at four homes. Mrs W Sanford hosted bullion, Mrs F M Nichols oyster patties, Mrs Swan the meat course, and Gillespie home the ice cream and cake. Toasts followed and the group departed with praise for a delightful evening. The next meeting is set for Thursday at Mrs J M Emmert’s.
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