04 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
1
Griswold residents host relatives from South Dakota Iowa and Missouri during holidays. Local trips include John Miller visiting Blockton and return to Griswold, Father Costello in St Marys church, Jack Shipley the new depot operator, and many short visits across Elliott Atlantic Lewis and Red Oak with reunions and church events.
Mrs F H Moore and daughter visited Avoca for New Year. Kathryn Moore accompanied them home. Miss Ona Malone stayed in Atlantic to visit grandparents. Ralph McDermott visited Anita. W R Johnson sold their east town residence and plans March occupancy. Carl Bebee vacationed with relatives in Cumberland. Mrs C W McDermott hosted her sister returning New Year’s Day. Fairfield Concert Co to perform next Thursday at M E church as part of lecture course. Mr Sawtelle and Miss Florence Keith from Council Bluffs visited Leland Stults. Sawtelle is Stults’ brother. Mrs Mae Edwards nurses scarlet fever at John Waters home. Ted Vernon of Anita visited on route home from Cumberland to see sister Mrs Bert Beebe. Auntie Adams returned from Coomes home. Charlie Eberla moved to Cumberland for work at Richardson restaurant. Mrs Rica returned from extended visit with two sons in Oregon and Washington. reports fine trip. Mrs Carson, daughter, and Lewis’ granddaughter visited E F Carson’s home one day last week. Clint Foster to travel to Mayo Bros hospital in Rochester for gallstone operation. hopes for relief. Miss Play Brooks visited friends Tuesday evening. New Year arrived with bells ringing. Mrs R J Cornell and children spent New Year with Ed Shellmaker’s family in Anita. Mrs Cannon of Cumberland hosting. Ladies’ Aid elected officers at Mrs D R Love’s Wednesday afternoon. R J Cornell from Atlantic attended Rebekah lodge. visited family. Mrs Mary Eberle went to Cumberland for a few days. Ross Pollock moved to Des Moines to enter Highland Park. Mrs E W Holmes of Anita visited daughter. Little Charlotte Cornell accompanied.
The News Telegraph seeks reliable news writers in Lewis Extra and Grant areas. Handsomely paid for quality reports. Respond promptly via the Wilken Monument Works in Atlantic, Iowa.
Liberty Corner notes C O Franklin hosted a Lewis caller Saturday. Lubert and Frank Hardenbergh return from Omaha for holidays with Geo Hardenbergh. Frances Drake ill with rheumatism. Herman Stamp and Alfred aided Mrs Henry Kuhr’s birthday celebration Monday evening. Henry Williams and family called Friday. Anton Peters and son visited Henry Kuhn Monday. Herman Peterman stayed with Williams Tuesday night. Pete Matthies from Miss visited relatives nearby last week. Hazelle Franklin learns sewing at Mrs Mill’s in Lewis. Roads are improving for travel in the area.
Oath by F J Cheney & Co senior partner in Toledo that firm will pay $100 for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertisement notes testimonial by C N Gleason and claims blood cleansing benefits. Concludes with offer to send free booklet and claims Hall's Family File remedy for constipation.
George Lindeman returned from Shenandoah where he attended a show. Beulah Thomason and Pauline Brown visited Galion schools Thursday. Frank Osen was an A N S passenger Friday. Henry Crow traveled to Lewis on business. A carload of corn arrived from Atlantic for Henry Frank and Walter Lackey. The Telephone meeting at Lyman was well attended Saturday. The thermometer dropped to 16 below zero. Clara Ira and Clarence Johnson visited Galion schools Friday. Henry Crow and daughter Mary traveled northeast of Atlantic Tuesday to visit J A Brecherbaum and family.
Corning Iowa reflects on 1911 as a year of bustling activity with many undertakings. The town notes a wave of improvements and plans that promise further growth, including forthcoming projects welcomed by travelers and residents alike.
A 1911-era report notes Corning planned a new depot last summer but delays occurred amid paving disputes. The railroad aims to align with city improvements, with strong prospects for a depot in the coming summer. Major upgrades included paving costing about $24,000, railroad pavings joining the city, armory construction, 24 hour electric service, lighting upgrades, new post office fixtures, river road alignment, a new city well and pump, and a chautauqua initiative. A new year began with a city resolution.
Edward Berggren a Swea City area farmer fought for his life against a charging bull as he led the animal home from a neighbor. Grasping the horns he saved himself from being gored but endured a brutal chase across a field and over three fences before finally reaching the safety of his barnyard gate.
A capital era editorial urges families to abandon political debates and focus on home tasks. It promotes honest work, frugality, and improvements like painting, sawing wood, and cleaning cisterns while criticizing distant Congress action. Strong call to prioritize household toil over national rhetoric.
In Des Moines a socialist party meeting announced a ticket for the spring primaries. I. Mc Crillis was named mayor and commissioners chosen: Martin Johnson A D Pugh W M Whitemark J Hedges. They call for a municipal undertaking, a day nursery, central purchasing, utility inspection, scientific garbage disposal and abolition of the contract system.
State department officials suspect the infant Chinese emperor has been spirited away from Peking by Prince Chun. He may be en route to Jehol near Peking or to Harbin in Manchuria. The chosen residence would influence future throne prospects and foreign influences, with an estimated treasure hoard around 10,000,000 pounds sterling in gold bullion and nuggets.
H P Meredith of Des Moines writes Governor Carroll demanding removal proceedings against county boards of supervisors where investigations show irregularities in conduct of business He plans investigations across many counties and a campaign to oust officials who fail to act on behalf of taxpayers
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