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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1925
Page
5
Grain and livestock values and receipts from Chicago and South Omaha markets. Wheat and corn grain prices listed with No. 2 red and white categories. oats prices by white grades. Hog, cattle, and sheep quotes show receipts, top prices, and typical ranges with notes on steady to weak activity and bulk lots. Includes weights and class breakdowns for hogs, cattle, and lambs across multiple categories.
Corrected daily grain markets show Wheat No 1 unl No 2 at 1.60, corn 1.10, barley 0.80, oats 0. duc, rye 1. Butterfat 0.35, eggs 0. Aged hens 0.17, spring chickens 0.19, old roosters 0.06, turkeys 0.22, geese 0.08, ducks 0.10, total 6.60 to 8.80. Cattle stockers and feeders steady to slow at 6 to 8, cows and heifers 3 to 6. One Thing Only—and It Done Well. Larson for your eyes.
Ada ir community mourns longtime resident Mrs. Sarah Farnsworth born January 20, 1845. She died after a brief illness at home with daughter Mrs Elmer J Stewart in Adair. Survived by three children Hattie Land Walter Farnsworth and Mrs K E Stewart. Funeral Sunday at Methodist church with Rev. Pariek officiating, Sunnyhill Cemetery.
Special to News Telegraph. Cumberland boys lose at Fontanelle 14 to 9 while Fontanelle gains 21 to 1 victory at Cumberland. The game featured Cumberland's Iadan Cumberland and Fontanelle’s team securing a road win.
Avoca reports two fires within a day. A blaze at Wm Pritehart home ignited the roof but was extinguished before spreading. Early morning sparks from a chimney set fire to the Donaldson home roof with little damage. Local firemen responded both times.
Claus Thompson has purchased the shoe stock owned by R. C. Dickey at Griswold Iowa. Thompson will continue the repair business and the acquisition gives a larger and more selected stock of shoes for customers in the area.
Mrs. D. F. Brooks Mrs. Sam Wood and Mrs. F. M. Huff were shoppers in Atlanta Friday afternoon. Tuesday evening the Rebekah lodge held a series of pep meetings planned.
Elk Horn photo studio operator Christenson sold his business to P N Samberg of Carroll. The W W Club met at Rev Jensen's home with about 21 members attending. Readings and songs were featured. several new members added including Mrs Marius Petersen, Mrs Alyine Christensen, and Mrs Viggo Rasmussen. The club plans anniversary observance in February. Mrs Bavein Andersen of west Elk Horn suffers rheumatism and heart trouble.
Quick action following an early blaze in the Parrot Produce station on lower Main Street Adair prevented destruction of an old landmark. Eddie Sachan and Roy Sutherland spotted the fire and beat it back through a door while an overheated stove sparked the partition despite an asbestos sheet tacked to the walls as protection.
J C Elliott of Adair dies at the Old Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown where he had lived for years. He was about 85 or 95 years old. Funeral plans await the return of his son Tom Elliott.
Cumberland Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held a joint installation with about 150 present. District Deputy Grand Master W. W. Trent of Lewis installed the Odd Fellows officers, while District Deputy Charlotte Olson of Atlantic and her grand marshal Mrs. Clarence Shherdin installed the Rebekah officers. Similar joint installations are planned for Lewis on the 13th and Wiota on the 14th with the same district officers officiating.
Wiota Ia January 10 Special to News Telegraph The regular Friday morning program was presented to the high school this week by a committee including Beulah Keasey Lena Thiele Bertha Swan Martin Hanson and Roland Carson The program featured humorous songs by the committee violin solo by Beulah Swan Divlogue by Roland Larson and Merlin Hansen a paper Fire Weather by Beulah Keasey a musical reading by Leona Thiele and a closing song by the committee Next Friday morning Lois Engle Nina Wair Frederick Pedersen and William Kinnen will present the program
In Walnut La on January 10 special news notes report the birth of Lois Lucille to Mr and Mrs Winfield Smithers on January 6. Local residents travel to Omaha for medical consultations and family updates include Kent, Beyer, Hesley, and Fraser. Several patients and relatives are cited with health concerns and hospital visits. Diedricksen suffered paralysis and pneumonia. Mrs Walter Quakn attended a funeral with Mr Carey.
Funeral services for Genevieve Kelley a one year old invalid daughter of Mr and Mrs D R Kelley of Exira were held Sunday. She died yesterday after a lingering illness. Burial will be in Oakfield cemetery. The deceased was born in Cass county and had lived in Exira most of her life. Surviving are her parents six sisters and two brothers.
Harald Bissell and family from Nevinville vicinity Adams county, formerly north of Massena, lost their house and contents by fire a few days ago, report received today.
Wm Edwards reported seventy five chickens stolen from the farm south of Adair after a fire destroyed the home. The Edwards family moved to a tenant house on the Walsh farm a mile away while thieves operated unmolested at the Edwards place.
In Elliott Jan 10 details outline the Community Club election of officers on Monday night Jan 12 and the Masonic Lodge installation set for Jan 14. Chas Van Norstrand and Arthur Smith discussed business in Red Oak. Embroidery club members and husbands met at R. B. Carson’s home Wednesday evening. Mrs Hal Pinghoft learned of her sister-in-law Georgia Donley’s sudden death in Omaha.
In Chicago on January, attorneys Clarence Darrow, Walter Bachrach and another counsel were paid $130,006 for their defense of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. in the kidnap and murder case of Robert Franks. The Chicago Bar association endorsed the settlement as fair, with the lawyers sharing the fee.
A fragmented note from the Lewisville Courier hints at pearls, valves, and shelly wells, with cryptic phrases about cem ters and a bemused reader. The stray lines suggest a local puzzle or typo laden item from the historical page.
Des Moines January 10 A.P. reports Edson speaker designate says he will strenuously oppose any artificial faction forming in the new house and will only tolerate a farm bloc composed of all members of the lower house Do not further divide the chamber in pursuit of agriculture purposes and support its advancement overall
An Inkwell raver appears to have been contacted regarding a ren bedeling wheel in HCH. The display showed when the pen moved, revealing an inventor name and garbled markings. No further details were provided.
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