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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
4
A compact feature recalling historic scenes from the Swearst Selig News Pictorial era, centering on everyday life and evolving collage of images that framed readers’ view of the world prior to modern breakfast routines.
Chicago markets show hog receipts 34 000 with prices mixed and lower than Saturday. Cattle receipts 17 000 slow and steady. sheep 19 000 slow. South Omaha reports firm packers and varied hogs prices. grain markets today influenced by Chicago election.
Lloyd Shanklin of Springville began to preach on courthouse steps claiming a wartime sermon. Major Burnea advised him to move on, and he complied saying the Lord could command him to stop. He had been in town a week and was later seen seeking screens at Moore's.
Two lawsuits filed against Pottawattamie County stem from an August 7 accident when a threshing engine crossed a bridge, collapsed the span, and injured a man. Roy Braden claims $10,000 damages plus $426.80 medical costs for permanent injuries. Paul Braden seeks $1,200 for a damaged engine. Both suit names list Genung and Genung as attorneys for plaintiffs and C E Swanson for the county.
Mrs. EB B Gothard received a telegram stating her nephew Charles R Brooks aged twenty three was killed in a railroad wreck yesterday at Lake City Minnesota. His father O R Brooks has visited this city often and is well known here. Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Whitewater Wisconsin where his parents reside. fr WK Williams Dentist in Fulton Building Fifth and Chestnut.
The United States Civil Service announces an examination at Atlantic for a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Brayton Iowa or other offices as they occur. Last fiscal year salary was 536 dollars. Applicants must reside in the post office territory and be a U.S. citizen 21 or older, with some state age exceptions for women. Applications must be filed in Washington seven days before the examination.
Local items describe visits and travels of residents from Atlantic Iowa areas including Kelly Stuart from Maine, A. J. Maultker and wife from Chicago, and Mrs. Adam Krause of Adair. Several residents plan trips to California, Des Moines, and Des Moines area colleges, while others attend family events or recover from illness and pursue work or business dealings locally.
The county board met at the courthouse and awarded a culvert pipe contract to East St. Louis Bridge Company for 2374.50, underbidding the next bidder by 610.50 amid three other bids. The Fort Dodge Calvert Pipe Company received the bulkhead contract, with routine business also transacted.
The Boy Scouts of the M. W. church played the Extra Scout team on Saturday morning. Atlantic Scouts won the game with a final score of 7 to 5.
The office warns that no credit is extended on classified ads unless the applicant is a business institution with a regular advertising account. If you place a want ad by phone, payment must be sent the same day.
Alumni of the University of Iowa and Iowa State College will create joint committees to curb antagonism between the two institutions. A recent Ames meeting proposed six alumni form two three member teams to work for shared interests. The gathering featured class reunions, a ball game, and speeches, with the '10 class approving $440 for new bleachers.
County plans a new cement walk from the rear of the courthouse to Poplar Street to replace a worn diagonal path used for years. Advert: bilious attacks affect liver and digestion. Chamberlain's Tablets reputed to tone liver clean stomach. cost a quarter. sold by all dealers.
White Diamond Dehorning Pencil offered by Lorenzen Bros. Market guarantees to dehorn calves for $1.00 with a $5.00 forfeit if it fails. Warranted not a fail. Contact via phone listed as part of a local notice. Also mentions ladies' tailoring by The Women's Togsery at 314 Walnut Street and Papert hanging and painting services with phone listing.
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