10 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
1
Fragmentary notice lists entities including OAS BP CHASE and CHAB F CHASE with managers and officers. Mentions business offices and historical office at No 13 with a department and subscription rates by carrier and mail for one year and six months.
Massena June 10 Harry Eb len lost his Overland automobile when it burned after leaking fuel caused by a dugout fire started by dogs. Fire crews helped extinguish it, then the car reignited at his father's farm and exploded while he fetched help, gutting the vehicle, insured for 600 dollars. W. N. Willoughby reported his car stolen last week and recovered the vehicle and a suspect in police custody yesterday, tied to other thefts.
Lieutenant John Fred Meade of Omaha married Miss Delia Verne Stocking at the bride’s mother Mrs Lottie Lay home in Denison. Rev Boyd of the Methodist church officiated. City notes the event in this June report.
An Atlantic physician urges rapid nurse recruitment as Red Cross seeks 25 000 nurses for war service. The Atlantic hospital plans to graduate five or six trained nurses soon and will accept beginners locally. A Red Cross fundraiser at Masonic Hall in Maine on Wednesday June 12 features ice cream cake and a crocheted bed spread auction to aid Red Cross efforts.
Earl Caddock and Joe Stecher are slated to meet for the world championship likely on Labor Day after manager Gene Melady informed Stecher of the planned match. Stecher must defeat Wladek Zbyszko in Omaha Wednesday night to set the date.
The Iowa Homestead calls the May 29 sale of George C. Gross & Son at Atlantic one of the West’s most sensational. The Layton Flower Herefords drew top breeders with an average of 1242 dollars on 73 head, the highest average for the breed in Iowa. Dr H K Williams, dentist, arrested in Fulton building Fifth and Chestnut.
Harlan Iowa June 10 John G Chubb Chicago architect indicted for manslaughter in Merritt death from falling coping will not be returned for trial here Illinois courts released him on a writ of habeas corpus He drew the building plans the coping fell from killing Leonard Merritt He was indicted with the builders of the school project.
Special to the News Telegraph from Casey Iowa reports Carl Henicker drowned when a horse he rode along the highway reared and fell backward into high water beside the road. He was submerged and his body recovered the next morning after an afternoon accident.
A wartime appeal urges all women in town to aid soldiers with bandages socks and kit. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is touted as restoring strength for nervousness sleeplessness and various feminine ailments, with testimonials from Mrs Mary Y of Iowa and Mrs M. B. of Burlington praising its restorative effects and life-saving claim.
Omaha June 10. William A. Pinkerton, famed detective, and his secretary R. K. Black have reached Omaha after a three months business trip. Pinkerton, well past seventy, remains highly active as he pursues cases and consults with local officials.
A travel salesman's testimonial from Atlantic Iowa extols Vinci as a constitutional remedy. He claims it built health and strength after illness and recommends taking it every spring and fall. The ad cites ingredients beef cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates and directs readers to Lewis Harrison and nearby druggists.
Mind and action echo his forty year past self as he recalls capturing the Molly Maguires. Mr Pinkerton completes a fifteen thousand mile tour of the country and has inspected scores of training camps along the way.
The pupils of Jefferson school donated a quilt to the Red Cross of Washington township, highlighting student charity and community support during wartime relief efforts.
A Minnesota woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with reducing nervousness that kept her awake at night. She reports improved sleep, energy, and ability to work, endorsing the remedy as a standard treatment for women. The advertisement touts decades of use against nerves, backache, and related ailments.
Chairman M. P. Conway and State Agent W. A. McKee visited Edna township to learn why twenty acres of perfectly good corn on a young farmer’s quarter section stood unharvested. The farmer, absent, gave no reasons. Conway pledged action to prevent waste and idle land during wartime. The field originally covered forty acres, half husked and replanted, the rest remaining. The corn is high quality, and Conway planned to contact the farmer to resolve the issue.
Reno Illinois June 10 George J Anstey a well known Hereford breeder of Edna township accompanied by Arch Anstey and Joe Saunders returned last night from a tour of Hereford sales in Missouri and Kentucky They attended sales in Kansas City Chillicothe Harris Mo and Frankfort Ky The Harris sale saw George J Anstey purchase cattle He manages a herd of about 300 purebred cattle on his Edna township farm
In Des Moines Iowa June 10 the Rock Island plans a new roundhouse in East Des Moines yards as the first step in summer extension and improvement. General manager C W Jones says contracts likely to be let next week. A 90 foot turntable has been ordered for the 20 stall building.
Ada Ir In June 10 Corporal Lloyd Gettys of Stuart was killed in France May 27. He was engaged to be married to Miss Frances F Cox of Des Moines formerly of Adair, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Cox of Des Moines, former Adair residents. Miss Cox first learned of Gettys death through the latter's mother.
Attention is called to the regular camp meeting to be held Tuesday evening, June 8 at 8 p.m. Every Woodman is urged to attend with special social features after the lodge hour. All are asked to be present. Smyder, Consol.
Government weekly weather forecast for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys predicts showers on Tuesday and again Thursday or Friday with reasonable temperatures. An advertisement urges habits to prevent belching and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets after supper, noting availability everywhere.
A box social held Friday evening at the school in district No. 3 Washington township raised eighty dollars for the Red Cross. CG A Zell mer auctioned the boxes. Mise Loretta Talty teaches the school. Speeches were given by County Superintendent Ward Attorney B A Goodspeed and L C Cordry. Cordry, a former France veteran with the 168th infantry, now works on Frank Dermyer’s farm and has an honorable discharge for disability.
A war era poem expresses sorrow over ongoing fighting and future battles. The speaker rejects pacifism until the foe is defeated, condemning peace talks that leave Prussia still a threat. Copyright 1918 by Geo. M. Adams.
In Massena Indiana June 10 the children day services in local churches were well attended and fine. Morning at the M E church evening at Church of Christ and afternoon at Victoria township M E. Original notice in Cass County Iowa court describes property parcels in Section 2 Township 75 Range 37 all within Cass County and lists multiple lots and tracts claimed by plaintiff Wm S Davis with details of ownership and encumbrances.
Plaintiff seeks to establish and quiet title to land described as parts of Section 2 Township 75 North Range 37 Cass County Iowa. The petition claims defendants claim some right to the real estate but that such claims are junior to the plaintiff. It alleges grantors held uninterrupted possession for over twenty years under color of title and that unknown claimants include heirs and others of John Russell Sr. The suit asks for quiet title in fee simple, barring any adverse claims, and costs. Notice: appearance required by September Term 1918. default after September 24, 1918.
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