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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
6
Local notes show Hazel Nordmann Mrs A C Trimmer and many others traveling to Atlantic. Read of residents visiting Des Moines Avoca Anita and Des Moines events with school, church and depot updates and hospital news.
Rev Mrs Jersild celebrated her birthday with friends and refreshments last Wednesday in Elk Horn. Local residents and families, including Petersen, Hansen, Jessen, and Jorgensen, travel to nearby towns for weddings, church services, and visits. The Elk Horn ball team beat Indian Creek 8 to 1, a moving picture show lights, dances, and a series of visits fill the week.
The page recounts a bustling week with an ice cream social at Lothman’s last Friday drawing a crowd. Alma Inhofe ends a term at No 6. E E Havens bought hogs nearby. D J Wohlenhaus group visited Adam Abhau home. Rev Kern is ill. Rothe and family at Mrs G Rothe’s. Fred Boos and Emil Wohlenhaus at Crystal Lake. Gottlieb Frank bought a new buggy. Children’s Day at Noble Center drew attendees despite rain. A A Carlton and family visited Wm Eppelsheimer. Miss Wilson finished term at No 6. Mrs C Miller and Mrs Wm Miller shopped in Atlantic. John D Marten kitchen skating incident injures knee. closing line criticizes unadvertising business.
At 9 AM Saturday a closet fire started when a child lit a match upstairs at W W Temple’s Burns farm home. Clothing and furnishings burned, adjoining woodwork damaged. neighbors helped save the house. Mr and Mrs Templeman in poor health and exhausted by the fright. Insurance held on goods and house. Mrs Henderson visiting near Anita.
Elmer Keasey Keasey and families express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends who offered kindness during their mother and grandmother's illness and death, and for the beautiful flowers as tokens of friendship.
Silk hose in all colors this week priced at 95 cents a pair. CHAS. BLOCK & SON. 2010
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