13 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
1
A Saturday forenoon fire at Orie Burns farm southeast of Anita started by two children playing with matches. The blaze damaged clothing and bedding in a large upstairs closet but was stopped with little house damage. Losses on clothing were insured and a claim of $137.10 was paid. repairs to the house are planned.
Henry and John Carey from near Corning visited in Griswold with M. T. Casey and others in Pleasant Ridge. Joe Casey and Cass Allison drove to Omaha and Grant with children in tow. Bertha and Lee Hoffman of Dows visited at Chas Mills and wife. Mrs. W. J. Woodward of Lewis visited Griswold. Virgil Fay went to Atlantic. Tom Auld from Lincoln visited B. G. Auld. Gittins andBlane families spent time at the Auld home. Several girls traveled to Atlantic on business. Dan Corderman and wife from Sac City visited Sol Corderman’s family. Art Sidner attended to business near the river. Mrs. Wohlenham and children of Grant visited Morford family. Fred Osborne of the Elliott bank stopped in between trains. Dr. Haake and children of Lewis visited the Dicna home. Dave Parker left for Illinois to join his wife. Tra Dodge moved to Lewis for a job. Chris Riis looked after business in Atlantic. Mrs. Joseph Lilley of Des Moines visited B. G. Auld and relatives. Grant Griffith family from Sten nett visited Atlantic. Ewing Scott returned from Drake University to Griswold. Mr. Culler of the Fair Store handled business in Griswold, and Sam McCormick and Beloit relatives were called to Griswold due to a serious illness.
Griswold and Atlantic residents are noted visiting relatives and traveling to Omaha and Fremont. Local births and marriages are reported, with several family visits documented. The piece mentions medical travel for treatment and notes the growing use of Chamberlain's remedies.
A horn designed by Alva Williamson north of the city is gaining local demand. Nebe owns one, C. W. Bruce will install one on a Stoddard-Dayton, and Peter Lynch on Walnut street makes horns for Williamson.
John Butler, a popular county figure, stopped at the News Telegraph to state he does not blame the Republican party for his auditor nomination defeat. He quips he will be found sawing wood at the old stand, a remark seen as expected from a good loser by many.
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