Former Atlantic Resident Dies After Advanced Years
Joshua L. Smith, longtime Atlantic area resident and former justice of the peace, died June 10 in Ludington Michigan at almost 97. Born June 18, 1825 in Yates County New York, he moved from Kentucky to Iowa in 1864, settled in Turkey Grove Atlantic Township, farmed nineteen years, then ran a feed store in Atlantic. He served as justice of the peace for over fifteen years and was among the area’s early settlers. He is remembered as a builder of local history.
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Albert Gravely
Joshua L. Smith
Luddington
Mich
Mr. Smith
Joshua L Smith
Yates County
New York
Steuben County
Twenty-first
Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
Oaly County
Turkey Grove
Atlantic Township
Atlantic
Des Moines
HNAL Plans Are Perfected for Trade Excursion Run
About 65 cars are expected to go on the Sociability Run next week with departures from the Commercial Club rooms at 7:30 each morning. The committee outlined car sharing, band plans, pennants, cards, badges and a repair car, with routes mapped and road work starting on West Sixth Street.
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Commercial Club
Bradley
McWalid
Chas. B. Bradley
M. B. Nelson
Committee On Music
Collins
Overman
West Sixth Street
Democratic Call Sets 1084 Delegates For Cedar Rapids Convention
The official call for the Democratic state convention to be held in Cedar Rapids on Thursday July 25 was issued by John F. Dalton secretary of the state central committee. The convention will have 1084 accredited delegates based on Claude R Porter 1916 gubernatorial vote with each county receiving one delegate at large plus one per 200 votes or major fraction. District counts listed include Adair Audubon Carroll Guthrie Harrison Mills Montgomery Pottawattamie and others. Also a notice seeks residents who can take boarders during the firemen journey July 3 and 4 asking them to notify Frank Perkins or the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Breheny
Finance Committee
J. S. Harlan
Cedar Rapids
John F. Dalton
Manson
State Central
Frank Perkins
Atlantic Sociability Runs Draw Local Support
Harlan and Clyde Campbell each contributed five dollars to the fund. Mr Boorman was ruled out of order when attempting to leave the committee. Chairman Bradley praised Atlantic enthusiasm, citing coverage from twenty newspapers within forty miles and claiming 10,000 families and 50,000 people in Atlantic are now engaged with the sociability runs. The meeting adjourned after the applause.
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Harlan
Clyde Campbell
Boorman
Bradley
Atlantic
Funk Wins Cracked Primary Bid for State House Seat
Attorney general Cosson ruled that a primary candidate for legislative office need not achieve ten percent of total votes. Funk led with thirty five percent of votes cast, defeating H. M. Graham. His name appears on the ticket to face Peterson in the general election.
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Cosson
WEA ‘Perenyuio Aq Oolapsory
Aj Ed Funk
Democrats For Representative
H. M. Graham
Party For
Representative
Peterson
Veteran Firemen Meeting for Tournament Preparations
All veteran firemen are urged to meet at the firemen's hall Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock to complete arrangements for taking part in the tournament. Also mentioned, 2014 Bill Malone, a real estate man from Adair, and Will Carey of Anita were in the city yesterday attending to business.
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Bill” Malone
Adair
Will Carey
Anita
Office Relocated to Brown Grocery Overstore
The note states the Fulton building is being remodeled and the office is now located over the Brown Grocery. Contact with Herbert D. Ogden is possible for any inquiries related to his line of work.
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Fulton Building
Brown Grocery
Atlantic Trade Excursion Invades Towns With Sociability Run
Local papers praise the Atlantic Trade Excursion visitors as cordial and friendly. The three day tour from June 17 to 21 includes cars, a brass band, speakers, and plans to advertise the firemen's tournament on July 3 and 4. Communities welcome the guests, offer meals, and urge residents to greet them warmly.
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Pathfinders
Atlantic
Chestnut Street
Maine Free Press
Atlantic Boosters Visit Oakland For Sociability Run
C E Bradley of Atlantic formerly from Oakland and Carson announced a sociability run by Atlantic boosters next week. About two hundred live wires including a brass band will travel by fifty autos to Oakland, arriving noon Monday June 17. They seek business and better neighborly ties, inviting Oakland to welcome them.
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C. E .Bradley
Atlantic
Oakland
Carson
Atlantic Boosters
Bradley
Cass County
Atlantic Fellows
Advertising Atlantic Sociability Run
Atlantic business men plan a sociability car run on June 17 19 and 21 to area towns including Audubon. Boosters meet in Atlantic at 11 15 am Friday June 21 to greet crowds. About fifty autos and at least 200 participants will accompany a band along the route to showcase Atlantic as a live wire.
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D. E. Shranger
Hans Rattenberg
Atlantic
Audubon
Audubon Advocate
Well Known Man Dead in Griswold Community
John Quincy Adams McCormick, longtime Cass County settler since 1870, died at his Griswold home last evening from heart failure following grippe. Born January 16 1848 in Morgan County, he moved with brother George to Iowa and married Cordelia Joy in 1873. Survived by wife Cordelia, six children, brother George, and sister Mrs George McKinnie. Burial expected in Lewis Cemetery after funeral at Griswold home Sunday afternoon.
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John McCormick
Griswold
George McCormick
Mr. McCormick
John Quincy Adams McCormick
Morgan County
Ralph McCormick
Casa County
Whitneyville
George
Cordelia Joy
Frank Joy
Lincoln Township
McCormick
Lewis
George McKinnie
Beloit
Has
Audubon Welcome Tour By Visiting Delegation
A party led by L. H. Rattenberg and D. E. Shranger arrived Monday to visit Audubon. They spent time in the town making preparations for a cordial visit with Audubon residents and planned to proceed next to Extra for dinner.
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Audubon
Rattenberg
D. E. Shranger and Son
Audubon Republican
Dentist J F Ralston Located Over Farmers Savings Bank
Dr. J F Ralston operates as a dentist with offices above Farmers Savings Bank. The compact listing notes his professional role and downtown location.
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J. F. Ralston
Farmers Savings Bank
Over Farmers Savings Bank
Odd Fellows Memorial Service Sets Cemetery Decoration
The Atlantic Lodge No. 80 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows holds annual memorial services tomorrow at 9:30 am. Members and relatives will meet at the hall, proceed to the cemetery to decorate graves of listed deceased members, with conveyances provided. Relatives and friends urged to attend. several graves, including James Hopley and Robert Marshall at Lewis, are noted.
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Atlantic Lodge No
Order of Odd Fellows
A. C Jones
J. W. Allman
J. L. Byrd
C. L. Brown
J. L. Bean
J. F. Conway
Job Card
Conrad
W. EB. Card
A. L. Dunny
G. P. Eppelsheimer
W. H. Fox
D. H. Geist
H. J. Hansen
J. H. Johnson
A. Jones
M. J. Kern
E. Mumby
J. Morgan
J. B. McGrew
Chas. Stier
Sears
E. Smith
C. Slater
E. Shannon
L. H. Soper
Geo. Wiles
Fred Scheel
B. A Wilder
J. D. Wise
Rude Zuch
E. Straight
W. Carter
James Hopley
Robert Marshall
Lewis
Coperery
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C. W. Bruce
Dayton
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Musson
C. N. LaRue
Denver
Ed Prall
Olof Remien
Kansas City
O. Remien
Olof
Wilken
Works
Iowa
Kay Better
Carl Kay
South Cedar Street
Eggers Brothers
Sociabili
Committee On Program
B. Clovis
H. M. Boorman
H. M. Rattenberg
Cuykendall
Oransky
Committee On
Pennants
Abe Oransky
Satlantic Commercial Club
J. A. McWaid
Automobile Committee
W. L. Overman
J. A. McWard
Geo
Boggess
Chas
H. Bradley
Messrs
Campbell and
Banquo
Dr. Hammer
Geo. Boggess
Glyde Campbell
J. 8
J. W. Cuykendall
Cedar Rap
C. BR. Porter
Intes
Herbert
Massena
McCurdy
OM Settler
News-Telegraph
J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Tolada
Ohio
Tim
Stem
Hall
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