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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
4
Mabel Blessing and Company present a refined comedy with special illuminated scenery and electrical surprises. Collins & Abbott perform a comedy singing and talking act, Engine and Mildred are clever juvenile comedians, and Marie M Cory sings high soprano songs for a polished program at the opera house.
A concise notice highlights Tonight Only programing featuring Weekly Current Events If It Happened We Show Tonight and two film slots. The Strength of the Weak is described as a drama teaching a moral about life as seen by little heard voices, followed by Rip roaring comedy Twins of the Double X Ranch.
Advertises a 15¢ adults 10¢ children show tomorrow night featuring The King Can Do No Wrong Marvelous co mingling of happenings with 3 reels. Notes several local items: John Moreland Jr of Omaha visiting, Leigan sold a Reo to Al Phelps, William Calvey visiting from Anita Record, Lars Porter visiting from Chicago, Carl Carson and wife at U C T banquet, G W Wurlburt returning from Hopeville ill, Mrs M Worth improving after California visit, Mrs Robert Boyd attending a wedding, O C Russell injured in a run away accident, William Fowler Smith visiting from Brus sels then New York, Grinnell College Glee Club concert at Congregational church 8:30 pm 35 cents, Ralph McWard vacationing here.
The Cass County Normal session opened with over one hundred students enrolled and expected to grow by tomorrow. Teachers listed include Miss Anna Temple principal Atlantic High School H E Wheeler Shenandoah Supts B C Wissler Guthrie Center T L Anderson Commercial Dept Atlantic High School Miss Mary Kelly Indianola primary instructor Miss Mabel B Harrison Lake City Minnesota.
Summary of a baseball game with stolen bases led by Hedges and Mashall, multiple players with two base hits and a home run by Cunningham, and a strong pitching performance with 10 strikeouts by Thomas and 6 by Brown. The game featured double plays White to Wright, three unearned or earned runs noted, and time of two hours.
Four big vaudeville acts and a big picture program headline the show. The offer promises top liners worth your patronage. Admission is 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
The church held its annual mission festival with two services. Rev Stark of Gray preached in the morning and Rev Schmidt of Dexter in the afternoon, and a neat sum was raised for missionary work.
The final sociability run of the year departs the city at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, following the previously published route north and west. A good crowd is expected to join the event.
An old established automobile maker seeks sales agents in every township with no rep. No experience needed. Sell to neighbors who may buy cars. Act now or miss the chance. Write Great Western Automobile Co Ltd, Peru, Ind.
The board of supervisors met in adjourned session to discuss the new road law and bridge work. George Henning senior returned from an interview with the state highway commission where it was stated a slight change to the Kimballton Construction Company bridge plan could allow county approval. County Attorney Whitmore was tasked to contact the highway commission to determine the county’s position and avert further delay.
The will of W W Haworth was admitted to probate and Martha Haworth widow named executrix without bond. The Mary Desmond will covering the city estate also admitted to probate and Maria McGovern foster daughter named executrix without bond.
A government thermometer showed 96 degrees yesterday and about the same today as a heat wave pushes daytime temperatures to near the century mark.
Found keys. Owner must prove property at the office and pay for this advertisement. Automobile chauffeure repairmen demonstrators in demand for spring rush with monthly pay from $100 to $200. Training offered by NATIONAL AUTO TRAINING AGEO Otaha Nob.
Market report from Chicago and South Omaha for June 16 details hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges. Hogs show slow demand with top around 5.95 and heavy hogs near 8.50. cattle receipts at Chicago 16,000 with mixed price ranges. sheep receipts 24,000 with varied values. South Omaha hog and cattle figures list ranges for bulk, tops, and daily shifts.
Cattle and calf price ranges listed for sheifers stockers and feeders with bids from 4.00 to 10.50 dollars. Sheep receipts show lower prices for 10 20 day olds with wethers lambs ewes and yearlings priced. Local social notes mention Mrs. Chas Ayres traveling to Atlantic and Fred Shindley from Lewis seen in the neighborhood.
Miss Marie Shrock of Atlantic visits Misses Charlotte and Pauline Brown this week. Joe Lindeman drove a Ford from Atlantic last week. Mrs. Wm Meyer and children traveled to Atlantic on business and returned the same day. Mr and Mrs Frank Buboltz and son Hubert went to Dewey on Sunday.
A large piano sale starts Tuesday June 17 2014 at the SMI LEY store located near Walnut Streets. Plymouth and Deering Standard Twine referenced amid the retail event. C P Meredith 2014 for gasoline and WIUFB Ltd noted in the brief listing.
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