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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1896
Page
12
A lyrical fragment extols a land named Towa as a garden of plenty. It praises unblemished skies and abundant crops, cattle and wealth, describing a hopeful, forward-leaning future. The voice, signed by M Wise, frames the realm as a prototype of abundance for future generations.
James Kennedy shelled corn in Grove last week, with Ted Hickock helping today. Miss Emily Johnson hosted about thirty friends over the weekend, dancing and a late Jap supper amid threatening weather. Dan Catlow, E.C. McCarthy, and several neighbors were noted at various visits and shows, including Galion band and church gatherings. Francis Beekman, Beekman guests, and local farm activity plus a valuable mare loss at the county fair are mentioned.
NODAWAY VALLEY notes show many local goings on. Thos Williams and daughter Effie visited R R Bair. a large hog delivery by E A Baer arrived in Cumberland. The community welcomes Rev Bauernfeind back for another year as Sunny Side ministers. A death and a rain filled week, with crops thriving under good growing weather.
Charles Gingery and wife visited in Five Mile Grove Monday. Mrs. Dave Clements is slowly recovering from a hemorrhage of the lungs. Rev. Plummer of Anita preached at the Toad Leap schoolhouse Sunday. J A Lighty has a Kimball organ for sale as he plans to go to Colorado. Arbor Day observed with school participation. Epworth League to meet at Gold Hill church Thursday evening April 30. Epworth Teague ice cream social planned at Lawrence Wakefield’s next Friday evening May 1. Mrs. Rice and family attended church at Norway schoolhouse last Sabbath. Mrs. Charles Gingery owns a new Singer sewing machine.
Farm life snippets report Oren Green selling a Lorah area farm and Andrew Anderson quitting farming near Brayton. George Tripp hauls corn to Lorah. Ike Jensen builds a house on his northeast corner. Jim Jensen writes from Colorado about ranch work for 70 cents a day. Weather is ideal with 80 degrees and nightly rains.
Jas McLaughlin loses a valuable horse Sunday Jo French develops water works system Prof Rowley traveled to Griswold on business Chas Sherrett returned from Des Moines visit Miss Madge of Atlantic visited R D Love family Ol Cooms and Lew Foster went to Atlantic on business Mrs Gardiner and Miss Jones visited Cumberland Geo Roberts and wife of Atlantic called on Frank Bell A J Roe shipped two cars of stock to Chicago Otis Roe accompanied them Frank Herbert Republican candidate for recorder nominated was in town Nellie Lenon returned from Guthrie Center Arbor Day activities held at the grove east of town Old settlers gathered at Mrs P M Finchs for her ninetieth birthday The marshal escorted three Wandering Willies out of town Saturday night Miss Etta Finch married Albert Campbell at M E church Relatives and intimate friends attended the ceremony and best wishes were extended
The community reports fine prospects for farming and healthful living. Residents and visitors mention new additions to homes and barns, plans to build a M. E. church, and improvements around town. Street crowds flocked to take advantage of low merchant prices while several locals attend regional events and court business.
Bear Grove township District No. 5 held Arbor Day on Saturday April 18 with seventy five pens of box elders planted and children bringing flowers. Men planted trees while women laid dinner tables on planks and many residents attended including E Marsh Stephens McFadden Miller Carson Tillman and local families. The event featured tree planting, dinner, and a communal sense of pride in the school yard.
A collage of town happenings outlines weather, transportation, and social news. Mentions Mrs. Eds sick spell, jury excusal, new baby, moves and visits across Cass County, a cemetery tour, lightning strike with minor damage, a 220 yard race, and rail crew observations. Memorial Day invite extended to Rev. Stanley. Hodge family heads to Eagle Grove. baseball season opens with Metz Bros. from Omaha visiting Atlantic. Community events include a German hall dance and a city band-led grand stand event.
July 6 marks the start of works with a plan for future mention if successful. Chas Moreland aided shrub trimming around Henry Martin who was injured yesterday afternoon about two o clock. He cut his left foot and a couple arteries bled but no serious injury. The incident may delay his activities for some time. At Bear Grove May 9 the T B C meeting includes music and talks on the Law of Learning Language and Lessons with attendees Mattie Rowell Georgia Marker Brody Amanda Wissler Jane Martin. The Presbytery in Council Bluffs last week elected Rev Snyder of Missouri Valley and elder Frank Montgomery as delegates to the National Presbytery meeting at Saratoga May 21, with Montgomery noted for faithful service. The west delegates will visit Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls and other points on the route.
Marese. Wounds tramp. In Neowa Iowa on April 27 night marshal Daley drove three tramps from town. One, Dailey, allegedly threatened him and Daley fired to scare him, accidentally striking the tramp in the leg. Cepak Rapids. Tom Lally convicted of second degree murder in the killing of his mother. sentence scheduled for Wednesday.
Telegrams identify the York County jail escapee George Kingen as the burglar killed in Atchison Friday night. He was long regarded as dangerous with a history of heavy trouble in York County. Other briefs note a Hastings man stabbed over a disputed woman, a failed suicide attempt by Mrs. Barnhart in Pror, a Dakota County storm damaging buildings, the closing of the Ethical Congress in St Louis, a sheriff preventing an Indianapolis Grand Rapids game, and Thomas Lally to stand trial for murdering his mother in Croak Rapids.
Fragmented OCR dump mentions the Oregon placed in dry dock near San Francisco and prepared for speed trials as a formidable battleship in the American navy. Other items note Br Louis Ethical Cultura congress with delegates like Dr John T Elliott and municipal reform talks, plus the St Paul liner reducing its Southampton voyage time by over two hours.
April 27 report notes the Prohibition national convention will be held in this city in the latter part of next month. It will be the party's largest gathering to date, with early history tracing back to 1873 when only four or five states were represented. Railroads have offered reduced rates and the event is expected to draw 10,000 to 15,000 visitors.
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