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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1893
Page
7
Wheat dull and corn weak with rains across the corn belt, hog prices upturn, and provisions rising. Local travelers and residents visit Des Moines Chicago and the fair. Notices cover Republican caucus plans, estate sales, school enrollments, and a lightning fire destroying a Neola barn.
Historic Atlantic notes list numerous local residents and educators by name, with a long roster of people connected to the area. The text covers normal school enrollment and faculty, a People’s Party convention notice, horse sale ads, business dissolutions, and multiple obituaries detailing Mrs Henderson and Mrs Green with biographical milestones and funeral arrangements.
County and Vicinity items report C Br Switzer building a granary and Joseph Lane touring Nebraska. Republicans nominate Ezra Marsh for trustee. Sherman Bishop sells his farm. School ma'ams seated nearby. Mrs Matilda Baker visited near Massena with her son. J W Wilson and wife in Chicago. E S Phillips and family, of Lewis, to Bear Grove. Rev Harris engaged to preach another year. Georg Marker visiting relatives in Pennsylvania. D M Tillman and family in Michigan. Geo Riggs hauling lumber for a cattle barn. A H Graham and daughter Amanda Wissler Nellie Riggs returned from Chicago. Lorah and Vicinity: Jake Ganes shelling corn. John Gentle paints windmill. J C Vetzer sells 200 acre Heitman farm at 30 per acre. Miss Ida Cocain visiting uncle Jap Cocain. Miss Agnes Ross postmistress while G W attends exposition. Mr and Mrs Jas Wilson Sunday visit. JF McGovern and sisters head to White City. Geottch and Arbss sell steam threshing outfit to Nels Nelson. Funeral of Mrs Thos Green attended. Lorah vs Brayton match ball game won by Lorah. Lorah to play Extras soon. Teachers list: No1 Miss Wright, No2 Miss Thomas, No3 C H Laartz, No4 J B Butler, No6 Miss Ruth Joyce, No Miss Hattie Joyce.
Miss Susie Hutchison visits relatives in Fonda while J S Joyce and daughters travel to Chicago for sights. Miss Bell Ringle seen locally last week. Rain benefits corn and late potatoes as farmers prepare to haul sweet corn to the factory and begin fall plowing. Rev Matson owns a fine driving horse. Maude and Cora Bales visit Cumberland. S Best builds a large barn. J R Haverle lonely without an old threshing machine. F C Smith notes hoglike cats this year, gone democratic. Hans Hansen’s colt killed by lightning. Miss Mabel Best visits Miss Lala Mills.
Tom Scott of Massena called in the vicinity Tuesday. Chas Willis of Atlantic made a flying trip Friday. C. W. Herstein and Bert Ramsey shipped cattle and hogs Thursday. Chris is visiting the big show. Wm Langworthy went to Muscatine likely for rain-maker actions. John Holste of Massena was here Thursday. A shower revived the corn Thursday. Miss Blanche Huff Ida Langworthy Emma Langworthy Carla Langworthy Myra Holliday Estelle Murray and others attend normal. Chas Willis, a former citizen, was defeated at convention day. Repairs nearly done at 0. 7.
The report notes fall plowing has started as the threshing machine sound fills the area. Oats yield is light this year with 15 to 17 considered best. Fred Seaman has changed his route to westward travel from south. Fall wheat sowing will be scarce due to drought. John Waters finished plowing his potatoes Saturday.
Livestock market notes hogs receipts about 10 000 with higher prices Light bids 10 to 20 cents higher and close stronger cattle receipts around 3 000 including 2 000 Texans and westerns beef cattle 3 50 to 5 15 per hundredweight cows 1 50 to 3 30 stockers and feeders 1 85 to 3 20 sheep receipts 12 000 market lower City markets at Atlantic note varied prices for wheat butter coffee bacon and potatoes with coal and salt prices listed for local grocers and provisions
Notice records the incorporation of Silas Wilson Company in Cass County and Atlantic Iowa. It outlines corporate name Silas Wilson Company principal place Atlantic Iowa stock capital 150000 dollars with 45000 paid in, business scope nursery real estate and personal property, five board directors, five officers, annual meeting on first Monday in June, indebtedness cap at 50 of paid capital, stockholder protection of private property. Inaugural signatories A W Dickerson Silas Wilson F H Crombie Julian Phelis Frank O Temple. Atlantic Iowa Aug 15 1893.
Mr Pennell addresses the county convention after being discarded by Republicans and withdraws his sheriff bid. He thanks friends and foes, notes a gap between self view and others' views, and pledges to remain a private in the ranks amid later Iowa State Fair dates at Des Moines from September 1 to 9.
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