County and Vicinity Notes on Farms and Travel
Farmers haul sweet corn to market. Wm Mastellar sent a fine car of cattle to Chicago Saturday. Fred Lackey and wife of Atlantic visited Lincoln Langs family Sunday. Wood family of north Atlantic visited Nelson Prather last Sabbath. Rev Maxon preached his last sermon at Gold Hill last Sabbath and will preach again at 8 p m Sunday Sept 4. Hugh Ramsey and Estie Smith left Monday on the flyer for Minneapolis en route to Sloan Ia visit and attend the Trans Mississippi exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Mastellar
Chicago
Fred Lackey
Atlantic
Lincoln Lang
Wood
Nelson Prather
Maxon
Gold Hill
Hugh Ramsey
Estie Smith
Minneapolis
Sloan
Buck Creek Social Notes and Local Visits
Farmers haul sweet corn while Miss Lewis of Earlham visits her uncle J B Joyce and family of Fontanelle. Anna Barnard guests Ruth Joyce, Frank Joyce breaks arm from a horse. Dee Bales of Cumberland visits. Elocutionary entertainment at the church August 26. Triplett family from Webster County visiting. Butler and Mc Farland begin month long visit in Humboldt County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Earlham
Joyce
C. W. Carter
Fontanelle
F. C. Smith
Five Mile
Anna Barnard
Ruth Joyce
Frank Joyce
Dee Bales
Cumberland
H. A. Triplett
Webster County
J. B. Butler
J. McFarland
Humbolt County
Whiz as hot weather hits town and elevator nears opening
Elsie Russell Sundayed with Cartie Gentle while Henry Wilson’s engine failed. James Kelly, known for wood hauling, is very ill. Clelan had a bad spell Saturday. A town show is planned this week. R. C. Olsen plans to move to Witota on the first of the month. Drought hurts corn. the new elevator is enclosed and nearly ready. Gus Olsen preached to a crowded house Sunday. Delegates to Council Bluffs praised as capable. A group of Atlantic youths attended the evening endeavor. Freight outpaces trains on the branch. Sunday mail departed. Will Alexander spent Sunday in Lewis. Myron Weaver went to Atlantic Monday. Mrs. G W B Fletcher returned from an eastern trip Saturday. Mr. Brant to occupy H D Sheets place. E E Kneedy rents Miss Lora Murnan’s property and moves this week. Chas Murnan moves into storehouse for now. Rev. David E Evans expected to start work in September. Morton service well attended despite heat. Morton folks eager for community work. Brownie Wolf returned from the exposition Monday and starts shoe repair work for W H Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Russell
Cartie Gentle
Henry Wilson
James Kelly
Clelan
R. C. Olsen
Witota
Gus Olsen
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Sunday Mail
Will Alexander
Lewis
Myron’ Weaver
G. W. B. Fletcher
Brant
H. D. Sheets
Brownie Wolf
E. E. Kneedy
Lora Murnan
Chas. Murnan
David E. Evans
Morton
W. H. Pierce
L. Bigelow
Mr. Wakefield
Harvey Scott
F. Montgomery
Grousky
Grove
Mattie Wheatley
Maine
John Kirk
Fay Welch
Bigtow
Soper
Ada Worth
Griswold
Huyck
Rastus Bay
David Shenton
Gay Nichols
John Drummond
Ira Soper
W.H. Nyndman
Cumberland News Sketches of Local Life and Events
John Barber smiles on Cumberland streets as a basket meeting draws crowds at Bethel. Sheriff J. P. Hill and T. W. Brown attend Worthington funeral. Mabel Hutton visits Atlantic relatives. Rev. Soetens from Prescott attends Baptist roll call and preaches. School children return to streets. Ostrander’s injury spared amputation. Local folks plan a wedding. L. B. Worthington dies after a pneumonia bout. Council Bluffs delegates, Dowell's lot grading, and Atlantic bottling works noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barber
Bethel
T. W. Brown
J. P. Hill
Worthington
Mabel Hutton
Atlantic
Soetens
Prescott
Baptist Church
Mr. Ostrander
Atlantic Bottling Works
Wm. McConvill
Frank Herbert
Cumberland
Dowell
Herman Pringey
Emma Pringey
Ploma Johnson
Wm. Cool
G. L. Edwards
Guy A. Curtis
Council Bluffs
O. J. Ostrus
Sherm
L. B. Worthington
Worthington Rites Held At Cumberland Cemetery
The funeral for Mr Worthington was held Saturday at Cumberland cemetery at 12 m under the I O O F auspices. Rev Catlin preached in the Baptist church to a packed house and led the procession to the burial. He leaves a wife two daughters and a brother. The bereaved family has community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Cemetery
Baptist Church
Catlin
Worthington
Tessie
John
Grove notes of farming activity and visits
Grove farmers thrash preparations underway. Cattle shipments by Soper and Knop, and many visits across Maine Griswold and Omaha. Notables include Ira Soper welcoming a baby girl and a large Grove turnout planned for a Maine picnic.
Lutherans Set Aug 28 Missionfest at Center Church
Lyman notes a Sunday service and quarterly meeting at Wax church. Lectures on Turkey and Turks given by M T Reusseff from Turkey at Center church. Several locals travel to Atlantic and Mason City. hog sale at Griswold nets higher price. Sunday school district convention planned for August 28 with about six reverends. Noble township teachers listed for the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Saemisch
Wax
Wax Church
Emma Rudig
Griswold
Center Church
H. W. Luckensmyer
Anita
O. Kraft
Atlantic
Luthern Church
Louis Rudig
Joseph Eshelman
Hattie
Wm. Pelzer
Lucponengee
Omaha Exposition
Jacob Wasmer
R. M. Davis
Henry Pelzer
Maude Pringey
Lena Wasmer
Alice Hall
Mark Buckley
Ada Baer
Edith Read
Edith Baer
Esther Kilpatrick
Mary Davis
Noble Township
Wiota Cemetery Meeting Rescheduled For Septembers First
The Wiota Cemetery Association's ladies shift their regular meeting to Thursday September 1 to avoid the county fair conflict. By order of the Society. At Rest John Winger aged 67 died Sunday morning at 11 30 and services were held at 2 o clock. Interment in Wiota cemetery. He was a Christian and ready to meet his Master. He told his gathered children what he wished done after his passing. He left four sons Thomas Jacob Charlie Frank and two daughters Anna and Sadie. A wife he has not lived with for thirteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiota
John Winger
Wicta
Thomas
Jacob
Charlie
Frank
Anna
Sadie
Isaac Riggs
Montgomery County
N. Y
Wisconsin
Minerva Lieurance
Geo. L
Shelby County
Shafenberg
Hartington
Neb
Shester
Crawford County
Augusta
Gertrude
Missouri
Iowa
Atlantic
Local and Personal News From Atlantic and Surroundings
Local items note Byron Forshay and W C Burgess in town for business and expo attendance. Several residents travel to Omaha Des Moines and Chicago. others return from Guthrie Center Winterset Indianola and Leavenworth. A theater season opens with Oscar P Sisson's Wild Oats and Martell's Merry Makers touring with bicycle acts at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar P. Sisson
Martell
Harry Martell
Merry Makers
Our City
Pacific Coast
Martells
Palmer & Findley's
NO NOMINATION REACHED AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN IOWA
The Ninth Republican Congressional convention opened in Malvern with Shirley Gilliland as temporary chair and O R Patrick as permanent chair. Balloting stretched from afternoon into the next day with no nominee chosen after 609 ballots. Obituary notes Isaac Riggs born 1822 in New York, a Wisconsin pioneer and Civil War veteran, buried in Atlantic with remarks praising his military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
A. A. Walburn
M. EB. Church
Malvern
Shirley Gilliland
O. R. Patrick
Mills County
T. E. Crooks
Guthrie
W. W. Guyton
Harrison
F. F. Everest
Council Bluffs
Reading
Patrick
Markets Report From Chicago August 23
The market summary notes Chicago trends as Montague & Co. reports to L. T. Spangler in Atlantic Iowa. Specific figures are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crrcaco
Montague & Co
L. T. Spangler
Atlantic
Iowa
Live Stock and Grain Markets At Atlantic and Caicaco
Market listings show Caicaco Illinois on August 23 1898 with cattle receipts and mixed stock prices, and Atlantic Iowa on August 23 1898 listing grain and retail provisions including fats cattle calves flour sugar butter coffee and produce prices, plus local contractor advertising for cement drives and sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Iowa
Political Sensation At Ohio Convention Prompt McLean Talk
Delegates at the state convention in Daywron discuss a Cincinnati Enquirer report that Sohn R. McLean may replace General R. A. Alger as secretary of war, recalling Hayes Keys and Cleveland Gresham precedents. The chatter overshadows other issues as Brice and Sorg elements circulate the rumor amid factional tempests. In Chickamauga, Ga., Major General Breckinridge orders the Third corps to Huntsville, Alabama, to rest the camp and refresh troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gresham
Maloy
Lee
Wheeler
McLean
McKinley
Cincincinnati Enquirer
Kentucky
Indiana
The
Enquirer
Brice
Sorg
Chickamauga
Breckinridge
War Department
Third Corps
Huntsville
Ala
Camp Thomas
Nebraska Appointments and Postmaster Changes
Nebraska and Washington reports list Sears and Fred Motherhead as railway mail clerks. Postmasters appointed in Bennington Elk City Pauline Spaulding and O'Hara replaced D J O'Hara, with others removed or resigned. Also notices on Mrs Atkinson’s forgery case, Sharon wreck casualties, irrigation congress fares, Admiral Schley illness, and Captain Evans’ hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Washington
Mr. Sears
Kearney
Fred Motherhead
Bennington
Douglas County
D. H. Kirschner
M. H. Friedrichsen
Elk City
Frank Gelston
E. T.’. Dopohue
Pauline
Adams County
Daniel McClerry
CO. H. McCulloch
Spaulding
Greeley County
D. J. O'Hara
John Dunning
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Turkey Grove
Buck Creek
Lorah
Lyman
Byron Forshay
W. C. Burgess
Ray Asay
W. W. Eller
Des Moines
Misses Shannon
Omaha
J.B. Seavey
Guthrie Center
Chas. Block
Dr. Egan
H. B. Ammon
Extra
Fred Fritz
Harlan
W. F. Moershell
Atlantic Today
Opera House
Mose Kahn
Vina Williams
Miss Young
St. Louis
W. C. Carter
Winterset
Indianola
DeSoto
W. M. Dudley
Ramsey
Stuart
F. W. Trippet
Middle
Agnes White
Delpha Haff
Massena
Edith Neff
Neola
Mable Hopley
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kansas
Carter
Hancock
Frances Pruitt
Salvation Army Hall
Hager
Byers
McPherson
Curtis
Els Ila
Aizaloal
Adair
Audubon Cass
Harrison Mills
Pottawattamie Shelby
Cass County
Pottawattamie
Eldera Hill
Congregational Church
Stanley
McIntire
Church of Christ
Spruce Street
Rev
Iron Brigade
Lincoln
Bull Ran
W. T. Sherman
Gainaville
Stonewall Jackson
Tron
Turner's Gap
Antietam
Lucius F. Fairchilds
Grant
Richmond
James River
Sherman
Reynolds
Fairchild
Panda
Lowen
Caicaco
City Markets
Card & Crippen
J. O. Wilken
Walnut Street
J. B. Wilken
Corlence
John R. McLean
Alger
Dayton
Hayers
Heys
Greshaim
Clareston
W. Va
Myra Atkinson
Atkinson
Blizzard
J. P. Owens
Boston
Sharon
Charles Frye
Revere
Central National Bank of
Bella W. Vernon
South Boston
Irrigation Congress
Cueyenne
National Irrigation Congress
Peoria
Ogden
Admiral Schley Y
Bridgeport
Conn
aAdmiral Schley
Westport
Bob Evans
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Captain Evans
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