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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1897
Page
6
County letters note a snowbound Sunday with illness mild in Mrs. Cranston and pneumonia recovery for Grandma Marsh. Thanksgiving gatherings, travel to Greensburg and Ponca, and multiple visits mark a quiet community week alongside a minor fire and a town arbiter fining a man.
P J Hilyard husked corn Thursday noon. Geo Hoesfelt from Ringgold county visited last Friday. Mrs G W Seavill visited the hub last Wednesday. Sol Hawks and family returned from Illinois last week. The big grader finished on our streets Thursday and went back to Atlantic Friday. Mrs Purdy and son Thomas and James White and family Sundayed with J R Taylor and family. Win Atchison of Bridgewater hauled coal for his mother G W Scovill from Briscoe banks last week. Liston London wedding attendees from here included Mrs Liston, Jos Liston and wife, John Liston and Miss Nellie Kelley. Rev Spurrier canceled church at the Church of Christ due to protracted meeting in Bridgewater. Malone Waldron leased Mrs G L Edwards farm for the season. Wm Pond leased G L's farm south of town. John Edwards will hold the home place. Mrs Martin, visiting with her parents H White and wife, returned to Kansas Monday. Minnie accompanied her. Pete Moore bought a new six hole Sandwich corn sheller from Pettinger Antrim to shell Cass county bounty. adds to Mr Pettinger's capacity about one hundred twenty five thousand bushels. A farmer nearby, within a thousand miles, visited and spoke of local farming.
Rev Kneedy conducts revival at Church of Christ drawing large audiences and potential conversions. The town notes mention Miss Mary Fulton visiting her parents, James Carter filling in at the Standard office, Ed Link's sickness, Theo G. Steinke thriving in business, fence improvements on lawns, Mr Snodgrass renting the Bates property, and a Carlson visit by Mr and Mrs Palmer with daughters Fletcher and Vinne.
Winter grip tightens in Lorah with little grain arriving. Jess Bicket and Carrie Kentle socialized. Lorah bridge nearing final grading. Dan Spry returns after illness. acorn shucking and oysters at L Shack’s event. Public sermon by Rev. Reed planned for next Sunday. crowd urged to attend. Mr. Lunn faces cancer, jaw removal in past. Theo G Steinke’s clothing house drew a large crowd. business thriving amid improved times.
The Five Mile Grove column notes John Hancock and wife spending Thanksgiving in Extra, Prof. Gingery visiting, and young people skating evenings. Fred Pomeroy announces a December 10 sale of 105 cattle, six miles northeast of Atlantic, with six months no interest or 5 percent cash discount. details include location near Lorah and nearby residents attending events.
Ray White attends college while Ed Hassler and Miss Oathoudt visit Grove. R T Colter travels to Walnut on business. John Blake buys cattle. Laura Franklin returns from Omaha. Ira Soper ships cattle to Chicago. Nellie Taylor starts school at Clark's Grove. Edith Hamill to return from east. Mead hosts J H O club. Mrs Colter returns to Smithville after visit.
Raymond Odem travels to Casey Monday after a cattle car. Aunt Sarah Harris improves. Anna Barnard starts winter term at No. 8. Various visits, shop ads, and local travel noted. Memorial events and birthdays include Oren’s twentieth, and Ray Lewis mourns membranous croup death of 19 month old. Theo Steinke promotes cash business and clothing.
A social will be held soon for students. A L Chihak joined the elocutionary department on Tuesday. Prof Moore prepared a live whitethen for his ornithological collection. Emmett McCarthy from Lewis plans to enter soon after visiting last week. Miss Woolsey will recital in Lewis Friday evening at the Congregational church. Miss Olive Allan and her mother from Maine spent Thanksgiving with Miss Alice Hopper and visited the college Friday. The Philomathean Literary Society plans an entertainment before the holidays. Ray Brown and his father from Bera IA visited the college Saturday. Ray may enroll late this week. A December 9 contest promises a good turnout. Overcoats at Theo G Steinke’s advertised as daisies, one price to all. The Assembly room fills rapidly. This week’s entrants include Chas F Disbrowe Anita H B Kriger Griswold C B Nellis Morton Allan Peterson Harlan.
Rev. L. Dana of Pittsburg, Pa. reports relief from years of organic heart disease after using Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart. He describes instant relief from uneasiness, palpitation, abnormal action, thumping, fluttering, and choking sensations. Sold by J Nichols and Vic Emmert & Co.
A long list of November 15 to 27 1897 property transfers and mortgage deeds in Cass County Iowa includes numerous parties such as H A Briggs, Geo Senholz, Gustave Bierre, GW and ES Lattig, Louis Anderson, Rebecca A James, T W Brown, Wm Waddell, Anna Patterson, Atlantic & Northwestern additions, and Christian Church Wiota. Entries record wd, deeds, quarter and block references, lot numbers, and sums from $1 to $7000. Also noted is a probate notice for the will of Philip Schwarz with a January 1 1898 appearance date at the Atlantic Cass County courthouse.
The J H O C young men hosted the club ladies at Mr and Mrs Mead east Seventh street on Thanksgiving evening. The women were surprised told to stay home until called. A hack brought them to the Mead residence about 10 oclock and inside the scene was warm despite bad weather. The men announced supper and led the ladies to the dining room where steaming oysters awaited after supper they returned.
At a late hour all departed for their homes thanking the young men for an evening spent in a very pleasant manner and wishing for many happy returns of the same. The program was highly appreciated by the ladies as the young men rendered a fine performance.
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