Local and Personal Notes from Atlantic Shoppe Holiday Scene
Local brief items report Dr W C Egan of Wiota and Byron Forshay of Anita in Atlantic, plus several residents visiting or traveling. Advertisements highlight holiday goods at Fred Alexander's, children's toys, doll carriages, leather cases, and a range of statuary and pictures. Teachers' meeting in Maine with Prof Wilcox and Miss Abrams. educational topics discussed. Rev J S Carlock improving after California trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Egan
Wiota
Byron Forshay
Anita
Wm. Latoh
Maine
Fred Alexander
Wm. Bixby
Walnut
Frank Herbert
Famil
Fred Alexander’s
Fred. Alexander’s
Atlantic
Elmer Ackerman
Minneapolis
C. KR. 1 & P. Paint Gang
Rev. J
Carlock
California
Fred Alexander's
Wm. Wilcox
Burton
Miss Abrams
Prof. Wilcox
Brown
China Hall
Wtf O. Blakeslee
Bert Goodspeed
Andrew Neely
A. S. Kiehl
Will Follett
Tommie Meredith
Lewis
Rosa Wanzel
Eldora
Hiram Roberts
S. Harvey Lewis
J. R
J.M. Briggs
Re Arrestee Dickerson Faces Set Aside Indictments
Al Dickerson, jailed in Atlantic, faces a judge in Glenwood and a hearing next Saturday on motions to set aside remaining indictments. Once sentenced in 1804 for fraudulent banking, his term was reduced for good behavior but new warrants and trials loom. Local notes report community activity and various visits amid the legal drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macy
Atlantic
Harlan
Iowa
Thornell
Dickerson
Cass County Bank
Hill
Fort Madison
Grand Jury
Glenwood
Sheriff Hill
Ft. Madison
Gardner's Narrow Escape and Local News Highlights
A trembling week closes with a near miss on Oak street as Owen Meredith survives a sled crash under a team. Fire at B S Mead’s home is contained with minor damage. Delinquent tax sale short, papers note correction to circulation figures and a civic funeral. Community events include a Pleasant Gathering for H Clay Lewis family and camera ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Mr. Meads
Owen Meredith
C. P. Meredith
Oak Street
Fifth Street
Owen
M. J. Abbott
Rufus Bentley
Sam Jones
Fourth Street
Watson Block
Clarence Hedges
D. M. Lewis
H. Clay Lewis
Sarah
Wills Owens
Des Moines
Griswold News Briefs Include Deaths and Local Improvements
Frank Hanton returning from New Jersey with soldier uniform. Bert Walters visits, Hanton back to Griswold. Mrs. James Carter dies in Lewis, buried in Griswold cemetery, leaving husband and two children. Bridge across Botna at Five Mile Grove to open today. graders finish new switch grade for C R I & P tracks to waterworks. coal storage to cost less handling. Fifty-one cattle shipped by L W Wheatley yields profit. fatted 875 head since February. yard capacity expanding. Local political dispute over mail routes ends. Cumberland route mail confusion clarified. Hyndman delivery figures challenged but affidavit offered. Mrs. J W Hutton learns daughter Pearl Hutton Shrader in Corning is seriously ill. mother and Mrs. Carrie Dacken rush to Corning via Griswold and Red Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hanton
Griswold
New Jersey
Bert Walters
Mr. Hanton
James Carter
Lewis
Mr. Carter
W. B. Emerson
Five Mile Grove
S. G. Hunter
City
L. W. Wheatley
Maine
Dr. John Sutherland Dies After Illness at 68
Dr. John Sutherland died at his residence at 2 a m Friday after a prolonged illness. He had been in poor health for years but remained active at home and in the community. A longtime resident and pioneer of Atlantic, he was 68. He was known for a kind heart and willingness to help others in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sutherland
Sutherland
Atlantic
Quay and Haywood Set for Trial in Indictments
Philadelphia December 3. Judge Finletter overruled motions to five indictments against United States Senator M L Quay and ex State Treasurer Benjamin J Haywood. DA Graham asked for an early trial date. defense asked for December 12 at earliest after examining voluminous accounts. Four indictments allege conspiracy to misuse state funds. fifth charges Haywood with illegally loaning $100,000 of state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Quay
Haywood
Philadelphia
Ijfin
United States
M. L. Quay
Benjamin J. Haywood
R. F. Shapley
Graham
Commonwealth
Shapley
People’s Bank
Finleter
Finletter
Omaha Clergymen Protest Bishop Election Methods
Dr. Morrison’s election as bishop of the diocese of Iowa is opposed by Omaha Episcopal clergy. At a clericus meeting the body adopted a resolution denouncing the election as scandalous and unchristian. The signers include Rt. Rev. Bishop George Worthington and several priests. A telegram to Rev. Thomas Green of Cedar Rapids expressed thanks for the clergymen’s interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Morrison
Towa
Iowa
George Worthington
Dean Campbell Fair
Canon Robert Doherty
Thomas J. Mackay
George Edward Walk
J. EB. Johnson
T. M. Howard
J. B. Riley
Mr. Strom
Thomas Green
Cedar Rapids
Diphtheria Outbreak and Local Fires Reported in Iowa Town
Diphtheria cases rise north of Rome with two Bashan children severely ill and one Swailes child among the dead. Mrs. Ernest Loomis south of town is convalescent. Lincoln Normal School’s main building burned near Lincoiy causing total loss estimated at 80 000 for the structure and about 100 000 with furnishings. Other items include appointive roles for Willard Memorial circles, Bryan rejoining his regiment in Savannah, Mississippi water levels, and a Chicago restaurant owner purchasing property for a lune room and short order house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mount Pinaasant
Rome
George Bashan
James Swailes
Bashan
Swailes
Ernest Loomis
Lincoln Normal
Lincoiy
Lincoln Normal School
M. C. Cardio
Walnut Street
Chestnut Street
Rock Island
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Leggins
Conrad Shoe Store
Brown's
Frank Carey
Corner 9Th
Olive
H.D. Holliday
Massena
Hugh Reinig
B. Osborne
Wm. Mcllyain
Baby
Des Oines
Lorenzen
Kirchoff
Ernest Jahnke
Streetor
Anderson
Conatte Alte
Bob Harter
John Anderson
Brayton
W. W. Ramsey
M. E. Church
New York Life
Carroll
Jows, Herald
AL Dickerson
Ed Kavanaugh
Wm. Lymin
O. W. Rich
Hans Simonsen
Oak and
Fourth Streets
Blanch Lamoreaux
I. P. Orr
Hancock
Oakland Acorn
A. J. Burton
A. M. Huff
Dan Zentmyer
Massena Center
W.H. Low
Texas
Dickens
Ben Evans
Postal ‘Telegraph
Geo. Turner
Western Union
Shelby News
Hendrick
Edith Ward
Pearl Frost
Rhodes
Levi Spangler
Miss Frost
T. M. Millican
Judge Willard
Adel
New Mexico
New Mexico. Mr. Millican Went There To Look Up A Location. Ralph Largdon
J.L. Todd
Shenandoah
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Kas
W. H. Low
W. W. Hayworth
Lewis Carnes
Mr. Hayworth
Colorado County
Gardner
Telegraph
Brother Gardner
W. J. Hyndman
Cumberland
Hyndman
Democrat
Telegrap
Cumberland Mail
Norris
Sigle Hendricks
Marion Hendricks
Benton Township
John H. Wood
Bear Grove Township
Tressurer Brown
B.S. Meads
B.S. Mead
Ellegraph
Theo, G
Steinke
P Clothier
Mr. Hyndman
Cumberland Hack
Lyman
Galton Briscoe
Reno
Dewey
Bridgewater
Wax
J. W. Hutton
Pearl Hutton Shrader
Corning
Hutton
Carrie Dacken
Red Oak
Dr. Sutherland
QUAY
Caicaco
Des
Willard Temple
Anna M. Bunting
David City
Neb
Transmissioaippi
L. Teeter
New York City
C. M. Woodward
Nebraska
Bryan
Lixcoty
W. J. Bryan
Savannah
Towne
Thomas C. Patterson
Denver
Misissippi
Bunntington
Dec
Mississippi River
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