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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1893
Page
8
A list of miscellaneous apparel and domestic textiles including aprons blankets counterpanes carpet sweepers corsets cloaks doilies dress patterns fur capes fancy hair pins hosiery handkerchiefs kid gloves kid mittens linen sets laces macintoshes muslin underwear napkins night shirts.
County and vicinity reports list visitors such as Carrie Gentle with Della Jensen and Alfey Duncan from Council Bluffs. Local happenings include house work, new farm leases, a snow fence project, a literary society start at Highland, weddings, travel plans, and protracted meetings at Highland with various local residents noted.
BEAR GROVE Galion has a blacksmith T D Carson has been suffering from the grip Irve and Harry Graham are attending the Atlantic Business School Alanson Miller confined to his home with the grip Cumberland parties are digging a well for Sam Diven Mrs Jessie Cranston returned home from Indiana last Saturday Elmer and Mrs Raffenberg of Washington township visited at J C Bradbury's last week Elmer Middaugh will have a public sale Wednesday Dec 13 Chas Pulley staying at Jas Pulley's while the latter has been sick Fred and Clarence Albee of Gray visiting their aunt Mrs A E Hebing June Triplett of Brighton canvassing for a book on the Worlds Fair The Christian Endeavor Society elected officers for the ensuing year H M Baker president Amanda Wissler vice president C E Warne recording secretary Dora Baker corresponding secretary Wills Miller treasurer Mae Hebing librarian
The ME Sunday school elected officers for the coming year. Superintendent is Harry O Breece, assistant superintendent Wm Cranston, secretary and treasurer ML Boller, and librarian Maggie Boller.
Mrs C M McLean visiting Griswold with her son Don. city officials push water works plans for best facilities. Mrs Rev J S Young left for Milwaukee due to mother’s illness. Frank and Sam Forsyth head to Lincoln for winter schooling. U S Express office burglary nets about $40 with no clue. School entertainment funds to buy bell. J E Chittenden learns of ill father. C E Marshall ill. Mrs Johnson of Noble Township dies. interment Reno Monday. Rev E E Reed sick with la grippe. Odd Fellows to install late January.
Miss Carrie Sildorf of Denver visits her sister Mrs Bert Everhart while Thomas Bell strains to lift a water tank and is bedridden. Miss Evan Moore begins school in district 6 and Miss Jennie Wallace in district 5. W D Bell and Robert Wyllie head to Chicago with cattle. Jas Ford to Chicago with sheep. Elsie Everhart visits from Oakland and John Symonds works for Thos Bell. Wat Devore trades horses for land in South Dakota. Ida Cox stays with W D Bell and attends school in district 7. Some local children suffer scarlet fever. An ex slave plans to lecture at the Devore schoolhouse Wednesday evening. Robert Symonds sells fifteen hogs weighing three hundred at 64.60.
Patterson has been in Nebraska all summer and returns home Monday. Tom speaks well of Nance county and may settle there. Lillie and Myrtle Wheeler visited Atlantic Tuesday. Chas Felker shelled corn Monday and Tuesday evening. J W Snyder shipped 160 head of sheep to Chicago this week. Chas Donahoe of Omaha returned to Pleasant Ridge home Wednesday. Revival meetings in Elliott under Evangelist John P. Jesse moved to the former Brody store room for seating. Mrs. Albert Johnson resigns teaching at No 8 this winter. Clarence Beaton appears the fortunate instructor.
Miss S Tayden of Lyman visited relatives in this vicinity this week. An oyster supper was hosted at Nelson Thulin and wife to a large circle of friends to aid Mrs. Urkling of Atlantic. Mrs. J Donahoe returned from Omaha after visiting relatives while Mrs. Snyder travels to Chicago to see her gravely ill father. Creamery affairs postponed for winter. H M Wilson begins grain handling and shipping from Lorah for D Rothschild company. TELEGRAPH compliments Mr. Wilson and firm.
Jackson leads with a 32 210 vote majority while Sabin trails with the largest margin among the 38 518 ballots counted. Result reflects final tallies across districts in the statewide contest.
Reports from the steamer China arriving in the islands say Hawaii’s provisional government remains in power and will resist restoration of the monarchy. In Albuquerque, actor Charles T. Watrous dies of pneumonia after moving from Chicago. his remains head to Chicago. Des Moines notes J R Sovereign plans to address Knights of Labor in Faneuil Hall and travel through the South on labor issues.
H E Taubeneck chairman of the national People's party committee denounces the new party movement led by W F Rightmire and others. He warns fusion and reorganization would disorganize and that the national committee will not abandon its principles or let any faction trample its rights, a blow to Kansas supporters.
A man paid 12.15 to send a 273 pound box from Omaha to Sheridan Wyoming. After delivery the box was stored in a freight house and the lid removed by a man who hid inside for two days and nights before escaping, taking advantage of an irregular route at a fraction of the normal fare.
John Dougherty ex sheriff of Mora county was shot through his Moran office window as five of his children played nearby. He leaves a widow and 12 children. The jailer was arrested on suspicion. Bloodhounds from Santa Fe tracked the killers and a $4000 reward was offered by the slain man's brother.
A wagon carrying 25 people to the cemetery in Park City Utah overturned injuring 15 passengers. Fatalities include John S. Fargo Stanton Rolley and John Sparks. Rev. William M. Hooper Methodist minister injured in the back and driver Frank Evans has two broken ribs. Several others suffer minor injuries.
HigHuanp Light Mass Dec 8. The Jason disaster salvage continues as life saving crews report the bodies of drowned sailors surfacing in the undertow. One body has been recovered so far.
The column lists numerous notices from G Montgomerys and other local shops with items for sale including dolls and chest protectors and an Indian basket. It notes sick residents Mrs M S Winslow Mrs Wilhelma Erickson and Old Uncle John Crawford and reports a fatal elevator incident at Red Oak. It mentions juries, travel for business, a flax seed poultice sold by J W Emmet & Co and local developments including school house repairs and a new pipe organ for the M E church.
A local note reports coal calls at Needles old corner led by A Hunt. Hogs were 20c lower yesterday as buyers appeared blue. Various local notices include births in Wiota, a winter move to Stanton, and Wiota residents going to England to manage estates valued around 360000. The Y M C A plans a new year register for baths usage and ad sales cover costs. A Classified reads Iowa House Atlantic for sale, Steinke offers 25 percent off overcoats and 10 percent off suits. In Cass County District Court H L Henderson sues multiple defendants including German Savings Bank and Dickersons.
John Spence asserts the property listed for tax sale is not his and that he bears no responsibility for it, seeking correction and removal of his name from the sale records.
Inez, the thirteen year old daughter of Robert W Campbell and wife, died last evening at 6 o clock after an extended illness with the grippe. Mr Campbell and family have the sincere sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement. The funeral will be at the house tomorrow.
A newborn baby was discovered deceased with its throat cut on the bank of a creek in Elliott yesterday morning. Police seek clues to identify the killer in what investigators call a devilish act.
Royal Baking Powder leads in strength and value with 160 cubic inches of leavening per ounce, 20 percent above its nearest competitor and 44 percent above the average. Its reputation rests on superior fineness, delicacy, and wholesomeness, driving sales beyond all other baking powders combined.
The undersigned Jacob Lang administrator of the estate of Sarah L. McKnight deceased Cass county Iowa requests all debtors to pay immediately and all creditors to present claims for allowance. Dated December 8 1893.
The undersigned M. K. Debush is appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Alice Davenport of Cass county Iowa who is deceased. Creditors are asked to pay promptly and those with claims to present them for allowance. Dated December 11, 1893.
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