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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1896
Page
12
A fragmented OCR item recalls illness and recovery notes with phrases about fever and health improvement. The jumble mentions names and numbers inbroken form, suggesting an update on health status and possible recovery sequence within a community record.
Local and personal notes recount visits and business in Atlantic. Residents from Anita Griswold Des Moines and Kumrberland travel for work and social calls. trains update December 20 changes. curfew enforcement and a jail sentence for a boy. theatre and charity events. sightings of notable visitors and local incidents including a theft and recovered coin. hospital and death notices. canning company cattle purchase. calls for clothing donations for the poor.
The Clinton case was dismissed today while the week focused on the Dick Armstrong case. Geo. Penner traveled to Harlan on business this afternoon. High school exercises were praised as extra fine. Mrs. J. B. Jones visited Marne until Sunday evening. The Gordenir jury was sequestered around 3:30. Fred Steinke returned from Fairfield to visit after the holidays. J. E. Bruce came from Anita to be present for his clients' cases.
Kedron Commandery Knights Templar installed officers include J. S. Harlan as E C and F. M. Alexander as Gen with D. S. Crain C Gen. Ophir Chapter Royal Arch Masonry named A D McCall P and A B Gray E K for the coming year along with treasurer W Nichols and secretary A Nipper. E. Hollowell P 5 and W A Clawson A as officers. E E Reed M and E E Butler guard among others.
Sammie Reed's larceny case moved from Wallace's court to Wor nom's on a change of venue after noon court session. The county attorney requested a continuance until 16 o'clock tomorrow morning. Authorities label him a hard case for stealing from Mra Calloway on Elm street including a tea cup, coffee pot, lace, and a ring. Reports say weeks ago he took underwear from a buggy sold at Block and Heymans, and once stole overshoes from C C Conrad's that were recovered yesterday. He is also accused of taking goods from Marshall's store and witnesses for the prosecution are reportedly threatened.
Last evening at dusk we visited the J. H. Riddles barger & Co poultry ranch where workers were dressing fowl for the eastern market. The large warehouse held a carload of nicely dressed turkeys geese ducks and chickens cooling and ready for packing in a scene of rich abundance.
A bustling poultry operation near Atlantic, run by Jake Conerd, employs many workers as a stream of dressed birds and live poultry floods the market. Coops stacked high and turkeys weighing up to 20 pounds ready for shipment reflect a thriving, money generating local industry.
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