Local and Personal Notes from Atlantic
Saturday update from Atlantic lists residents and visitors for Christmas, including Ed McConvill Sr. in Omaha, Lena Meek home from Lincoln, Miss May Rothchilds from Omaha, and many others traveling to Des Moines, Cedar Falls, Anita, Minneapolis, and Des Moines for holidays. Also notes on local business, shipping, and social events with brief mentions of health and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Fero
Des Moines
Als. Mle
Omaha
Mies Lena Meek
Lincoln
Neb
Stanton Gothard
Mary Egan
Wiots
Dr. Wilkin
Guy Ferryman
Anita
J. H. Johnson
Minneapolis
Thurman Skinner
City
C. R. Graham
L. E Hollowell
Woodbine
J. Abbott
Ladora
Laws
Anna
Bever
May Rothchilds
Yielins
Misa Berthstock
Telegraph
Osborn’s
Dowit J. EF. Kisher
Jeas’e Beltz
Maxwell
Misa Jeasie Brassey
Paui Low
Normal College
Cedar Falls
J. W. Cannon
Ruby
E. C. Gage
J. A. McWard
Mr. Gage
Dexter
G. W. Bales
Aare
Wm. Serk
Harley Hamill
Petit. Bros
Cumberland
W. J. Hyndman
Frederick Forbes
The
Jews Telephone Co
Osceola
Edith Neff
Delphia Huff
State Teachers Association
J. E. Everett
Randolph, Neb
Wiota
Mrs. Goodall
Chicago
Ota
Joe Brown
Northwestern University
Lou Pine
Drake University
Gail Hamil
Des Moines Business College
Christman
Ed Nesbet
Atlantic
Zella DeLano
Sioux City
Walter Mote
Zeb DeLano
Allen State Bank
Allen, Neb
Grain-O a coffee substitute for sound sleep
Grain-O, made from pure grains, is a non stimulative drink that nourishes and cheers without spoiling sleep. It resembles coffee in taste and appearance and is suggested for nervous persons, young people, and children. Available from grocers for 25 cents a jar.
Eaton Captured in Kansas City for Forgery
Lincoln Eaton of Wiota, an alleged forger and embezzler, was arrested in Kansas City on December 15 charged with forgery and will be lodged in the county jail for a preliminary hearing the following Wednesday. He is linked to forged notes totaling about 425 dollars with further shortages, and investigators trace his flight from Wiota after December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Eaton
Wiota
Kansas City
Joseph Turner
Atlantic National Bank
Nichole Bank
Commercial Bank
Sam Hoffman
Turner
Sandhorse
Osen
Franklin Township
Citizens Savings Bank
Eaton
Ed Kavenaugh
Brooks
Kavenaugh
Pulley
Hoffman
Haton
Justice
Briscoe postmaster reappointed. Guthrie Center murder verdict
W R Miller remains Briscoe postmaster. Fritz is sentenced to twelve and a half years for murder at Guthrie Center, with the judge noting a weak mind would have yielded less than a life term. An old chair yields $1100 found by Geo Sears of Fontanelle, shared with heirs. District court at Guthrie Center sees a notable verdict on mortgage and attachment case involving J J Case Threshing Machine Co. and a Plainfield, Illinois woman credits Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption after cold. Free trials available at Vic Emmert & Co drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Guthrie Center
Geo. Sears
Fontanelle
Sears
J. J. Case Threshing Machine Company
Michael Curtain
Plainfield
Ill
Dr. King
Vic Emmert & Co
Largo
Grain-O Replaces Coffee In Stores Across Nation
A new grain based beverage named GRAIN-O is now in grocery stores claiming to substitute coffee with less stomach distress and similar taste. Priced 15 to 20 cents per package, it appeals to families and children alike as a cheaper alternative to coffee. In other news, Eli McBrids of Unadilla accidentally killed his wife with a shotgun in Syracuse Nebraska. General Otis ordered troops to Iloilo after a White House conference. Rev J L Towner’s funeral in Corning Iowa was attended by Masons with a memorial address by Prof Ira P Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stians
Tom Swan
University of Nebraska
Ed Nichols
Iowa State University
Chas, Ayres
Ed McGeehan
Leo McKinstry
Prin. Ed Wilcox
Misa Maclean
Lada Brown
Blanche Brown
West Side
R.S. Harris
Elizabeth Pattee
Della Lamb
Carl Hoffman
Wilcox
Katherine Dolan
Syracuse
Neb
Eli McBrids
Unadilla
J. L. Towner
Corning
The
Masons
Ira P. Clark
Halls Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Blood Action
Frank J. Cheney of F. J Cheney & Co swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Dated December 6, 1896 before Notary A. W. Greason. Cure is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by druggists at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J Cheney & Co
Traxx J. Dugnay
A. D
Hall
J. J. Cuengy & Co
Two Against a Mob and a Wrecked Old Post Office Riot
An elderly river tale recalls a 80 year old mass confrontation above a bayou mouth. A shooting spree followed a post office fire after local white residents challenged a colored letter carrier. The Bunch family feud ended with two deaths and a dramatic boat escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misasasippi River
Bunch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gonrad Shoe Store
Iowa
Brown's
Ching Hall
E. Hachendorf
Wm. Polk
Ramsey
East
Ed McConvill Sr
E. J. Young
Lenox
Carlos M.cole
Ida Grove
Frank Crombie
Clarence Gronin
Irene Our
Estelle Reed
Weeping Water
G. E. Pruitt
Massena
Mayme Schindbem
Cedar Rapids
Lars Jacobson
Albert Lea
Ed Hammond
Abernat
Bob Johnson
H.C. Johnson
Orvil Conklin
St. Louis
Mr. Ayers
KE. Black
Morgan Park College
Jacob Christenson
A. FB. Liebold
Colorado Springs
Tyer
John C. Anderson
A.P. Blake
H. D. Myers
J. W. Pult
Winterset
Co. W. Willey
Mabel
Aulubon
Cuningham
Fred Hunt
Epworth League
Old Hamlin
Miss Abrams
Hamlin
Audubon Repub
Hood
Maila
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Ags
J. Young
F. A. Yinke
St. Charles
Druggiata
Fara
Wood & Savery
John H. Wood
J. H. Bailey
Washington Township
Cass County
T. R. Wallace
John Oliver
Philadelphia
S. Dragators
Walker Bros
Link Eaton
Nipper
Atlantic Schoola
Council Bluffs
A.M. Nipper
E. H. Sheafe
City of Atlantic
Atlantic Water Co
Leachers
Wanderer
Mabel Hartshorn
F. J. Nichols
Marie Porterfield Corinthians
Wailer Scheel
Sam Childs
Gennar
Matilda Behnke
Cicero
Cataline
Anna Marvin
Beatrice Reynolds
Leofred Bells
Jones
Clifford Guy
Oakfield Township
Chris Jessen
Tife
Koob
Jessen
Audubon Journal
New Park
Brown
China Hall
C. W. Hull
EF. Joneks
W.R. Miller
Briscoe
Oris
Iloilo
Washington
Secretary of War
Otis
Moilo
SFAL
A. W. Greason
Notary Public
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