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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1897
Page
10
Atlantic Iowa reports lively city events with court visits and social news. Notable items include discussion of future college grounds and building plans, horse trades and a missing horse found in Cumberland, and nearby residents visiting, traveling, or returning home. The grand jury continues work with sensational possibilities, while market activity includes ice storage expectations and a large horse sale.
Inez Huchendorf is on the sick list. Rebekgh social to fight mentioned. Mrs. Mosley returns from Anita. Miss Bennett returns from Extra. Geo Bohling and son from Lewis in the city. Clarence Hedges visits Avoca. F J Strittmatter of Morton conducts business. G W Franklin to Des Moines on business. Rev L B Wickersham returns to Des Moines at noon. Mae Brewster returns from Avona. Geo F Scarr of Cumberland visits Atlantic. Atlantic Roller mill to restart Monday morning. Jack Lemmon and wife explore Council Bluffs. W C Bryant of Griswold and H G Broester of Wiota in town. Ww Asay travels to Des Moines to visit relatives. Smith McPherson passes through en route west from Des Moines. F M Jameson of Griswold in town Saturday night and part of yesterday. Jack Lemmon and Fred Lykke resume work on the south branch. Mrs James W Brown is very sick and her children go to her bedside. Movies and left for the flyer last evening. Leon Graves, Ed Harlan’s guest, leaves for Des Moines. Mrs Jas Green and Roberta depart for Anita to visit nearby. Mabel Bockhart of Anita visits with Lizzie Wiegand, returns on late train Saturday evening. L L DeLano attends to business in Des.
Mrs M E Williams returns to Wiota from a visit with Mrs T G Turner and family. Wid Applegate expected soon from Chicago to visit friends. Mrs Nanecarrow returned from Council Bluffs due to her daughter Mrs Nelson illness. Delegates from Atlantic lodge attend state Modern Woodmen meeting in Des Moines. Rentals offered of 120 acres in Franklin township by H G Kvitenbrink. A house and improvements available. Manchett, who married Mrs Chris Lambert in Benton township, died yesterday and was buried at 10 this morning. Funeral for Mrs Alial Gilbert held at M E church with G A R and local groups in attendance. Hood’s Sarsaparilla testimonial from Mary E M McGabney of Burrell, Iowa.
Alonzo Heirs was arrested Saturday for curfew violation and pleaded not guilty at arraignment. He was fined and ordered to work two and a half days on the street after school hours as the court, in a lenient stance, allows him to work off the penalty.
A Mount Lebanon Shaker product is touted as containing absorbed food and digestive principles to aid dyspepsia. Advertisers claim the Shaker Digestive Cordial aids digestion with a sample bottle tested for proof, and urge sufferers to try it. Laxol is recommended for children as a substitute for Castor Oil.
Senate committee reports radical changes including single ballot placement for any candidate and designation rules for same candidate across multiple nominating bodies. Provisions allow women to vote in municipal bonds and tax matters. Ballot marking requires a cross in the square for chosen candidates and a circle to vote for all on a ticket. Obituary notes Mrs. Rachel Gilbert of Atlantic died January 28 1807 at 66 years 28 days. she was a devoted wife mother and church member with a high community standing.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support after bereavement and appreciation of floral offerings. It cites legal statements on suffrage and the ballot as the remedy for wrongs, noting women cannot vote and criticizing vote buying by men’s organizations.
Julie R Jenney argues in Syracuse that women face political obstacles. She notes legislators must heed male employers and promises to the men who vote, leaving women's bills unaddressed. Even with influence, suffrage power alone cannot secure law passage.
The 1900s Des Moines convention adjourned to meet Iowa Senate. Susan B Anthony defended four star flags representing states recognizing independence principles. She proposed marking Wyoming Colorado and Utah with yellow stars. Other speakers included Mrs. Colby Nebraska Mrs. Bradford Colorado and Mrs. Woods Idaho. Final resolutions outline nonpartisan work and loan plan. A Des Moines supreme court ruling limited militia fines to civil process. John H Warburton killed crossing a railroad near Jewell Junction. he was a longtime local hardware dealer and pioneer.
Canton Ohio February 1 Major McKinley faces cabinet choices with four weeks to inauguration. Judge Goff has not replied and may decline a portfolio reopening southern representation debates. A cabinet list may be announced by March 6 before Senate approval.
Our correspondent reports on the national suffrage convention in Des Moines. Prominent figures like Susan B Anthony and Henry B Blackwell inspired praise as delegates praised dress reform and noted lawmakers inviting suffragists to speak.
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