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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1897
Page
8
Mortgaged store announces drastic price cuts to liquidate inventory. Shirts, neckwear, hats, gloves, suiting, and fur coats marked down from $1 to $25 with many items under half price. Large stock urged to be sold quickly, customers urged to visit location and buy before assortment is broken.
Willis Miller and Parker in town chatter. Atlantic visits by Hopley, Rishe, and Kenyon. Miss Madge Smith and Miss Lillie Gormer hosted events. The Atlantic Budget arrives in Lewis. temperance lecture at M. E. church. Cromulent notes on elections, sheriff candidate Mose Elliott, and revival meetings at Fairview concluding with possible extension.
Lee Pratt and others in the Grove area are noted for daily tasks and social visits. Local residents discuss farm sales, land leases, skating, and county official tomorrows while referencing church attendance and community rumors.
W Hopley visited Monday while Bob Marshall seeks sheriff. Emily Johnson trips to Atlantic and Bear Grove. Lyon lyceum activity in Morton and Marton. Mrs N D Winston ill. Patrick Blake selling Tuesday. several locals at Friday lyceum. Newcomb praised as county superintendent candidate. critique of Standard scribbler dismissed. lyceum program strong with debate on education versus wealth.
A local discussion closes in favor of free text books for schools. The Lyceum opens at 7 30 p m and invites attendance. A paper wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs N D Winston was celebrated with an oyster supper and a dance gathering featuring numerous guests and light refreshments.
Bear Grove locals report residents up and down Sunday and last week, with Ed Wissler and Ralph Wallace Sundaying at home, Frank Olsen traveling to Atlantic, and Charley Warne planning a new house. Gossip covers politics, church sermons, and aims to whip rivals, plus farm business, hog sales by Lance Miller and Willis, and where people plan to move or ride out spring.
Dessie Smith and E F Harris are listed on the sick list along with Mrs F C Smith who is very ill with erysipelas. Dr W J Findley attended. Rev Humphry of Extra preached last Sunday. Mr and Mrs J B Wellman visited Cumberland last week. An educational meeting at Buck Creek was a grand success. Prof A B McClusky will give a church entertainment Monday night and organize a vocal music class afterward.
Mrs O N Becker is improving Wade Wickersham receives a welcome call In Grove Geo Gingery and family from Atlantic visited the Grove Sunday A birth announced a girl to Mr and Mrs R B McConnell on February 18 Valentine box at the literary Friday evening caused excitement Many from Five Mile attended the lyceum at the Bicket schoolhouse Thursday J W Lamb is traveling again with his book and enjoys asking questions A Pellet is fixing a model wagon for leisure travel this season
Mrs Becker is quite sick at present. Mrs James Warren is on the sick list. Al Hostetler has a fine bunch of fat cattle. Hog cholera persists in parts of the country. Ernest Lloyd went north Sunday with his girl. Joe Quinlin is buying corn fearing higher prices. Mrs Warren from near Lewis visited sister Mrs Hancock last Friday. Ed Warren enjoys sleigh riding with his mules while young men envy him. People argue over free coinage of silver and tariff policies, blaming Republicans and the McKinley bill for hard times and questioning the Wilson bill. Agricultural statistics are criticized as favors for the board of trade and land gamblers.
The column lists upcoming auctions and local happenings in Lorah and surrounding areas. Names include Henry Bourne selling February 18, John Hoffman and H M Bourne with sales near Atlantic and Kemling, Ed Prall and Ed L Snyder offering farm auctions February 22 and 18 respectively. Also notes residents traveling, services, visits, and a discussion of McKinley and Wilson era bills with farm product figures.
A February meeting at Buck Creek church drew a large audience for Dr Hill and a program on Vocal Music in rural schools. Sessions covered subdirector selection, teacher rules, professionalizing teachers, order, home support, and a course of study with resolutions endorsing improved texts and teachers’ authority. A graduating exercises invitation was extended for March 12.
The C C T R C met Feb 13 1907 in the county superintendent’s office with absent president and secretary. Kate Needles elected president, Lulu Dinges secretary. Ada M. Fritz named corresponding secretary. Quoted Longfellow and discussed What Wealth Is. The Conditions of Wealth. The Institution of Property. Honest Money. led by Mr Roy Nichols Miss Clara Wakefield and others. A plan to discuss five chapters with three more at next meeting, March 18 1897, included extensive roll call and recitations by multiple members. Bacteria remark and doctors spar on blood purity precede a notice of executor appointment for John Crawford late of Cass county Iowa with payment and claims process.
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