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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
10
Local and personal items from a county paper: residents travel for business and family visits, relocations, school and church duties, and social events. Names include James Murray Avoca Mrs Meek Anita Herald editor Waite Chase Pulley Dallas Ada Adair Nebraska Omaha Wiota Oskaloosa Marengo Benton Maine Hastings Lincoln Eaton Franklin Township Frankin Township Kedron Commandery officers are installed and bond disputes surface in Franklin Township court.
William Futton of Eleventh and Chestnut streets died this morning at about 6 o'clock after years of invalid status. Funeral from his home at 2 o'clock Monday. Mercury at the waterworks stood at eleven below zero at 7 and twelve below at 8. Judges Green and Smith move through Atlantic Audubon circuit with court activity. Orphin Chapter No. 84 R A M installed officers for the year. Marne Mascule lodge and Eastern Star held public officer installation with a banquet. Masonic lodge officers were installed. Digestive health ad promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial, touting digestion relief and general vitality.
A Burlington fast mail halted at Red Oak when Master Mechanic A B Combs oiling the engine had his arm torn off by a rear pusher engine starting without a signal. The injury is likely fatal, and the delay disrupted travel toward Council Bluffs.
Sioux Foxxs and Company report keener public interest for the Garrington murder trial over Alfred Erickson’s death on December 1 1897. Judge Jones ordered a special venire of 100 jurors and the state supreme court will hear the appeal from a circuit court verdict that imposed the death penalty.
From Honolulu to Manila a first hand letter recalls sea voyage during fever outbreaks, a day-long longitude shift, and a view of Bird Island, Monkey Island, and Luzon. Oscan Harvey of Company G Ist Neb Vol describes rough seas, friendly mischief with Chinese sailors, and relief upon sight of Manila Bay fine weather and health returning before Thanksgiving.
The Massena Echo highlights K B F Jonas advocating for east west roads to relieve the city. It lauds Mr Frink for lowering farm tax valuations bringing them in line with county towns, urging renomination. An art critic praises Hood’s Sarsaparilla calendar for 1899 as beautiful and useful, noting the American Girl image with a flag and offering copies via Hood & Co.
Readable portion shows names Morris Pearson and Marie Sandberg among recently issued licenses. The fragment mentions ages and partners but is incomplete. Local record would finalize full names and dates.
Mrs. Alice E. Hopper passes after a long, devout life marked by kindness and faith. Funeral held last Saturday with family support, noting devoted daughters and grandson. Ancillary notes mention two graves in distant state, including an infant and a son lost defending the country. funeral services led by Rev. E. E. Reed.
Mrs Geo Mosier is sick while Miss Parsons visits Adair. Henry Durr visits Maine. Ed Low of Antis in city. Vic Emmert in Des Moines. P E Boyle returns to Masena. Child of J B Seavey dangerously ill. Lt Spangler and wife in Hancock. Frank Dodson on Des Moines business. Mr and Mrs J P Hill in Council Bluffs. Attorney Haynes from Anita. Miss Huff and Neff back from state teachers meeting. Mrs Harvey Scott of Bear Grove ill with pneumonia. Mrs Dr Wilkin returns from Des Moines. Joe Brown back to Northwestern University Chicago. Miss Marie Burgess returns to Des Seine to resume school. Arthur Smith left for Drake University. Y M C A reception tonight. Funeral of Henry Fulton at south Chestnut. Will OConnell in city visiting P F OConnell. H B Newcomb returns from south-eastern trip. W A Wilkin on short business list since illness. Miss Edna Worthing returns to Anita after holidays. Georgia and James Dallas Tom Swan Ralph Wallace return to Lincoln. C W Rich Ed Hassler W H and S F Robbins go to Randolph on land business. Miss Salome Brandt of Omaha visiting parents. returns. Mr and Mrs Thomas Burke of Washington township welcome a new girl.
R M Kirkpatrick returned Saturday night from a northern state trip for Legal Adjustment Co. Dave Mosier's Omaha return signals a strong drug firm position. Ada Thomas and Luella Pledaes came back from Portsmouth for holidays. O D Hill joins his wife amid a week of illness at her parents. Mrs Walter Barnard leaves for Des Moines after visiting. Byron McKinley and wife pass through to Oakland to join his father’s business. Edward Maher, brother of Pierce Maher, dies December 8 1897, reported now. N R Williams dies at Glenwood, body sent to Marne. Model Steam Laundry changes hands from John Carson to Zook Bros of Hampton. Local families gather in Greenfield for a large reunion. Rufus Bentley’s wagon run observed this morning. Hood’s Sarsaparilla praised for health gains. Hood’s Pills marketed for biliousness. Mrs C C Lattimer dies from paralysis. funeral Wednesday at 2. J W Gray returns from funeral in St Charley Ill. aged about 85. Mr and Mrs Gray reflect on long marriage. Catarrh cure ads claim internal remedies via Hull’s Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co advertise Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
Kansas City January 2. Imports of live stock from Mexico to the United States in 1898 fell to less than half of 1897. Goat imports rose slightly while cattle, sheep, and swine totals show a drop from 1897. Complete statistics compiled by the local livestock agent of the Bureau of Animal Industries detail 1896 and 1897 figures across all ports of entry. Also, Kaiser Wilhelm ill with influenza is reportedly represented at New Year celebrations by Prince Leopold Frederick and the crown prince.
Community briefs report Mead Post G A B at Anita earning 108.08 from last week’s carnival. a Missouri Valley flouring mill fire on Christmas Eve caused 25 000 in losses with 11 1000 insured. Red Oak society ladies hosted burnt cork entertainment for Co M. Mills pony praised for cattle. Hadings man to feed steer to 4000 pounds.
Samuel Murray, a Grand Trunk brakeman from Guaavenhurst, was crushed hand injured and paralyzed with boils. Four doctors declared total disability, life insurance payouts began, yet he recovered after taking Dodds Kidney pills. He now claims full health and seeks better insurance offers. The company markets pills at fifty cents per box.
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