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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1897
Page
7
Fully half of the M. B. ISRAEL STOCK is appraised below the wholesale cost with the balance voiced at actual cost. These goods are for sale, without reserve, at the appraised value.
A busy note from Grove and nearby areas covers milk hauling, car purchases, visits, and local happenings. Mentions include A Bell, Lew Neff, Bert Pratt, Mr Biglow, Mr Shannon, Mrs Corbett, and many Bear Grove residents. Heat, farming tasks, and social events fill the week along with church notices and lodges activities.
Reports from Cumberland describe a busy holiday with family visits to Anita and Afton, new brick block work progressing, stock shipments, and local residents traveling to nearby towns for celebrations. Dr. Weaver expands his residence, Jno Borcher rewires his house, and a barber named Truax marries in Lewis. Several horses died from heat, and Mrs. Weaver underwent a painful thumb operation.
The oat crop looks splendid and barley is ripe with a tumble ahead. Corn is on the top shelf after last week’s plowing fallow. Lorah residents report a third celebration from Lewis to Extra and note active Sunday school with Professor Moore as superintendent.
A collection of brief notices from Winterset and nearby towns lists residents visiting relatives, traveling to Des Moines Atlantic and Columbus Junction, and returning from trips. Included are Anita Tidrick and Anita Bruce ill or recuperating, J E Bruce and F M Tidrick’s Des Moines trip, and multiple visits by the W. H. Faulkner family, Mrs. Cora Robertson, Miss Mable Beckhart, and others visiting in Atlantic Oakland and Brayton.
The infant daughter Lillian Charlotte of Mr and Mrs C A Russel died Thursday morning July 8 1807 at 2 o'clock. Funeral services were held at the residence of Mr C E Townsend Thursday afternoon at 6 o'clock conducted by Rev A D Beckhart. A notice mentions a carload of young steers and cows for sale. A social surprise for Miss Hutoka Wilson by about thirty of Sarah's young people is described with details of games and refreshments.
An order for a lot of diplomas was sent to an Illinois firm last week. In a few days Summer School students will have a group photo taken. Rev Hill will deliver the baccalaureate address on Sunday July 25 at the Congregational church. The new catalogue for 97 and 98 will be released in early August. New students continue to enroll weekly with recent entrants listed.
The Canning Co expects to fill a full day of work tomorrow producing about twenty thousand cases of peas, with thirty acres left untouched for seed stock. The plant will add machinery to boost capacity and ease handling of corn, aiming to nearly double output this year.
On June 28 to July 9, a series of conveyances recorded in Atlantic include Wm Christie et ux to Thes Meredith for $800 with Lot 20 and block 34. Anna B Hurst to Ida E Emmert for $175 with lots 35 and 8. Walter E Acker et ux to Ella Clayton for $1000 with Lot 10. Anna McKnight et al to Nettia A Wilson for $1500 with 02 northwest quadrant and M's add. Anna M Johnson to Theo G Steinke related to 4200. Lucy A Lane to W B Edwards for $25. Fred J Hill to J P O'Keefe for unspecified lot in Wiota. Theo G Steinke Recv to A M Petite for $335. EA Shawet ux to Nellie M Taylor for $100. Sadie A Spearer et ux to Ivan A Nelson for $550. Rebecca A Neft et ux to WC Acker Jr for $1300. Harriet Reed to Chas Cartwright for $150850 with various blocks.
Notice of Incorporation for Benton Center Creamery Company in Cass County Iowa. Articles state butter and cheese production, buying selling or leasing property for the business. Authorized capital stock 10000 dollars. four hundred paid in. Corporation starts July 10 1897 for twenty years. Directors and officers to be chosen yearly. indebtedness not to exceed two thirds of paid in capital. Incorporators listed with attorney H M Boorman.
A parade of names visits and travels as residents and visitors move through the city. J H Marshall heads to Omaha, Rev Wotan from Anita comes in for the afternoon, and Miss Fredrica Goeken leaves for Omaha by flyer. Several residents make day trips to Des Moines and Walnut, while others socialize, attend teas, or host visits at homes on Maple and Locust streets. The Canning Company prepares to begin corn packing in about thirty days as reliable residents stay busy with business, travel, and community events.
The International Christian Endeavor session in San Francisco drew large crowds with 26 000 admitted and 10 000 more seeking entry. Rival factions led by Rev C S Bullock and E A Ransom clashed on routes to the Pacific, banners were seized, and tensions flared as Chicago groups split before the California excursion. The event followed a second chapter of the religious conflict on the Pacific slope with demonstrations in Chinatown.
The market letter notes no major stock decline but warns of ongoing uncertainty from the miners and engineers strikes, a UK labor dispute, and freight conflicts. It cites rising speculation in wheat and corn due to potential crop damage, favorable harvest conditions, and large foreign demand. The government report places July 1 crop condition at 82.9, with winter and spring totals improving modestly. world grain stocks remain tight, supporting a potential price recovery.
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