Harvesting and community notices in Atlantic Iowa area
Harvesting is the main focus with farmers buying equipment and planning fall work. Albert Miller bought four wagons. Lawrence Galigher Sam Regans and Dan Spiker purchased Murphy threshing outfit for big fall business. Local social events include a lawn social at the Presbyterian church in Atlantic and a large dance at Ira Bowens in Audubon county. Community updates cover farm labor trips to Minnesota, haying nearing completion, and various visits among residents. Reverend Beck preached at Highley and quarterly meeting is next Sunday. Charles Kuester loses a horse. Peter Rose injured but not seriously. Several individuals and families are mentioned with travel, sales, threshing, and church activities across Griswold, Bear Grove, Morton, Greenfield, and Atlantic. Rev. J. H. Bauernfeind to speak at Y P A convention in Naperville Lits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Miller
R. Barry
Lige Defenbaugh Place
Ira Bowens
Audubon County
Beck
Highley
Lawrence Galigher
Sam Regans
Dan Spiker
Murphy Threshing
Denison
Wife
Atlantic
H. Denison
Earl Godanour
Ed Clawson
Frank Miller
Minnesota
Burton McFadden
Bear Grove
Peter Rose
Chas. Kuester
Joseph Eshelman
Griswold
Eugene Eshelman
Gris
Ulysses Weaver
Wm. Knoke
Wm. Eppelsheimer
Noble Township
Henry Sunderman
George Eppelsheimer
Wim. Schrader
Eppelsheimer
Fred*Schueler
J. H. Bauernfeind
Center Church
Council Bluffs
General Y. P. A
Naperville
Lits
Young People's ‘Alliance
Rev. Bauernfeind
Five Mile Grove News and Social Roundup
Elmer Pellett sold his eagle. Will Cramer and Jessie Gingery visited relatives in the Grove. Elmer Gingery made a quick trip to Turkey Grove. Epworth League business meeting set for first Saturday night in August. A party at John Hancock's last Monday was a grand success. Epworth League meets next Sunday evening at six o'clock with Miss Rose Hancock leading. A Bailard's grove picnic is planned for Thursday with all invited and baskets to be well filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Pellett Thad
Will Cramer
Jessie Gingery
Elmer Gingery
Turkey Grove
Epworth League
John Hancock
Miss Rose Hancock
Bailard’s Grove
Local notices and social updates from Galion area
Roy Marsh shows a new buggy while Clarence Morrison’s face appears longer in a week. Mr. and Mrs M. HE. Myers hosted friends for ice cream and cake. Ira Miller sold his spotted colts. the binder returns as harvest looms. Meritt Andrew returns from six months in Colorado. Minnie Marsh visits Marion Indiana via excursion rates to Indianapolis. D Catlow visits Orphans' Home in Council Bluffs and adopts a two year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Marsh
Clarence Morrison
M. HE. Myers
Ira Miller
Spotted Colts
Meritt Andrew
Colorado
Minnie Marsh
Marion
Indiana
Indianapolis
Local Notes from Lyman Township Report
Father Abhau lost a valuable cow last week with milk fever. Miss Gordia Weaver works for Wm Pelzer. Rev H W Luckensmyer traveled to Adair county appointment Sunday. J O Weaver helped with carpenter work for Chas and Wm Kupster. Hay making nearly finished and not an average crop. Miss Lena Wasmer returned home Saturday from Atlantic where she attended normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abhau
Gordia Weaver
Wm. Pelzer
H. W. Luckensmyer
Adair County
J. O. Weaver
Chas
Wm. Kupster
Lena Wasmer
Atlantic
Massena Notes From Town and County Events
L R Temple made a business trip to Atlantic and Audubon last week. Rev Sears of Des Moines preached in Massena with Rev Campbell absent. Masons met in Cumberland Wednesday. locals attended. Miss Kathryn Emig Ethel Scogg in Atlantic summer school. Farmers Savings bank plans a large vault for growing business. Delegations from Adair Bridgewater Cumberland enjoyed Clear Lake resort Sunday. Blanch Delpha Haff returned from Richmond Va with Delpha ill. Prof G E B Pruitt resigned as principal. board seeks new material. J D Johnson’s house robbed Friday. thiefs took about $10 and J D’s trousers left behind. Mike Tracy Mike Johnson Dug Waters fined by Mayor Yarger after scuffle Saturday. Late Saturday locks on city jail broken. prisoners escaped. Tracy recaptured Sunday. grand jury to investigate breakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Emig
Ethel Scogging
Melville Grimes
Atlantic
Prof. Pruith
J.D. Johnson
J. D
Mike Tracy
Mike Johnson
Dug Waters
Yarger
Hastile
Waters
Tracy
Atlantic Social Notes Hover Around Visits and Appointments
ANITA W I Haynes, Miss Belle Irving, Miss Theda Cappellar, Mesdames Haynes and Denahl, Miss Mabel Hopkins, Mrs. Gaylord, Miss Clarackstrom, Mrs. J C Voorhees, Mrs. Frank Cate and daughter May, Mrs. G T Marr and Bessie, and others are noted visiting relatives and friends in Atlantic Rock Island Wiota Massena Casey Adair and nearby towns. Congregational church ladies served ice cream and cake Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Kell returned from a Pacific coast trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Haynes
Atlantic
Belle Irving
Rock Island
F. M. Tidrick
Winterset
Theda Cappellar
Faulkner
Mesdames W
BE. Haynes
Denahl
Wiota
Judson DeHenry
Boren
Mabel Hopkins
Casey
Adliir
Congregational Church
P. S. Kell
Our City
Pacific Coast
J. C. Voorhees
Edna Voorhees
Mayme Griest
W. J. Weston
Bessie
Massena
Unti Cumberland
Madge Worthing
J. Stratton
Local Teas and Dances Honor Visiting Ladies
Miss Theda Cappellar is honored at a Thursday tea hosted by Miss Carrie Faulkner and Miss Nellie Faulkner. Elmer Lattig hosts relatives for tea in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kell. Cong church ladies and husbands gather at Kell home for an evening. Mrs J C Voorhees hosts a Thursday dance for Edna Voorhees Mayme Ghost Clara Eckstrom and Miss Scott with supper at Widrick Hotel around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Nellie Faulkner
Theda Cappellar
Elmer Lattig
P.S. Kell
Cong
Kell Savurday
J. C. Voorhees
Edna Voorhees
Whitehouse
N. J
Missus Mayme Ghost
Clara Eckstrom
Omaha
Scott
Clarinda
Atlantic Sunday visitors and local notes in Cumberland area
Hugh Waddell attended Atlantic Sunday while many locals spent the day at Clent Lake. Visits from G F Searr, Taylor Groneu, Juo Liston, and others mark a busy week with business trips to Atlantic Creston Red Oak and Crystal Lake. Weavers, doctors, and merchants report routine activity and improvements including a new x ray machine and road work near Buck Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clent Lake
Wm. Bond
G. F. Searr
Taylor Groneu
Atlantic
Juo
Liston
Creston
Price Mace
Red Oak
Duke Lang
Byron Hall
Willisex
Pulaski
Ladies of the Baptist Church
W. H. Roberts
Warluck Hotel
Floma Johnson
Atlantic Normal and Business College
D.F. Foley
The
Round House
Ottumwa
Burlington
Chas -Hunt
L.M. Thomas
K O.T. M's
Summer school closes as fall term to open September 4
Prof. Stuckrath and Prof. White introduce shorthand lessons by mail. Miss Nettie Steinmitz of Anita takes music courses. Misses Clara Nancarrow and Alice Applegate pursue summer typewriting. Frank Sloan to head violin dept starting Sept 4. Wiota Cemetery Association plans Aug 2 meeting at 2 pm with attendees urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara, Nancarrow
Alice Applegate
Frank Sloan
Sloan
Atlantic
M. EB. Church
Fourteen Nebraskans Return From War Duty in San Francisco
The transport Morgan City has brought home fourteen Nebraska volunteers including Eugene D. Shaw Frank C. Tunney Corporal Charles T. Knapp John J. Bloom Noah B. Land Walter L. Smelley Henry Bliss Louis Brown John D. Kenney Henry M. Hickman John Z. DeTurk Herman W. Benzel Corporal Frank Fouke and William H. LaRue of the First Nebraska regiment after service with western volunteers in San Francisco on July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Morgan City
Eugene D. Shaw
Frank C. Tunney
Charles T. Knapp
John J. Bloom
Noah B. Land
Walter L. Smelley
Henry Bliss
Louis Brown
John D. Kenney
Henry M. Hickman
John Z. DeTurk
Herman W. Benzel
Frank Fouke
William H. LaRue
Nebraska Regiment
Shooting of Saxton Linked to Canton Trial
In Canton O a murder trial over George Saxton’s death unfolds. A 15 year old witness Russell Hogan testifies he saw Mrs Greh shoot Saxton from Althouse’s porch, prompting fear and flight. Hogan’s father notes the boy was ill when the shots rang out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garton Noy
Kung
Saxton
George
Omcaco
Anna George
Canton
George Saxton
McKinley
Russell Hogan
Richard McKnight
Young Hogan
Markets Report From Chicago July 1839
Trading data shows receipts of 7,000 with tomorrow's figure at 38,000 and leftovers 1309. Cattle receipts about 2,000 with a strong market. Numerous property transfers noted, including Griswold real estate deals and multiple wastage of blocks in Griswold and Atlantic areas. Names include Mattie Cromley, James P Hewitt, Christopher Graham, Oscar I Graham, HM Brown, Andrew Ode, Lewis Lodge No. 10, Susan D Johnson, Anne Headlee, John Rotherham, Mrs M B Stults, Philip Dasher, Elizabeth Findley, Ann Williams, Emma McClees, Katie Parham, Elizabeth Rudolph, James Mountain, Alexander Hyndman, Ida M Andrew, Jacob Winger, William Luke, Henry Lowry, Sarah Ferrell, Alice Littlefield, Tobias Thompson, Edn W Read, Metta Read, Henry H Wilson, John Dicus, and various Atlantic Griswold properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Cromley
James P Hewitt
Griswold
Christopher Graham
Oscar I’ Graham
HM Brown
Andrew J Ode
Lewis Lodge
Susan D Johnson
Sarah E Montgomery
Griswald
Ann Headlee
John Rotherhatm
Atlantic
John Rotherham
Walker
Mrs M B Stults
Hns
Philip Dasher
Wiota
Elizabeth J Findley Ethus
Ann Williams
Emma MecClees
Les
Katie B Parham
Elizabeth A Rudolph Wd
James Mountainet Ux
Alexander Hyndman
Geo A Hyndman
Jacob Winger
William Luke
Ida M Andrewych
Henry Lowry
Ida M Andrew Wd
Sarah E Ferrell
Alice E Littlefield
Man
Lewis
Anna
Carrie T Thompson
Tobias Thompson
Sasey
Jacob Winger Admr
Ida M Andrew Ad
Metta B
Henry H Wilson
John Dicus
Allamiic
Local and Personal News From Atlantic Tuesday
Local notes from Atlantic describe residents visiting Omaha Griswold Marne and Cumberland. Visitors include C W Lattig Anita J C Stuart Marne and W E Meredith in Omaha. Several trips for business and health updates, plus a suffrage club cancellation and a charity basket picnic set for July 27.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben Ton
GROVE
Surveyor
Mr. Clow
Frank Abbott
S. Soper
Ross Lang
Mr. Stone
Wilson Pratt
Lillie Bigelow
Greenfield
Mrs. Knop
Morton
Jennie Griffis
Brainard
Neb
Presbyterian Church
Atlantic ‘Y
Five Mile Grove
Galion
Lyman
W. E. Simpson
R. S. Fudge
Exchange Bank
Iowa
Ania
J. O. Wilken
Walnut Street
L. R. Temple
Audubon
Rev. Sears
Des Moines
Campbell
Baptist Church
G. A. Hill
RM. Murray
W. F. Scoggin
L. BR. Temple
Masonic Lodge
Cumberland
Anita
Hugh Waddell
Atlantic Sun
College Notes
Natice of Cemetery Meeting
Storm Lake
Des Motes
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Hancock
Lincoln
Ayres
Barry
Chcaco
Montague & Co
L. T. Spangler
Atlantic Lowa
C. W. Lattlg
John Johnson
George Johnson
John Kivne
Ben A. Wood
J.C. Stuart
H. J. Eusden
Marne
Frank Chapman, Jr
George E. Pennell
J. B. Rocks
EC. Curtis
Guthrie Counter
Panora
Sheriff
W. E. Meredith
Miss Ida Seems
Mitchelville
Misses Hedges
Samuel Denivan
E. A. Shaw
John Dow
Radcliffe
Davenport
George Conrad
QO. M. Benson
Colorado Springs
C. A. Meredith
State of Iowa
Winder
W. F. Weidner
Monroe
Mr. Zerley
Murphy
J. M. Dean
Atlantic Equal Suffrage Club
Old House
A. J. Munson
Lewis E. Hawes
Indiagola
E. D. Haws
But- Ina
Here
Marahal McNaught
Fairy
Zina
Midge Pennell
Fourth Atrest
Chestnut
Grace Conerd
Carpentera
W. H. McConvill
J. H. Marshal
Mr. McConvill
Cripple Creek
Brown
Stella Gerberich
F. W. Bruington
Bertha
Fanny Blook
C. R. Hunt
Pingree and
Smith
Nebe
Alexander
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