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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1898
Page
2
Local items report K K E King in town, Mrs. Geo Porter visiting Omaha, Miss Ida Poch to Adair and Chicago, and many residents listed for errands, visits, and business. Canning factory plans, new depot brickwork, and community notices fill the day’s local page with travel, commerce, and social exchanges.
A Des Moines letter confirms prompt settlement of a fall claim with Gao D Voorhees. J N McLeod, the general agent, handled the settlement in a courteous, satisfactory manner. A Telegraph reporter received a 40 inch long picture of Camp Merritt in San Francisco sent by R V Witter, a List Iowa regiment hospital corps member, viewing the camp ready for possible move to the Presidio of Oakland by August 10. The frame and display were donated by C B Osborne, with invites for friends to view the picture at the Telegraph office.
Large circus size flat cars with colorful wagons and a parade vibe appeared in the freight yards drawing eager children, but the cars were en route to Omaha for an exposition. A boy asked the conductor to stop for dinner so his father and brother could see monkeys on a wagons. Ed Egbert, once bedridden after a fall, died at 6 30 this morning. He was at least 75, a cigar maker in Jacksonville Missouri, a clerk in the Wabash era, later in Springield, and a respected member of the Christian Church. He moved to Iowa and Atlantic, lived quietly, and avoided pensions though urged to seek one. His stories were once lively when begun.
Hon H G Curtis returns from a western trip while Hon A L Hager, E E Roberts, Chas Higgins, and other residents are seen in the city. Various arrivals depart for Omaha Audubon Adair Windsor and Harlan with visits to relatives and commerce noted.
Mrs G E Mickel and family from Walnut return home after a brief visit. Dusty country roads hinder cycling trips until rain. board of supervisors to bid for steel file cases in the Clerk of Court vault. Visitors from Oskaloosa and Audubon call on local residents. gypsy band dispersed near Anita. A.J. Hitt’s private car tours Audubon and Griswold. Rev W M Dudley visits an ill friend in Stuart. Western Iowa Blue Grass circuit offers 15000 in purses. Cass County Fair slated for Sep 5. Popularity talk in Atlantic centers on a dust‑suppressing street sprinkler. Training for a crack firefighter team heads to Omaha in September. Mrs Charles Neimeyer of Ark., guest of the McDermotts. deed stamps record set in Council Bluffs. Rabbit and quail hunting plan in Webster county uses two dollar admission tickets with turkey dinner.
Superintendent A J Burton arranges a lecture course featuring Dr Emmert with talks on school hygiene building design and safety, plus addresses by Barrett Laylander and others. An entertainment in the park with music and recitations will be offered with free lectures and entertainment. DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure advertised.
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