Block and Heyman Store Offers Wool and Summer Suits
Block and Heyman advertise a sale offering all wool suits from five dollars, with men’s and boys’ suits and summer goods. The notice promises a full stock on hand and emphasizes value.
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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1897
Page
4
Block and Heyman advertise a sale offering all wool suits from five dollars, with men’s and boys’ suits and summer goods. The notice promises a full stock on hand and emphasizes value.
The item notes a new telephone line to north Lorah and a future iron bridge over the Botna. It mentions a Sunday School outing to Buck Creek, a Children's Day service, and a Bear Grove picnic planned for June 23 at Crystal Lake. Local visits include postmaster C. L. Olsen, and various residents in Atlantic, Greenfield, Creston, and Griswold.
WIOTA social and illness notes recount F M Hemphill’s sickness attack and Mrs Carwell’s gradual improvement after four months illness. John Borah and Kennedy of Adair visit friends on our streets and Sundays. Alex Robinson of Adair visited relatives here last week. Chub Hiskey’s status is noted as in progress.
Sudden illness with heart failure is reported. Advent church meetings closed. Rev Coleman returns to Williana. Upcoming visits include Rev Bixler from Hoyt to preach July 17 and 18. Children’s Day at the M. E. church was well attended despite heat. Local social efforts noted including Good Templars aiding Mr Carwell with farming tasks. Rev S Moore from Webster City to lecture June 30 on marriage.
Dr and Mrs E E Major are in Omaha. Forshay spent Sunday in Atlantic. Weston was in Chicago earlier this week. Harrison visited Atlantic Thursday. Briggses spent Sunday in Atlantic. Ringle of Atlantic visited our city Wednesday. Ive Plunket of Lewis visited Lena Wagner late week. L W Stone visited friends in Atlantic Tuesday. Henry McDermott returned from Des Moines Wednesday. Leola Worthing spent week with her sister Mrs Rasmussen. Bertha Blakesley visiting sister Mrs H L Boatright in Minden. Hoyt entertained friends at tea Thursday and Friday. Mrs Shaw and son John of Denver are visiting M J Jenkins and Maud Irving visiting sister Mrs Robinson at Lincoln Center. Blakesley and chapabier Rah spent Friday at Jule Smith's in Berea. W E Fish and Mildred returned from Kellogg Wednesday. Effie Neeley of Atlantic visited Avis Petty. Elsie Strange of Leeburg is visiting George Boatright and wife. Mrs S W Woods, R H Woods and Louise Blakesley attended Atlantic graduation. B C Blakesley, Joan King, Gertrude Perakese Hattie Major and Grace Kalkins returned from Harlan Friday. Dufford visiting son Sam, returned Saturday with grandson Edwin. Voorhees and Mrs Gaylord entertained tea in honor of Mrs Voorhees of White House New Jersey.
Mrs Hugh Waddell returns from Chicago Tan Bruynes familiar face seen on streets last week Harry Searr of Atlantic visited with his best girl M C Welton and family of Victa Sunday Jno Welton hosted their visit James White came up from Corning with wife band played Saturday night Miss Seias teacher returns to Fontanelle Uncle Tom's Cabin shown in town Thursday Miss Ilda Wallace returns home Grove township Van McCurdy and wife Atlantic Geo Boling and family Lewis visited J H Reppert Reed Edwards store building torn down prep for new brick two story 27 by 100 feet
College notes boast large turnout limits and cool rooms at the Normal College for a summer term. Prots Meier and Moore lead the request for support as proceeds fund the library. An evening program on Thursday June 17 features Miss Chandler with high praise, admission 10 and 15 cents, students 10. proceeds for library and school activities.
Cureaco market notes receipts of 24,000 hogs and 7,100 cattle with a steady market. Hog prices range from 3.20 to 3.55 for various grades and tomorrow's receipts are estimated at 30,000. Cattle prices noted around 3.90 to 4.15 per weight category.
Mrs J S Harlan visits Griswold Prof F L Martin arrives front Menlo A college program promised Thursday evening Hopley Co. ships hogs to Chicago Miss Boyle of East Side goes to Anita Receivers sale of Israel stock at cost Jessie Gaylord violinist with Lowell Lady Concert Co Wm Winslow and family arrive from Oskaloosa etc. Various visits, railway flyers, and local notices fill the column with social and civic updates.
Last Thursday a slick young man named Fred Mitchell posed as a bounty seeker in Edna and Union townships and collected 25 dollars for five wolf scalps. Audubon county auditors tracked him as he tried to flee by train and denied payment until identification. He claimed scalps were captured in Sharon and Orkfield but disappeared before arrest. his grip later yielded scalps valued at about 150 dollars. The man eluded authorities and was last seen near Brayton.
All friends of justice in Cass county are urged to attend a mass convention at the M B church in Atlantic Iowa on June 23 and 24 1897 under the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the Town Equal Suffrage Association Speakers will discuss suffrage progress in Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho and other states and plan methods to hasten Iowa's adoption of full or partial suffrage The event also invites opponents to participate and proposes an ice cream social at District No 1 Grove township to raise funds for a school flag Also notices of tile for sale and local yard business at Brushy Point complete the page items.
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