09 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1898
Page
1
A weekly roundup from Wednesday notes Edwin Wilcox confined to his room and a stream of short travels and visits. Des Moines passengers, Council Bluffs trips, and family moves are interwoven with civic items, church notes, and local announcements. Curfew, firefighting practice, and a wry medical ad close the column.
City officials met in regular session with Mayor and most councilmen present. Bonds for a nightwatch were approved. The council referred a scale ordinance for modification and formed committees to appraise damages from extending Thirteenth Street to Birch Street and to grant ninety days to raise funds for payment. Bills were approved and fire and water boxes for hose jackets were to be fixed. Various local residents and visitors were noted, along with a Mrs. Lavery club gathering and upcoming events. Temperature reported 82 above at seven.
Mrs. Herman Dackon of Harlan plans to return home this evening after visiting Mrs. Henry Dackon. Miss Snow, sister of Mrs. J. W. Niles, traveled from Chicago to Lincoln and visited in the city two days before continuing west today. The south branch engine crew made an extra trip to Lewis to lay new ties for frost‑season repairs. Supt. Hobbs and Mr. Kirkpatrick from Des Moines and Valley Junction rode the flyer today. work on improvements will start after frost leaves the ground, around April first. An outstanding Baptist Church debt of about 428 dollars has been reduced to 6000 by the efforts of the ladies who plan a supper to clear the balance. Sherman Peterson, Park House Bus driver, left for Maryville to procure a wagonette for Park Hotel patrons to the depot. W. N. Ross and J. H. Mather went to Audubon by special car to lease elevator property. Deafness case notes cite 12 years of protracted catarrh eased by Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder. A local ad lists sale of 180 sheep and cattle near Atlantic on March 9. Foley’s Kidney Cure is recommended for kidney disease sufferers.
The register lists officers and committees for the Atlantic Congregational Church starting March 1, 1898. It includes Pastor E S Hilts deacons Findley Nichols Bailey Cary Curtis Savery, trustees Findley Cavenaugh Dungan Jones Savery treasurer Nichols, clerk Mrs R Lawrence, ushers, collectors, and reception committee. It notes all bills paid with a small surplus for the coming year and then shifts to local notices and advertisements including Hall's Catarrh Cure and assorted city items and personnel movements.
Local notices list Fred Alexander advertising the largest wall paper and window shades stock opposite the post office. Various residents and visitors, including F Greenwalt, J A Shields, and J B Jones, are noted with travel to Omaha and Des Moines. Community notices mention a marriage, loans, and church matters, with medical and ointment ads and a sailing voyage update for E Huchendorf and daughter Clara.
County Recorder Herbert filed a mortgage of 100 million dollars by the C B I P Ry to issue 4 per cent bonds payable in gold and to take up 52 million bearing 6 per cent. Eight million will fund rolling stock maintenance and road improvements. Forty million funds new road construction. The loan aims to save interest on old bonds. The pamphlet is over twenty five thousand words and duplicates are printed on gummed paper for record keeping. Atlantic is expected to receive a portion of the improvements.
Old magazines wanted for various periods including Harper's Century and Frank Leslie's with specific issue months and years listed. Also advertisements for a Great Rock Island Route Alaska map, a teething syrup, mystic cure for rheumatism, dog taxation in Hamburg, and Foley's Honey and Tar cough medicine with physician endorsement.
Distressing stomach weakness and indigestion cured by Nerville Tonic. The remedy claims to cure all stomach ailments with the first dose and never fail, lasting relief and safe use. Sold by F. Parsona & Co. in Atlantic, Iowa, 1898.
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