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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1899
Page
8
Long list of local updates from Wiota and surroundings recounts visits, sales, travels, and everyday events. Mentions include Ellie Pearson, Sam and Ross Howlett with cholera, June Childs cattle shipment, school graduation, parade plans for Decoration Day, depot construction, various visits to Atlantic and Grove, a near accident with a cross bull, and a merchants carnival at the opera house May 23 and 24.
In Lyman Minn ie Riecdeman works for Fritz Wohlehaus while Mrs Simon Sunderman recovers. Farmers replant corn after last weekend rains. Adam Abhau Jr lost a horse on the Milford road. it was buried in the Wm Berg cemetery. Some farmers praise a 20 percent gain from Griswold First National Bank. Nishnabotna River near Milford floods, delaying grinding. Local Republican caucus set for June 8 at Center schoolhouse to choose delegates. candidates include Fritz Saemisch for representative C Laartz for county superintendent J P Hill for sheriff T W Brown for treasurer C H Goehring for township committeeman. Republicans urged to attend.
Bear Grove residents report visitors to Lewis and nearby towns, including Dan Becker and Dan Catlow, while farmers discuss planting delays due to wet weather. Local trips to Lincoln and Galion are noted, with several residents visiting frosts of relatives and friends. The piece mentions a baccalaureate address attended by locals and plans for a future barn project plus a lighthearted remark about a potential menagerie.
Rev Harlan Case of Los Angeles visited family in the area over Friday and Saturday then traveled to Atlantic to stay with his mother until Tuesday. News item records farming talks, hog market shifts toward lighter weights, ground moisture, corn planting, a new writing desk by LeFleur, wallpaper arrivals, and local visits including Mrs E Adams on the sick list and families such as Judd, Lang, and Neely visiting. A local memorial service is announced for Fletcher Chapel Sunday. Found pocket book reported near Galton with owner to claim by description.
Rev Neoley and ayl plan to Colorado soon. The Toad Leap Sunday school will observe Children's Day on the second Sunday in June with committees appointed and a good program in the works. EB Malander moves his photo gallery to Wiota. Rob gains local support. Lang, late of the Third Regiment Volunteers, visits. Yerger, evangelist from Des Moines, will preach at Toad Leap Schoolhouse on June 8 and June 4 at 11 am and in the evening. Garden sets for children sell for 10.
Five Mile Grove reports include E D Patterson sawing wood and A Pelletts sons planting potatoes Ed Gingery buying a rocking chair and Homer Ramsey visiting Bob McKarland. Della Lamb attended Lula Hutchison's funeral in Omaha last Thursday. Epworth League entertainment drew a good crowd. Almond Goodale visiting George Gingery and family. John Butler planted corn behind the stove. Johanis Gingery caught a rare spotted log kitten in a squirrel trap. Road supervisors urged to inspect bridges. Fred Warren repaired a wind mill at dawn last Monday and offers first class work at low rates.
Massena reports tell of L B Temple visiting his mother in Atlantic while Dr Hogan visited his parents there. John H Yarger traveled to Atlantic and rode the Rock Island train to Omaha. A teachers round table last Saturday drew few attendees due to bad weather. Superintendent Burton has stayed in town for county labor and political talk. The school year ends in primary and intermediate grades, with the high school adding a month. Isaac Dickerson of Oskaloosa Mo visited his son H J in town last week then left Sunday. Wykoff of Victoria township narrowly escaped when lightning struck the barn. he checked for C I Willis and distributed lightning rods.
The notes describe the summer term Reviews and Methods opening June 12, various staff and student activities at the Maine high school and local church events, plus assignments for Miss Abrams, Mr. Gravely, Prof. Rink, and Mr. Shay. Also mentions a farmer feed shed offer by George Smith and an advertisement for New Great South American Kidney Cure with local druggists.
W. W. Wait of Anita and Dr E E Major also from Anita visit the city. Various residents and visitors from Cumberland Audubon Lewis Griswold Walnut and Lincoln are noted along with rail yard fencing works. Court a German church convention speaker and a bagpipe street episode. May rainfall totals and cattle sales at Chicago set local context.
The republican voters of Grove township meet at Garfield schoolhouse at 7 p m on Saturday June 3 to select six delegates for the county convention in Atlantic Jungle and to transact other business. C Pract, Committeeman. The Grove caucus for Atlantic county convention delegates will be at Center school house on Saturday June 3 at 7 o clock p m L W Stone, Committeeman. The Cass township Republicans meet in the G A R hall Saturday June 3 at 9 o'clock to pick twelve delegates for the Atlantic county convention on June 10. By order of Committeeman.
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