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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1893
Page
4
The itemization covers early season corn planting progress and replanting counts, local farm work, and community notices. It lists residents visiting, births, deaths, schooling updates, church activities, and social events across Lewis, Massena, and Cumberland with names of residents and nearby towns.
Mrs Chas Lehman visited her parents at Mt Etna last week Superintendent Moyer was in our city last week looking after school business Herbert Hill and Mr Shoudy of Atlantic started to the World's Fair city with four cars of stock Amos Wartisid erecting a dwelling opposite Banker Grabill J D Johnson was on the sick list last week D M Martin or Onele Bob exhibited his Illustrated World here Thursday and Friday Memorial services were held Sunday Rev Bunce preaching the sermon Frank Fee will soon open a new drug store in Dr Scott's building Mrs Gates visiting her parents near Vallaca E J Rhoades went to Chicago for a few weeks visit He will visit the World's Fair Wm Viers sold his hardware and implement interest to John Holste and J H Yarger and will go to Omaha The people here regret Mr Weirs departure but wish the new firm success Most people decorate at Bridgewater there was a ball game Fred Linderman of Cumberland in town Tuesday Branch will run an extra train to accommodate World's Fair visitors Thomas Scott and wife visited the county seat Friday Miss Mary Jones spent Sunday at home in Lewis Tom White on business trip to Anita Friday Andrew Erickson of Vallisca building a barn and making improvements Machinery for the creamery arrived and Coatsia busy installing They expect to begin burning Monday Work began on Father Louis house when finished it will be fine Mrs Maggierell and Miss Lillie Sheley visited sister Mrs Cline in Cumberland Friday Rev O G Brockett of Greenfield preached Wednesday evening Frank Patterson attending a Seventh day Adventist camp meeting at Des Moines Dr Snelson and R N Schooling went to Mt Etna Sunday to see Dr Coakley who is quite sick.
Grandfather Rishel is very poorly. George Biggs sold his cattle to John Hoply. Memorial sermon planned June 4 1803. Decoration Day drew twelve hundred to Milford with bands and posts thriving. Local ads note wall paper, fences, doors, and farm equipment. Various obituaries and regional notices include church events, law cases, and a Texas train robbery with scant clues.
Important questions decided by the Presbyterian General Assembly include the Briggs case proceeding in the New York synod and cautions on appeals direct to the assembly. Lutherans oppose Sunday opening while other religious bodies discuss the World’s Fair opening and Sunday closures. A cyclone devastates parts of northern Missouri and deaths are reported, plus financial troubles threaten the Domestic Sewing Machine company.
Nationally renowned specialist Dr D Rea, president of a famous medical institute in Louisville, will visit Atlantic Iowa for one day at the Park Hotel Saturday June 24. He offers a money back guarantee for undiagnosed cases and treats a wide range of diseases including eye and throat, lung, digestive, nervous, skin, and deformities with promising results.
An offer advertises a suit of living rooms on the second floor for rent. Interested parties should apply to Tum Teunquarit. The notice frames the opportunity with a brief call to action and minimal details.
Train notes detail passenger and freight movements with times and routes. It lists north and west bound services, local branches Harlan Avoca Chestnut Walnut streets, and connections at Carson Menlo Guthrie and Atlantic Marine lines. Household deliveries and collection times are shown with evening and afternoon arrivals and departures.
In Iowa Cass County a probate hearing is set for August 29 1893 at 9:00 a.m. to examine the Last Will and Testament of Vincent Bt. Conrad deceased. Ambrose Peldet Clerk and W H McConville Deputy sign.
In the District Court of Iowa Cass County Mary J Shafer sues Julie Shafer for divorce on grounds of adultery and cruel inhuman treatment. Plaintiff's petition to be filed by May 20 1893 and defense required by June 4 1893 at Atlantic. Default possible. Attorney T S Lewie represents plaintiff.
Native is hereby given that the following corporation has been formed in Atlantic Iowa The Masonic Temple Association of Atlantic Iowa with its principal place for transacting business at Atlantic Iowa for the purpose of raising funds buying land and erecting buildings for Masonic and other purposes The capital stock authorized paid in is Forty Thousand Dollars to be called by the Board of Directors The job is to begin on the 31st day of January 1893 and continue for twenty years there after Its affairs are to be managed by a board six directors to be chosen by the stockholders at their annual meeting The highest amount of indebtedness to which the corporation may become is two thirds of its entire capital and the private property of the stockholders is to be exempt from corporate debts TL BATLNY EY AL incorporated
State of Town, To Whom It May Concern, you and each of you are notified to appear at the courthouse in Athlintic, Cuss county, Iowa, on August 30, 1893 at 9 o'clock a.m. to attend the probate hearing of a document said to be the last will and testament of Eli Clayton, deceased, to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated May 27, 1893. Amos Phellett, Clerk of Dist. Court. Corniel W. H. McConyter, Deputy.
Notice of appointment of executor Claus Kreambeck administrator for Jurgan Vort late of Cass county Iowa deceased. Creditors asked to pay and present claims for allowance. Dated May 27 1893.
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