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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1893
Page
8
We have returned from the East with a rapid influx of goods for Atlantic customers. The store reports the best line of merchandise ever laid down for the money, including new cloaks dress goods underwear lace curtains portieres and a brim full cloak department. The dress goods array is extensive and offers substantial value.
Miss Sadie Switzer returns from Chicago and farming activity continues in Bear Grove. Revival planned at Clark's Grove. property transfers, school closings, visits from Nebraska and Illinois, and local politics noted amid community life including harvest, mumps, and a county weathered by fires and civic events.
D W Paine August Seaman and I W Seaman finished picking corn. Charley Felt visited last week. Correcting a potato cave mistake. I J Folley bought potatoes to fill it. A youth gathering at Mr Cannon's went well. Corn yields around 40 bushels per acre. Will Perke rents Mrs Magee's farm for next season.
Fragments recall sick lists and visits in Atlantic and surrounding towns. Mentions include F J Suouffer on the sick list, Louie Carstena as a top town Democrat, H G Curtis traveling to Council Bluffs on business, and frequent social calls from residents and visitors. Reports on theater seats selling, drum parades, political cues, school trips, and railroad/telegraph updates accompany several short notes on residents’ comings and goings and minor business.
A 40 horsepower boiler exploded at Elrad's Mill on Sand Mountain, De Kalb county, injuring and killing several workers. Engineer Charles Richardson was blown 100 yards and killed instantly. superintendent Dick Elrod died from burns. fireman John Bullock died from scalds. mill proprietor Phil Elrod suffered fatal injuries. Others were hurt.
Washington reports circulated that instructions to Minister Willis to restore Queen Liliuokalani may exist, though officials deny any authority. Blount is to consult with the State Department, while Hawaii’s leaders reportedly favor avoiding annexation and possibly seek Britain or Germany if needed.
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