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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1897
Page
10
Local and personal notes from Atlantic Iowa cover shoppers and townsfolk. Trade notices praise Theo G Steinke and his clothing and caps while reports of visits by Steinke, Steinke’s ads, and various neighbors fill the page with moving chatter and nearby events.
J. M. Inmen & Co offers small sheets of music including vocal and instrumental pieces priced at ten cents apiece. Includes selections likely for home use and amateur performances.
On a Saturday afternoon a team pulled by a driver did not run far yet excited bystanders. A lady and her daughter fled when the neck yoke dropped while going west on Fifth street between Poplar and Cedar. The girl escaped at a crossing while the team plowed through Grandma Card's fence injuring boards and shrubs. overall damage was slight.
Jas Whipple was arrested this morning on information from C R S P detective McLaughlin. Before Judge T R Wallace he pled guilty to party larceny and was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail or a $100 fine. He and a partner rode to Walnut on Saturday and returned by 9 30 that evening, leaving with L B Corcoran of Iowa City's overcoat. the detective suspects more passenger thefts as many items have recently gone missing.
New York swung to A. B. Parker as chief judge by about 75 000, Van Wyck elected mayor by 85 000. Nebraska fusionists carry Sullivan as supreme judge by ~15 000. New lines form in Massachusetts Wolcott wins governor by 165 000. Ohio unofficially shows Republican plurality of 26 520. Maryland legislature split with 43 Democrats and 48 Republicans.
Des Moines reports show Shaw as the Republican candidate leading by roughly 1,782 based on 94 counties with remaining estimates. Democratic leaders caution the final plurality could hover around 26,000 to 30,000, while Republicans project about 85,000. Legislature leaning Republican with 50 members in the Senate and 61 of 100 in the House.
Republican and fusion campaigns report mixed early returns from 81 counties with Sullivan leading Post by about 1,000 votes. Fusion backers forecast statewide victory by at least 12,000, while a Cumberland Iowa sale notice invites sealed creamery bids with cash down and six to twelve months credit offered.
Fusion candidate elected supreme judge by a large plurality in Nebraska returns, confirming at midnight Tuesday night a statewide ticket victory rivaling or surpassing Bryan’s last year. Early in the afternoon results suggested a decisive win as counted through Wednesday and early Thursday.
Late returns confirm Alton B. Parker leading for chief judge of the court of appeals with a statewide plurality exceeding 54,000 and 183,008 in Greater New York. Van Wyck leads in mayoral contest with 81,548 majority over Low and 118,401 over Tracy. Republicans hold legislature and the Fifth District in Brooklyn yields a close race. A Brooklyn special election favored Edmond H. Driggs over William A. Prendergast by about 2,000. In Indiana, postal workers Steele and Sidener arrest for mail robbery after a decoy letter reveals cash.
Denver November 4 report shows Union Pacific Denver and Gulf paying for 50 miles of road and holding 400000 dollars in cash. Receiver Yaumbull’s report elicits quiet satisfaction from eastern stockholders. Indications point to reorganization and the line will not rejoin the Union Pacific system.
Stands at the Mend Aug J Bogel of Shreveport La and J F Campbell of Safford Ariz endorse Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It is not an experiment, has been trusted for a quarter century and remains a top remedy with free trial bottles at Vic Emmert Co.
E Blair, shingling Lou Fawcolley’s barn, fell about fifteen feet to the ground. He struck his chin and mouth on the eaves, knocked out two teeth, and landed on his side after a severe shake and bruising. Friends hope for a speedy recovery.
The piece recounts the historic cabin linked to Simon and Robert McAlpin near the Red river, preserved by Mrs. Chopin. It notes a Cyprus-toga cabin, a faithful slave memory, and Stowe inspired fusion of experiences. The relic will be shown at the opera house on Saturday Nov 18 with tickets 10 20 and 30 cents.
The text promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a natural aid to digestion and strength. It claims lasting health comes from nourished, properly digested food and positions the cordial as a gentle helper that relieves indigestion and helps thin, weak people recover as if their stomachs were never out of order. Trial bottle 10 cents.
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