Local and Personal News Highlights Saturday
In a bustling Atlantic city scene many residents and visitors are noted. John Noon and wife of Brayton tour the city while Rev Cloeters funeral prompts travel from Otto to Adair. Various locals attend lectures, gatherings, and visits as Post Office hours mark a city rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Anita
Court House
Campbell
Lincoln
Neb
Kernoon
Otto
Adair
Rev. Cloeters
A. Goodspend
Bedford
Elliott Vorhees
Maine
E. A. Hughart
Ralph Hawke
Mies Walker
Extra
Emmerson
Hobart
Wesley Stevens
Gus Lindel
Neola
Milwaukee
Roadin the
Lawa
Harvey Duval
Parente
Butte
Mont
Local crime cases and railroad talk in Cass County
Ford John Ford, ar rested for drunken disturbance, faces three new indictments for breaking and entering and stealing from Mrs. Southerland and related acts. Railroad gossip hints extension of Kirkman branch toward Kansas City, with potential Harlan advantage. Scolds merchant seeks to undercut local shops, while Emerson lectures on the Philippines at the Opera House. Court notes few trials, several continuances, a divorce granted with alimony set. Electric Bitters touted as a blood purifier with Cure claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford John Ford
Laura Calloway
Southerland
Rock Island
Omaha
Ford
Une Avery
Death sentence for Clevenger in Liberty Missouri
Nov. 22. Ernest Clevenger, recently convicted of killing George Alien and Della Clevenger, his cousin, at a religious meeting near Missouri City in December 1898, was sentenced to be hanged on Friday, Jan. 5, 1900. Jealousy led to the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevenger
Liberty
Ernest Clevenger
George Alien
Della Clevenger
Missouri City
Young Moore Confesses to Murder of His Father
Elijah Moore of Dexter Missouri aged 19 confessed to the murder of his father Rev Joss Moore recounting planning two weeks prior and implicating his 15 year old sister Mary who he later exonerated. He was indicted by the grand jury after the confession and stated his father was cruel to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Moore
Dexter
Elijah Moore
Joss Moore
Mary
Atlantic Man Praises Kid-ne-aids In Backache Cure
An Atlantic resident Con Enright endorses Kid-ne-aids claiming a three day cure for kidney backache and urinary disturbances. The ad cites his recovery after long illness, noting the product is yellow tablets sold for 50 cents a box. Manufacturing details and sale points are provided for Springfield, Ohio. May Have Met With Foul Play reports Yankton treasurer A. W. Patterson missing with a large cash shortage. foul play suspected as he was last seen boarding a Milwaukee train. Chicago Urges Dewey to Come notes a May 1 visit invitation to Admiral Dewey, with Chicago officials defending the request amid criticism. Death of General Manager Hills details arsenic poisoning from contaminated breakfast food. Hills, veteran railroad man and 38th degree Mason, dies in Sioux City. J. Ensing of Kalamazoo endorses Krause's Headache Capsules. Charity Hall is Abandoned reports Bishop Glennon opposing a Thanksgiving charity hall plan in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Corn Talk
Ty Republican
Cass County
Audubon
Atlantic
Botna
Carrol
Northwestern
Kirkman
Harlan
Kansas City
Boma
Missouri
Iowa
Gulf Ports
Rock Island
Sioux City
Con. Enright
Olive St
P. Kh. R
Morrow
H. G. Weber & Co
John Morrow & Co
Springfield
Ohio
Sioux Orr
A. W. Pettar
Yankton
Milwaukee
Patterson
Chicago
Dewey
Curiaco
Dewey Committee
Admiral Dewey
Hills
F. C. Hills
Sioux City, O'Neill and Western Railroad
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as cure for fistula
A Kansas city item claims Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio cured his 18 month fistula with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after doctors said death was certain. The ad promotes the salve as a pile cure and world’s best save at 26 cents per box from Vic Emmert & Co. Also notes Santa Fe leadership shuffle with H A Mudge becoming general manager on Jan 1, and Krause’s Cold Cure advertised as a cold remedy sold by Vic Emmert & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Cargile
Washita
Brewer
Vic Emmert & Co
W. A. Hines
Manchester
Dr. King
Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Krause
Druaggista
Joker Escapes After Sheriff Detains Indicted Man
Local item reports Sheriff Hill Holmes arresting a man known as Joker Holmes on a warrant from a grand jury indictment for running a minor nuisance. After failing to bond out, Joker fled toward woods, leaving authorities to search the countryside. Also covered are Baptist memorial services for Rev. Carlock, court notes including a Jameson-Brown verdict for the defendant, a divorce decree for Norah Armstrong, obituary of Old Wm. Berry of Maine, and a review of Shephard's Minstrels at the opera house with praise for performances and the olio act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joker
Hill Holmes
Griswold
Joker" Holmes
Holmes
Foxy
Jameson- Brown
Norah Armstrong
P. J. Armstrong
Local and business trips fill Atlantic day
Local residents travel for work and visits to Des Moines Avoca and Council Bluffs. Names include O W Brown Jobo Pipher Mrs Rezner J A Shrock Lestie Smith Byrant F I Zook Will Neimeyer Bert Joyce Mrs Plentz Mrs William Mick Caleb Disbrow Henry Deihn Elizabeth Maclean Silas Wilson O W Rich Patrick McNamara and Peter Johnson with updates on travel, schooling, and a family emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Brown
Dew Moines
Jobo Pipher
Griswold
M. N. Rezner
J. A. Shrock
Avoca
Lestie Smith
Des Moines
Adel
DeSoto
J. C
W. C. Byrant
Grinwold
Scocia, Neb
Jas
Presnall
Lifa Insurance Companies
Toll
Rocky Mountain
Bert Joyce
Highland Park College
Plentz
John Jones
Trimmer
Norfolk
Neb
John
William Mick
Carroll
Goodale & Rasmussen
Caleb Disbrow
Edinburg
Ind
Mr. Disbrow
Michigan
Henry Deihn
Round Lake
Minn
Deihn
Christian Endeavor Union of Atlantic
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Maclean
Iowa State College
Ames
State Horticultural Society
Silas Wilson
O. W. Rich
Nebraska
Dakotas
Patrick McNamara
Council Bluffs
Peter Johnson
Pharmacists Endorse Store for Accurate Prescriptions
A local pharmacist urges patients to fill prescriptions at the store to ensure accuracy and fresh drug composition. The establishment emphasizes its prescription department, promising prompt service and reasonable prices for patrons.
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W.T. Palmer & CO
Cass
Chestnut Street
W. T. Palmer
Bishop's Candy Kitchen
John Noon
Brayton
J. W., Buckley
Massena
Brybody
Bish Candy Kitchen
Johnson
Be Righel
BE. F. Brown
Busi
Mise Edith Hopley
Lewis
Cecil Bailey
Clarence Hedges
Fred Hunt
Etta Hodges
Alice Childs
Miss Childs
A. F. Anderson
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
China
U. S. Mulling
South Chestnut Street
Miss Bertha Block
Milie Walker
Fannie Block
Nona Moore
Katherine Parham
Minnie Block
Lulu Harlan
Edith Gillespie
Lenox
Diamond Lighting Co
National Board of Insurance Underwriters
Fourth Papers
Chestnut Streets
Kinney
W. B. Emerson
Philippines
Baptist Church
Emerson
John W. Scott
Criminal Court Trials House
Grand Jury
State
Lee Pratt
Tired Beems
Grand
Matilda Randolph
Ben Randolph
Lichty
Hayward
Nebraska City
Wimmert & Co
New York Press
BR. M. Davis
Deersville
Grand Island
Otto Drews
Gertie Hansen
Wood River
Ife
J. Ensing
Kalamazoo
Lund
Vic Emmert & Druggists
J. J. Glennon
Diocese of
Convention Hall
Carlock
Atlantic Church
California
Illinois
Wm. Berry
Marne
Sinos
Dakota
Shephard's Minstrels
Shephard
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