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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1899
Page
11
C B Black reports his horse disappeared Thursday night after an encampment near Red Oak. He was returning home when the animal broke loose or was stolen and has not yet received any word about its fate.
J Wheeler at home on Sunday Elmer Totton made his usual Lewis calls last Sunday D B Zentmyer spent Sunday with family in Atlantic Many citizens attended the Red Oak fair A G Haworth and wife drove to Atlantic Friday J B Shultz bought a $50 call last Saturday Mrs Rev Wright from Stuart visited with Mrs Bates Harry Breece visited Wednesday for insurance Mary McConchie and Alice McQuie visiting in the community last week Fd Alexander visited in Lewis returning Saturday Geo Pennell of Atlantic seen driving through dusty streets James Samson returned from a labor Friday in a general store Dal Ward traveled through the Dakotas a nice trip H B Newcomb in Lewis Tuesday for New York Life Wm Brown a cattle dealer with about 275 head Miller and wife of Western Pennsylvania visiting Mrs George Fletcher Chas Murnan rustler cattle man in Lewis and Goswold selling cattle for J Lobman of South Omaha H Crombie helped in the lumber yard on Friday Coal is a rushing seasonal item Jas Carter now working for the Griswold Advocate a good newspaper man
Northern Nebraska cattle districts seen as strong but Iowa valued higher for farming. Death of two weeks old child of Mr. and Mrs. Scott reported. T. H. Beedle visiting from Des Moines. Maude Umpleby canvassed for Rev. Talmage books. Juliana Kunze bought a poor colt. Thos. Meredith received a new carriage. Vet treated two wounded horses from barbed wire. Lewis telegraph page to be tri weekly. George Mills and W. B. Davis rode with Casper Beekman to inspect farm. Park Disbrow travels to Idaho Springs for a mine. Mrs. A. B. Krise and D. M. Sheets return from Gettysburg. Jahnke anniversary celebrated. Weighing mails begins Oct 3. C. B. Halsey sells farm to John Weppler. plans to move to California. Little Lucy Albright dies aged two. Rev. Kneedy departs for three weeks vacation. Frank Erion now Des Moines Swift Packing foreman at $1200 yearly. Deep Creek hill improvement planned. Nellie Morton and Frank E. Both wed at Anthony Morton home. Gertrude M. Both and Ralph J. Selby marry with Des Moines guests. Misses Both, Tillie Roth maid of honor, etc. New Home and Household sewing machines advertised by Thorley. H. Knop buys hogs. Manda Knop visiting Mor ton. J. A. Beatty at Grove. W. Sheppard buys buggy. Mrs. W. W. Eller visits. Pollock from Adair County a Grove visitor. Wilson Pratt and wife return from California trip. Gasoline engine advertised cheaply at TelgrapA office.
Geo Schueler reports all is well after returning from South Dakota. Griswold painters Chas Kuester’s barn was painted by Robert Stevenson Chas Longstreet Frank Gifford. Center church holds annual meeting Friday October 6 with male members over 21 invited and work such as hitching posts. winter school teachers elected for Nos 1–9.
G H Thorley offers sewing machines at fair prices. MecFerlands oats yield forty bushels per acre. Obe Blakeslee and John Joyce attend the Paris Exposition. Joyce moves toward Nebraska. August Anderson reports two milking cows lost. Kritenbrink family milks sixteen cows and runs a separator, no tardies. Mrs Kritenbrink raises 600 chickens and plans for Thanksgiving. L W Wheatley ships 400 head of cattle from Omaha. seeks gasoline engine for water supply.
Bob McFarland bought a new vicycle while Master Russell Everett continues improving. Elsie Findley returned to Des Moines after a brief stay. Della Jenson Rich and others attended services as Rev Burdett, new pastor, preached a good sermon. Frank Pellett to lead the League next Sunday at 7 80 o clock on the topic Work Where Christ Tells You To. Everyone invited to bring a bible.
Galion social column reports attendance at the Marsh and Adams sale. Several residents, including Joe Linderman, Mr and Mrs Finley Lemon, Mr and Mrs John Olsen of Stanton, and Miss Lizzie Stengel, are noted for visits and returns from What Cheer Iowa. Others, such as Miss Theresa Startzer and Minerva Marsh, shopped in Atlantic, while Guy Allen near Gold Hill stayed with J B Thomason. A windstorm damaged John Startzer’s windmill. Additional visits include Barton McFadden to Joe Linderman’s home, and McCue near Milford closing mason work for Marsh and Linderman caves. Mary Brown of near Cumberland visited the Stengels. Mrs Ed Wissler spent time with her parents then left for Lawn City to join her husband. Found: The horses. Inquire at this office.
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