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Newspaper

Atlantic Weekly Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1898

Page

11

Sickness and visits mark county news item

County notes report Miss Zola Vernon and Nelse Northup ill and many neighbors sick around Anita. Typhoid fever affects Miss Pearl Pierce while Mrs D B Forshay hosts tea. Frank Stone and Mrs Frank Nordman host gatherings. Visitors arrive from Centerville, Atlantic, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Missouri as potato digging and school life continue.

Zola Vernon Nelse Northup Maudelrasa Atlantic Anita Pearl Pierce D. B. Forshay Frank Stone F. H. Aldrich Centerville C. A.thompson Butler H. G. Dacken Forshay Bertha Ruby Blakesley Hill New Hampshire Dunston Nebraska M. E. Duston Our City Vinnie King Mattie Baker Hattie Major Madge Worthing Roy Ross Townsend Clarence Palmer Frank Blood Robert Earl Eva Lattig

Local notes mixed with town business and marriages

Lyman John Miller and wife visited H. Bourck and family last Sunday. Road supervisors nearly finished for the year. Minnie and Henry Woblenhouse attended services at Center church. Henry Pelzer shipped a fine stock hog to Chris Bros. of Avoca. Mrs. Boyee Hayden is very sick under Dr Plunkett of Lewis. Snow storm warned farmers about stock. Father George Epplesheimer reported very sick. Wu Debus and Jobo Eppelsheimer suit rumored. A son-in-law versus father-in-law temperance lessons ad promoted by Wollestein, Onghu agent. New road across Seven Mile shortens travel to Griswold. Henry Sundarman returned to South Dakota after three weeks here. Trueman Davis bought a new J I Case threshing outfit. Rev. Wilson of Waxchurch received a buggy team gift from Salem near Red Oak. praised. Mrs. John Gundlach inherits 8500 cash from Strawn estate. she has over 2000 on hand. Gustave Oldenburg and Miss Anna Rose are married. Rev. Baurenfeind tied nuptial knot. Wish them blessings and may friendship and truth be with them in youth. catnip and sage cheer thet in old age.

John Miller H. Bourck Minnie Henry Woblenhouse Center Church Henry Pelzer Chris Bros Avoca Boyee Hayden Plunkett Lewis Wilson Waxchurch Salem Red Oak John Gundlach Strawn Ill Gustave Oldenburg Anna Rose Baurenfeind Council Bluffs Catnip Sage

Grove notes and local visits in Grove Iowa area

Rev Kirk remains ill while Howard Lamkin busks corn in Grove. Mae Soper shipped cattle to Chicago. Miss Gentle attended church in Atlantic. Preston Bigatow went to Adair county on business. Mr Knight visits from Newton and Mr Blake is at this writing. Mrs Henry Troupe of Lewis called Monday. Miss Bertha Prail visits Lewis for a while. Mrs John Linn of Atlantic had dinner with friends. Edwin Link trips to Avoca then Minnesota for pleasure. Mr Gitchel and family moved to Atlantic. J Scott went to Omaha to view the exposition with niece Mrs Burris. A large number attend Presbyterian revival meetings with good reports.

Kirk Howard Lamkin Grove Mae Soper Chicago Mday Miss Gentle Atlantic Preston Bigatow Adair County Knight Newton Blake Henry Troupe Lewis Bertha Pra John Linn Edwin Link Avoca Minnesota Gitchel J. Scott Omaha Burris

Marne Notices and Local Weddings Move Through Week

Marne residents report visits and travel including Nad Simpson in Walnut, Chambers from Wiota, Sankey to Atlantic, Miss Groat from Woodbine visiting, Blakeslee buying land southeast of town, Swineburne in Atlantic, Emma Remien in Omaha for exposition, Hulen visiting Delaware, W C Harvey hosting E E Harvey from Denver, Mrs Mick hospitalized in Sioux City with slow recovery, cattle sale postponed to the 26th, E Thompson runs Walnut drug store, Ed Trailer and Miss Statler wedding planned for tomorrow, Huhe Sr. and family to Delaware County for winter, wedding at M E parsonage last Wednesday uniting Frank Simpson and Clara Crandall, and wished prosperity to the couple.

Nad. Simpson Walnut R. C. F. Chambers Wiota J. S. Sankey Atlantic Miss Groat Woodbine Iowa Orrin Blakeslee I. N. Brown J. B. Swineburne Emma Remien Omaha J.B. Hulen Delaware W. C. Harvey E. E. Harvey Denver Col Rob't Mick Sioux City J. D. Peterson Dr. Giles M. E. Parsonage Rev. L. H. Humphrey Frank F. Simpson Clara Crandall Chicago Frank Simpson

Local notes and events in Galion and nearby towns

Galion and area residents report illness and visits as the community stays active. Mrs. Jesse Cranston is sick. Willie McFadden and Miss Ollie Cranston were out in Atlantic and Lewis areas. Dan Catlow and J.B. Thomason conducted business in Lewis. Ioe Lambkin visits from Cross Okle. Mrs. Thomas McFadden visits relatives in Lucas county. Ben Cranston builds a double corn crib for Jesse Marsh. Theresa Startzer called from Cumberland. farmers dig potatoes with a splendid yield. Minnie Marsh attends a Lewis meeting. Eli Adams suffers tonsillitis. Jim Drenner plans a large barn for J.B. Thomason. L. D. Marsh hosts a successful supper and bazaar raising 11.50. Bear Grove M E church services change to preaching every other Sunday afternoon. Fratters B George to auction 85 head of brood mares at Springbrook Farm in Dexter on November 3. send for catalogue. Railroads sue to stop scalping. seven railroads seek injunction against broker selling excursion tickets for Peace Jubilee. M C A convention in Fort Wayne opens with 1000 attendees, 700 delegates. Baptist tabernacle hosts welcome, Dr. Moffatt speaks, Morse responds.

Will Mountain Omaha Willie McFadden Ollie Cranston Atlantic Dan Catlow Lewis J.B. Thomason Ioe Lambkin Cross Okle Thomas McFadden Lucas County Ben Cranston Jesse Marsh Theresa Startzer Cumberland Minnie Marsh Eli Adams Jim Drenner L. D. Marsh Bear Grove M. E

Man Hurt by Freight Car in Orxte Neb Crossing

Mr Raley and brother of E V Raley, an old settler, was struck by a freight car on the B and M switch on Main street. The car ran over his leg, causing severe lacerations necessitating amputation. Death is likely.

Raley E. V. Raley Main Street

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS AND PERSONAL NOTES

Week in Atlantic features visits, travels, and society notices. Notables include Fritz Saemisch from Noble Estelle Murray visiting the city and Dr L Campbell in Anita. Several entries report sales, marriages, and local business activity, with train snow travel and upcoming Epworth League events shaping the week.

Fritz Saemisch Noble Estelle Murrays L. Campbell Anita C. W. Harris Missouri Valley

The Walker bill as a ghost in political theater

In a critical look the Walker bill is described as a Democratic scarecrow amid failing gold standard rhetoric. Weaver’s energetic nationwide tour turns the bill into a moral puppet show with red lights and music, while the public remains wary of the new fiscal ghost.

Aga Democratic Party Marshalltown General Weaver George L. Finn Weaver

Spectre Talk and Walker Bill Debate in Senate Speech

General Weaver exposes fears about revenant calamities while 8 H Basher dramatizes a political ghost show. The piece debunks claims of 200 Republicans pledging support for the Walker bill, noting no such agreement exists and that critics misrepresent Republican aims for monetary reform and gold parity.

Weaver H. Basher Congress Wallatreeé Committee On Banking and Currency House Walker Banking and Currency Cannon Ilinois Henderson Hull Iowa Republican Party

President's Philadelphia trip details finalized for peace jubilee

Washington reports outline the presidents journey by train on Wednesday morning via the Pennsylvania road to Philadelphia arriving before noon to witness the trades parade. Separate dispatches note a Havana smallpox epidemic with unburied bodies and home yard burials and a Tennessee yellow fever quarantine meeting slated for late November. Lincoln Nebraska reports snow blankets the state with very cold temperatures, while Savannah notes Colonel Bryan ill with fever though not seriously.

Philadelphia Washington Pennsylvania Road

Vanderbilt tied Rutland railroad sale to Clement Vanderbilt Webb

Papers in New York indicate the Rutland railroad from Bellows Falls to Burlington Vermont passes from Delaware and Hudson control to Percival W Clement William K Vanderbilt and Dr W Seward Webb for about 3 million dollars The 120 mile line promises New England New York and Boston freight and passenger connectivity for Clem ent Vanderbilt interests

Vanderbilt New York Rutland Railroad Bellow’a Falls Burlington Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Percival W. Clement William K. Vanderbilt W. Seward Webb Clement-Vanderbilt New England Boston

Michigan Baptist boy repeats baptism rites to pets

A Michigan boy, son of a Baptist clergyman, recited immersion baptism and taught his family cat and two kittens the ceremony. The cat protested by scratching his face, prompting him to quip that the kitten should become Presbyterian.

Michigan Baptist Church

Try Grain Or Grain-10 Food Drink For Coffee Substitute

Try Grain Or Grain-10 asks your grocer to show a package of GRAIN-O the new food drink replacing coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. Grain-O has the rich seal brown color of Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains and suits delicate stomachs. Price 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.

Java

Rain belt farm sale near Sioux City Nebraska

A sales notice offers a good farm inside the rain belt priced at 817.50 to 820.000 per acre with easy terms. The land is located a few miles from Sioux City in eastern Nebraska and includes a free excursion for purchasers every other week.

Sioux City Nebraska

To Men of Large Means You Can Double Your Money

A brief notice from Wallace New Red Raspberry Atlantic Iowa offers a square deal and promises double money for men of large means. General Agent Berryhill Fruit Party promotes Cass county farms town property nursery stock alongside the sale.

Cass County Berryhill Fruit Party Wallace Atlantic Iowa

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