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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1895
Page
6
Levi Dow's advertises a western railroad style Big Four department layout. Dress Goods leads with rich Mohair Worsted Silks and new plains and plaids. Ladies Garments offer plush furs capes jackets in sizes 24 26 28. House Furnishings present damasks towels crashes and blankets at low prices. The ad invites readers to visit, call and make the store a meeting and shopping place.
In Grove Township local notes describe corn picking, visiting relatives, and community events. A groom-to-be mentioned, a delivery of siding, and multiple residents named for visits, sickness, school vacation, and a serious wagon accident in which John Selby narrowly survived after a runaway team. The piece notes upcoming election activity and a nearby wedding.
A local brief notes campaigning for Drake next Tuesday in Galion. The item also lists community happenings including visits by William Shores of Cumberland and Oliver McFadden losing sheep to wolves last week.
Mr Cummings of Richford Vermont visits with C C Thayer. Mrs Darling of Walnut visits Lattig family. Carps begin on J C Voorhee residence. Rev J T Marvin resigns from Congregational church. Y P S C E to host social and oyster supper for a worthy cause. L G Butcher buys Stinemates farm. Mrs B S Kiehl visits Audubon and Lewis. Mrs Murray returns to Des Moines after illness. Steinke advertisement promises pleasure and profit from trading there.
Local notes from Atlantic and Buck Creek record social events and daily life. Maud Blakesley and Julia Saunders host a Halloween party Thursday. W.R. Myers and wife depart for Los Angeles for the winter. Several residents travel, visit, or relocate, with farm purchases and school updates noted.
Local notes from Lorah and vicinity report a Sunday dust storm, corn shucking ongoing, threshing wrapping up on the west side of the river, and a Republican rally set for November 1 at Lympsa Center with speeches by J. M. Briggs and J. H. Wood at 8 p.m. Also listed: migration of people, small-town chatter on markets, dating rumors, and a social at J. S. Barnett’s home celebrating Ernest Barnett and Jennie Penry’s marriage with music and refreshments.
Hundreds of short items list visits and travels of Moran, Hunter, Brown, Daly, Israel, Emmert, McFadden, Davis, Hopkins, Salome Brandt, Clara Gregory, Dawson, Turner, Lanza, Anna Templeman, Rev Whistler, Bonine, Kinman, W. Andrew, Sexton, Will Findley, Mrs Warwick, Colwell, Lambert, Lyona. Mentions weather, a birth, a burglary transport, a gas lantern scare, health ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Simmons Liver Regulator, and Y P S C E convention notes in Des Moines with speakers and papers.
Governor Tivank D. Jackson reports strong Campbell campaign crowds aided by free trains, with Foraker and Bushnell touring in private cars as the campaign heats up across Iowa and Kentucky. Judgments in Des Moines on habeas corpus deny bail for Garratt and Meyers, stressing lawful service of writs by Indian police.
The bearish news finally sent December wheat under 60 cents today while corn and oats were dull but not as weak as wheat. Receipts were only moderate and provisions showed weakness across the board.
Livestock trading in Ontago Illinois shows slow open with cattle receipts around 7 600 and mixed prices from 3 35 to 5 50 while sheep run weak with 16 000 receipts. City market corrections list conveyances and property transfers for Atlantic and Griswold including parcels in Cumberland Park and Massena with values from 75 to 2750 dollars.
Trustees of the H church of Lewis Indiana invite sealed bids by November 3 1895 for erection of a church in Lewis Indiana with completion by December 1 1895 Plans and specs are at Geo Carr Lewis Indiana The committee may reject any or all bids George Carr President F C Jonze Secretary Lewis Iowa October 22 1895
By virtue of a writ from Cass county district court I, Job Gaky sheriff, will offer for sale the cast one hundred and thirteen feet of lots ten eleven and twelve in block fourteen in Atlantic city to satisfy a judgment in favor of Mutual Benefit Building and Loan Association against George Weber and Lydia A Weber et al for 1853.22 plus costs of 73.43 accruing. Sale is at the courthouse door Atlantic on November 27 at 10 am.
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