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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1896
Page
11
Ed Howard leads road work as town reports on local meetings and visits. Recalls McKinley Hobart support and Republican gatherings at Center school house. Club officers named Ira Miller president and Mose Bell captain. Various residents attend fairs, lectures, and church events. few births, deaths, and visits noted amid a busy regional community week.
Grove residents report Sunday activities and midweek visits. C Pratt traveled to Lewis. A N Gaylord went to Omaha. W Hopley returned from Nebraska with cattle. Mrs N D Winston and Mrs Cobin of Atlantic were in Grove. Lena Mickleson and Mabel Gaylord visited. S W McMillin biked through Grove. Frank Hopley went to Council Bluffs. Casper Beckman bought a team and wagon.
A long recap of social calls and gatherings includes Maggie Hopley, Rev. Moore, and J J Varley visiting Atlantic. The Crystal Lake crowd, Cass county fair plans, and local tent meetings are noted along with political chatter at a free silver meeting. Various local residents attend and travel to Bear Grove and Atlantic events.
Mrs. Harper Kirk is very low with a tumor. Mrs. Ingram improving. Born to Wm Williams and wife a baby boy. Charley Sherrett building a fine new elevator. Mrs. Bartles returned from Missouri trip. Mrs. Buckley visited near Lewis with daughter. John Carter and wife moved to Audubon. Arthur Coomes able to be out again. Preparations for state fair and Cass County fair attendance. Mrs. Wilson of Panora visiting Frank at George Keller’s. Benny Barrickman returned from Perry. Theft at J Stoodts store. no crew to robber. Charley Barrickman and wife now of Audubon county welcome a baby girl. Mr. Stone aged 86 died in Benton township. funeral at M B church led by Rev. Miller. I C G T Lodge notes resolutions for S W Rowley moving to Richland to continue temperance work.
Brighton villagers report illness of Grandma Campbell. Ed Walsh shelled corn for John Fritz, Ben Campbell hauled hogs to Atlantic Thursday. Alec McNeal threshing in area. D Dermo of Adair county visited J L Fritz last week. John and Jessie Wheatley left for Minnesota by wagon Monday. Mr Weaver of Atlantic looked after farming interests Thursday. H Everett, Five Mile Grove farmer, was in town on business last week. Five Mile Grove youths rode to a Maine picnic Friday. Mrs Martin and daughter escaped a runaway horse without injury. John Mitchell fled a bumble bee nest after an incident. Now John, if you have no more sand, settle down for an old bachelor.
The column notes Ben Graham sold corn last Tuesday and shelled corn for himself while mentioning fall plowing. It records various local names such as Herman Cool Loss Meredith and Mark Byrnes with details on oats, onions, and corn holdings, plus weather and political remarks.
Miss Mae Lamb returns from Audubon and A Pellett sells fine hogs. Five Mile residents attend a Maine area picnic while Bill Everitt of Omaha visits his brother L G Everitt. Tom Bickett tours the Grove with his steamer as Mrs O N Becker plans mid month visits. The Epworth League promises a musical entertainment soon. Homer Everitt lands with Reed to canvass for chickens at two dollars, regular price 2 50. Ackerman completes 130 foot well for James Warren and raises an aerometer mill. Mrs Pattee and Mrs Hatton solicit aid for Methodist ladies fair tables on the grounds.
Community notes from Buck Creek cover new buggy, sick lists, visitors, tent meetings, and school assignments. People travel to Omaha and Des Moines, attend fairs, lectures, and pilgrimages, with multiple mentions of residents and their movements, plus local civic events and health updates.
Geo Cranston is painting No 9. Geo Riggs left for Omaha Sunday. A S McMillin enjoys biking. T D Carson was at Atlantic last week. Ira Miller was on the sick list. Leland Bradbury Sundayed in At Geo Kirk did business in Atlantic. G E Lrink seen in our township Thursday. John Egger went to Atlantic on business last week. Otis Riggs left for Des Moines Sunday to attend school. The Galion band is defunct and we hope it will stay so. John Fisher repairs his schoolhouse. Jerry Tomason attended revival in Atlantic Sunday. A social at Frank Rowel's Friday evening was a success. Several attended the silver meeting in Lewis last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Joe Brown attended Charley Northup's funeral. Jens Sims of Lewis and Fred Okel of Griswold attended Warne's social. Rev and Mrs Harris attended tent meetings in Atlantic often. Bear Gravettes picnic at Crystal Lake Thursday. Republican meeting Saturday evening was grand with Atlantic and Lewis drum corps present. A club organized with fifty members.
A train excursion through Colorado and Nebraska reports a vote of 168 for McKinley and 48 for Bryan. Free silverists may misjudge western state sentiment this fall. Also notes a G A R meeting of Sam Rice Post No 6 on September 2 and a local Atlantic versus Lewis baseball game with Brant striking out eight across three innings.
Pac hosts a G A R encampment reception in St Paul with Commander-in-Chief Walker and staff. Notable attendees include I N Walker, Irving Robbing, A J Burbank, H S Dietrich, and many officers from Indiana Michigan Chicago Frankfort Noblesville Plainfield and other locales. Arrangements were set for each arriving department. trains delayed, crowds flowed through Union Depot, and information brigade guides managed the dense turnout.
Thieves forced entry at W H Christie saloon in central Kansas City and fled with 600 dollars after breaking the safe early this morning. No clues have been found yet.
A lengthy obituary note remembers Willie, son of Silas and Alice Martin, who died August 21, 1806, aged 20. The piece blends funeral verse about his innocence and joy with reflections on his resting place and heavenly peace. It includes a sermon excerpt from Tent services led by Prof. Pugh and Rev. Reed, and mentions anticipated last tent service with Elder Wickam.
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