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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1896
Page
7
A bustling week near the Atlantic fair includes numerous visitors and residents traveling to Omaha, Council Bluffs, and Des Moines. Notable names include C P Lattig Anita Wilken monumentals buyer and judges Green and Smith. Several locals attend the state fair while others plan trips to Boone, Clarinda, and Minneapolis.
Miss White returns to Dexter with sister Mrs Freiberg to visit parents and attend Sept 14 16 fair dates. Julia and Mary Jones arrive from Ft Madison to teach in Maine and Wiota public schools. Mrs Whitlock of Vermillion stops en route from Colorado, met by W T Ward and family of Lewis for a few days. Porter Phelps returns from Monmouth with uncle Samuel Phelps who is improving. A populist quip on bicycles and lockjaw is noted from the Cleveland Leader. Despite drizzle, the fair opens races as advertised, praises lack of gambling, and urges attendance. Syrup of Figs ad appears with safety note. Also classified note: good new house with 8 acres for sale near Second Street.
Town residents and visitors travel to Des Moines for the state fair. Griswold, Guthrie Center, and Bear Grove locals are named among those heading to events. Balloon fire at Brisco fair and several residents’ movements are noted along with a transport collision dispute and a plant of Clover Root Tea advertisement.
R. H. Bailey is in Omaha today. Miss Ide Pattes is home from Chicago. Chas. Ducker is in Omaha for the fair. Mrs. Hammond arrives home. Will Frazier leaves for Des Moines to visit. Mrs. Murnan and niece depart for Des Moines to visit. Al Moreland returns to his mail route after a two week vacation. Ed Johnson of Massena visits for a few days. Mrs. Dr. Weidner leaves for Monroe. Mrs. John Curry returns from Omaha visit. W. B. Dorrell and wife go to Des Moines to visit the state fair. Clarence Brown leaves for Warren county to visit his parents. Catholic and public schools open Sept 14.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Carlisle and Secretary Francis praised the Indianapolis convention nominations of Palmer and Buckner as splendid and meeting sound money expectations. Senator Faulkner and Representative McMillen offered pointed views, while Secretary Tammon noted the nominees’ good Democratic standing. Pythians set meetings in Indianapolis, with lodge statutes amended and next world meeting planned for August 1898 in Indianapolis.
A large boa constrictor owned by Mrs Bade Harden was opened at the University Medical College to remove a blanket it had swallowed. Fifteen days earlier the snake had swallowed the blanket and nearly died. An five inch incision was made after the animal was chloroformed, the blanket retrieved, the wound sewn, and the snake recovered quickly and is expected to live.
A. E. Manning of the Negro National League announces an executive committee for the current campaign and next two years. Members include W. T. Scott, Con A. Ritchout, George A. Taylor, James A. W. Howard, J. Milton Turner, J. Allen Ross, L. Christy, O. H. Plummer, and George W. Tanner from various states.
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