Local Atkinson Notes Highlight Visitors and Elections
Atkinson and nearby towns report numerous business visitors from Davenport Geneseo Moline and Rock Island. Residents attend state fair in Springfield and participate in judicial primary with voters tallying forty three votes. Mrs Nellie Humphreys elected associate grand conductress of OES and plans grand session receptions.
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Rena DeWaele
Davenport
DeWaele
Atkinson
Bessie
Blanche
O. P. Nickerson
Cornwall
Wi-Sand
Ethel
William
Geneseo
Robert Black
Theo. Milar
Es Moines
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
G. W. Steiner
Ed. Whitted
Atkinson Lodge
A. F
A. M
TTF
Order
Chicago
Grand Lodge
R. W. Olmstead
Joseph L. Haas
William R. Moore
Charles,r. Marshall
Samuel R. Kenworthy
Nellie Humphreys
Humphreys
Atkinson School Notes Headlines Students Return and Activities
Nellie and Edia Nickerson return to Atkinson School while Cora Netser and Jessie DeMarenville have been absent several days. Spelling rises as a high school study with weekly lessons. The physics class moves to Miss Macafee’s room for promotion. Glee club performed at Harvest Festival. Some textbooks shift seats and one sophomore suffered a serious accident occupying a front seat.
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Nellie
Edia ‘Nickerson
Bessie
Cora Netser
Jessie DeMaranville
Macafee
Glee Club
Hooppole Community Notes and Local Moves
Hooppole social items list births visits and travels including Mr and Mrs Robert Clements October 1 birth of a baby Viola Ball hosting Prophetstown visitors Ira Hedrick visiting Annawan Jerrie Bess planning to move to North Dakota John Tonkinson and family at Springfield for the state fair Ed Emmons moving to Hardwick Minn and plans to move to their Geneseo farm Ed Seyler returning to his Geneseo home John Miller moving to Geneseo Rally day at Calvary church urged attendance by pastor Brothers and superintendent Countryman at 10 o clock Sunday morning.
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Rove oThureday
Jacob Rush
Rock Island Jast
Hicks
Mineral
Ness
Mary van
Méeien
Aloue
Mell
Davenport
Lester Welch
Tett
Rock Island
John- Graham
Mere
C. N.—Booth
Kansas
Elizabeth van Meenen
Emma DeClerque
Geneseo
Thomas , Nowers
Kate Nowers
Alouis "Perquer
Ed de Crane
Peter_ Vendenest
Ray Heller
Springfield
Thomas Newers
W. H.trekell
Henry Harris
Thomas Haugh
R. DeWaelle
Iowa
Wilbur Welch
Ida Atwell
Dolla
Annawan
Howard Frank
Eugene Frank
Harry Seabert
Eugene Humphreys
Atkinson
Viola Ball
Prophetstown
Ira Hedrick
Famly
B. C
Ed. Fehiman
Rena Sommers
Cook
Abilene
Hooppole
W. B. Pierson
Frances Creek
Manlius
Chase Johnson
H. Lamb
Kewanee
McIntyre
Ander
H. H. Miller
Guy Miller
Gus Becker
Redus
Becker
Jackson
Jerrie Bess
N. Dakota
John Tonkinson
James
Glen
Ira Emmons
Seyler
Hardwick
Minn
Ed. Seyler
Geddes
South Dakota
John Miller
Wolever
Calvary Church
Brothers
Wm. Countryman
Roosevelt calls for abolishing the middleman in cost of living debate
The Galesburg Register counters Col Roosevelt in Outlook, arguing abolishing middlemen such as grocers and hardware dealers would disrupt commerce and harm consumers. Merchants provide convenience, stock needed goods, and connect producers to buyers, preventing chaos and unemployment.
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Outlook
Col. Roosevelt
Galesburg
Galesburg Register
Salem church notices and township convention schedule
Mr Remor rebuilds barn on highl premises. Francis McHenry adds gate of wagon scales for convenience of himself and neighbors. Salem M E church events announced with usual gate fees and invites. A convention at hander will be the number Sunday school. Mrs Has P helps at ease and visits in neighborhood at Frank Nelson home and Salem church. Home Society met with Mrs Werkhieser last week. attendees listed. School plans show Berkel and Geneseo institutes. township convention Oct 13 at Ebenezer church with Rev W Ss Read and others speaking.
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Frank Nelson
Salem_church
Werkhieser
Susie Merriman
Virgil McHenry
Ebenezer Church
W. Ss. Read
J. E. DeLong
Geneseo
A. A. Mackey
Woodhull
J. EB. Wood
E. S. Raser
GH. Wykle
Central Union Adopts Concrete Poles For Long Distance Lines
The Central Union Telephone Co a Bell system branch begins using concrete poles on its long distance service. Construction starts at LaSalle and runs east to the county farm with headquarters at LaSalle then Ottawa as poles reach the canal. Existing wooden poles decay.
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Central Union Telephone Co
American
Bell
la Salle
LaSalle
Ottawa
Canal
Atkinson Corn Exposition draws crowds to Oct 21 26
Local ads urge readers to attend the Atkinson Corn Exposition with pumpkin and showmanship prompts. E. B. Neal promotes Sundance and Gold Medal flour while selling groceries and insurance. F. E. Gresser offers fire and tornado policies and sewing machines. Verbeckmoes, Ransom’s yard, Phillips and Hays advertise meats oysters and garments.
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E. B. Neal
Sundance
F. E. Gresser
F. BE. Gresser
Ransom's
EB. B. Neal’s
Verbeckmoes
Phillips
Verbeckmoes’ Department Store
Aduit
ParmS for Sale 80 Acres in Waller Township
Real estate listing showing multiple farms with acres and location details around Cambridge and Orion. Includes 80 acres in Waller Township 163 acres in Cambridge Township 160 acres near Station 200 acres near Cambridge 119 acres in Cambridge Burns Township 18 acres near Cambridge 5 acres in Cambridge and more. Agent A L Strodecker Cambridge MI invites inquiries.
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Waller
Cambridge Township
Station
Cambridge
Burns Township
Orion
A. L. Strodecker
Roosevelt and Taft at the 1912 Republican convention
The article analyzes Roosevelt's challenge to Taft at the national convention, calculating delegate votes and arguing that progressives lack a legitimate nomination. It cites alleged corrupt Committee on Credentials decisions and recomputes roosevelt's viability under stolen delegate counts.
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Chicago
Committee On Credentials
Taft
Republican ‘Party
Roosevelt
Bargains in Iowa farms auction notice
319 Acres in Pocahontas county Iowa three miles from railroad town with fair improvements fine orchard and rich tile drained land except 15 acres priced 135 per acre incumbrance 27000 at 5 percent due five years from March 1 1913 optional to assume. 120 Acres in Dallas county two miles from railroad town one hundred acres cultivated twenty acres timber good two story house fruit. price 10000 if sold soon. 126 Acres in Dallas county joins west tract fifty acres timber seventy five cultivated good buildings fruit. price if sold in October 100 per acre. 101 acres in Dallas county eighty acres in crops twenty acres timber pasture running water house rooms stable price 9000.
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Iowa
Pocahontas County
Dallas County
Dallas
Sito
Free Rand McNally Map For Annual Illinois Subscriptions
Subscribers who pay a year in advance will receive a Rand McNally wall map of Illinois. The map shows every city and village census and includes a marginal index for easy location. Maps are limited to current supply and mailed at ten cents postage if required.
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Republic
Ilinois
Rand McNally
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Arthur Proudlove, Jr
New York Life Insurance’ Company
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Marrshal
Princetoh
Mike Marthington
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