Atalissa Center of Livestock and Lumber Trade
Atalissa, a 250 resident Muscatine county town, hosts a thriving livestock shipment hub with 146 carloads of livestock sent out by Nov. 1. The town supports a lumber yard, a modern $4,000 house, a concrete block plant, two stores, a bank with $120,000 deposits, three churches, a high and grammar school, and ongoing street improvements.
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Muscatine County
Atalissa
C. R. Wilson
the Lumber Company
F. Bruins
Mr Post
Hertel
C. C. Croxen
William White
Erle Turkle
David McClure
Henry Depping
John OB. Vanhorn
Owen Doyle
Jacob Vauble
H. B. Kline
E. Speers
Theodore Schwab
Ed. Kephart
M. J. Doyle
S. H. Archibald
Bank
W. Hinkhouse
J. Ervin Evans
Henry Schmidt
John G. Klein
C. G. Brown
G. W. Black
Arfhor Concrete Block Co
William Embree
Muscatine
Doyle
Atalissa Savings
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Xtalissa
Ceme
The
Wilson Lumber Company
Nichols
Rock Island
Burlington
Northern
Nichols Savings Bank
John Hooley
Iowa City
John Nicola
L. B. Smith
T. B. Nichols
F. H. Elder
Henry Brugman
C. B. Kirchner
W. S
Benjamin Parkinson
Methodist Church
Nichols Hall Association
Local Livestock Trade Leaders Drive Town Growth
In Atalissa, figures like Croxen and Hillis J Ady steer large livestock shipping operations, moving numerous carloads annually. The community prides itself on thrift, business skill, and investment in residences, with leaders dedicated to local and regional prosperity.
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Mr. Croxen
Hillis J. Ady
Atalissa
Interview Note Skips Polar Controversy
A parent recalls interviewing a suitor for his daughter's hand. The young man’s politics medicine and religion seemed acceptable. The speaker says he did not ask about his stance on a polar controversy.
Nichols Town Portrait and Cultural Pulse
Nichols hosts a unique barbershop gallery with hand painted walls by F. Malo Lobdell and G. A. Griggs. The town’s 1893 band, led by Al Quinby, performs at fairs and local concerts, while a thriving economy centers on farming, grain elevators, cattle feeding, and hotels. Population around 400 with strong civic institutions and rail access.
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Nichols
G. A. Griggs
Hiller on World Tour with The Kitties Band in India
Oska loosa’s Wray Hiller fronts The Kitties Band on a world tour, pictured in Bombay in October. he is a clarinet soloist and also plays with the Iowa Brigade band at home. Also noted are feature excerpts on wild-horse hunting tales in December McClure’s and a description of the Saboba fire-dance ban by the U.S. Indian Bureau from Wide World Magazine.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa Evening Press
Wray Hiller
Kitties Band
Bombay
India
Hiller
Iowa Brigade Band
Pete’’ Barnum
West
McClure
Barnum
Sierra Madre
California
Indian Bureau
United States
Mount San Jacinto
Alaska
Desert
Wide World Magazine
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Muscatine Journal
Wilson
R. A. Brisbine
John B. Vanhorn
Flm Er
Atalissa Savings Bank
German Lutheran Church
Wilson Lumber CO
Geo. W. Black
J. E. Evans
FE. H. Archibald
J. B. Vanhorn
Asst
Cash
Iowa
West Liberty Fair
Woodmen
Riverside
F. F. Carl
Lawrence Foley
E. J. Brown
George T. Nicola
P. C. Hart
R. M. Norris
C. E. Duncan
R. 8. Wright
F. H. Schmidt
H. J
Foley Bros
Brugman Bros
George Howley
Henry Brown
Gable Brothers
F. A. Pike
Dean Brothers
B. L. Metcalf
R. M. Morris
W. E. Loeb
W. C. Addleman
R. S. Rice
Central
Reynolds
Rumley House
the Nichols Band
Lliberty
Uncle Sam
North America
Nichols, Iowa
W .E. Loeb & Co
TRE Wilson Lumber and Fuel CO
C. R. Wilson, Pres
Christ
Eugene Field
Joba Hable