05 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
1
Legislative notes recount the Cass-Shelby district senator absent or not voting on multiple measures including game protection and railway assessments. The record mentions votes on fire insurance bureau, road paving, sanitation in food establishments, and county superintendent elections, with several absences and aye or no votes recorded.
Sheriff W A McKee visited the city on Saturday. Ernest Stone, son of A B Stone of Lincoln township, will serve as assistant book-keeper at Citizen's Savings Bank this week. Township trustees met Monday to set the tax levy and conduct routine business as highways in the township will be graded by the county crew. War talk alters Ralph Suplee's Argentine trip plans. A Ford crash returning from Wiota left Edgar Vernon injured with minor bruises for Joe Dougherty. the vehicle was hauled to the hospital. Rev H J Wilkins preached at Oakland with Rev J L Blanchard. Dr Robt O Burke of Chicago, son-in-law of R A Combs, has earned his diploma and will practice medicine. he is known as a former Postal Elagent Operator in Anita. Mrs H P Ziegler spent Saturday in Atlantic. W H Karns plans an extended visit to eastern Iowa from Wilton Junction to Davenport and Muscatine, with a note that the editor should not worry about his return. Old Bill settled his subscription before leaving for hunting and visiting.
A Des Moines reader letters critique overreaches of statute making and calls for strict enforcement or repeal. It praises a Sunday closing vote, notes deaths and remembers Ed Newton of Cass County as a valued legislator, urging continued service and county representation.
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