Anita Residents Recall Early Town History and Notable Families
R A Combs of Eureka visits the city with a white alfalfa crop. The piece notes Mother Combs in Chicago aiding a newborn grandchild of Dr Bobbie Burke, and Louis Pieper’s thirty second birthday celebrated with an April Fool Dinner at the Pieper home near Anita. John Moreland, an early Anita trader, dies in California. his family’s moves and losses form a long sketch of local history.
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R. A. Combs
Eureka
Township
Mother Combs
Chicago
Bobbie Burke
Louis Pieper
Louie Pieper
Anita
August Pieper
Lena
Edna
Guy White
Menlo
Iowa
Fred Pieper
Bruce White
Mayne White
Emaline White
Mary White
Abraham Goodpasture Civil War Veteran Dies at 72
Third son of Hamilton and Eleanor Goodpasture born August 18 1844 in Morgan County Illinois. died March 30 1917 at Anita Cass County Iowa. He served in Iowa 34th Infantry WAG Company 1862 through war’s end. Survived by wife Arrozina and eight children, two died young. funeral held at his residence with M E Church pastor conducting and Meade Post G A R honoring him at Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Eleanor
Ellison) Goodpasture
Morgan County
Illinois
Anita
Cass County
Iowa
Chariton
Lucas County
WAG 34Th
Iowa Infantry
Goodpasture
Warren County
Abraham Goodpasture
Arrozina A. Bidlake
Mary Deeming
Mildred Pierce
Chas. J
Leonard R
Ellen Goodpasture
Theo B. Goodpasture
Blackfoot
Idaho
Theo
Local Notes From Anita And Surrounding Towns
Reports from Anita and nearby areas note Mira J. Houck not improving in this city. Levi Mountain and wife return to Cass county to live in Atlantic after wintering in Florida. Garrette M. DeCamp paves 12 by 25 feet in front of his harness shop and adds a large electric light for motorists loading gasoline. Miss Mamie Pratt returns to Des Moines to finish Highland Park College studies after a vacation in Anita. August Pieper is a RECORD caller. Guy White helps his father-in-law after a Stuart visit, attending a birthday meal at Louie’s home. Meat prices remain high as R C Pratt buys sixty nine hogs for $14.45 per hundred, totaling $2 823.53.
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Garrette M. DeCamp
Mamie Pratt
Anita
Des Moines
Highland Park College
Miss Pratt
August Pieper
Stuart
Guy White
Louie
R. C. Pratt
Joe H. Trimmer
Joe
Wilbourn Suffering Pneumonia Ends Life At 34
Earl Wilbourn eldest son of Mr and Mrs Frank R Wilbourn of Carl Adams county Iowa died at home April 2 1917 from pneumonia after a two week illness He was born October 7 1882 and survived by his parents five sisters and five brothers Funeral services were held at the Wilbourn home led by Rev Robi W Swick with burial in Evergreen cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Wilbourn
Carl
Adams County
Iowa
Earl Wilbourn
B. J. Wilson
Willard Kennedy
Wilbur Jemmings
Anita
Ethel Wilbourn
Kansas City
Marie Wilbourn
Council Bluffs
Rubber belting in stock and sizes 1.5 to 6 inches
Amos W Shipman advertises a full line of rubber belting from one and one half to six inches. Nellie Eneix visited Omaha Sunday. Clayre Carey gave two pigs to Marie Anderson who raised and sold them for 76.85 at market. Rev Charles H Stauffacher of Cedar Rapids, former local pastor, elected secretary of the Des Moines Evangelical Church conference. he is son-in-law of the late G S Worthing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos. W. Shipman
Clayre Carey
Marie Anderson
Carey
The
United Evangelical Church
Des Moines
Chas. H. Stauffacher
Cedar Rapids
Rev. Stauffacher
G. S. Worthing
Swift’s Regular Premium Hams On Sale At City Market
Swift s Regular Premium Hams advertised at 27 cents per pound for sale at the City Meat Market. Local notes include Clay Lewis serving as Record caller Saturday afternoon. Cecil Scholl, son of Wm Scholl, received past week care from Dr H E Campbell. Mrs Mayme Wilbourn, released from Mercy hospital Des Moines after appendectomy, plans to stay with her parents W T Wilson and spouse on the J B McDermott farm west of town. Mrs Moses Ferguson and her son Stanley E of Marengo Iowa visited Anita the past week with Adam Haist family. She is known locally as Rose Haist from Anita years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Wilbourn
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Anita
W.T. Wilson
J. B. McDermott
Town
Moses Ferguson
Stanley E
Marengo
Iowa
Adam Haist
Egg wagon sought by Anita Produce on West Main Street
A car load of eggs is wanted at the Anita Produce Company in Anita Iowa. The ad lists A G Todhunter as proprietor and labels him The Cream Poultry and Egg Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Produce Company
West Main Street
Anita
Iowa
Todhunter
Cream, Poultry and Egg Man
Have Your Lot Graded at Evergreen Cemetery
An advertisement offers dirt supply and lot grading at Evergreen cemetery with completion before Memorial Day. Contact A. D. Dean by writing or phone No. 64 for details.
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Evergreen Cemetery
A. D. Dean
Local Notes on Distinctive Happenings in Anita Area
A collage of community updates from Anita and nearby towns includes residents visiting relatives, moves and jobs. Frank Watkins begins a cream route from South Anita, Earl Wilbourn’s sisters return home for a family funeral, and H. E. Dietrich shifts to farming near Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Watkins
W. H. Karns
South Anita
Audubon Township
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Anita Record
Lews
Sherm. F. Myers
Clarence Moreland
John Moreland
Salt Lake City
South Hill
Moreland
Akland
California
Record
Peter and
Geo. M. Latting
Lattig Bros
Millford
Utah
Clarence
John, Jr
Denver
Mother Moreland
Sedalia
Missouri
Ers
Keris
Dore
James
Hood River
Oregon
John
Portland
Thomas
Los Angeles
Lizzie Wilson
Bay Center
Washington
Robt. W. Swick
M. E. Church
Meade Post No. 50
Mira
Houck
Levi Mountain
Florida
Atlantic
Aimee Cen Eee
Babl Wilbourn
Bonner
C.p.richards
Nellie Eneix
Omaha
Swift
Robt
Cryer
Clay Lewis
Cecil Scholl
Wm. Scholl
H. E. Campbell
Jones
Js A
L. R. Galiher Co
Lk Uee Wm
Bangham
Edgar’Voernon
Claude Blakesley
Coon Rapids
Mary Smither
Ed. M. Blakesley
A. M. Worthing
Ethel Stone
Harold Stone
Wilma Stone
C. M. Blakesley
Thayer
Win
Hansen
Frank
Leonard
Harry
Arthur
George
Cumberland Enterprise
H. E. Dietrich
Lyman
Lester Smith
Will Lantz
Will
L. Daniels
Summit Township
Adair County
Godfrey Miller
Earl Daughenbaugh
Sioux City
Roy Daughenbaugh
Daughenbaugh
O. W. van Slyke
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