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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
5
Local item highlights residents viewing antique bric-a-brac at a snake-den. town news comments on Bridgewater mayoral race candidate Wilder Keyer, farm life in Anita, and community boosters. Mentions pet projects, local elections, and Milcard’s West Main Street business.
The Berea town season opener featured a rousing match between married and single men. Notables like Old Bil Steele and Paul Brown joined, crowds scoured the area for players, and umpire Gardner quit after the two sides ignored his calls.
Thirty-one head of stock steers offered for sale. Dr. HB Campbell recently performed a minor lip growth removal on Godfrey Miller. To better access the obstruction the doctor trimmed Godfrey’s mustache, leading Godfrey to joke the physician would make a successful barber.
A local business, the F. G. Cotton grocery firm of Extra, made an assignment for creditors last week. The column mentions window glass ads, movements of John Eneix and wife, Miss Grayce Iverson visiting Casey residents, and references to Anita and Hamburg area happenings along with brief notes on residents and a bank ownership of land along the Missouri river near Hamburg.
Mrs. N. A. Pierce, former Anita resident, will visit her son and daughter nearby. Uncle Billy Suplee renewed a subscription for his son L. E. Suplee on a Milburn farm. Mrs. W. L. Cole and others visited relatives in the area. A fruit growers meeting at Ames College addressed pruning and spraying. New combination Tha and Hlue Laces on display at the shop. Grandma Aiden visit noted. Mrs. Russell of Flint Michigan visiting relatives in the old community before returning to Michigan. Council discussed a church mains extension on Chestnut Street, water supply to residents.
Mrs McKee daughter of Rudolph and Mites Rueh born Miarek 12 in Platout Goata Geri died at her Massena home Marek 30 need 68 vents and Itdians. She moved to Cesena with parents at five wits of one Deceased united footmartimve Bebruats 27 2S68 te Wiilittis To Medvter at home of her barents nese Pktveniort baw. In Isto with husband and three children moved to Cass county near Miarsseniar resided past forty three vers. Nine children survive four sons and five daughters: Mrs Brank Morrison of Aqui Mrs W OV Reed of Orents th Bo Melee of Massena Mrs Koko Pilinses of Dridgewater SWANS MeKee of tianties ed Go Me Keel of Missena Mes Fy UL Edwards of Orent Mrs Chas Edwards of Or ient Taees Mekee of Massena all present at illness. Husband, twenty eight strand-children dive creat vrand erand children, two sisters, three brothers and many relatives. Joined German Evangelical church at age seven SEVETIOCH later joined Christian church at Minassena. Funeral two o'clock Saturday at Massena Church of Christ and interment Victoria cemetery. Atlantic News-Telepraph note includes Red River seed potatoes and plant offerings.
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