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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
5
An ad offers pump and windmill repair with guaranteed workmanship. Contact numbers 7 on 10 Anita and 55 on 10. Also notes Stephenson family planning summer move to farm southeast of town to help care for children after the mother’s passing last week.
The ad urges farmers to repair watches and clocks now to ensure reliability in spring farming. It notes a jeweler G Wycoff offers service. Also mentions butter customers and Saturday deliveries by Mrs F H Osen and Wm A Bailey traveling to Chicago with steers and heifers for the Drovers' Commission Company led by Charles Benson.
The retiring administration met at town hall Monday night and swore in Dr. H. I. Campbell as mayor with new officers taking oaths. W. T. Biggs elected city clerk, committees named, A. D. Dean appointed marshal, George Biggs retained as street commissioner, and Robt. Scott band treasurer set at 25500. Board of Health elected Campbell for two years and adjourned to a Board of Equalization session Friday at 8.
Mrs. Claudia Brown and Miss Isola Jenkins celebrated April birthdays as guests of their sister Mrs Mary Holton at a lavish dinner. Relatives from S. V Jenkins J. C Jenkins E S Holton Glen Holmes of Guthrie Center attended along with Maryvaret Gregory.
Massena couple Fred and Bessie Parkinson were Sunday guests of W. J. Weston. Miss Helen E. Dinsmore, supervisor of Art and Penmanship at Iowa State Teachers College, left Anita for Cedar Falls for the summer term, marking her final vacation until August.
Local news notes social event with pie and coffee funds. residents of Atlantic, Anita, Carson and surrounding areas attend record calls, visits, and church society activities. Advertises New Calumet Cafe lunch and Grandmother's Bread at Googs Place. Also mentions election of Ed Richardson and Wm Schwenneker as Adair councilmen.
Josiah L Brockman born April 4 1838 in Montgomery county Indiana died March 2 1922 in Atlantic Iowa at age 83. He married Margaret Phillips in 1806 and Agnes Markley in 1902. had one daughter. He lived in Iowa Missouri and Linn county, worked as rural nursery salesman, and remained active until health declined. funeral held at M E Church Anita. He was a son of Tandy and Katherine Brockman, last of his immediate family, with ties to Andrew F Brockman and nephews Arthur Lemuel and Benjamin.
Middle aged lady sought to take charge of household duties and care for four children aged two to ten at 152 B in Anita Iowa. Apply to W. B. Robison.
The remains of Thomas Hackwell, longtime Anita resident, were brought from Bear Creek to Anita and laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery after services at United Evangelical Church led by Rev. M. L. Neill. Born in York England May 4 1848, he died April 20 1922 aged 73 years 10 months and 27 days. He married Mary Russell and later Abbie Fellows, with two children, Walter Hackwell and Mrs. R S Henderson, surviving along with eight grandchildren.
In Oak Ridge and vicinity farm work continues as Joy Parkinson loses a horse and Earl Walker children suffer whooping cough. Charlie Graham recovers from illness, Joe Swinehart buys a Ford touring car, and Audubon township holds its annual meeting. An hog epidemic persists while local youth attend a dance and families visit neighbors.
The Stephenson family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs Avery Stephenson. They express gratitude for tributes and support. Clarence Petty, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Petty, after overseas service, is to be treated at the government sanitarium in Colfax.
Sunday visitors include Levi Walker and family at Ralph Stephenson home and Mrs Gee Parkinson Anna and Jim’s trip to Elkhorn. Hallie Anderson suffers foot injuries while Ruth Graham and Jessie Hill return to Ames for school. Boxing at Parkinsons and repairs along the Gus Reimers farm finish the weekend.
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