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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
8
Council discusses street sprinkling and purchasing a second hand safe. Holy Week services planned with Rev Keney and others, Easter program by Sunday School, and an offering for hymn books. Delegates chosen for Corneli Bluts Association meeting, and local residents return from travels. city clerk notes.
JOE GARSIDE recounts a cross country journey from Long Beach on March 2 to San Pedro, San Diego, Coronado Beach, Fort Rosecrans, Ramona’s Marriage Place, and the San Diego Fair. The voyage covers trials and sights including Mission Olives, the Spreckles Hotel, Clit Gardens, and Hermit Valley. The trip then proceeds through Riverside and Colton to home, mentioning floods near Yuma and a lengthy route home via Oklahoma and Nebraska. Mrs. Wood’s Omaha visit and Dr. Harrison’s alumni clinic also noted.
Collections and Probate matters a specialty. Practice in all courts. 52 The street from the I F building south to the Rock Island railway has been filled in and made passable. To sell or buy good work horses seeds first. A wood quality of stock always on hand. Hannah Walker returns to California after winter in Anita.
Seed corn for seed in 1914 varieties offered with testing services. Advertisement promises free savites for testing and provides a contact number. An odd note mentions a delivery wagon and a playful Sunday/weekday event to distribute groceries across city blocks.
Ed Furst of Washburn North Dakota visits Dexter to see sisters Mrs George Arnold and Mrs Louise Pigg. Frank Knowloon from Washburn offers tile ditching services with promise of correct work and fixed prices.
Kunz Grain Company warns that all long past due accounts must be settled by April 25, 1916. After that date, unsettled accounts will be disposed of as circumstances warrant. Signed by M. E. Millhollin manager.
Easter week planned at First M E Church with morning sermons on the risen Lord and an evening Faster program by Sunday School scholars. Passion Week services through Congregational Church combine with local prayer meetings led by Bro Wilkins. Boarded by RW Swick, with extra notes on local business figures McEvoy and Johnson taking over Mortensen Implement interests in Hamlin. The item mentions Audubon County Journal and local notices about transportation, cattle shipments to Chicago, and Hastings Hotel Clarke promotion.
A Canadian resident complains by letter about not receiving the Anita Iowa Record since March 16 1916. The writer seeks an explanation for non receipt of a 2.00 subscription postal order and copies, warning of possible non delivery or misappropriation and mentioning local Anita figures.
An Atlantic News-Telegraph report quotes Rev. J. A. Rickel and David Selby visiting the Recorp office Monday. The piece denounces lawyers as vermin and prostitutes of the profession, condemning the trade as devoid of character and decency.
Chas Jewett and family spent Sunday in Anita. Linderman family gatherings and visits at various homes are noted. Cattle and horse losses are reported, including two head of cattle and a young horse from Lock-Jaw. Arlene Sisler assists in Audubon county with Mrs. Stager. The Sunshine Club met at Mrs. Hayter with local residents in attendance.
Miss Maxine Kinsey spent Sunday with Cleo Gipple. John Row delivered hogs to write dealers Saturday. Vere and Clair Gipple visited Karns boys Sunday. Claude Karns stayed with Howard Joy and wife Saturday night. Karl Griffin family spent Saturday evening at D G Llesh’s. Clay Lewis family visited C M Spry Sunday. A J Joy helped son Howard with farm work Wednesday.
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