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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
5
Community snippets show repairs and rentals, church plans, social visits, sales and services. Rev G E Nichols to reenter conference. Lola Foote lives with mother H McDermott. Five Hundred Club meets at Forsdays. Hammocks advertised. Wm Bowen wires and fences. piano tuner R C Rasmussen promotes timely tuning. Abe Goodpasture adds porch. sale offers mare and colt. January and April weather remark. J A Irving promotes woven wire fences.
Worn shoes at VAL noted. WIPGAND & SONS cope 13 tf. Dr. R A Becker reports a boy baby born to Ed Lane and wife Sunday. HAMN 17 tf TOCKS prompts reader satisfaction via coffee and tea. Brown's Grocery phone 300. Robi Hartkopf, Pantorium owner, reports good business since locating in Anita and social ties in town. Piano moving advice urges tuning and cleaning by R C Rasmussen, tuner, phone 2. Barbara Richter hosts E G Club with 500 games and lunch.
L. Daughenbaugh declares he will not be responsible for any debts incurred by his wife Helen R. Daughenbaugh after April 26 in Washington. Naomi Robinson is announced as elected teacher in the Anita schools for the coming year and has filed her resignation with the Shelby board after being re elected in the Shelby schools.
A seller offers President Oats for sale at fifty cents per bushel. The oats weighed 36 pounds per bushel when milled. A sample is available at Millhollin's elevator office. Contact M. Tierney for details.
Board of Education postpones its last Monday meeting due to the absence of one member and the Secretary. The delay pushes consideration of electing a Superintendent and teachers to a future date.
A contractor offers grading, sod, and lot beautification services for Evergreen Cemetery. Orders should be placed promptly to finish before Memorial Day with satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. Contact Phom A. D. DBAN at phone number 4.
Local and personal items list residents and visitors across Anita Iowa including John Reimers Hayes Kelley Mrs Jennie Martin Miss Wilma Holmes J M Grace and J Percy Young transfers to Chicago Mrs Chas Miles and Henry McKelvey families moving to Anita and Beatrice various travel and illness notes and notices for parlor ads and small local business promotions. The item also mentions a jewelry article owner to prove property and a call to claim.
A West Main Street shop boasts more new lays laid in the last year than any other in the county and claims to fix plows as needed. They state they do not guarantee plow work, arguing guarantees are useless if the job is not ruined, and invite customers to decide if the work is good.
Social calls and family updates from Audubon county include N Walker and daughter visiting, Mrs Mabel Sayler in town for a funeral, and Fern L Anderson seeking a Republican nomination for county supervisor. Hogs sold for eight dollars per hundred. Des Moines property purchases by Mrs Frederika Johnson. Dr R A Becker treating several patients. private George Davidson wounded in the Mexican conflict. Barbara Johnson suffers a fractured hip. various farm and business notices from Clyde H Bowen and local stores.
At last evening's council meeting Mayo George Scholl announced the appointment of Chas. A. Exline to the roles of Marshal and Street Commissioner, with the council ratifying the appointment unanimously. George H. Biggs had held the posts for over a year and submitted his resignation to the Mayor a few days earlier.
Local blacksmiths describe their trade and services including fixing plows shoeing horses and general smithing work. They emphasize readiness to help the community with reliable craft and sturdy metalwork.
Dr Elery owner of two fine colts faced a run of bad luck. One colt died earlier. While breaking the other the horse leaped and slammed down, likely breaking his neck. The injured colt also died. The Audubon Republican reports the incident with sorrow.
The Anita Record reports an ownership statement for April and notes no large bondholders. John Beck, sixteen, son of Carl Beck, died when thrown from a seat on a disc pulled by a runaway team near Viola Center. his body was severely mangled and the death occurred instantly.
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