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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
5
Mrs Vern Cochran travels from Brayton to Omaha to visit relatives before settling near Peetz Colorado. Messrs McNeeley and Cochran also depart for their new home with the car of goods as reported by the Extra Journal.
Rev. H. J. Wilkins of the Congregational church surprised members by resigning after accepting a call to Anita Cass county with a $200 salary increase. He notes two pleasant years in Keosauqua and will begin at Anita around May 1. The community wishes him well in a larger field of usefulness.
Hon Jacob Kuhn of Audubon visited the city last Wednesday to attend the funeral of his life long friend Lewis Benson. Kuhn formerly operated Pearl Roller Mills across the Rock Island tracks and served one term in the Iowa legislature representing Cass county. Old neighbors greeted him warmly, recalling his public spirited years and business leadership.
An Iowa law forcing the sterilization of certain offenders and feeble minded individuals has never been enforced. Advocates argue enforcement would prevent generations of crime and social costs, noting feeble minded couples who marry and produce costly offspring. An Anamosa Journal tip mentions horse bills at the Arcono office.
Dr. R. A. Lantz, a veterinarian, arrived in Exira on Tuesday and will stay all summer. He previously resided in the city and is well liked. Lantz has studied at a Kansas City college for several months and remains skilled in his field.
Chas W McDermott of Wiota bought a yearling Belgian thoroughbred stallion in Memphis Missouri. He plans to exhibit the horse at the Iowa state fair and adds it to his collection of prize winners. He recently sold his last yearling and sought a top replacement in Missouri. Charlie is proud of the purchase.
Extracts from Tr De Witt Talmadge on Intemperance urge Christians to unite and act. The text cites Longfellow lines and anti drink rhetoric, praising teetotalism and church power to abolish evil. It frames 300000 churches as the force to end intemperance.
Bleeding wounds are described among Messena Democrats over a postmaster chosen locally versus state control. The report notes dissatisfaction with patron input and the inevitability of the appointment, while also reporting Mrs. Wilbur Wheatley’s extended hospitalization for paralysis at M. EF hospital in Des Moines with little improvement.
The wife of Dr. M. B. Wier of Grant Iowa died Friday morning after a two week Diphtheria illness. She was aged three years, leaving husband and four children. Other Wier family members are afflicted. The deceased was born near Cumberland.
Miss Lillian Stinman resigns after years with the Adair Telephone exchange to care for her ill mother at home near Fontanelle. She previously served as an Anita exchange operator and is noted for courtesy and efficiency. she is sister to Mrs E Thomas of Maine, a familiar Anita figure.
Library添 lists каталogned fiction and juvenile works incl McCutchen MacGrath Hope Rex Beach Beach titles Stratemeyer series Freckles Rebecca Little Women Elsie Dinsmore list and religious works. Notable authors include Alcott Crawford Wiggin Tolstoi Stapp Leighton Ewing Saunders Meade and Parrish with multiple sequels and series for all ages.
Senator Smoot re introduces a bill granting each state and territory ten thousand dollars yearly for agricultural experiment stations. The program would print results to teach young housewives proper purchasing and cooking, and how to use leftovers. He claims reducing waste will lower living costs. Audubon Republican.
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