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Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1917

Page

8

Durable and cheap men's shirts and a croquet set sale

Advert and local notes describe affordable men’s shirts and a croquet set priced at one dollar. Community updates mention Miss Janie Brown recovering from a weeklong illness and Miss Mabel Robison visiting Des Moines relatives. West Des Moines residents Roy Felt and Stuart Beattie plan housing in Stuart, while Wm Hemphill and wife visit Anita from Omaha. family ties to Dr. C. S. Wainwright noted. Uncle John and Mother Young plan a Florida winter trip, likely near Lake Worth, leaving in October.

Uncle John Mother Young Florida Lake Worth Rev. M. Stahl John GC. Young Aucorp Anita John Chas. H. Whitmore

Busy Bee Club hosts ice cream social for Red Cross

Summit Center ladies held an ice cream social at the schoolhouse Friday evening and forwarded all proceeds to the local Red Cross chapter. The event was noted in Stuart News with local residents and visitors mentioned, including Dr. H. B. Campbell and Mrs. Alfred Bailey.

Ladies of the Busy Bee Club Summit Center Adair County Red Cross Chapter

Anita council in special session approves bills

Town Hall met in special session at 4 30 p m with Mayor H Kirkham and Councillors Scholl Pratt Way Holmes present. Bills read include Jensen Construction Co 786 20 and Chas Exline 38 00. motion to pay passed with no nays. Adjournment follows.

Town Hall H. Kirkham Chas. Scholl R. C. Pratt N. W. Way BE. W. Holmes H. E. Campbell Jensen Construction Company Chas

Local Notes and Appointments in Anita Area

A. R. Robinson of Anita Bank and wife return from a Ringsted visit. Chas W Hook of Cedar Rapids named deputy state Fire Marshal to inspect grain elevators and other fire risks. North Dakota endures severe dry weather threatening crops. Miss Mabel Mullin, former Central operator, visited Anita and now works in Adair central station. Lake Bear trip includes Esther Smither and Bert Wissler with spouses visiting Dexter Springs resort.

Chas. W. Hook Farmers’ Insurance Company Cedar Rapids Mabel Mailin Central Anita Miss Mullin Adair Central Station Lake Bear Esther Smither Bert Wissler Dexter Springs

Iowa Visitors Return Home and Relatives Guest

Mr and Mrs Fred Davis and daughter Thelma with Miss Stella Slesser of Reinbeck Iowa visited their uncle O D Aldrich and wife. Rev J H Young returned to Iowa after a year in the south and stayed with his daughter Mrs W H Armstrong. Father Young owns a home at Van Meter and will travel to other parts of Iowa.

James Morgan Bruce Engle Billings Montana Morgan Cheyenne Wyoming Denver C. E. Townsend Harriett Russell Emily Margaret Russell Anita Lake Okaboji Aberdeen South Dakota Fred Davis Thelma Stella Slesser Reinbeck Iowa O. D. Aldrich J. H. Young Southland W. H. Armstrong Father Young van Meter Lowa

Plastering and brick work offered with reliable pricing

Local contractor advertises plastering and all brick and cement work with a first class guarantee and right prices. Contact phone 224. Also reports corn sales to local dealers at 2.10 per bushel and a farm sale: E M Crane buys F L Sisler eighty acre farm east of Anita at 200 per acre.

F. R. Lepfing J. F. Gissib E. M. Crane F. L. Sisler Anita

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Janie Brown Mabel Robison Des Moines Jno. F. Robison Lillian Miller Roy Felt Stuart Beattie Mr. Beattie Mrs. Felt Stuart Stuart News Wm. Hemphill Omaha J.S. Hunter Caddock Bonner C.p.richards Anitaa L. A. Schoonover Towa Anita Bank Wiota Custer Wither Town D.C. Campbell Alfred Bailey Atlantic H. B. Campbell Fred C. Chinn and R. A. Felt Tulsa Okla Roy Colorado Robinson Amos W. Shipman City Council Council Chamber Holmes Scholl Way A.M. Worthing L. R.“Eller Galiher Building Geo. Morgan A. H. Talbott Lew C. Robison John Reimers Adair City Nellie Eneix Eagle Grove Earl Knowlton Nelse Johnson Vernon Hall Russell Cryer John C. Rose Iowa City Maggie McDermott Ruth Foote Geraldine Kiehl Coon Rapids C.m.and C.E. Blakesley Aberta Wolf Washington, Town Mrs. L. BR. Eller Z. C. Lloyd D. G. Lloyd and Texas Beatrice Murphy Beatrice Slininger Hugh Farrell S. J. Campbell Chicago Dean Roe Roe & Kohl McLaughlin Coffee Company Joe L. Stalcup Ottumwa Alma Halvary Rural Bessie Lowell Leland Roe Rockwell City Hannah A. Boyle J. M. Briggs Elvira Hyde Citizens Savings Bank State of B.D. Forshay M. Blakesley D.R. Forshay John W. Nichols Ernest Sto W. R. Spence Lee K. Nichols Insurance Department A. R. Robinson The Ringsted North Dakota Crystal Ice Co Chas. Atwood, Prop Bogota
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