Local Items Highlight Residents and Farm News
Mrs J M Hull and baby return to Iowa City. Frank H Oken buys a new Ford touring car. Miss Ellen Farwell visits near Orient. Thousands of bushels of apples going to waste. Mrs L E Bean and daughters visit Des Moines. Nuts crop unusually large this year. Fall edition of Montgomery Ward Bible distributed in Iowa. Ralph W Cockshover Republican nominee for County Attorney visits Anita. Des Moines Capital and Anita Record offer subscription valid until 1927. Paul and Miss Margaret Kelloway visit Anita. Farmers of Lincoln township ready for threshing. Howard A Marshall and Wm R Spence visit Omaha. For sale cheap Latest Mace Majestic Range. James Morgan notes crop damage from late rains. Miss Caroline Brehmer visiting relatives in Lincoln township.
Henry sees family in Anita visit
Mrs Kathryn Denham and baby Marilyn of Griswold spend the week in Anita at Grandpa and Grandma J F Galiher home. Denham, once Miss Katie Galiher, was long connected with Citizens Savings and State Bank. Henry offers dig services with guaranteed work and contact by phone 94 31 5tpd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Denham
Marilyn
Griswold
Anita
Grandpa
J. F. Galiher
Denham
Katie” Galiher
Citizens’ Savings and State Bank
Work Wanted By the Day of the Hour
Classified notice seeking daily work with hourly pay. Contact method given as phone Red 230.
Election to English Instructor Post at Ovid Colorado
Miss Anna Ditman received notice of election to the English instructor position in the Ovid Colorado schools for the next school year. Anita Fauna Suplee of Iowa is mentioned alongside other local movements and travel by residents. C E Thomas and wife visited Excelsior Springs Missouri to see their son Bert at the government sanatorium. Miss Lesetta Hereth, stenographer for E S Holton, plans a two week vacation to Wilbur Nebraska and other points. Emmett Newton of Council Bluffs spent Sunday in Anita with his relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ditman
Ovid
Colorado
C. E. Thomas
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Bert
Lesetta Hereth
E. S. Holton
Wilbur
Nebraska
Emmett Newton
Council Bluffs
Anita
Ed. L. Newton
Subscription Paid Keeps Baier Current On Old Home Paper
Chris Baier sent in his annual cash payment of $2.00 to keep his subscription active for twelve months. Dr Jas C Carey and family from West Liberty Iowa visited the Carey and Burns households. Mrs Carey and the babies will stay on, and the Doctor will return later to accompany them home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Baier
Jas. C. Carey
West Liberty
Iowa
Amy Carey
Oren Burns
Pasture for cattle ready for grazing
Advertisement by Wm. Bangham offering a good blue grass pasture ready to turn cattle in. Prospectors and farmers seeking grazing land are invited to contact Bangham for access.
Anita resident W S James visits city before Oregon trip
W S James a former Anita resident stayed a few days in town as guest at his sister in law Mrs J F Scarlett's home. He plans to travel from San Antonio to visit his ailing mother in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. James
Anita
City
J. F. Scarlett
James
San Antonio
Texas
Oregon
Woman Exh'3t at The Fair Des Moines
The Iowa Women's Exposition at the Town State Fair fills the entire Women's Building and expands into adjacent structures. Sponsored by the State Federation of Women's Clubs the State Women's Committee of the Iowa Farm Bureau the Iowa Parent-Teachers Association and other state organizations. Highlights include the Iowa Baby Health Contest cooking schools daily style shows home furnishing lectures and demonstrations pageants nature study dramatic instruction and home management with a new series of daily exercises for women to improve physical fitness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Women of Iowa
State Federation of Women's Clubs
State Women’s Committee
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Parent-Teachers’ Association
Iowa
Des Moines State Fair Harness and Running Purses Rise
Purses for the Des Moines State Fair harness and running races are boosted by over 3000 dollars with total purses exceeding 215000. A Derby Day running races program is added for August 28. The schedule features 300 fast horses from top midwest stables and many harness entries coming off grand circuit wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fair
Mid-West
Record Livestock Show at Iowa State Fair Grows Tall
The National Livestock Show billed as key to the Iowa State Fair promises to exceed the 1925 record in size and quality. Premiums exceed a large sum as more than 7,000 head of swine cattle sheep and horses are expected when the show barns open. Entries arrive from Vermont to California with competitive farms nationwide. A new feature highlights poultry sheep pigs and calves raised by Iowa youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Vermont
California
Famors
United States
Iowa
Plan Old Fiddlers Contest Teebie Championship Teebie
The Plan Old Fiddlers Contest Teebie championship fiddlers contest is scheduled for the Lowe State Fair on Friday and Saturday. It attracts veteran players from the mid west, with over one hundred Iowa musicians having entered last year and this year’s event expected to grow. Contestants must be fifty years of age or more and only tunes from a previous generation will be allowed. Full details are available from A R Corey Secretary of the State Fair Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mid-West
Iowa
A. R. Corey
Fair to O'fer Motor Show at Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair hosts a mid season motor show from August 25 to September 3 with over 100 new designs on display. Eastern manufacturers and dealers plan shipments to Des Moines for the exhibit featuring trucks tractors and inter city buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Anita town notes and social gatherings mentioned
Dr Hess's Dip and Disinfect lauded as money well spent. Frank Lees and family hosted a large dinner with relatives. Cyrus DeCamp of Redfield Iowa visits Anita with his son G M DeCamp and wife. Many residents rush to secure winter fuel. Ira Rater, after a minor operation by Dr G M Adair, shows improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hess
Anita Drug Company
Frank Lees
G. M. Adair
Anita notes on visits and local farming activity
Mrs Verbudah Engle and children of Burlington Iowa arrive in Anita to visit her father James Morgan and sister Mrs G M DeCamp. James Morgan and Mrs DeCamp plan Lake Okoboji respite with relatives from LaSalle Illinois. Harold Alleman of Slater Iowa visits Anita friends as do several Anita residents with Atlantic visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verbudah Engle
Burlington, Iowa
Anita
James Morgan
G. M. DeCamp
Harold Alleman
Slater
Iowa
Robi. Scott
J. L. Carey
Bert Stauffer
J. E. Stauffer
Atlantic
Lightning Slays Team of Horses and a Cow on Wilson Farm
During the recent storm a lightning strike killed a team of horses and a cow on S. K. Wilson’s farm north of Anita. The team lay stacked near a barb wire fence and the cow lay in the middle of the pasture, suggesting stock safety is similar in the open during electrical storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Wilson
Anita
Martin Brehmer Named Record Caller Last Week
Martin Brehmer served as the record caller during last week’s event, handling timing and pacing for performances and ensuring smooth transitions between sets. His role drew note from organizers and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Brehmer
Wayne Blunk Hurts Finger. Under Care of Adair
Wayne Blunk son of Werner Blunk injured the index finger of his hand and is being cared for by D G M Adair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Blunk
Werner Blunk
D. G. M. Adair
Worth Chastian Takes Sudden Illness Move to Hospital
Worth Chastian of Lincoln township was suddenly taken ill on Monday and admitted to Atlantic hospital for special treatment. A letter from Theo Goodwin to friends in Anita says he arrived safely in Walcott Colorado where he will spend the summer months with his son.
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Worth Chastian
Lincoln Township
Atlantic Hospital
Theo Goodwin
Anita
Walcott
Colorado
Illinois Couple Arrive in Anita for Weeklong Visit
J. W. Morgan and wife of La Salle Illinois arrive in Anita on Tuesday to spend the week with brother James Morgan and G. M. DeCamp and wife. Mrs Sylvester Kirkham and son George of Eagle Grove Iowa are visiting Anita families S. W. Jenkins W. F. Crawford and Homer Kirkham for a few weeks.
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J. W. Morgan
LaSallie
Illinois
Anita
Will
James Morgan
G. M. DeCamp
Sylvester Kirkham
George
Eagle Grove
Iowa
S. W. Jenkins
W. F. Crawford
Homer Kirkham
Sunday School and Evening Service At Local Church
Lawrence E Baron pastor invites all to Sunday School at 10:00 and preaching at 8:00 in the evening. A. B. and the preaching service will be held with the Ladies' Quartette from Atlantix furnishing special music. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantix
Pythian Sixters Convention Attended in Des Moines
Bessie Myers Lowell and Laly Faga attended the Pythian Sixters convention in Des Moines this week. Mrs. G W Preston of Aveem spent last week in the city with her sisters Mrs B D Forshay and Mirw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O— Bessie Myers
Lowell
Laly Faga
Pythian Sixters
Des Moines
G. W. Preston
Aveem
City
B. D. Forshay
Mirw. G. M. Adair
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Cash & Carry Grocery
Larson
Frank H. Oken
Ellen Farwell
Orient
Cay Load
Ralph W. Cockshover
Anita Thursday
Des Moines Daily Capital
Anita Record
Paul
Margaret Kelloway
Howard A. Marshall
Wm. R. Spence
Walnut Grove Hog Remedy Company
Omaha
Majestic
Caroline Brehmer
Martin Brenner
Vicinity
Henry
Fauna Suplee
Wm. Bangham
Bartlett
Mme. Kitaieff
Massenet
Iowa State Fair
M. Thaviu
Plan Old Fiddlers Contest
Kentucky
Old Ben Franklin County
Schumacher
Armers’ Co-Op
E. M. Kellogg
Mgr
Arson
Cyrus DeCamp
Redfield
H. H. Turner
Seymour Mallory
Jas. Morgan
Herman Baier
Sherm F. Myers
Helen Morgan
Wyoming
Chicago
Morgan and
DeCamp
LaSalle
Ilinosis
Lake Okoboji
Atlantic, Iowa
John Wahe
Albert Karns
Mimp
Emma Wahe
Roy Foss Wert
Ira Rater Home
Mary Forwinkle
Melime
Miller’s Meat Market
Highland Chapel
Lawrence E. Baron
Clardy
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