Pioneer and veteran John M Brewster dies at 85
John M Brewster a Civil War veteran and descendant of Elder William Brewster died at his Atlantic home on Thursday August 6 at age 85 years 1 month 13 days Born June 24 1840 in Geauga County Ohio he served four years In the Second Ohio Cavalry witnessing Sheridan ride and the Lee surrender He married Clara A Brooks in 1869 four children survive and services were held at Atlantic M E Church with interment in Atlantic Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Brewster
William Brewster
Mayflower Band of Pilgrims
Cass County
Atlantic
Geauga County
Ohio
Mr. Brewster
Jesse and
Anna Brewster
New York State
Elder Brewster
Mayflower
Plymouth
Br. Brewster
Second
Ohio Cavalry
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Army of the Potomac
Phil Sheridan
Sheridan
Brewster
Lee
Appomatox
Clara A. Brooks
van Buren County
Iowa
A. H. Workman
Portland
Oregon
F. M. Nebe
E. P. Brewster
Chehalis
Washington
R. B. Brewster
Seattle
Paul Alexander Workman
Esther Bell Workman
Clara Louise
Frederick Martin Nebe
Auto collision near Wiota cemetery involves George Bills
Two cars collided head on west of the Wiota cemetery Saturday night on the way to Atlantic. Drivers were blinded by lights but neither vehicle was badly damaged and no occupants were injured.
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George Bills
Wiota
Atlantic
Visiting Old Home Folks In Anita Route
W C Diesing and family of Marshalltown Iowa visited old time friends in Anita this week en route to Walnut where they will be guests of Mrs Diesings mother and sisters Mrs Rog ers Mrs Bertha Mueller and Mrs Nettie Schlotfeldt former Anita residents
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W. C. Diesing and Family
Marshalltown
Iowa
Anita
Walnut
Diesing
T. H. Rogers
Bertha Mueller
Nettie Schlotfeldt
Anita-Adair Band to Furnish Music for Manning Celebration
The Anita Adair Band, renowned in western Iowa, awarded the contract to provide music for a two day Manning celebration on September 7 and 8. They may also give a concert at Wall Lake on September 6.
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Anita-Adair
Iowa
Manning
Wall Lake
Back to Old Ohio Home Vacation Trip Planned by Luman Family
Mr and Mrs M H Luman and daughters Louise and Pearl and E B Luman left Monday morning by auto for Zanesville Ohio to visit Mrs Luman's mother and Mother Luman who has been in ill health for some time They plan to camp along the way and make it a real vacation trip.
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M. H. Luman
Louise
Pearl
E. B. Luman
Zanesville
Ohio
Des Moines Sunday Visit by Dr and Mrs Mikkelsen
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Mikkelsen spent Sunday in Des Moines visiting local events and enjoying the city.
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Arthur Mikkelsen
Des Moines
Long-Time Atlantic Resident Mrs Sophia Neff Dies
Mrs Sophia Neff 71 a longtime Atlantic resident dies at her son Lou Neff's home on her 72nd birthday from heart trouble. Born August 2 1853 in Wisconsin she married Silas Neff in 1874 and moved to Shelby Iowa then Atlantic in 1877. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters sixteen grandchildren two sisters and other relatives. Funeral at Atlantic M E church with Rev M A Gable officiating, burial in Atlantic cemetery.
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Sophia Neff
Lou J. Neff
Atlantic
Neff
Louis Knolhoff
Wisconsin
Silas Neff
Darlington
Shelby County
Iowa
Walnut
Philo Neff
Frances Wright
Audubon
Frank Pellett
Hamilton
Illinois
Ira Stetzel
Ross
Emma Keebe
Kate Neff
Liberal
Kansas
Atlantic M. E
M. A. Gable
Atlantic Cemetery
Expense of Newspapering Sees Postage Hike Burden Publishers
The article notes newspaper production costs more than doubled since 1914 and Congress raises postage rates, forcing publishers to cover extra charges. It argues bureaucratic staff waste adds to expenses, eroding profits from subscriptions.
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Sary
Short crops in Oklahoma due to lack of rain
Leon G. Voorhees reports that nearly all Oklahoma crops except cotton will fail this year from inadequate rainfall at critical times. Despite this, oil wells continue to gush at normal rates, and there is no imminent danger of the region going broke for those with productive oil holdings.
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Leon G. Voorhees
Oklahoma
Cass County Loses Judge Whitmore in Resignation
Announcement that Judge Tom C. Whitmore will retire from the Cass County district bench on September 1 cites his wife Mrs Whitmore’s ill health and home needs. He will be succeeded by former State Senator H J Mantz of Audubon, whose appointment was announced by Governor Hammill.
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Tom C. Whitmore
Tom
Whitmore
Cass County
Iowa
H. J. Mantz
Audubon
Hammill
Former Anita Lady Clara Angell Dies at 57 in Atlantic
Clara Amelia Angell widow of J W Angell died of paralysis at her Atlantic home on August 4 at age 57. Born December 17 1868 in Warren County Illinois she moved with her family to Des Moines then Anita before marrying James William Angell in 1889. Survived by four children Archie Beulah Fred Floyd and sister Laura Deeming. Funeral service held at the late home then at Evergreen Cemetery Anita.
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Clara Amelia Angell
J. W. Angell
Rock Island
Anita
Atlantic
Angell
Wm. B. Semerroth
Warren County
Illinois
Des Moines
James William Angell
Beulah M. Angell
Laura Deeming
M. A. Gable
Atlantic M. E. Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Death of Cass county pioneer Harper Kirk
Harper Kirk aged ninety in 1897 departed this life August 6 at Stratham New Hampshire. He was born in Indiana April 8 1837 and came to Cass county Iowa in 1856 settling in Franklin township. He leaves two children John R Kirk and Bessie Daughenbaugh, seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. The body returned to Wiota for funeral services at the M E Church conducted by Rev M A Gable with interment in Wiota cemetery.
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Harper Kirk
Cass County
Wiota
Bessie Daughenbaugh
Stratham
New Hampshire
Timothy
Ann (Bailey) Kirk
Indiana
Iowa
Franklin Township
Lizzie Wood
John R. Kirk
Willisea
Kirk
M. E
Des Moines
M.E. Church
S. H. Kirk
Atlantic
Former Anita resident couple visits city after anniversary
Isaac Houck and his wife of University Park Iowa, long-time Anita residents, spent Monday in the city visiting old friends on their return from the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Peter F Anderson in Ross Iowa. The Houcks have leased their University Park home and will winter in Florida.
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Isaac Houck
Univerity Park
Iowa
Anita
Houck
Peter F. Anderson
Ross
University Park
Florida
Death of Only Son Pratt Child Dies at Six
Charles Pratt six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Pratt of Benton township died Tuesday noon after a three week illness from intestinal complications. An operation was performed last week. Funeral services set for Thursday at one P M at the family home with burial in Evergreen cemetery nearby.
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Charles Pratt
George E. Pratt
W. D. Pratt
J. D. Young
Benton Township
Evergreen Cemetery
Car headed for ditch in mud on Whiteway 7 highway
Balloon tired tourist driven auto traveling westbound along Whiteway 7 highway east of Anita slid in deep mud and crashed into the road railing breaking three posts. The driver was saved from a steep embankment and possible serious injury.
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Whiteway 7
Anita
Postmaster General Predicts Higher Revenues for Post Office
The Postmaster General says post office revenues will rise if Congress continues to shift the national and war debts onto newspaper publishers. He notes publishers have faced a newspaper postage hike of at least four hundred percent, making them both beneficiaries and losers, and scapegoats in the burden.
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New
Congress
Celebration marks sixtieth anniversary in Audubon county
Sol N. Wagner with Elmer L. Wagner and wife from Ruthven Iowa traveled to Anita on Friday to join relatives and old friends in the celebration of Mr and Mrs Peter F Andersons sixtieth wedding anniversary at the Fern Anderson home near Ross Audubon county. The Anderson and Wagner familiesare well known former Anita residents and many people attended the event.
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Sol N. Wagner
Elmer L. Wagner
Ruthven
Iowa
Anita
Peter F. Anderson
Fern L. Anderson
Ross
Audubon County
Anderson
Wagner
Ardmore Man Travels to Lake Okoboji Summer Cottage
Ardmore Oklahoma resident Leon G Voorhees visits the lakes on his way to Lake Okoboji where Mrs Voorhees and their child are spending the summer at a cottage. He has recovered from injuries from a recent car accident on his return trip from Anita to Ardmore and bought a new car after the wreck.
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Leon G. Voorhees
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Lake Okoboji
McNeely Visits Anita As Colorado Farmer Recovers
W. H. McNeely, former Anita resident now in Peets Colorado, spends the week in Anita and Adair to oversee his east of town farm. He was recently discharged from Sterling Colorado hospital after weeks of recovery from injuries in a runaway. He says Colorado crops show modest improvement over recent years.
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W. H. McNeely
Anita
Peets
Colorado
Adair
Mr. McNeely
Sterling Colorado
Delay Reduces Water Supply at City Plant
The city water works plant faced a temporary shortage due to a delay in receiving pump repairs. Officials report the equipment is now in first class condition and anticipate a sufficient supply for all uses in a short time, a message welcomed by regular water users.
Improving Township Road Near Anita
The township highway along the old C. E. Townsend homestead northwest of Anita is repaired with a new channel cut, the bridge torn out, old channels filled, and grading to unprecedented levels. Supervisor H. G. Armentrout oversees the district project.
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C. E. Townsend
Anita
H. G. Armentrout
Celebrate 86th Birthday of Walter S Sherman in Garfield
Walter S Sherman former Lincoln township resident recently living in Garfield Washington will celebrate his eighty six birthday on Sunday August 30 with Mother Sherman, their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren plus many friends. The Shermans remain in good health with a pleasant home and garden and Uncle Walt is spry for his age.
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Walter S. Sherman
Lincoln Township
Garfield
Washington
Mother Sherman
Vicinity
Anita
Former M. E. Minister Rev J H Senseny Dies
Rev. J H Senseny, long time Methodist minister of the Des Moines conference, died recently at his Long Beach home. He joined the conference in 1882 and served actively until 1916, including six years as Presiding Elder and many notable charges.
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J. H. Senseny
Des Moines Conference
Long Beach
California
Des Moines
Senseny
Fort Morgan Couple Visit Anita Family During Week
Bert Amarine and his wife of Fort Morgan Colorado stay with Mrs. Amarine’s brother W. H. Wagner in Anita and visit relatives. They also attended the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Uncle Peter and Aunt Barbara Anderson at the F L Anderson home in Audubon county last Sunday.
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Bert Amarine
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Anita
Expensive Leak at Fontanelle Tank Drains 2595 Gallons
The Standard Oil Company manager at Fontanelle reports a kerosene leak spilling at least 2,595 gallons. The loss impacts John D. and may delay pennies for the Sunday School for a week or two.
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Standard Oil Company
Fontanelle
John D
Chautauqua Quality Questioned By Public Critics
The piece argues Chautauqua can be a national success again but claims it is currently misrepresented and misused by various parties. It contends some seek personal gain over delivering value to paying communities, and urges reform to meet public expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Million Dollar Shower Boosts Crops Across Parched County
A heavy rainfall of two and a half inches in 24 hours drenched the area easing drought. Farmers expect record corn yields barring frost or hail while pastures gardens and potatoes received significant benefit from the timely soak.
Morgan resigns from Atlantic Daily News Telegraph staff
A. C. Morgan, valued for his work at the Atlantic Daily News Telegraph, resigns due to ill health and plans to move west to escape hay fever and rag weed nuisances that make life difficult during dog-days.
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A. C. Morgan
Atlantic Daily News-Telegraph
Far West
Youngsters Build Autos Planes and Radios During Visit
Gordon Galiher of Atlantic spends the week with Sherman F. Lowell. The two youngsters are busy constructing autos airplanes and radios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Galiher
Atlantic
Sherman F. Lowell
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