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Newspaper

Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1913

Page

10

Local notes from Berea and vicinity

Mrs. Harry Foster suffers from poison ivy. Lewis Shipman spent a night with Isaac Brown last week. The Lovell baby is improving slowly. A R Brown shipped two car loads of cattle to Chicago Saturday. F J Deeming brightens up ace at the Berea school house. A Berea group attended meetings at Lyman Saturday and Sunday. Lloyd and Perry Brown of Long Island Kansas visit by motor. Clyde Smith’s new barn struck by lightning Monday and burned to the ground. Some of the grain was saved.

Milo Lovell A. R. Brown Chicago Berea Lyman Lloyd Perry Brown Long Island Kansas Clyde Smith

Burton McDermott Visits Anita With Father and Cousin

Burton McDermott went to Anita Monday evening to see his father. They were joined by a city cousin, Miss Walker, who accompanied them back home.

Burton McDermott Anita Miss Walker Bridgewater Times

County Engineer Car Purchase Questioned

The Griswold American questions why the county should buy an automobile for the county engineer and suggests the engineer should furnish their own conveyances.

Griswold American

Massenaga! Team Player Sam Morgan Visits Corning and Griswold

Cumberland Enterprise notes Sam Morgan traveled with the Massenaga! squad to Corning last Wednesday and Griswold last Thursday to help the team in games. The paper asserts Cumberland teams supply strong players for nearby clubs.

Sam Morgan Corning Massenaga Griswold Cumberland Cumberland Enterprise

McDermott’s Livery Team Unleashed After Sunday Rain

The Stuart News reports a refreshed livery team on Monday left their wagon to dash into a house with the driver delivering goods inside. The runaway caused the wagon to suffer most as the team indulged in a mad sprint for fun.

McDermott Stuart News

Highland News Highlights From Church to Local Visits

Dr and Mrs W R Koob visited Lafe Koob and wife Sunday. John Smith lost a horse Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs W G Wilson stay week with daughter Mrs Lafe Koob. Miss Ella Griffith and Mrs Della Winders of Hugo Colorado visit sisters Mrs Er C Poreh and Mrs Frank Norton. Rev Sitfert preached at Highland church Sunday evening. A party at Chas Miller home Saturday night honored Misses Comeny of Downs Kansas with ice cream and cake.

Ella Griffith Della Winders Hugo, Colorado Er. C. Poreh Frank Norton Chas. Miller Comeny Downs Kansas

Massena Township Social and Harvest Notes

Rex M D Luman and wife visited his brother Albert Sunday. Mrs Louis Steiniger of Omaha visits Wm Watson home this week. J M Garside threshed 2848 bushels oats on H acres about 60 bushels per acre. Mrs Pickerel and son and Dan Bowers and wife visited J M Garside. Ice cream social at W M Folger attended with Berea band. Mrs Wilbur Jemmings and Mrs Ralph Biggs helped cook for threshers Friday and Saturday. Sunday shower refreshed all and sent drivers scurrying home in autos.

Louis Steiniger Omaha Wm. Watson J. M. Garside W. M. Folger Berea Wilbur Jemmings Ralph Biggs Wm. Garside

Local News Snippets From The Record And Star

Miss Martha Klemish served as RECORD caller yesterday. F E McMahon rode to Atlantic Saturday. Miss Minnie Bear visits relatives in Harlan. Clyde H Bowen advertises in this issue. Ruth Wilkin returns from a northern Iowa trip. Mrs A H Mountain and daughter visit Griswold area. Mrs F F Jones of Lewis guests of W J Brown and family. Erma Newton spends Sunday with Frank Macklin family at Dexter. Weimer Pearson in Atlantic hospital slowly improving. Kathleen Koob of Brayton visits Anita with Ben Wagner. Dr H F Campbell reports birth of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Earl Walker on August 19. A daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Barber is ill. Dr Adair attending. Mrs Earl Reason enjoyed a visit with sister Miss Mabel Galvin of Walnut.

Local Social Visits and Bank Move Highlight Brayton Area

Wayne Bullock and wife and M Hansen and wife spent Sunday with friends near Brayton. The Massena Savings Bank moved into a newly built brick quarters. Dr G M Adair attended a son of W H Doral after a horse fall left his shoulder dislocated.

Wayne Bullock M. ©. Hansen Brayton The Massena Savings Bank G. M. Adair W. H. Doral

North Grant items note local visits and transactions

Isaane Swanson visited Walter Clark on Tuesday. Frank Norton had a four day threshing job this week. Mrs Anna Kreamer visited the Ragan home. T W Grim and wife spent Wednesday at the Chas Ragan home. T W Grim bought a cow from Chas Ragan for £50. Winders are visiting from Colorado. Many from this vicinity went to Atlantic last week to see the elephant but were disappointed. Mrs Isaac Johnson Cyrus Johnson and son and J M Cramlett and wife spent Saturday and Sunday with Isaac Swanson and family. Dan Spry, brother of C A Spry and Mrs Clay Lewis, died Saturday evening northwest of Wiota after a brief illness from an absess on the brain. He was an old county settler and highly esteemed.

T. W. Grim Isaac Johnson Cyrus Johnson J. M. Cramlett Isaac Swanson Dan Spry C. A. Spry Clay Lewis Wiota Mr. Spry

Newspaper Subscriptions Offer Inexpensive One-Year Deal

The Anita Record and the Kansas City Weekly Journal announce a nationwide one year subscription for $1.50. This limited offer covers delivery to any address in the United States and runs for twelve months.

Anita Record The Kansas City Weekly Journal

Kreitzburg Moves Family to Clovis New Mexico

Ww. Kreitzburg formerly manager of the J. Brodie store in this city has relocated with his family to Clovis New Mexico.

Ww. Kreitzburg J. Brodie Clovis New Mexico

Mrs. Helm Recovers From Serious Operation

Mrs. H F Helm of Adair, daughter of F H Stacey, wife of H F Helm, is recovering after a serious operation she recently underwent.

H. F. Helm F. H. Stacey Adair

Local Buyer Acquires Lot in South Anita for New Home

Chas. Smither buys Godfrey Miller's lot in South Anita and will move a dwelling from J. H. Mallory to establish a new family home, arranging fixes for comfortable occupancy.

Chas. Smither Godfrey Miller South Anita J. H. Mallory

Bridgewater Guests Of Mr and Mrs McCosh

Mrs J H Jones and Mrs CC L Marsh of Bridgewater South Dakota are guests this week of J A Mc Cosh and wife.

J. H. Jones CC. L. Marsh Bridgewater South Dakota J. A. McCosh

Hansen Family Visit Over Sunday From Des Moines

Julius Hansen and his wife of Des Moines spent Sunday in the city visiting the families of O. C. Hansen M. C. Hansen and Nelse Johnson.

Julius Hansen Des Moines O. C. and M. C. Hansen Nelse Johnson

Berea Man Buys Car Load of Yearling Heifers in Omaha

Robin Cryer of the Berea vicinity returned from South Omaha Tuesday with a carload of yearling heifers purchased there.

J. B. Cecilee Omaha Robin Cryer Berea South Omaha

Cattle Feed Car Loads Arrive From Omaha This Week

Jas Jensen C K Garroutte Arthur Martin W H Armstrong and Martin Hickey each received a car load of feeding cattle from Omaha this week.

Jas Jensen C. K. Garroutte Arthur Martin W. HH. Armstrong Martin Hickey Omaha

Woodmen Picnic Attended by Local Group in Audubon

C. C. Gipple and wife A L Saxton with daughter Christina and Miss Clara Klemish attended the Woodmen picnic in Audubon Tuesday.

C. C. Gipple A. L. Saxton Christina Clara Klemish Audubon

Atlantic lady removes twelve coins from feet

An Atlantic woman underwent a curious medical procedure removing twelve coins from her feet. The article then ponders the unusual detail of her footwear size, asking what size shoes or boots she wears.

Atlantic

Anita Represented at Soldiers Reunion in Lewis

Anita is represented at the Soldiers Reunion in Lewis this week by F. H. Sears Benj Wagner Bertrand Stauf fer Thos C Winder Nattie McVay Abe Biggs and John Kelley.

Anita Lewis F. H. Sears Benj. Wagner Bertrand Stauffer Thos. C. Winder Nattie McVay Abe Biggs John ©. Kelley

Lightning Strikes Steeple as Funeral Held for Nelse Christiansen

During funeral rites at Advent Church near Elk Horn for Nelse Christiansen killed in an automobile accident a bolt struck the steeple causing alarms and a near panic among mourners.

Advent Elk Horn Nelse Christiansen

Frost Damages Wheat Crop In Idaho Territory

Clarence Weston of Haily Idaho writes to his father W J Weston in this city about a frost that struck two weeks ago, causing considerable damage to the regional wheat crop.

Clarence Weston Haily Idaho W.J. Weston

Merchants' Greys to Meet Chicago Union Giants at Atlantic Grounds

On Sunday August 24 the Merchants' Greys play the Chicago Union Giants at the Atlantic grounds. The Giants have dominated the regional circuit in recent weeks, drawing strong interest from local fans and supporters of colored baseball.

Atlantic Grounds Merchants’ Greys Chicago Union Giants

C R J and P Time Table Details

Timetable excerpt lists times 8 45 a m 1 47 p m and 15 p m. The fragment implies a scheduled route pattern or service times for the line. Further context would fix these as departures or arrivals for a transit or rail service.

Also Mentioned on This Page

East Grant News Bery] Spiker O. A. Chase Miss Pearl Hubbs Harry Cooper John Daume Ernest Miller D. L Mrs. B. D. Carlton L. D. Pearson Frances Kohl B. D. Carlton Eddie Lily Story Frank Crawford Mrs. Story E. Burke Madeline Sheeley D. L. Spiker W. K. Carey Minnie Simon Francis Kohl Mrs. W. Elery Alf Steinmetz Mary Dumfee Henry Robison Stanwood Iowa R. W. Pearson L. 1D. Pearson Berea and Vicinity Harry Foster Lewis Shipman Isaac Brown F. J. Deeming Highland and Vicinity W. R. Koob Lafe Koob Wife John Smith Mrs. W. G. Wilson Mrs. Lafe Koob Sitfert Massena Township Rex M. D. Luman Albert K. C. Star Martha Klemish FE. J. McMahon Minnie Bear Harlan Clyde H. Bowen the Record Ruth Wilkin A. H. Mountain Griswold and Erma Newton Dexter Frank Macklin Weimer Pearson Atlantic Hospital Kathleen Koob Ben. Wagner H. FE. Campbell Earl Walker Frank Barber Dr. Adair Isaane Swanson Walter Clark Anna Kreamer Ragan Home Della Winder Colorado Davenport Anita Board of Education W.H. Wagner, Sr Ed. M. Blakesley J.D. Young H. R. Robison W.H. Wagner Snr F.C. Chinn W. E. Fish N. C. Burkhart H. R. Bundy Alamito Sanitary Dairy Co J. B. Beveridge MO. E. Brookner H. KE. Campbell Campbell Block Wagners Restaurant M. E. Church Earl S$. Holton
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