Local Residents Visit Anita And Surrounding Areas
Ali en Wahlert visited the Record office Saturday. Miss Ermine Brown of Berea called Thursday. Willard Miller made a welcome call Friday. The Ladies Viota Cemetery Association will meet at the cemetery in business session. Mrs Saml Crain of Atlantic spent Saturday in Anita with son Lee Crain and family. Earl Caddock and family of Walnut Iowa went to their Wyoming ranch for a few weeks. Esther Hansen of Des Moines is visiting Anita with Miss Irene Johnson. H P Ziegler and wife attended the funeral of Mrs G W Ross in Atlantic. Mrs Joseph Rud and Bertha are visiting St Louis and Chicago. Burt Stone of the Cumberland Enterprise visited Friday.
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Earl Caddock
Walnut
Iowa
Wyoming
Esther Hansen
Des Moines
Anita
Irene Johnson
Joseph Rudl
Bertha
St. Louis
Chicago
Record Sales Citizens Add Their Names and Visits
Atlantic hosts a tent show all week while residents and visitors engage with the local paper. Rec ord caller activity includes Mrs. Louis Anderson and Mrs. Chas Blakesley from Wiota Savings Bank. Julius B Smith requests a one year subscription. families travel to Anita and Lewis. Quimby elects Thos Denham as Superintendent and Principal. Cumberland park restoration aims to attract camping tourists.
Electric light outage briefly brightened town moonlit night
A Monday night power disturbance caused a temporary electric light outage but residents, including Anita, enjoyed several hours of bright moonlight.
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Anita
Ill Child of Eva Hill Stricken by Typhoid Near Anita
The three year old daughter of Mrs Eva Hill is seriously ill at her grandmother Mrs N A McCosh’s home east of Anita with typhoid fever. A traveler notes a sharp view on home life, saying dinner scraps at home differ from those in a restaurant.
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Eva Hill
N. A. McCosh
Anita
Miss Mattie Vais Leaves For Chicago Visit
Miss Mattie Vais leaves Friday evening for Chicago to visit relatives and friends. On the return trip she will stop over in Ottawa Illinois and Des Moines for a brief visit.
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Mattie Vais
Chicago
Ottawa
Illinois
Des Moines
Miss Edna Pieper Visits Kin Across Iowa
Miss Edna Pieper spends the week in Menlo at Mrs. Guy White’s home then plans to visit sister Mrs. Lena Hosfield in Beaconsfield before returning home.
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Edna Pieper
Menlo
Guy White
Lena Hosfield
Beaconsfield
Iowa
Mrs. Alice R. Ross Dies. Mother of Max Ross
Mrs. Alice R. Ross of Atlantic died at her home Saturday morning at an advanced age. She was the mother of Max Ross, an Atlantic post office employee. Funeral services were held Sunday.
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Alice R. Ross
Max Ross
Atlantic Post Office Force
Atlantic
Miss Gladys Pray Returns Home as Anita School Teacher
Miss Gladys Pray, previously a summer student at Des Moines University, returned home Saturday evening and will join the Anita Public Schools as part of the new teaching corps for the 1923 24 year.
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Gladys Pray
Des Moines University
Miss Pray
Anita Public
Cumberland Man Trades Alligator Farm for Cumberland Home
A Cumberland man bought a small Florida tract that became an alligator farm and later traded the farm to a neighbor for a Cumberland residence property.
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Florida
Cumberland
City family takes trip to Iowa City relatives
Mrs. W. E. Kellaway with son Paul and daughter Miss Margaret, along with Mrs. E. E. Grace of Harlan, depart Friday by car for Iowa City to visit their parents and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Aldrich and other relatives and friends.
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W. E. Kellaway
Paul
Margaret
E. E. Grace
Harlan
Iowa City
O. D. Aldrich
Local couples embark on ten day Minnesota fishing trip
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Kirkham of this vicinity and Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Koob of Brayton left Sunday morning for ten days in northern Minnesota. They traveled by auto in Dr. Kob s Buick and expect to land the biggest fish in the lakes there.
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Wm. F. Kirkham
Wm. R. Koob
Brayton
Minnesota
Gratitude for Friendly Gift of Onda Cigars
The editor of the Record thanks his long-time friend Geo W Boatright of Stuart for a box of Onda cigars. The Havana brand is produced by H T Zenor of that city since Ring was a pup.
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Geo. W. Boatright
Stuart
Onda
H. T. Zenor
Car Crash at Weaver Hardware Prompts Police Stop
A group of inebriated individuals drove a car through the windows of Weaver Hardware at Elliott Street in the night, failing to stop until a strong counter was encountered. The incident occurred while residents were said to be at home, according to the Cumberland Enterprise.
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Weaver Hardware Store
Elliott
Cumberland Enterprise
Adair Man Connects New Barnholdt Station to City Power
Peter Scott Jr of Adair spent Saturday wiring the new Barnholdt service station into the electric light system. Rain revived lawns and brought renewed growth to the weed crop.
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Peter Scott, Jr
Adair
Barnholdt
Des Moines Return Of Ida Biggs From Vacation
Miss Ida Biggs returned to Des Moines after spending part of her vacation at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Abe Biggs.
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Ida _ Biggs
Abe Biggs
Des Moines
Mrs Edith Turner Returns From Care For New Baby
Mrs Edith Turner has returned from Extra where she cared for a newborn at the home of her brother Roy Pine during the past two weeks.
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Edith Turner
Extra
Roy Pine
Brayton Farmer Sells 120 Acre Farm Near Oakfield
A. F. Anderson of Brayton sold his 120 acre farm three miles south of Oakfield to renter John B. Olsen for 175 dollars per acre.
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A. F. Anderson
Brayton
Oakfield
John B. Olsen
Absent minded dentist quoted during repair
The Wichita Beacon reports a dentist, preoccupied while fixing a car, saying at the moment he applied a wrench to the vehicle that the action would hurt just a little.
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Wichita
Des Moines Women and Families Visit Ziegler Household
Mrs E L Klein and Mrs G E Thorpe with children from Des Moines spent the week as guests of Mrs H P Ziegler and FE W Holmes and wife.
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E. L. Klein
G. E. Thorpe
Des Moines
Hackwell Family Heads to Langham by Auto
George Hackwell son of Ed Hackwell travels with Walter Hackwell and family to Langham Canada for a few weeks by auto.
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George Hackwell
Ed. Hackwell
Walter Hackwell
Langham
Canada
Supplees Visit Anita for Pleasant Kansas Trip
Wm. H. Supplee and wife of Alma Kansas are spending a few weeks in Anita at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Supplee and other relatives. They enjoyed a very pleasant trip in their car.
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Wm. H. Supplee
Almena
Kansas
Anita
Mr. Supplee
W. A. Supplee
Alligators Reported Killed in Crawford County River
Two alligators were killed in the Boyer river in Crawford county one measured four feet and the other two feet This serves as further evidence that Iowa can produce most anything seen elsewhere.
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Boyer River
Crawford County
Iawa
Chestnut Street parking finished by Chas Scholl
Chas Scholl completed paving in front of his Chestnut street home and sowed the area with clover and blue grass. Earlier in the season the same parking space could have grown vegetables like sour krout or garlic.
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Chas. Scholl
Chestnut Street
Community Club Hires Nightwatch Candidate Roe Burns
Due to a surge of robberies in Mexico the Community Club voted to hire a nightwatch. Roe Burns was offered the post and is weighing acceptance or rejection of the position.
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Mxica
Roe Burns
Brookner Family Visits Iowa Home Ties After 23 Years
John FE Brookner and his relatives spent two weeks visiting Waterloo and Cedar Falls Iowa, the former family home before moving to Anita twenty three years ago. The trip revived old memories and was thoroughly enjoyed.
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John FE. Brookner
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Anita
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ali
En. Wahlert
Record Office
Ermine’ Brown
Berea
Willard Miller
Ladies’ Viota Cemetery Association
Sam’l. Crain
Lee Crain
H. P. Ziegler
Atlantic Sunday
Burt Stone
The
Mrs. Stone
City
Louis Anderson
Fred L. Kuehn
William Spear
Chas. Blakesley
Wiota
Julius B. Smith
Genia Henderson
Wm. White
Clarence Campbell
Lewis
Thos, Denham
Quimby
Massena
Coats
Duvet de Laines
Pannevelaines
Normandies
Orlandos
Evoras
Mociatex
Moussynes
Veldynes
Marvellas
Othe
Warner
Red Fern
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