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Newspaper

Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1914

Page

7

Massena ball tournament highlights and local notices

Col A G Todhunter attended the Massena ball tournament yesterday. Bruce Robinson delivered melons to the Record office for the wild animals. For sale twin motorcycle in first class running order. Enquiries to Robert ScorTr. Wilken Monument Works of Atlantic invites orders for woven wire fences.

Col A. G. Todhunter Massena Wilken Monument Works Atlantic Bruce Robinson Robert ScorTr

Hospitable Week at Atlantic Home Hosts

Mrs Frank Bontrager and Mrs J L Carey were very hospitably entertained last week at the pleasant home of Mr and Mrs Lew M Martin in Atlantic.

Frank Bontrager J. L. Carey Lew M. Martin Atlantic

Anita Chautauqua draws crowd and locals visit

A busy week in Anita features a large turnout for the band concert on Tuesday night. Numerous local residents and visitors from Des Moines, Casey, Atlantic, and other towns are noted stopping by the RECORD office and attending events.

Anita

Notable Adair Visitor Miss Mary Bangs in City Visit

Miss Mary Bangs of Adair spent last week in the city as a guest of Miss Lei la Blanchard, sharing social visits and local hospitality.

Mary Bangs Adair Leila Blanchard

Record Shifts Address To Blackfoot Idaho From Colorado

J. F. Cochran, once living nearby and now in Loveland Colorado, has ordered his mailing address changed to Blackfoot Idaho.

J. F. Cochran Loveland Colorado Blackfoot Idaho

Woven wire fences offered at reasonable prices

J A Irving advertises a full range of woven wire fences with affordable prices and invites calls before ordering. The notice mentions the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Harris in Lewistown with 200 guests. Also lists two 1 1/2 acre farms for sale near Canby Adair Co Iowa with good terms and broker contact H W Brower Greenfield IA.

J. A. Irving Mrs. J. Harris Lewis Canby Adair Co Iowa H. W. Brower Greenfield

Local social visits and family illness noted

c H McDermott and family from Stuart spent Sunday in the city with J D Young and wife. Mrs B K Gaylord of Fort Collins Colorado, visiting B L Scarletts, was called to Hutchinson Kansas by the serious illness of daughter Grace Shumway.

C. H. McDermott Douglas Stuart J. D. Young B. K. Gaylord Fort Collins Colorado B. L. Scarlett Hutchison, Kansas Grace Shumway

Northwestern pays Mabel Millikan 3.5 million after train death

Mrs Mabel Scoggin Millikan receives 3 500 000 from Northwestern Railway Co in full settlement of all claims after her husband was struck and killed by a Northwestern fast train at Tama Iowa two weeks earlier. The report also notes visits by Viola and Belle Smith to Denver and local comments on other residents and movers in Cass County.

Mabel Scoggin Millikan Northwestern Tama Iowa Northwestern Railway Company Viola Belle Smith Martin Smith Massena Township Denver Colorado Belle Cass County

Well Cleaning and Repair Offered by Frank H Knowlton

Local advertisement by Frank H Knowlton offers well cleaning and repair services for the season. Claims first class work at a reasonable price. Includes contact name and brief service promise.

Frank H, Knowlton

Grange Chautauqua Guests and Local Officials Visit

Misses Mildred and Reba King visit grandparents while parents tour South Dakota. The father of Herman Gotsh, linked to Dr. G M Adair and B D Forshay, died in Manning last week. Chas Sherritt and wife hosted J A Irving and wife for the Chautauqua closing, and Lew M Martin, highway official, was in town Saturday calling on locals.

Mildred Reba King Grandpa Grandma Scholl South Dakota Herman Gotsh Chas Sherritt Wiota J. A. Irving Lew M. Martin Highway Commission

Local Socials Share Visits Across Nearby Towns

Miss Leona Berger of Sioux Falls South Dakota has visited Miss Anna O Leary for a week. Berger formerly lived in Adair. Lara and Charles Marsh children of Mr and Mrs A H Marsh visited Anita and vicinity then returned to Omaha. Frank W Stager from Stuart in the restaurant business spent Tuesday in Anita for business matters.

Leona Berger Sioux Falls South Dakota Anna O'Leary Miss Berger Adair Lara Charles Marsh A. H. Marsh Anita Omaha Frank W. Stager Stuart

War News From Close To The Scene Of Action

Reverend H J Wilkins has collected English newspapers revealing brief war items from near the front lines. The clergyman notes fragments show local impressions and small updates amid the broader conflict.

H. J. Wilkins

Mourns for Otta Williams Luman in Rural Iowa

Mrs. Otta Williams Luman died after a brief illness at her home southwest of Anita aged 22. She leaves husband Albert Luman and two children, a two year old boy and a two week old infant. The body was sent to Zanesville Ohio for burial. W.L. Ryan, Fort Collins proprietor, shot and killed lawyer Newton W. Crose in a Fort Collins office after threats to "get even."

Isaac McCarty Bingham Nebraska Anna Vernon Berea Mother McCarty Parl Galt California Otta Williams Luman Albert Luman Anita Zanesville Ohio W.L. Ryan Star Amusement Parlors Fort Collins Colorado Newton W. Crose

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