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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
4
The seller G Miller offers about 6000 well rooted evergreen trees for windbreak at 25 cents each until sold. The notice notes quantity and price and indicates available stock.
Community notes record Fred Herring hosting and horse work by Dr. Harry, many neighbors visiting homes from O. A. Chase to J. B. Cecil, and trips to Omaha, Stuart, and Peets. An oyster supper at D. L. Spiker’s home capped a weekend of social activity and a riding injury to Herring is noted as he recovers.
In Cumberland and nearby towns residents report on illnesses, moves, and farm activity. Mrs Friese remains ill, Henry Eilts and family welcome a baby girl, and Cyrus Roberts plans a new home five miles southeast of Wiota. boeren, shipping, and road-bond debates reflect broad concerns about permanent roads and suffrage.
Chas. P. Blue sold his 120 acre Benton township farm to Hans Bengard for 120 dollars per acre. Bengard to take possession March 1. Volume I Number 3 of the Anita RECORD received, a neat twelve page paper with home print pages. Mrs. J. D. Peterson moved son Ross to Maine. Fred Scarlett visited Anita from Nevada Missouri. Mrs. Chas. Thomas visited Anita and ordered RECORD sent to Maine.
Fay Leach of Fontanelle visits his parents at the Leach home and serves as assistant manager of The Farmers' Lumber Yard. Anna R. Tierney returns from Fernald to teach in the city schools halted by a measles epidemic. Mrs. S. W. Woods improves with spring breezes and green growth. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Woods of Payette Idaho depart after a visit. Leslie's Weekly features Don P. McClure's fast Main Street run through Anita photographed by Dinsmore at about 40 mph, dust rising on the Great White Way. The piece notes the Republican Party’s ouster from power as proof that change is possible.
Miss Edith McCarty visited Nebraska last Saturday. Mrs. Lizzie Gardner and Mary spent Sunday with Mrs. Wm Cryer. Robert Cryer and wife visited the Isaac McCarty home Sunday. Mrs. R A Caddock and daughter Clair visited Atlantic last week. Roller-skating is popular among Berea youth. Hildreth Hansen ill for a week. Harry Lewis lost a valuable horse after it fell in a ditch. Isaac McCarty hopes to move to Nebraska this spring. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown went to Clarion Iowa for the illness of Mrs Brown’s father. A box social at Eureka Center Friday drew many boxes and funds to aid church rights expenses.
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