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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
5
A 240 acre tract sits three miles north of Masena. Interested parties may call phone 135 or write Mrs. A. K. Hunter of Anita, Iowa for details.
David Alexander marketed a group of pigs last May averaging 300 pounds each. Miss Erma Lewis has been ill the past week under treatment by Ir. H. Campbell. Ernie and Art Barnhordt prepare to firm in farming on March 1 with stock and implements gathered.
Floyd Gissibs purchased last week a fine pure bred Chester White sow that is a beauty specimen. Julius B. Smith of Berea hauls out a large consignment of corn purchased in Anita. Members of R. E. Howlett's family have been ill the past week under the care of the family physician but are recovering.
Ben Godard and Chas Jewett were record callers Tuesday. Ton E Root and family have taken possession of the H C Bangham farm. John E Ruggles was a record caller Tuesday. J W Ruggles and family moved to town and occupy the T T Saunders residence in East Anita.
Congregational church members and friends hosted a reception for Mr and Mrs F O Cotton with music and talks praising the couple. Mr Cotton longtime deacon plans to move to Shenandoah Iowa, a loss to the church and community.
J F Wells returned from Denver after attending the golden wedding of W C Libby and wife, longtime Anita and Adair residents. Attendees included H C Lighter and family from St Collins, with Hank Lighter previously officiating their ceremony in Oska Loosa. Wells met many former Anita residents across Colorado and Nebraska, including Moore, Brockman, Ferguson, and Soper families, and visited Greeley and Denver homes. He also saw Eckley bankers and real estate owners, Beatrice visitors, and Anita people now scattered in wider regions.
Everett Kelloway recovers from a grippe while I W Joy returns from St. Joe Missouri after hog shipments. Joy visits Charlie and Byron Robison who recently bought a farm and surveys the country. Heavy weekend rain left roads bad and Sunday night brought deep snow and cold winds, promising more Iowa winter weather before grass grows.
Mrs Floyd Gissibs Cecil Scholl and Miss Beulah Scholl spend the week in Chicago with relatives. The Braunhold family, Clyde Bowen and wife move to the North Chestnut street residence vacated by Mabel Spence Janie Brown and Lydia Kuhn. Chalmer H Robinson of Masona sells part of his farm and rents the rest. he and his family will move to Staples Minnesota.
W E E Kelloway and W O Aldrich advertise a MAJESTIC range display week of February 10 to 15. The event promotes cost savings and sanitary, easy to clean design with factory representatives explaining advantages. Grant township trustees appoint Tom G Turner to the board. Jackson Hole Wyoming is listed in a cattle sale notice for Hereford bulls.
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