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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
4
Local notes capture illness in the Karnes family and a busy week of visits and business. The Anita RECORDs first issue proves insufficient. residents from Milfred Iowa to Atlantic visit, ads for Round Oak heating, O Cedar polish, and five collie pups appear. Election of Ed Berg as Cass county board chair marks year 1913.
Chas Donaldson, former local resident now farming in Delaware county, visits relatives. The board of parole refuses to pardon Chas Thomas, serving a life sentence at Ft Madison for Mabel Schofield’s murder in Des Moines. The decision stands until guilt is clearly shown. Walter W. Smith of Adair accepts a book-keeper post at Anita Bank after leaving Furst Bank. John Pilmer of Gilmer Nebraska travels through town to attend his mother’s funeral in Des Moines.
The report notes a dry spell with a frozen pump and visits from John A Cooper and family to Mrs. L. E. Bean's home. Luetta Knights returns from Green Mountain Iowa, while T T Logan showcases a nine pound rabbit caught on a hunting trip. The White Pole road is praised for roadside oil gas repairs and rail access during storms.
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