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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
8
Ralph Forshay uses a cane due to severe injuries from a ball game on July 4. The Missionary Society of the M E Church met with Mrs F H Sears on Tuesday afternoon and served a ten cent tea.
A Guthrie Center gentleman has leased second floor rooms in the Chambers building for a new mat factory. R. C. Rasmussen and his company of singers and musicians report growing engagements in Mexico with strong success.
Jno W Turner of Hastings Nebraska is spending the week in the city visiting his-year-old cousin Caskman and other relatives and friends.
J P Jones traveled to Wieta last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Nancy Roe who had been acquainted with him for over forty years.
Mrs Val Kreamer, formerly of this vicinity, now living in Wilcox, Canada, is the guest of her brother R. C. Pratt and his family.
Senator A C Savage W H Burr G B Lynch and Ralph Lynch of Adair visited the city Thursday afternoon. Val Wiegand’s store offers a special sale of Ladies and Mens Oxfords, drawing crowds. Effie Blood of Des Moines stays with her mother and sister Mrs W Q Blood and Miss Grace Blood. Ruth Wilkins hosted a Whensing ton party for Miss Edna Bissel with ice cream and cake. W E Kelloway shipped four car loads of cattle to Omaha and two more last night, with several loads on the Chicago market a week earlier.
S. H. Harrison is recovering from injuries suffered in a runaway near Marne a couple of weeks ago. His daughter Mrs. G. F. Hayter, who helped in Marne, has returned to her home in this city.
The page lists a series of local items including C D Worthing and wife spending the 4th in Anita, Robbie Burns named as new clerk at Staff's Hotel, and notices promoting season tickets for the Anita Chautauqua. It notes a band concert, a speech by W J Bryan at the Anita Chautauqua on July 24, plus various small notices on farming, guests, travel, and renovations around Anita and nearby towns.
Rastus R Rasmussen traveling with a musical company in the far south sends a postal card from 200 miles distant noting four genuine bull fights in operation. He claims he entered the ring and twisted a bull by the horns, then made Bull Durham and smokes it before a photo could be taken.
A series of small town notices recount visits and greetings among residents including H Bren and family, Orson Brown in Atlantic, and Katharine Reece in Stuart. Events mention a $500 carnival takedown in Anita, a baby born to Frank Charles, fireworks destruction, and various visits to and from Anita, Massena, Greenfield, and Omaha.
Harry Lewis lost a valuable horse last week. The Berea Band played in Fontanelle the Fourth. Mrs. Coffin visits with granddaughter Mrs. Fred Woods. Herman Wicks of Clarion visited relatives in the area. D L Gardner and son Jesse were business visitors at Bridgewater. Miss Mamie Musmaker of Greenfield visits sister Mrs EK Broadfoot. families of Isaac and Allen Brown and Herman Wicks spent Thursday at Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. I N Taylor entertained Sullivan and Caddock families at Sunday dinner. Miss Mary Gardner visited friends in Massena. Mrs. Milo Lovell visiting Fontanelle with relatives and will be away a couple weeks.
Roy Scott and his wife from Omaha visited Frank Bontrager and his wife last week. Business commitments forced Roy to shorten the stay, while Mrs. Scott plans to remain for an indefinite period to enjoy the country air.
Sheriff W H Bosley and Deputy Byers were at Maine to serve a search warrant when Bosley tore ligaments in his right foot after stepping on a stair. He was unable to walk and had to be carried home by carriage. Dr Farr attended him on Tuesday.
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