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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
1
The note lists August 22 to 31 as the Iowa ex position in Des Moines. It records local residents John Steinmetz and Agnes Tierney as callers and mentions band concerts and a baseball challenge tied to Bill Steele's Colts. Also reports recruiting notices for Des Moines and Great Lakes training, plus a barn fire at W K Kelloway’s farm with insurance details.
Amos W. Shipman advertises a full line of rubber belting in sizes from one and one half inches to ax inches, suitable for various belts and mechanical use.
Social evening for church youth at Miss Erma Newton’s home this Thursday at 7 30. All league age youths urged to attend. Meet at the parsonage at 7 30 then go in a group. Epworth League service next Sunday features letters from old Epworthians led by Miss Edna Pieper. Sunday school expects slides for Lincoln Center attendees on July 20. Usual Sunday services with union evening service at the Evangelical church.
Heavy rains and hail storms disturb area farming with little benefit to maturing crops. Miss Louise and Anna Dittman return to Atlantic after visiting in the city. Carl Millard remains bedbound under a nurse’s care and shows slight improvement. Elsworth and Bird Benson of Randolph Nebraska visit Anita area, former residents of the town. B D Forshay and Lee K Nichols visit Freeport Illinois on bank business. Mr and Mrs Fred Leeper of Dexter and Mrs N Bilderback with daughter Bulah visit Anita at D C Reed’s home.
Born December 31 1857 in Benton township Cass county Iowa died July 16 1917 in Omaha Nebraska at age 59 years 6 months 10 days after a surgical operation failed to relieve his suffering. He spent most of his life in the area except for years in California. He leaves five sisters and three brothers and was mourned by many friends. The remains were brought to Anita for funeral at Highland Church led by Rev Grenyer and burial at Bowen Cemetery.
The Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon at the church and a full attendance is urged. The Committee on the Church Be Nevolencies reports rising interest in Forward Movements. War costs raise missionary expenses while Red Cross and Y M C A gifts are encouraged. The pastor will speak next Sunday on The Inescapable God. Bible School at 10 A. M.
Fred Scarlett writes from a Missouri farm near Bosworth that harvest is complete in the area and yields are unusually large and of good quality. B. L. Scarlett receives the letter detailing the strong crop results.
Former Des Moines conference member Rev M Stahl who led Anita M E Church for two years will occupy the Highland Park pulpit in Des Moines until the September annual conference. Stahl currently pastors a church at Lake Worth Florida and is on vacation. he belongs to the St John River conference. Lake Worth is a growing town on Florida’s east coast about 406 miles south of Jacksonville.
Henry Schaake and wife and the Schaake families spent Saturday night in the city then traveled to Atlantic on Sunday to visit Mrs. Schaake’s parents, Mr and Mrs Henry Snider, with a home visit in Anita planned for Claire Galiher on leave from Huron South Dakota. The return trip includes a stop for osteopathic treatment for a six year old, and Dr Roland Felt of Tulsa enjoys Estes Park Colorado during a winter vacation with outdoor recreation and mountain sightseeing.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy at the death of Horatio W. Marsh and acknowledges offers. Notes new in advance subscriber Leslie H. Crandall and Otto Weigand’s business trip from Omaha to Oklahoma. Mentions illness of Ben F. McCosh and his prolonged health decline.
The Royal Male Quartette has canceled all fall and winter appearances due to enlistment in the U S service. R C Rasmussen of Anita, a member, is undecided on his new work but hopes to remain a resident and stay in the area.
Irvin Joy commanded a force to harvest hay when Howard Joy's team of mules suddenly bolted. The runaway destroyed the hay harvester, creating an unplanned half day holiday.
Ed L Richardson editor of the Cumberland Enterprise and P H Pettinger Cumberland banker and Hudson Six distributor were in the city Friday greeting callers at the Record office Pettinger spent his stay rounding up prospective auto buyers who admire his business manner and the car he sells.
Laura Miller writes from Caron Saskatchewan on July 1st 1917 about her sister-in-law Mary Smither and Carl Miller who died in France from wounds received serving his country. The letter notes hospital wounds, burial near No. 6, C. C. S., and plans to obtain grave location, photos, and personal effects. Memorial services are mentioned for a fellow bomb section member who died June 14th.
Mrs Hazel Trutner Voorhees wife of Leon Voorhees has been ill the past week. On Monday afternoon Dr C J Campbell of Atlantic joined the attending physician Dr H bk Campbell of this city in consultation. Friends hope for her rapid improvement.
Michael Tierney wife and baby daughter came home Monday evening after a pleasure tour through parts of Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. He expresses renewed affection for Iowa and pride in living in "God's Country." They stopped at Glenwood where daughter Rose Tierney teaches at the state institute and plans to resign, returning August 1.
Italian police uncover a nest of German spies and exploit two criminals to obtain vital evidence through theft, framed as part of the war record. The item blends fictionlike drama with official wartime reporting and names no victims.
Last Saturday evening the town’s electric light system failed during a busy period hurting business and leaving Anita in darkness while Adair reportedly caused disturbances. The frequent outages prompt demand for an investigation into service reliability and a pledge that Anita customers receive consistent power.
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