Dentist Dr L R Eller and local residents noted
Dr L R Eller dentist works at Over Galiher Building. R Plahn with wife and baby from Avoca visited G M Aldrich and wife. Helen Dismore travels to Des Moines for Highland Park course. Zeta Scott attends Cedar Falls Normal. Hugo Weise at Omaha for Bakers convention. L G Besser travels to Moulton to visit daughter Martha Robinson. Shorty Campbell and family visit Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Dismore
Des Moines
Highland Park
L. G. Besser
Moulton
Iowa
Martha Robinson
Anita News Briefs Include School Movements and Happenings
Dr G M Adair and wife join Manning visit. J L Stalcup and W C Turner buy street sprinklers from Geo O Smither as Tim Knowlton continues watering during dusty season. Eight grade results show 66 of 225 rural students passed. D L Spiker builds cement walks on his farm. Miss Louise Tiltpan and Miss Lela Blanchard resign Anita teaching posts to pursue studies. Miss Dittman and Miss Blanchard plan further training. Opal Lafferty, daughter of John and Mrs Lafferty, praised for acting in Mitchell South Dakota plays, with Anita friends proud of her success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Stalcup
W. C. Turner
Geo. O. Smither
Tim Knowlton
Opal Lafferty
John Lafferty
Anita
Mitchell
South Dakota
The
Gazette
Miss Lafferty
Holmes Family Reunion Draws Many From Cass County
E W Holmes and wife of this city R J Cornell and family of Kirkman Iowa plus relatives from Massena and vicinity traveled by auto to Macksburg for a Holmes family reunion. Wa Spear returning from Minnesota plans to visit Cedar county and Des Moines before resuming Anita area stay. Frank Jensen of Dallas South Dakota visited cousins and old neighbors in the Highland area while his hardware business remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Holmes
R. J. Cornell
Kirkman
Iowa
Massena
Macksburg
Holmes
Kirkham
Frank Jensen
Highland
W. D
R. C. Pratt
Mr. Jensen
Dallas
South Dakota
John Meyer Ends Life on His Farm Near Anita
Prominent 160 acre farmer John Meyer, five and a half miles northwest of Anita, died by hanging in his barn. Found by his wife at breakfast time, coroner's jury ruled suicide after inspecting the scene and testimony. He had been in good health recently, with a debt free farm and a new dwelling, barn, and outbuildings. Funeral services scheduled for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meyer
Anita
Tts
John
W. Taylor
G. S. Daughenbaugh
Lloyd Smith
Obituary John Meyer of Anita Dies at 45
John Meyer son of the late John and Anna Susan Ehrman died at his home northwest of Anita on June 12, 1916 at age 45 years 7 months 1 day. He married Dora Gunderman of Corning Iowa on February 2 1916. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery after afternoon services at M E Church conducted by Rev Robi W Swick. He came to Os county with his mother in 1875 and farmed in Benton Township. He leaves sisters Mrs George Renshaw Anita Mrs J P Metz Regina Canada Mrs Mary Whitmore McCool Nebraska and brothers Nickie Ehrman Anita and Fred Ehrman Wiota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meyer
John
Anna Susan (Ehrman) Meyer
la Salle County
Ilinois
Otober
Anita
Tllinoiis
Ois County
Benton Township
Dora Gunderman
Corning
Towa
Orief
George Renshaw
J. P. Metz
Regina
Canada
Mary Whitemore
McCool
Nebraska
R. C. Pratt
Nickie Ehrman
Fred Ehrman
Wiota
Mrs James Jordan Dies After Brief Illness In City
Mrs James Jordan died yesterday afternoon at her daughter’s home after a brief illness. She and her husband had recently returned from Oregon to visit their children in the county. Funeral services are planned for Saturday pending arrival of her son Arthur Jordan and twin sister Mrs John Jordan. A farm curiosity is noted at Jno Robison’s place a four legged chicken hatched recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jordan
Oregon
L. R. Galiher
Arthur Jordan
Twin
Bridges
Montana
John Jordan
Tyre
Kansas
Jno
Tidrick family ties and county notes from Anita
Mrs F O Worthing spends the week in Maica with the kids. Fred Tidrick now in Des Moines runs several grocery stores and is a grandfather. Bill Aldrich tops hog danger and avoids a fall near the bay window. Grandma Bean visits L E Bean’s home for Majoria Bell Bean. Fishing yarns from Fairfield, Minnesota are circulating. Mrs Walter Hook returns from Cedar Rapids with husband awaiting operation. Harold G Calkins of Bondurant visits with friends as The Journal expands. Emily Bailey goes to Cedar Falls Normal School. Tressa Lulla visits from Iowa City. Mildred Miller attends Cedar Falls Normal. Descriptions of Grandma Pearson’s recovery and Gissibl’s farm in Anita area appear. The farm tour on June 22 will stop at his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Tidick
Anita
Fred
Des Moines
Tidrick
Montana
Carl
Danville
Illinois
Fred Tidrick
Walter Hook
Cedar Rapids
Harold G. Calkins
Bondurant
Iowa
R. W. Calkins
J. A. Wagner
Harold
Record
News-Telegraph
J. F. Gissibs
Gissibl
Atlantic News
Local Fragments Highlight Des Moines Visitors and Train Wreck
Roy Daughenbaugh was in Des Moines last week. Mrs. Rhoda Whitmore spent a few days there with her father LL D Pearson Zate Biggs and Henry McKelvey have enough work to keep them busy until late fall. Several cars of a freight train left the track near Maine Thursday afternoon and were piled in the ditch with most wreck cleared by Monday evening. KF J Deeming was in Omaha Thursday. Limer Huff was a Des Moines visitor last week. The family of Rock Island Agent Wm R Larimer went to Eddy Oklahoma to visit Mrs Larimer's parents. After a pleasant week in the city guest Sister Mollie Moore returned to Atlantic Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Whitmore
LL. D. Pearson Zate Biggs
Henry McKelvey
Maine
KF. J. Deeming
Omaha
Limer Huff
Des Moines
Rock Island
Wm. R. Larimer
Eddy, Oklahoma
Mollie Moore
Hiram
Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
James B. Lewis
L. R. Eller
Galiher Building
R. Plahn
Avoca
G. M. Aldrich
Miss Zeta Scott
Cedar Falls
Hugo Weise
Bakers
Shorty Campbell
Berea
Rexall Store
G. M. Adair
Lula Gotsche
Manning Tewsday
Adair
Jannie Ward
Helen Dorsey
Wm. Wilmes
Lester Heckma
Carl Kluever
Dune Robinson
Florence Wade
Richa
Ruby Hacklett
J. B. Cecil
Jessie Johnson
Goldie Parker
Lela Storer
Grace Watson
Watson
D. L. Spiker
Louise Tilttpan
Lela Blanchard
Anita Public Schools
Board of Education
Miss Dittman
Miss
Howell’s Hog and Cattle Medicine Co
Howells
Nebraska Pure Food
Sam Karns
Wa. Spear
Rey Davis
Minnesota
Mr. Spear
Cass County
Cedar County
Mr. Farmer
E. S. Wolfer
M. E
Robi. W. Swick
Evergreen Cemetery
Baur’s Royal Garden Tea
Royal Garden
Japan
ROE & Kohl
F. O. Worthing
Maica
Doc and
Mildred Lantz
Bill
Aldrich
Grandma Bean
Causey
L. E. Bean
Miss Majoria Bell Bean
Fiairbault
Buck
Worthing
Emily Bailey
Tressa Lulla
Lowa City
Lillian F. Hayter
Mildred Miller
State Normal School
Sam G. Hansen
Grandma Wilson
Robison
Sedgwick
Grandma Pearson
D. Forshay
H. Blakesley
W. R. Spence
D.R. Forshay
L. K. Nichols
Insurance Dept
Citizens Savings Bank
Roy Daughenbaugh
Crystal Ice Company
A. B. White
H. K. Campbell
J.J. Staleups
Hattie Darrah
Newton, Iowa
City
B Dorsey
Galiher
J. J. Nethiken
Wighland Park
Des Meistu Sang
Nethken
Gwenadden Taylor
IE. AL Tedor
Anita Schools
Li. L. Newton and Baby
Cody
Wyoming
J. W. Macklin
Newton
W.h.hohanshelt
Anita M. EB. Church
Ed. L. Newton
Alamito Sanitary Dairy Company
Alamito
Floyd R. Angell
Anita City Bakery
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