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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
7
The McGregor Stone Crushing company rising from a small hillside farm turns rich rock on a profitable quarry. Al and Frank Sawwell capitalized, bought a crusher and cars, and now ship forty cars of paving material weekly to Iowa towns. payroll at $150 weekly.
Dexter resident J O McCleary’s daughter Dexter Iowa Miss Dexter Stella McCleary dies from injuries after a auto crash near Dexter. Three others riding with her were also involved in the wreck with a Rock Island freight train. This is the third fatality from the accident. Mrs R D Ball of Des Moines was killed instantly and Leon ard Ball of Halleck Minnesota died soon after. Miss McCleary suffered internal injuries.
Judge John W. Anderson of Weinbury county district court cites a 75 percent drop in crime and a 98 percent fall in liquor consumption in Sioux City since Iowa became dry on January 1. Police court cases now mainly involve violations of the liquor law amid a general slowdown in court business. Separately, Iowa university awards honor a large graduating class of 431, including international and out-of-state students, with graduates from 88 counties represented.
John Meyer aged 45 hanged himself at his home four miles northwest of Anita. His wife, whom he wed in February, found the body in a barn. He was described as mentally unbalanced though in good circumstances and of good character.
Special election set for July 12 at Floyd to approve a 45000 bond issue for a new consolidated Floyd school replacing the 49 year old building. Oskaloosa gas plant blast injures several, Denham I O O F hall wrecked.
U S Alumni officers Iowa City George S Wright of Council Bluffs elected president of the University of Iowa association. Annual meeting also backed a plan to publish a new alumni directory with Judge R P Howell as vice president Theodore Wanerus secretary and P A Korab treasurer.
Villisca locals discuss the Kan sas City arrest of William Mansfield for the 1912 Moore family ax murders. Opinion splits on guilt with some fearing hired killer theory, while Ross Moore and Sheriff O C Jackson doubt hired involvement amid heated threats.
The Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge meeting in Davenport set a record with 140 more delegates than any prior session. Officers elected include Grand Master Judge A. Arthur of Logan and Grand Secretary Newton R. Parvin Cedar Rapids. The next meeting was awarded to Waterloo, dues raised to one dollar, and charity appropriation increased to eight thousand five hundred dollars.
About four hundred alumni gathered at Grinnell for the annual commencement, setting a record for attendance. Attendees included representatives from classes as far back as 1865, with especially large turnouts from the 1913, 1914, and 1915 cohorts.
After three years of digging the seep well at Stuart has been completed. The well measured 3,021 feet deep, the deepest in the state. At the official test twelve and a half barrels per second were pumped in fifty five seconds. The water is soft and of first class quality, enabling plans for a water works system sewerage and paving.
Frank J. Neuwoehner former teller at German Trust and Savings bank pled guilty to embezzlement. He received a five year sentence in Ft. Madison state prison for stealing $10,000 from the bank and $8,000 from Stalaysius society. He is 32 years old with a wife and four children.
President Marquis of Coe College announces a $75,000 cash gift from Elizabeth R Voorhees of New Jersey to complete Voorhees Hall the new girls dormitory. One wing is already built and occupied with Mrs Voorhees previously giving $350,000.
The Danish Lutherans here dedicated a costly new church, a centerpiece of the national Danish Lutheran convention. About 1,500 delegates attended as 5,000 members filled the dedicatory exercises, marking a major event in the religious gathering.
Over eighty hundred Iowa Spanish war veterans and members of the ladies auxiliary registered for the annual encampment in Clinton. It marks the largest attendance on record for such an event.
Marshalltown reports John C. Crellin named delegate to the Baltimore convention as the State Federation of Labor selects Dubuque as the 1917 meeting site.
W H Angel of Waterloo, convicted of setting fire to a rented farmhouse north of Waterloo while in hiding, has been paroled before commitment. All parties asked for parole. Testimony showed financial distress and a sick wife. he had no prior serious offenses and was regarded as a good citizen.
United States Department of Agriculture notes that ninety percent of Illinois tractor users operate their own machines or by family members. About two thirds report no downtime when needed, while a third average seven days down per season, highlighting the value of trained operators.
Barnyard manure applied to clover sod and later turned under in spring produced an average return of 4.69 dollars per ton in Iowa station experiments. Clover-mixed meadows left for bay showed an annual return of 88.76 tons at the Iowa station.
During the cutting season the adult beetles feed on young asparagus shoots and lay hundreds of eggs on the tips. Eggs are dark, about one twenty-fifth inch long, sticking upright. Millions of eggs may be destroyed at harvest, while beetles and larvae harm late summer growth. Recent machinery and spray advances enable effective control. A 50 gallon mix uses three pounds arsenate or lead paste, three pounds fish oil soap, and 50 gallons of water applied with a power spray or hand pump.
Guide to controlling cutworms in gardens or cornfields with bran, arsenate, and molasses mixed with citrus juice. Dissolve lead arsenate in water then add molasses and ground citrus pulp. Apply at dusk to keep moist. avoid chicken exposure as the bait can entice livestock.
A Wisconsin Agriculturist description details a rectangular frame mounted behind the tractor’s front wheels and supported at the front by two wheels. One wheel travels on unplowed ground and the other in the furrow with a shield bearing against the land side by a strong spring. The device keeps the new furrow parallel to the old one.
Practical advice for dairy farmers covering calf rearing milking practices and barn hygiene. Emphasizes early calf feeding from clean buckets avoiding dam suckling beyond days, gentle cow handling, clean well lit ventilated stables, avoiding dogs near cattle, weighing milk at milking time, use of ensilage and silos for winter feed, maintaining body weight for milk yield, generous feeding, udder hygiene, and not overfeeding cows to keep efficient production.
At a DP Hess farm near Quarryville a rat infestation led to terrier dogs chasing the rodents to their hives. Many rats were left missing tails after the hunt, producing a brood of tailess young. The report appears in the Laneastset Dispatch via the Philadelphia North American.
An old advertisement advises treating dandruff by applying Cuticura Ointment to irritated spots, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water the next morning. It promises a clean scalp and relief from itching burning crustings and scalings, with a free sample offered by mailing an address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
Two business men clash in lighthearted golf duels every Saturday afternoon. They police etiquette strictly, watching for infractions, and recount humorous incidents such as an earrested ball found in a driver’s trousers before being retrieved with a cry of delight.
Evokes a flea market style ad promising a guaranteed removal of freckles using ethine double strength. Claims an ounce suffices to clear skin, with money back if ineffective. Includes unrelated dialogue snippets about love and a gold cure for humor.
Advert describes Bal- Bum as superior for external horse use and leg wash. It claims products keeps skin in fine condition and should cure lameness, citing trainers who rely on it for external applications.
A dialogue reveals a strained marriage proposal dynamic as a father acts as a strong community figure while the suitor faces harsh scrutiny and questions about his past behavior. The exchange hints at familial conflict and reputational stakes within a close knit town.
Advertisement style note promising a free book on rheumatism with claim of cause and cure. Mentions Jesse A Case Brockton Massachusetts and an unrelated line about a last cook, mistress, and hints. Contains fragmented, miscellaneous phrases and product mention Hanford's Balsam.
A Burlingon Wisconsin reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Tablets and Sanative Wash with curing back pains and side pains in a testimonial. The notice touts the remedy as essential for women's health and urges letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
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