Civil War Vet Answers Taps Fire Destroys Farm House
Abraham Biggs, Civil War veteran born in Shreve Ohio in 1844, died June 20 1928 at his Anita Iowa home after a long life of farming and public service. Funeral services were held at the M E church with honors. his family and community mourn his loss. A barn and farm house near Anita were destroyed by fire on a Sunday morning, with partial insurance and substantial valued heirlooms lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Biggs
Shreve
Ohio
Moreland
Eliza Gabriel
Frank C. Biggs
Chicago
Ilinois
Clara
Robison
Sadie C. Joy
Thorle
Merie Robison
Anita
Iowa
LeRoy Biggs, Jr
Kansas City
Missouri
Mr. Biggs
Cass County
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Andersonville
Camp Chase
Biggs
Lincoln Township
Meade Post
Anita Lodge
Obedience Lodge
Columbia Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Council of Defense
Abe Biggs
Barney Coffing
Audubon County
Fred H. Bell
Bell
Bel
Coffing
Mr. Bell
California Trio Visits Anita Relatives Before Canada Trip
Val Kraemer his wife and son from Long Beach California arrived in Anita last week to stay with Mrs Kraemer’s brothers W D Pratt and R C Pratt and other relatives and friends. They lived in the Anita vicinity for years before moving to Canada and then California. They will proceed to Canada to manage retained real estate interests and then return to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Kraemer
R. and
Long Beach
California
Anita
Original Sunshine Club meets for sewing at Anita home
Mrs J H Trimmer hosted twenty Original Sunshine Club members at her Anita area home on Thursday. Charter member Mrs Chas Scholl attended as a welcome visitor. After a one o'clock dinner the group sewed and visited. Next meeting set for Wednesday July 11 at Mrs Norraine Duff's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Trimmer
Sunshine Club
Anita
Chas. Scholl
Norraine Duff
Card of Thanks for sympathy after bereavement
The Biggs family expresses sincere thanks to friends for sympathy after the loss of their husband and father. They appreciate the flowers and kind words extended to them during their bereavement.
Delahoyde Engagement to Quentin Moore Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Delahoyde of Omaha announce the betrothal of their daughter Drusa Delahoyde to Quentin Harold Moore son of Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Moore. The wedding is planned for early fall. Drusa is a Central High School and Stephens College alumna and has dramatics honors. Moore is a Dartmouth College graduate. A luncheon at Mrs. Delahoyde's home celebrated the engagement with guests including Margaret Davis Marian Sturdevant Jane Horton Elizabeth Davison and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Delahoyde
Omaha
Nebraska
Anita
Atlantic
Drusa Delahoyde
Quentin Harold Moore
Quentin Moore
Miss Delahoyde
Central High School
Maderian Club
Stephens College
Columbia
Missouri
Peter F. Anderson
Anderson
C. O. Gipple
C. A. Caldwell
Escaped Injury in Smashup Near Adair
Carl Litterst a noted Atlantic band man narrowly escaped serious injury when a wheel came off his car on Federal Highway 32 east of Adair Tuesday forenoon. He traveled with his wife and grandson who received a bruise on the lip. repairs were made and the trip continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Litterst
Atlantic
Simmons and Jobes
Adair
Adair News
Miss Jennie Boatright Retired From Anita Public School Relation
From Ohio and Kentucky Misses Mary and Jennie Boatright of Russell Ohio visited the Stuhr family in Anita. Miss Jennie, formerly a public school teacher in Anita, has been retired from active service by the Berea College board with full pay and will join the pension roll next year. The sisters are siblings of Geo W Boatright once Rock Island agent in Anita, now in Stuart Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jennie Boatright
Russell
Ohio
John R. Stuhr
Jennie
Anita Public
Berea
Kentucky
Misses Boatright
Geo. W. Boatright
Rock Island Railway Company
Anita
Stuart
Iowa
Candidate visits Anita in Cass County campaign
Mrs. Pearl Clovis Republican nominee for Auditor of Cass County met voters in Anita on Saturday during the June primary race. She plans a county wide canvas before the November election for the two year term starting January 1 1929 and seeks broad support from local voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Clovis
Atlantic
Cass County
Anita
Clovis
CONGRESSMAN VINCENT TO SEEK DISTRICT CONVENTION
Guthrie Center representative Hon Ear W Vincent visited Anita on Wednesday after being elected to fill the unexpired term of Wm R Green ending March 4 1929. Vincent won Cass county and led the district in votes but failed to reach thirty five percent. district convention in Atlantic July 10 will nominate the long term candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ear W. Vincent
Guthrie Center
Anita
Vincent
Wm. R. Green
Cass County
Atlantic
Reunion of Wagner Family Near Casey
A July 1 reunion for the Sol N. Wagner family will be hosted by Mrs. Lou Wagner Kirkpatrick near Casey. Attending are Sol N. Wagner of Ruthven Iowa Elmer L. Wagner and wife Ruthven Wm H. Wagner and family Anita Iowa Howard Wagner and wife Des Moines Bert Amarine and wife Fort Morgan Colorado James and Matt Cline S R Kirkpatrick Casey and Menlo areas M M Robertson and wife Dallas Texas and family Lloyd Wagner and family Los Angeles California. One son in law and daughter and another son will be unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Wagner Kirkpatrick
Casey
Sol N. Wagner
Anita
Ruthven
Iowa
Elmer L. Wagner
Wm. H. Wagner
Howard Wagner
Des Moines
Bert Amarine
Fort Morgan
Colorado
James
Matt Cline
S. R. Kirkpatrick
Casey and
Menlo
M. M. Robertson
Dallas
Texas
Lloyd Wagner
Los Angeles
California
Millhollin Injured In Horse Incident Near Adair
Ernest Millhollin son of the late Mr and Mrs John Millhollin long-time Anita residents was seriously hurt last week when kicked by a horse while working on a road crew south of Adair He was rushed to Cres ton hospital for surgery after a punctured intestine was found His condition is serious He has a wife seven sons and is nephew of Mrs W D Pratt Mrs Samuel Howlett and Marsh Millhollin of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Millhollin
John Millhollin
Anita
Adair
Creston
Millhollin
W. D. Pratt
Samuel Howlett
Marsh Millbollin
State Judicial Convention in Cedar Rapids
The Republican state Judicial convention will nominate four Supreme Court candidates in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday July 25. Chief Justice Truman Stevens from the southwest, W. D Evans and J. W Kindig for the full term, Henry Wagner for the short term to fill Justice Vermillion’s vacancy. No opposition shown. renomination likely. Supreme Court salary is $7,500 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Truman
Stevens
W. D . Evans
J. W Kindig
Henry Wagner
Vermillion
Supreme Court
Forrester Family Returns to Anita Visit Relatives
Alburtus Forrester and his son from Evans Colorado visit Anita with R M Turner and family from Pueblo aiding in farm matters. They tour the old town, reconnect with neighbors, and recall Fabius Forster a Greenfield area figure who also joined the Monday city outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburtus Forrester
Byron
Evans
Colorado
Anita
R. M. Turner
Pueblo
Turner
Fabius Forrester
Greenfield
Bessie Forrester
Anita student is honored at Iowa State College
Miss Caroline Cecil daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Cecil a senior in Home Economics at Iowa State college was chosen as one of six junior and senior girls to act as sponsors of Freshman Hall for 1928 29 The selection honors her for character personality leadership responsibility and dependability and she spent a week at her home northeast of Anite returning to Ames to resume duties Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Cecil
J. B. Cecil
Iowa State College
Anite
Ames
Cecil
Des Moines Man Re-enlists in U S Aviation Service
Paul Bangham son of Mr and Mrs Lew C Bangham of Des Moines former Anita residents enters his second three year enlistment in the U S Aviation service and is stationed at San Antonio Texas on a visit with his sister Mildred a Central Life Insurance Company stenographer in Des Moines Mildred is spending her vacation in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bangham
Lew C. Bangham
Des Moines
Anita
U.S. Aviation Service
San Antonio
Texas
Miss Mildred
The
Central Life Insurance Company
Driver sought in fatal hit and run near Moorland Iowa
Myles Lowell a well known citizen and businessman of Anita was killed when his tire was being changed on U S Highway 20 near Moorland Iowa on June 8. Police chief Flattery and Sheriff Tullar continue the probe seeking the driver of the death car believed not to be soon identified. A man questioned by authorities was released after explaining his whereabouts that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Lowell
Anita
Sherman F. Lowell
U. S. Highway No. 20
Moorland
Iowa
E. M. Flattery
Chief Flattery
Myron Tullar
Anita girl to teach public school music after Drake Conservatory
Miss Dorothy Dinsmore, a former Anita High School student and Drake Conservatory of Music graduate, will take a public school music instructor post. She has been violinist with Leon Garber's Entertainers and performed at conventions in Des Moines and on WHO broadcasts, earning a growing local reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dinsmore
Anita Young Lady
Anita High School
Drake Conservatory of Music
Des Moines
Former Wiota Man Weds in Secret Spring Ceremony
Former Wiota resident Merrill Burnette son of Rev C S Burnette of Stuart and ex pastor of Wiota church married Mrs George Gilbert of Pierson Town in early spring. The couple kept the wedding secret until after school closed as Burnette was a Morningside College senior and Miss Gilbert a teacher in Orange City Iowa. Alma Brooks, daughter of long time Wiota residents Marion and Mrs Brooks, later moved to Atlanta where Mr Brooks died months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Burnette
C. S. Burnette
Stuart
Wiota
Atlantic
Brooks
Record to Print Tuesday Afternoon Next Week
The Record will close forms and print Tuesday afternoon due to the July 4th holiday. Readers and advertisers are urged to submit copy early so staff may observe the celebration and festivities.
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Record
Little Girl of Yesterday Remembers Old Friends
Mrs Bert Amarine of Fort Morgan Colorado visits Anita and vicinity recalling Maude Wagner nee Wagner daughter of S S Wagner and sister of Wm H Wagner. She moved to Colorado over twenty years ago and is remembered fondly as a happy bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Amarine
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Anita
Maude Wagner
N. Wagner
Wm. H. Wagner
Lid
Maudie
Delight in being pinched sparks court trouble
An Audubon county man with a mania for writing bad checks faces multiple sentences that will likely keep him jailed well into harvest season, as he cannot post funds to cover his withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon County
New Dwelling Contract Granted For Anita Farm
Ben F. Swartz has been awarded the contract to erect a new dwelling on Lew Anderson s farm northeast of Anita. Andrew Dennison and family occupy the site, which was destroyed by fire last week. L. J. Hofmeister and B. J. Wilson assist. building will proceed rapidly to completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Swartz
Lew Anderson
Anita
Andrew Dennison
L. J. Hofmeister
B. J. Wilson
Merited Tribute to Uncle Abe Biggs in Anita
Death removes Civil War veteran Abe Biggs a former Cass county supervisor and Anita resident. Born in Ohio he served the Union and settled in Cass county in 1870 returning after a sojourn there. He lived a long useful life devoted to service and his memory honors the flag and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Biggs
Anita
County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Biggs
Ohio
Cass County
Chicago
Army of the Union
United States
Rev Leora Miars Attends Iowa Christian Endeavor Convention
The Anita Congregational Church sent a delegation but stormy weather prevented others from reaching Waterloo for the state Christian Endeavor Crusaders convention. Pastor Rev Miss Leora Miars attended, reports it as one of the finest gatherings with about 2000 young people, and returns inspired by leaders from near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Congregational Church
Waterloo
Christian Endeavor Crusaders
Leora Miars
Iowa
Crusaders For Christ
Miars
Zed Coomes of Webster Visits Cass County Friends
Zed Coomes son of the late Oll Coomes a Wiota pioneer and Mrs Coomes daughter of the Loves of Atlantic spent the past week with relatives in Cass County. He is a Webster South Dakota lawyer who has served two terms as state's attorney elected by large majorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zed’ Coomes
Oll Coomes
Wiota
Nellie Miller and Clyde A White Wed in Carroll Parsonage
Miss Nellie Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank W Miller of Audubon married Clyde A White of Anita at the M E parsonage Carroll Town on June 21 1928 at 2 30 pm Rev Arthur Eastman officiated with Misses Daisy Hyde and Glennie Haskins as witnesses. White works as a linotype operator at the Anita Tribune office and the couple will settle in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Parsonage
Carroll
Nellie Miller
Frank W. Miller
Audubon
Clyde A. White
Anita
Arthur Eastman
Daisy Hyde
Glennie Haskins
White
Notice to Cut Weeds on Property and Parking
Property owners and occupants must cut all weeds on property and parking areas within ten days from this date June 28th 1928.
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Our
Isle
A. D. Bullock
Bertrand Stauffer
Meade Post No. 50
Masonic Lodge
Marsh Millhollin
Wm. F. Edwards
Wm. Watson
Odd Fellows Lodge
Wm. S., Reed
H. C. Lewis
Cha
American Legion
Masons, Odd Fellows
A. Biggs and Family
Congressman Vincent
Wagner
State Judicial Convention
E. P. Chase
C. E
South Dakota
Anita Man
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