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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
6
Notice states entry as second class mail matter dated January 2 1913 at Anita in Cass County Iowa under the act of Congress March 3 1879.
A. Biggs announces candidacy for the Board of Education of the Anita Independent district in Cass County Iowa. The notice identifies the candidate and the district but provides no further details on election timing or platform.
I seek another term as member of the Board of Education for the Anita Independent School District in Cass County Iowa. The annual election is March 10 and I ask voters for their support.
W E KELLOWAY announces candidacy for the Board of Education of the Independent District of Anita. He pledges best efforts and requests the support of the people for the election on March 1, 1913.
The article notes President Wilson will reconvene Congress in a special session on April 1. It laments the timing as unusual and reflects on 1913 weather, a harsh grippe season, and critiques a government seed distribution program as wasteful and bureaucratic.
The text questions Roosevelt's attempt to influence nominations in Iowa and likens it to an Iowa clergy figure trying to dictate New York and Oyster Bay selections. It frames the issue as an overreach by a political figure seeking to control local choices.
A small boy at the foot of the class answered the teacher’s question about Adam’s fall by saying it was caused because someone forgot to scatter ashes on slippery places along the walk.
John D. Peterson of Cass County Iowa born December 13 1854 in Adams County son of George Dickey Peterson of Indiana. A farmer breeder of Short Horn cattle and Republican politician elected to the Iowa House in 1912 and noted for public service and community leadership. Raised on a farm he remained active in farming and church work with wife Mary J Berry and nine children two deceased.
The Ben Gocanour public sale of stock and farm implements, presided by Col. A. G. Todhunter as Auctioneer, delivered high prices. Heifer calves sold for 28.00, two-year-olds up to 45.00, a months old bull calf at 50.00, with other items priced accordingly and buyers pleased.
G W Boatright, Rock Island agent at Stuart, visited Anita recently and spent hours with his brother Homer and family. He also met many old friends from Anita and nearby. Though aging, he remains active and good hearted, lifting spirits of the old-time group.
Anita businessman W. E. Kelloway candidate for membership on the Board of Education in a forthcoming election set for Monday March 10. He is a prominent citizen and school patron whose election would assure diligent service and protection of the district’s interests.
M Tierney called at the ReEcorRD office on Tuesday recalling Mike with a sharp memory of the old Anita Times era. He fondly describes how the writer once served as the Devil under Dad Chase now editor of the Atlantic News Telegraph and recounts a long ago stunt of squirting Old Style juice across a forty foot building into a knot hole.
Isaac McCarty, a longtime Berea resident and friend of the Record office, has sold his farm and moved to a 200 acre tract in Nebraska near his sons. He bids farewell to neighbors with thanks and a year’s subscription, promising to follow local news from his new home.
The H. W. Budd building opposite Dr. C. V. Beaver’s office is now under Abe Goodpasture and will be fitted as a garage operated by John E. Ruggles and Guy Hayter. They will install a line of Metz and Hup mobiles and aim to open next week.
The Harlan Tribune says the Iowa legislature shows no integrity on equal suffrage. A GOP majority backs a joint resolution to let women vote on the right in a year, a tactic to surface its pledge without real change.
Thomas Cooper of Monroe Iowa spends a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs S F Cooper renewing old friendships from his Adair days. He has lived in Jasper county since leaving the area and enjoys life as a settled farmer with a home and garden.
The Record reveals that Duteh Scholl plans a small electric light plant on his farm south of town for special purposes. Readers can ask Duteh for details, as the editor learned the plan by inquiry. The note praises progressive thinking among former friends.
A farm dwelling belonging to Elmer Hendricks and family near Marathon, Iowa, was destroyed by a morning fire while the family ate breakfast. The garret chimney caused the blaze, with little of the household goods saved. Insurance paid the full policy amount after notice of loss was forwarded by J. D. Young. Shorty Campbell and family have moved to the old A Thompson residence, owned by Ben Wagner.
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