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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
9
Local notices report Karl Godanour’s children with measles and Miss Genevieve Shults ill. Various residents in Highland and nearby towns are described as sick, visiting, selling livestock, or moving. Several births, purchases, and incidents including a house fire and a deer hunt are noted along with church activity and school terms.
Social rounds include Harry Foster and wife at Clyde Smith home and Paul Brown visitors in Anita. Rose Tierney, J. T. Furman, Ora Jameson, Ray Smidge and families are part of recent visits. Marjorie Peterson ill. Norris Campbell ill at daughter Eveet Hansen’s home. Cora Brown teaches in district No 9 and stayed with her mother in Orient. Meetings closed at Berea. Moffit returned to Centerville.
Measles illness eases as patients improve. Earnest Miller visited Wiota Thursday while James Reed aided L. D. Pearson last week. Clarence Hedges went to Atlantic on Thursday. L. D. Pearson and Eddie Carlton traveled to Omaha Tuesday and Wednesday. Eddie Goodrich visited D. L. Spiker Sunday. Spiker called on B. D. Carlton Friday. Chas Olsen and wife stayed at J. B. Cecil’s Sunday. B. D. Carlton shipped cattle to Omaha Tuesday. John Daume cut wood Friday for G. F. E. McDermott. A. H. Steinmetz and Hans Hansen shelled corn Monday. M. A. James and family moved to their new home Monday. E. S. Holton visited at the McDermott home Thursday evening. Fred Sheeley moved to the Steinmetz farm east of Anita Thursday. A number from the neighborhood attended R. H. Campbell sale Wednesday. Lon Dorsey and wife returned home Saturday after two weeks caring for the Harry Cooper family.
The Maple Grove News reports illness with measles affecting Bessie Forrester and Henry Karns' children. Social visits include J. A. Irving and wife at G. C. King's, L. H. Hayter and wife with Chas Jewett, John Dill's family with relatives near Massena, Walter Sisler and Joyce McDermott at F. L. Siser home, and Mrs. W H Karns with Mrs. T T Logan. Lavone Forrester attended a shower at L. L. Dorsey’s honoring Melvin Gross and Myrtle Cornell.
Messrs Ruggles and Hayter of Anita contract with the Atlantic Hupmobile Auto Company to market the Hupmobile in Anita and vicinity. They visited the city and took home a Model H touring car for demonstration, aiming to push sales with several good prospects expected to close soon.
H. P. Kinsey and his wife from Harlan arrived last week and have moved onto the W. E. Clark farm located north of town.
Notice to customers: all bills due at Anita Bank on or before the 10th day each month for prior month consumption. If unpaid within 30 days after due date current will be cut off and not restored until all bills are paid plus 1.00 reconnection charge.
Mrs J F Robison and Mrs Byron Linderman attended the funeral of their friend Mrs Elmer Pellett held in Atlantic last Saturday.
Anita Masonic members attended a Lodge gathering at Adair with work in the degrees and refreshments after. Attendees from Anita included W H Armstrong S F Cooper Rev P A Rickle Abe Biggs John Rogge E A Stone P R Nichols. Last Thursday C D McDermott of Anita, father of the McDermott brothers, bought W W McDermott's interest in McDermott Bros. The store becomes McDermott's Grocery with Henry McDermott remaining manager and possible move of his father to Stuart.
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