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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
8
Town notes list numerous residents visiting relatives and friends across nearby communities. Names include Brice Ginge, Clyde Karps, Miss Lleytr, Miss Eyvong Coroner, Miss Elva Dement, Miss Irene Gipple, Miss Havel Spey, Miss Berthadist, and Mrs. Spry. Several families travel or host gatherings and attend church and social events.
I H Silvius of Walpole Saskatchewan reports heavy snow five feet deep near Moose Moon, bitter cold with forty below in late January, and snow staying where it falls. He notes war continues, many young men leaving, farm labor will be scarce, and conscription is denied in Canada. He encloses $2 for RECORD subscription and sends regards to Lt. Silvius. Mrs Rowe visits Peoria with daughters.
Jane Hughes Stalcup mother of Joe L. Stalcup died after a two week pneumonia illness at age eighty three in Renton Tribots. Born September 17 1832 in Sumner County Tennessee she married AVC Staleno in 1847. Funeral March 16 1916 at 11 30 A M at her Benton Illinois home with Rev L S McKown. interred New Union Cemetery.
The Incorporated Town of Anita Iowa holds a biennial city election on March 27 1916 at the Town Hall. Voters select one Mayor five Councilmen one Treasurer one Assessor with polls open from eight A M to seven P M. George Scholl is Mayor J C Jenkins is Clerk.
Congregation grows with spring weather as Ladies Aid plans church work Thursday at the church. Review Sunday in the Live Show urges teachers and scholars to recall past lessons on early church history. The pastor to speak on God Never Forgets His People morning and The Unpaid Rent evening. Various residents and visitors noted, including Mrs. Rev. Paul Becker, Claude Bills, Dr. McDermott, and Ira Soper family, with local examinations and porch improvements also mentioned.
The Board of Supervisors has appointed election judges and clerks for the presidential preference primary on April 10 in Grant Benton Franklin and Lincoln townships. Names list judges and clerks with party designations for each township.
A local notice offers high payments for horses for sale with contact numbers G. FP. WILBurn and GEORGE MORGAN. A county officers temperance test at the courthouse is described as passed by Friday with Ed Worthing celebrating a birthday and taking whiskey from the sheriff's vault, which officers and assistants declined to drink.
The Snow Drift brand flour from The Anita Roller Mills guarantees good quality at a lower price than premium brands. A trial order is urged. Also offered are oil meal shorts bran and a car of Swift's Tankage from The Anita Roller Mills, 48 1 ApaAm Haist, Proprietor.
Genuine Red River Early Ohio Seed Potatoes offered at 1.50 per bushel at ne ROE and KOPPEL'S. Mrs. Fred Ditman visited Anita with daughters Mes. Dred.W. Macklin and Mrs. TLeshe Crandall. George Smither tested a painted street sprinkler on Main Street. H. B. Muntendam and wife stayed in the city with Ida Muntendam and B. F. Sisler family. Benny and wife toured in a new Dodge. Joseph Klemish sold twenty head of yearling steers to Clark & Howlett. Alfred Franz donated 1.40 to the RECORD orphans fund. Dr. Frank R. King, formerly of Anita, now practices in Melrose, and is in the wood business. K.S. Wolfer handles heating contracts for F. Q. Worthing, Abe Biggs, Jas. B. Herriman, J. A. Wagner, Ira Bontrager, plus other prospective customers.
Miss Matie Walker returns to school duties in Des Moines Sunday evening. Miss Bessie Henry of Ft. Calhoun Nebraska visits her grandma Mrs. FR 7. Mc Cord. F R Howard returns from Zanesville Ohio after his sister’s death. Alf Steinmetz thanks RECORD readers for cabbage-worn odor home made sauerkraut. James McVey visits Record office to arrange home paper payment. Mari Gaylord of Atlantic visits city with D I Morgan and F O Worthing. M B E Church and parsonage get a fresh paint coat by church members.
The April district court term jurors for Cass County are listed with their towns and names and will be summoned April 17 with the grand jury. Local notes report visitors and residents, including George Deeming, Mrs. Bert Wissler, Col Patterson, Vern Wheeler, Amos Forsythe, and Dr L R Eller.
Mrs R A Robinson has been ill at her Atlantic home. Nate Newton visited the city with Ind L Newton and family. A Christian Church ladies’ group met at S F Cooper’s with twenty attendees. C F Borth of Massina Township renewed the home paper with $1.50. Robert Smith hired services for the summer for Dr C F Harry. Mrs T F O Connor of Dubuque visits Michael Tierney’s family. Homes around town cleaned up for spring. Wm Richter moved to a new farm east of Anita and paid $150 for the Ruc ORD.
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