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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
7
Eggs for hatching single and rose comb Rhode Island talents red eggs priced at one dollar per fifteen. Pure bred Allen duck eggs offered at 125 dollars for twelve. Phone 22 on 1. Mrs. Herbert Bartley and Tom F. Dement noted for health status.
Attorney E. Holton and Mrs Gipple with her daughter visit. Mrs Pred Richter and child also visit. Cuyeain Nets rising in popularity, possibly from lower prices. Mrs Ira R. Orvis visits. Mrs Claude Barels from Berea visits Paul Brown and wife in Morris Illinois. John H. Schaake visits Thursday. payment check noted for the home paper to January 1, 1922.
Unclear items show neighbors visiting, illnesses, church matters, and home matters. Mentions Mya H L Harrold recovering from an illness, Miss Edna Carey ill, Miss Virginia Radliff visiting Council Bluffs, and Uncle John Aldrich confined at home. Also reports on a new gasoline service station, a moving picture show sale, a coal house fire, and school building contracts in nearby towns with prices and bids.
Wagner and Smither announce they have purchased the live stock business from George Morgan and will pay the highest market price for stock in the Anita area. They invite farmers and stock raisers to do business with them, stressing their goal to pay the top price justified by the market.
Henry W Chehock former Perry school head was re elected superintendent for the coming year by the new Perry school board. The Tribune notes no question on his reappointment and says he has modernized methods and activities, raising Perry schools to high efficiency while he remains a city resident.
Seventeen years of service as Rural Route No 1 in Anita ends September 4. George W Marsh will retire with a government pension equal to about one third of his current 1800 annual salary. The article recalls early routes and carriers including W Metheny and C W Wilson. Old George retires with public commendation and best wishes from the community.
Alice Newhouse Lester born October 19 1857 at Osceola Iowa died March 1 1921 at her daughter’s home in Atlantic Iowa aged 63 years 4 months 10 days She married David Lester March 5 1883 they had five children Pearl Stoffs Grace Schaake Emme Beener Minnie Rachel Fred Lester All present at funeral held at Atlantic Christian Church March 5 Reverend sermon noted family and relatives interred at Atlantic Cemetery
A fragmentary 19th century verse speaks of a blest spirit and pine air in a celestial clime. The text then shifts to a report that Good Friday was the date for potato planting and mentions Miss Belen Dinsmore, an instructor at a State Normal School in Cedar Palace, with garbled surrounding details.
Joseph Rydl visited the Record on Monday. The Ladies Aid Society met all day Thursday at Mrs. Geo. W. Marsh's home. Tissue ginghams priced at 68 and 75 cents. The Racket welcomed Dr. J W Harrison his wife and daughter Anita and nurse Miss Bush at the Record office last week. Dr. Harrison then went to Omaha after visiting B. Harrison at home. Dr. Wiley has largely recovered from illness and seems like a new man.
The RACKET notes Chas H Bartley and family visiting Des Moines to spend the day with Dr Crosby and his family. Advertisements highlight onion sets bulk garden seeds and Gingham Percale aprons priced 1.48 to 92.25. Vera Hoot attended Stuart Lodge’s fiftieth anniversary with A Stanley receiving a Sovereign Grand Lodge gold medal.
Woe announces ready auto and truck hauling with reasonable rates. Orders can be placed by phone at one on Goon Tana.
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