Local Notes and Advertisements from Atlantic Area
Dr L R Eller dentist and Miss Mary Clark visit relatives. Holmes Lumber Yard promotes window glass and screen doors. George Morgan and Wilson Bros ship horses to Creston. Farmers Supply receives new paint on building. Prof Irwin Hayenga visits Anita. Mrs Oscar Currier of Atlantic visits relatives. For sale one full blood Chester boar two years old. A well drilled at W G McFarland farm Massena township reaches fifty one and a half feet water at sixty six feet depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
L. C. Campbell
W. G. McFarland
Massena Township
Local notes on moves, meetings, and show preparations
Co J Goodpasture and family moved to a residence recently bought from Mrs BE. T Chester F O Worthing and Jesse McElfresh and Sherm F Myers visited W H Bosley who is ill after a partial stroke. A suffrage meeting will be held at Lincoln Center Church Friday evening with Mrs Edith McElroy speaking. all invited. W H Karns and wife travel to Bremerton WA to visit daughter Mrs Emmett Pratt and family, planning to stay until September unless homesickness strikes. A show of horses on Saturday draws buyers to town. efforts urged to prepare Colts for the 1916 show. The note also mentions farm tool upkeep, plows, cultivators, and horse care at Millard's on West Main Street 1821. L R Galiher F R Leffingwell and Nelse Johnson spent Sunday with families. Mrs Emma McIntyre Hofmeister and Mrs Maggie Miller Trumbull were visitors at the RECORD office. Wesley Donaldson, O C Donaldson's son, seeks Republican nomination for Clerk in Audubon county. A candy and pop-corn duo caused playful chatter about a possible alliance. L P Hadley slipped with illness resembling appendicitis but avoided surgery. John E Ruggles returns from Oelrichs SD where he and family own homesteads. Ruth and Edith Turner, once Anita residents, are now in love with the area. The G A R Quartette began rehearsals for Memorial Day and the Soldiers' Reunion in August 10–11, featuring R C Rassmusson, W H Wagner Jr, Wm R Spence, and Sherm F Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard’s
West Main Street
Local items and notices from Cass County and surrounding towns
Various public notices and short items include Libbys Sour Krout priced at five cents per can at City Market, Mrs Bessie Jenkins Stone and children returning to Omaha, Hd L Newton attending Cass County Taxpayers League meeting, plant delivery offered, Hattie and Esther Kuehn visiting Arcor office, tile ditching services offered, Robert Cryer new stockyards and home slaughter, P R Nichols in town, Greenfield Chautauqua dates, Haney Booth visiting Atlantic, Wilma Nell Holmes returning to Des Moines, F T A Roof Paint ad, Board of Supervisors meeting, paint price ads, Miss Zeta Vernon visiting, Bangham requesting Recrop to North Dakota, Lewis district votes $70,000 for new school building, N W Way Ed Newton and R H Storer at United Taxpayers meeting in Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Jenkins Stone
Katharine
Ward
Omaha
Libby
City
Anita's town model home deficit noted in records
No town in the state can boast of as few empty dwelling houses as Anita. Estimates on all kind of Building Material cheerfully made at Holmes' Lumber Yard. Landlord Wiley of the Victoria has placed a canopy over the main entrance of the popular hotel as part of extensive improvements since taking possession. B D Forshay and son Mick autoed to Atlantic Saturday. For oiling your harness visit 48 tf. McEvoy & Johnson. L C Bangham plans to place several hundred acres near Bismark North Dakota into a small grain crop, hoping to stay busy but still read the RECORD weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Holmes’ Lumber Yard
Wiley
The
Victoria
L. C. Bangham
Bismark
North Dakota
Local Cafe Decorated As Bargains Highlight Rural Update
The interior of D C Bell's Cafe is neatly painted and decorated. Real Bargains in Hog Fence at Holmes' Lumber Yard. Mr and Mrs J D Young and daughter from Anita visited Cumberland with Mrs Ed Richardson while Mr Young handled insurance at Cumberland Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Bell's Cafe
Holmes
J. D. Young
HB. McDermott
Douglas
Anita
Ed. L. Richardson
Mr. Young
Cumberland Savings Bank
Cumberland Enterprise
Town cleanup urged as holidays approach
With Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Old Soldiers' Reunion and Chau tauqua looming, residents are urged to push for a thorough cleanup to improve the town's appearance and spirit.
Milk production with special care and a five year cow
A two year old heifer under ordinary care yields one pound of butter fat daily, worth over 811.00 monthly. With special care and attention her output should rise during the same period. A five year old cow’s milk production is also discussed. For care and production facts, visit Alamito Sanitary Dairy Company's station in Anita. Senator Jas K E Bruce of Chicago plans Memorial Day with old neighbors in ita and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamito Sanitary Dairy Company
Anita
Jas. K E. Bruce
Chicago
Ita
May Bride to Be Honored at Stanton Avenue Shower
Mrs W U Park and Mrs Charles Hamilton hosted twenty five ladies for a miscellaneous shower at Park's Stanton avenue home. The event celebrated Miss Smith, a May bride, with pink and white refreshments after a game of 500. Gifts were numerous and pretty. Guests included Mrs Vic Roy from Denver and Mrs Schoonover from Des Moines. W H Bosley remains seriously ill at home in Atlantic after a stroke last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. U. Park
Charles Hamilton
Stanton Avenue
April Shower Honors Miss Laura Smith in Anita
An April shower at Mrs. W. L. Parker and Mrs. Charles Hamilton celebrated Laura Smith ahead of her May 10 wedding to Dr. Howard E. Campbell of Anita. Friends praised the bride elect, one of the city’s finest young ladies, as guests gathered to offer congratulations. Mary D. Bringolf, wife of Daisy Hall Bringolf, died after a long illness at her father's home in Grafton Iowa. The Bringolfs, now living in Denver, plan a June visit to Anita with their son William. George Scholl will repair fire damage to H. H. Cate’s dwelling. Roy Atwood requests a one-year RECORD to his Perry, Iowa-based brother Mike. Mrs. J. C. McKenzie, formerly of Anita and now in Eckley Colorado, visited with old neighbors last week en route to Colorado City Texas to attend business and family matters. her son Bert McKenzie works in banking at Eckley.
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W. L. Parker
Mary D. Bringolf
Daisy Hall Bringolf
Grafton
Iowa
Bringolfs
Denver
Bringolf
William
Anita
J. C. McKenzie
Eckley
Colorado
McKenzie
California
Colorado City
Texas
Bert McKenzie
A. B. Maxwell
Ames
Laura Smith
Marcellius Michael
Des Moines
B. M. Harrison
Goddard
W. A. Bueshawar
George Loud
Anna Laura ‘Goep
Howard Peympbell
Financial Statement of Anita Public Library 1915 balance and receipts
The Anita Public Library reports a May 1 1915 balance of 3.23 in state funds and lists receipts from donors including business men 167.00 Chautauqua Club 1.65 Improvement League 41.22 proceeds from the library 113.79 picture show benefits 13.70 miscellaneous receipts 0.55 Home Talent Play 3.10 totaling 280.51. Disbursements include light bill librarian fees and books purchased totaling 280.51 with donations of books from Mrs J C Voorhees Mrs R J McIntyre Congressman Green State Historical Society Emma McIntyre Hofmeister librarian T C Winder’s Florida trip notes end.
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Chautauqua Club
Improvement League
Iitestarge
J. C. Voorhees
R. J. McIntyre
Congressman Green
State Historical Society
Gov. Clark
Emma McIntyre Hofmeister
Notice to Anita residents on cleaning streets and nuisances
Important notice warns owners and occupants in Anita Iowa to remove manure garbage and other waste from premises and streets by May 25 1916 or the Board of Health will act. Town Council orders all areas kept clean to meet State Board of Health standards with strict enforcement. Mayor Homer Kirkham issued the order. The text also records a social event in Ames Iowa a reception for Laura Smith and Mrs Marcellius Michael with music and bridal themed favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Iowa
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Homer Kirkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
James B. Lewis
L. R. Eller
Galiher Building
Miss Mary] Clark
Atlantic
Henry Karns
E. W. Holmes
Guthrie Center
Wilson Bros
George Morgan
George Thompson
Creston
Holmes Lumber Yard
McEvoy & Johnson
Farmers’ Supply Company
Irwin Hayenga
Wiota
R. D. Vernon
Oscar Currier
Peter Scott
Peter Scott, Jr
Rexall
J. Goodpasture
F. O. Worthing
Jesse McElfresh
Sherm
F. Myers
W. H. Bosley
Lincoln Center Church
Edith McElroy
W.H. Karns
Bremmerton
Washington
Emmett Pratt
L. R. Galiher
F. R. Leffingwell
Nelse Johnson
Maggie Miller Trumbull
Record Office
Wesley Donaldson
O. C.donaldson
Audubon County
L. P. Hadley
John E. Ruggles
Oelrichs
South Dakota
Miss May Ruggles
John
Ruth
Edith ‘Lurner
G. A. R. Quartette
R. C. Rassmusson
W. H. Wagner, Jr
Wm. R. Spence
Sherm. F. Myers
Libby's
Hd. L. Newton
Cass. County Tax Payers’ League
Bear Grove Township
Dan R. Robison
Hattie Kuehn
Clements
Cedar Rapids
Esther Kuehn
Arcor”D
E. J, Moore
Robert Cryer
P. R. Nichols
Wilma Nell Holmes
Board of Supervisors
Holmes Co
S. C. Bangham
Lewis
N. W. Way
Ed. L. Newton
R. H. Storer
United Taxpayers
Busy Bee Candy Kitchen
H. A. Dennis
B.D. Forshay
Mick
Standard Oil Company
E. Chuff
Fullerton Lumber Company
Advance
Roek & Kohl
D. Forshay
M. Blakesley
W. R. Spence
D. R. Forshay
LK. Nichols
Insurance Dept
Citizens Savings Bank
Ue Sait la
George Scholl
H. H. Cate
Roy Atwood
Mike
Perry
Crystal Ice Company
A. B. White
Anita Public Library
T. C. Winder
Florida
Uncle Tom
Tom
W.T. Wilson
Anita City Bakery
Hugo Weise
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