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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
5
Local residents report various updates including dental office details, farming, travel and illness. Notable items include a large fire destroying eight Menlo business houses with losses over 50000 dollars, plus a farm for sale near Anita with water systems and improvements.
A Perry County note mixes a local advertisement for a well driller near Anita with a weather dispatch about a damaging rainstorm. It also mentions Rev. Paul Becker visiting Whitten for his mother’s illness, and a railway decision reversing the Atlantic North and South line ruling between Lyman and Villisca. Dr H E Campbell’s wedding trip misadventure ends with a joke on forgetful travel.
Community items include visitors Belle Mayay and Jennie Oliphant from Atlantic to see Nattie McVay, mentions of The Birth of a Nation orchestra, Harding meeting at the opera house, May planting time for evergreens, nursery services in Harlan, sale notice for a hollow wire light plant, Kathryn Morgan's Chicago trip, plant deliveries by Dan Robison, Albert Weise visiting Anita, dinners with Hon. Oll Coomes and family, and fruit garden plant offerings from W M Bomberger.
Residents note numerous Sunday picnics in groves around Anita. Local births and visits are recorded, with social mentions of Moore family welcoming a daughter and various hospitality events at Atlantic and Wiota. Memorial Day florals offered by Bomberger in Harlan and marriage notices conclude the roundup.
The Annual Convention and Picnic of the Odd Fellows District will be held at Casey on Tuesday June 13. A Casey Local Lodge committee aided in planning a public afternoon program with state wide speakers and an evening of degree work. Daughters of Rebekah will send speakers likely including the Assembly President and Casey Lodge members aim to promote all branches of the order. Mrs Ellsworth Parker returns from Bridgewater where she helped care for Miss Goldie Gipple who has been ill but is improving. Democratic nomination papers filed for county offices include Chas E Maione for Treasurer J D McLaughin for Sheriff I E Norris for Auditor C A Zellmer for Supervisor in Dist 2 and Jas B Jones for Supervisor Atlantic district H H Cate seeks Grant township committeeman.
Jas McVay and wife and S K Wilson and wife were Atlantic visitors Monday, traveling by auto. WANTED thirty five head of cattle to pasture on the R C Pratt farm with fifty acres of Blue Grass pasture and ample running water. Wm Weise has decided not to go to North Dakota and will remain in the area.
The notice promotes 95 percent success for May tree planting when sap rises. It emphasizes better growth with careful management and offers orders from W. M. Bomberger of Harlan Iowa for birch maples sycamore em hackberry gold and silver poplars osiers specimen evergreens.
Miss Mildred Stults daughter of Dr B Stults of Wiota is in a Denver hospital with a likely appendicitis operation. Local note mentions sales of flowering plants and nursery stock. Chas L Wilson juror in Des Moines Federal court visited his city home Sunday. Garden advertisement promotes trees and shrubs from Wm Moraberger Harien lows.
Former Fort Morgan teacher Bertha E Floyd Mercer and her husband Mr R L Mercer plan to reside in Rage Colorado. A farewell banquet at the central school honored Mrs Mercer with a three course dinner and hand painted china gifts as Supt Franks praised her nine years of service and friendship in Fort Morgan.
A May 8 1916 message from Jesse Carlton of Carcano Illinois requests changing the Record address to 1459 Jackson Boulevard He notes good health and study progress with semester ending May 27 and plans to be at home for the summer with regards to all.
Town announces change in poll tax collection to ensure value for money. Citizens subject to poll tax are urged to pay in cash to Town Clerk W. T. Wilson, receipts issued. Noncompliance leads to Street Commissioner's enforcement and collection by law. Minor infirmities do not exempt earning 1.50 per day. 2021.
Twelve ladies gathered at Mrs. C. A. Russell’s home following a visit to the school to honor her birthday. An afternoon of handiwork and social chat led to a four course dinner and a cake with candles and flowers. Guests presented a copper sandwich plate as a gift. Chas. Sisley has recovered from appendicitis surgery and is back out.
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