Dear Old Friend Sherm and Rural Iowa Notes
A dispatch from Anita era recalls Rev. Don A. Allen writing to Sherm about a harsh year in California with freezes and illness. He reports family hardships, a car accident involving his mother, economic strain, a move near his son Henry, and a desire to stay connected with old friends. Also noted are land sales near Massena and Anita visits by Clarence Robinson and family, plus the Sunshine Club quilting gathering at Henry Simon’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Mother
Sherm
Dexter
Allen
Imagined reunion and greeting in a letter
A personal note expresses memory of a friend and longing to shake hands again. The writer signs faithfully, conveying warmth and ongoing affection.
Carey a Daily Register solicitor visits Anita
John C. W. Carey of Atlantic, a subscription solicitor for the Daily and Sunday Des Moines Register, was a business visitor in Anita Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. W. Carey
Atlantic
Sunday
Des Moines Register
Anita Friday
Family Moves Between Local Properties in Anita
James C. Rickel and family relocate from the Wm. Bangham residence in South Anita to the North Walnut Street property owned by Mrs. Joshua Porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dence
South Anita
Joshua Porch
North Walnut Street
G W Ringle Visits Cass County Referencing Past Livestock Ties
G W Ringle, once active in Anita's livestock trade, spends weeks in Cass County tending business and visiting relatives. He now resides in Long Beach after recent relocation from Pomona California to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Pomona
California
Long Beach
McAfee Leases Lincoln Township Homestead in Iowa
C T McAfee, praised as a top Iowa farmer, has leased the Chas Schell homestead in Lincoln township and will assume possession on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Schell
Lincoln Township
Des Moines Court Sentences Former Atlantic Resident
Frank Allen a former Atlantic resident was convicted in Des Moines court of severely beating his six year old son and sentenced to one year in the Fort Madison penitentiary. The article remarks that harsher penalties for wife beaters would curb the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Allen
Atlantic
Des Moines
Penien
Newton Family Reunion Report in Des Moines
Des Moines hosted a reunion of the Ed L Newton family with attendees Ed L Newton and wife H O Newton from Anita Emmett Newton from Council Bluffs Glen Newton and wife and son from Nevada Iowa and Prof Chas Salmon and wife from Beech Iowa.
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Newton
Des Moines
Ed. L. Newton
H. O. Newton
Anita
Emmett Newton
Council Bluffs
Glen Newton
Nevada
Iowa
Chas
Salmon
Beech, Iowa
Word Prize Contest Advertises Cash Awards
An advertisement offers 3000 dollars in cash prizes for word creations from the letters in SHEFFIELD TOILET ARTICLES. It notes 2000 dollars for first prize and lists judges as a banker, educator, and clergyman. The notice directs readers to send a stamp for circulars and rules, from Shef field Laboratories in Aurora Illinois. Also mentions Louis Anderson and wife planning to winter in Long Beach California next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Anderson
Long Beach
California
Red-Nosed Man Responds to Curious Inquiry
A nearby town tale tells of a man with a very red nose who is asked why it stays red. He replies that his nose is blushing with pride because it has never butted into anyone's business, deflecting the curiosity with a witty retort.
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Chas. Schaake
Guthrie Center
Charlie
P. T. Williams
B.W. Oakley
Smiley
the Strand Theatre
Dan Burgum
A. M. Mikkelsen Chiropractor
Anita Bank
I. H. Sheeler
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Building
Masonic Temple
Dr. C. E. Harry
Earl C. Montgomery
Fulton Block
Black
E. S. Holton
H. P. Ziegler
L. R. Johnson
Don A. Allen
Pratt Avenue
Fresno
Towa
The
Coalinga
Plase
Platt Avenue
Massena
D. J. Kelley
Clarence Robinson
Bruce
Viota
Mr. Robinson
Wiota
Main Street
Robinson
Sunshine Club
Henry Simon
Cass County Credit Association
Scription
the Daily
James C. Rickel
Wm. Bangham Resi
G. W. Ringle
Bongers Bros
C. T. McAfee
Mer
Antee
Fort Madison
Dulgence
Ed. L
the Farmers
F. C. Chinn
Storz’s Beverage
EF. W. Stager
B. R. Wasson Co
Sheffield
Bank
Shef
Aurora
Illinois
Sinclair
Wagner
Fullerton Lumber Co
Farmers Supply Company
Clardy & Sheley
Anita. Lowa
Forshay
Insurance Agency
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