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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
5
Leon G. Voorhees drove Friday to attend business in Oklahoma and other southern states after advertising hand-picked Jonathan apples for sale. The notice mentions Wa Scholl and emphasizes fruit quality.
The Stillman family feud ends with Mrs. Stillman winning divorce and alimony while James A. Stillman is named father of the child. A separate fire damages a double garage on West Main Street. origin unknown, no cars present, neighbors note quiet tendencies. A series of local quips follows from Californians’ water tastes to a missing watch tale and a humorous note about a hired girl’s inventory of items found on the dining room floor.
Edwie FE MeIntyre of the Atlantic Daily News-Telegraph spent Sunday in Anita with his mother Nettie McIntyre. S F Cooper instructed the Record be sent for one year to his daughter in Wyoming. J 8S Houck and wife of Atlantic visited Anita. A Hebron Sunday baseball game ended with a man struck by a bat, later dying from his injuries.
Supervisor Mike Metz of Wiota and Dr. Bode of Griswold handled county business in the Anita area this week. W. C. Nichols, longtime Anita resident and businessman, recently wed Mrs. Smith of Omaha. Mary Egan and India Harris visited Des Moines on Saturday. Two Griswold youths, returning from Omaha with an unusual quantity of red liquor, pled guilty and paid a fine.
A brief reminiscence recalls Mark Twain as editor when a Missouri subscriber reported a spider found in a paper. The next issue carried a playful note explaining spiders read papers to identify non advertising merchants, seeking to promote a peaceful life of shopping.
A reader reply to the Jasper News asks for patience while settling dues and hints at payment reluctance. The column also notes Jimmie Stier’s forty years in Atlantic business and Cass County native R. H. Shifler visiting from Long Beach California with his wife.
Oak Ridge and vicinity reports D C Wedemeyer building a new machine shed while Grandpa Bain stays under Dr H E Campbell care. The Oak Ridge Club meets with Mrs Charley Swinehart. several local residents ill or busy with schoolwork. George Parkinson plans a motor trip to Galesburg Illinois. Grandpa Bain watches carpenters on a pew house for Charles Graham. The Christie nsen stock suit involving Commonwealth Bond and Mortgage Company of Iowa is dismissed with costs. only D P Becker’s suit remains pending. Gen Scholl and family visited Atlantic this Saturday. elderberry and wild grape juice offered relief for bites.
Miss Nettie Dunkelberg of Nevada visited this week with Ed L Newton and family. Mrs Glen Newton of Nevada joined the Newtons guests and was accompanied by a friend from Nevada. H C Lewis and wife spent Sunday in Des Moines visiting daughter Mrs Frank Watkins and family. Mrs Albert Evenger and children and Chas Smith and wife were in Allerton Iowa on business last week.
An Towa man Judge J. W. Willett of Tama leads the National G A R while Hanford McNeider of Iowa heads the American Legion. Iowa stands ready for any emergency with equal capability. Farmers Supply Co advertises low prices on Boss Scoop Boards. S. T. Perry sells his residence property and wagon shop then moves to Oregon with Mrs. Perry.
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