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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
5
A well attended Grant Township Farm Bureau meeting at Mrs. C. O. Gipple’s home northwest of Anita featured County Agent L G Sorden speaking on The Hessian Fly with visual aids. Luncheon followed. next gathering set for Wednesday October 28 at F H Osen’s home to elect officers and share lunch.
Forest Smith drove a party of young Anita residents to Omaha early Wednesday to attend the National American Legion Convention.
Wm. J. Weston returns from a two week visit at Mas sena with his daughter Mrs. Bessie Parkinson. Dr. L. R. Johnson with wife and daughter left Wednesday for Chicago to begin new duties while Mrs. Johnson and Marsland visit relatives in Des Moines en route to Chicago.
Bessie Myers Lowell announces candidacy in the subscription contest run by the Atlantic News-Telegraph and asks friends and others for support through new subscriptions. She also thanks the community for past favors.
A fire caused by a defective chimney destroyed a farm house on Harry B. Dressler’s property two miles northeast of Anita. The building and most contents were lost. Telephone failure delayed alarms. neighbors and townspeople arrived too late to stop the fire from spreading, with partial insurance coverage and plans to rebuild soon.
Andrew Wiegand and his wife returned from a visit with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lee K Nichols at Mason City and with a sister of Mr Wiegand whose home is in Minnesota. They describe a very pleasurable auto trip and a happy time among relatives.
John Kirkham recovers from two weeks illness. A nine pound baby boy born to Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Mikkelsen. Representative Huff of Massena visits Anita. Ed Newton witnesses federal court in Council Bluffs. Delco water system installed at Martin Brehmer home. Bertha Renshaw returns from Nebraska visit. Cole Musick buys Essex coach. Rain aids farmers fall plowing. Bert McPheran moves to Canby and buys Stuart restaurant. Lysne visits en route to Omaha. Local tip on best seed potatoes from Nebe’s Quality Grocery Atlantic Iowa.
A Friday evening shower at Mrs. Chas. E. Faulkner’s home celebrated Miss Mildred Lamborn’s upcoming marriage to George Shaffer. Guests enjoyed bridge and a mock wedding with Madeline Reynolds as bride and Irene Johnson as groom, plus gifts and a two course luncheon.
A farm dwelling on the Harris property nine miles southwest of Anita was destroyed by a Tuesday night fire between eight and nine o'clock. Suspected to have started from a defective chimney, the blaze was not discovered in time to save the house or its contents. Efforts were made to prevent spread to nearby structures, but details on loss, damages, or insurance could not be obtained.
Duroc Jersey bears pigs 41-21 in Armstrong Wisconsin. Fred H Aldrich of Des Moines stayed in Anita with his parents Mr and Mrs J H Aldrich and with his sister Mrs Maude Davies from Spokane during the visit. John Herr longtime Adair county resident died in Fontanelle aged eighty three years six months and three days born in Bavaria on March 21 1842.
A Hudson coach owned by Robert Handley of Greenfield was stolen during the September 17 night show and found about a week later in Boston Massachusetts. The Hudson driver turned out to be a soldier with the 14th Cavalry and 9th Artillery stationed on the fair grounds that night.
Anita will not hold classes on Thursday and Friday October 15 and 16 due to the Cass County Teachers Institute in Atlantic under the supervision of Elizabeth Morse County Superintendent of Schools.
Guy Smith bought a Ford touring car for a family of husky boys and girls. Mrs J W Ruggles made her first downtown visit in a wheelchair since October last year.
S. W. Woods who fell seriously ill while visiting relatives in Winona Minnesota has recovered enough to be brought home to Adair. Doctors say complete recovery is likely within a short time.
A property listing seeks trade for a ten room modern house in Atlantic Iowa and an eighty acre well kept farm near Whitewak 7 highway with good improvements. Respond with post office box 259 Atlantic Iowa.
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