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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
1
Worthing spent Monday evening in Atlantic then took an early train to Omaha where he spent the day among the Dagos in the banana and wormy fruit district. He planned to place orders for all kinds of fruit for future deliveries and will manage to dispose of it as usual.
Mother Carey was S1 years old on Tuesday as her many friends gathered for a large family reunion. A grand dinner marked the pleasant event and the Rec ORD wishes her many happy returns.
The Ladies' Improvement League of Anita will serve a Caffatera Dinner at the Commercial Club Room Friday October 10, beginning promptly at llo'clock. Proceeds fund town improvements and civic efforts in the best town on the map.
Denver pastors circulate petitions urging Gov Ammons to commute all death sentences to life imprisonment. Laura Garcia, killer of Chas Brockman, could escape gallows if commutations are adopted. Other death row inmates Harold Henwood and Oscar Cook would be affected, with Garcia's case already before the supreme court and pardon board.
The Record highlights Hansen Sage & Co. fifth annual fall harvest sale at The Regulator. It runs two weeks beginning Saturday October 11 and ends Saturday October 23. Anita residents are invited to shop across all departments for bargains and essential items.
Chas. Scholl closed a purchase of Godfrey Miller’s residence in South Anita. The 200 by 225 foot tract includes a two year old house cement cave well and cistern. Possession is set for March 1 with Old Dutch planning improvements to make a cozy home for Charlie and Maggie.
The article envisions political critics returning to the land of their fathers, pledging restraint and civility. It mocks lavish displays and argues the reborn party will adopt sackcloth over purple robes, while restoring progress through a cautious, reforming approach.
C. C. Caldwell writes from Almena Kansas dated September 22 1913 reporting good health meals steady and hot dry conditions in Kansas. He notes travel across the western states and urges farmers in Kansas or Iowa to keep their farms before requesting the RECORD be sent to Almena Kansas.
O M Neathery of Greenville Illinois is in the city for a weeks stay to buy and ship hay for his market. He runs a hardware business and trades in hay grain and seeds. He is joined by Charles Eytchison who in 1912 bought and shipped 345 carloads of hay from Anita and nearby towns along the Rock Island.
A Denver woman was arrested after appearing in public wearing a skirt that displayed gaudy garters at the knee joint, drawing unusual excitement in the city.
Dr. H E Campbell returns home after a two weeks business and pleasure visit to Artesia New Mexico. He disposed of interests at Artesia and purchased a residence in Roswell where his sister and family will soon move.
The notice warns hunters to obtain a license from Citizens' Savings Bank or Anita Bank and pay the legal fee. It announces deputy wardens in every township and promises strict enforcement to prevent prosecutions for hunting without a license.
On Saturday October 11 a millinery store hosts an exhibition and sale of Fisk Pattern Hats presented by 41-Lt. Mrs. S. W. Clark showcasing a fine line of hats.
Eli Tucker of Huckleberry Knob North Carolina writes the Yellow Jacket editor with a sharp aside about women’s clothing. He claims a skirt slit to the knee signals a quarrel with modesty and that the wearer aims to hurry toward perdition.
Wm H Harrison of Creston described as good-natured and big-hearted was struck by a Q train near Bellevue Nebraska last Saturday and killed instantly. He had been a harness maker in Joe Stalcups shop and was on his way to Cook Nebraska when the accident occurred. His mother and sister learned of his death as the body was identified in Bellevue and shipped to Creston for burial with funeral held Tuesday at 3 pm.
Miss Mabel Robison daughter of Jno F Robison has been named manager of the Majestic moving picture show on eighth street in Des Moines. The former ticket seller at the Berchel, she previously ran a picture house in Oklahoma and brings theatre management experience to Elbert Getchell's Majestic.
Citizens along the Anita Massena road urge reestablishment of daily mail service. The article argues there was no valid reason to discontinue the star route between Anita and Massena and calls Washington to address the rural mail matter.
Uncle Bill Suplee notes his brother H. J. Suplee near Mission Texas. He sends bananas of superior flavor and a 13.5 inch lemon on display at Burkhart feed store. Anita colony reports good rains and constant gardening throughout the year as residents keep crops thriving.
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