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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
8
Special election proclamation from Anita Iowa calls a November 7 1922 vote on granting a 20 year franchise to Rural Telephone Company of Anita for erection maintenance and use of streets for a telephone system. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm. Mayor Co W Clardy and Clerk J G Jenkins sign.
The Rural Telephone Company of Cass County receives a 20 year non exclusive franchise to erect operate and maintain a town wide telephone system in Anita Iowa with underground cables in Main and Second Streets and pole height limits. Rates set at 13 dollars yearly residence and 2.50 monthly business with two year rate protection and a three person committee to approve any changes.
Mrs Jas C Bickel was a Record caller Friday. Miss Dottie Morrison visited friends near Canby last week. Miss Muriel Templeman was a Record visitor Thursday.
A city carnival promising a free 200 acre farm drew crowds with 81.10 tickets but failed to include games and a chasing match. The farm carried 013,000 mortgage, seller paid the winning boy 92,600, and promoters allegedly sold over 100,000 tickets across states. Civil suits anticipated by the boy.
A brief notice describes an event running October 22 through 24 with a large shipment described as a load of applies of better grade than before. Jonathan is listed with 1 4 grade and Onda Grimes appears with 1st grade and 2nd u.
Mrx and Charles Sisler visited Saturday as Googg's Place offered an extra good broom for fifty cents. K. Wilson, wife and son Merle, visited Atlantic Monday for Fry's Colfax Water, five cents a Klass. Best drink in town at Googg's Place.
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