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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
7
Local classified items list livestock for sale and farm improvements in Anita Iowa. Advertisements note cattle prices, fencing, monument works, feeding and poultry shipments, land enquiries, and various residents visiting nearby towns. Multiple residents and businesses are named including W E Clark J A Irving Ray Nichols Val Wiegand shoe store and others.
Pitston Hard Coal at Holmes' Lumber Yard. Buy early and you will have it when you need it. Mrs. Albert B Smith recovering after a shoulder dislocation from a fall. FOR SALE One good Shuttler wagon complete with scoop end gate and throw-board. 422 D B Harrison. Bitter war is soon to be declared against the resident hog in Anita. Hog should be removed or the ordinance repealed.
Des Moines visitor Mrs. 8S. W. Armbrest spends the week in the city with her parents S. C. Turner and wife. She is accompanied by her grandson Buster and stops by the area to discuss fence options with J. A. Irving.
Help wanted to sell 125 sanitary household and veterinary remedies by Dr Ball’s. Sealed and proven products call for men to apply to Frank Mains in Menlo Iowa.
Peter Johnson sent in a cash payment on Monday to cover a year of subscription to the RECORD, noting his commitment to continued readership.
Mrs. Sidney Nelson formerly Viola Cochran of Brayton visited Anita this week. A S Kirkpatrick of Red Oak spent Sunday with his parents in Benton township. Miss Dorothy Overman of Atlantic was in the city last week visiting friends. Chalmers Robinson of Massena area shipped cattle and hogs to Chicago last week.
W R Spence and wife spent Friday in Des Moines with friends. Val Wiegand attends the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows meeting in Fort Dodge. Rev P A Ricker contracted to buy a residence west of the Barnholdt home. Young people gathered at W F Bannick’s home Saturday night. FOR SALE Grade Poland China male hogs 42-21p J B Cecil. Mrs C D Bartlett went to Rolfe for Dug McMahon’s illness. FOR SALE One thoroughbred Shropshire Ram 43-111 H Bartley Anita IA. It is the easiest matter in the world to catch a full sized thoroughbred cold.
Mrs. Clara Bevington and Mrs. Hilda Ensign of Des Moines visited Mrs. Kennedy of Winterset and the Lyman White family over Sunday, sharing hospitality with the household.
A Box Social will be held at Highland school on Friday October 24. A contest awards prizes to the most popular lady and the laziest man. Proceeds fund school cyclopedias. Maude Carpenter, teacher, invites everyone.
Found keys offered for return at RECORD office with non payment notice. D T Voorhees resigns from Stotts baggage and transfer line. John Atwood replaces him. All candy line items available at Jones Place per ad. Mrs Abe Goodpasture tours Michigan for a few weeks. Mrs E W Holmes returns from Massena visiting daughters Mrs R J Corne and Miss Wilma.
Mrs W K Carey returned from Audubon where she visited her brother Lafe Simpson and family. E W Warner is ill again at his White's Avenue home with severe stomach trouble and under care of Dr C V Beaver.
For cleaning and pressing, take your clothing to Carl D. Carson. Men’s winter suiting and overcoat samples in endless variety.
T C Winder plans to depart Anita around November 1 for Florida where he will spend the winter months and return to Anita next spring.
Rev. J. R. Spiller pastor of Massena Baptist church will preach in the Christian church in Anita next Sunday at 11 o clock. Mrs. Pierce of Scottsville Kansas has spent the week with her son O. N. Pierce and daughter Mrs H. R. Johnson.
A piano described as almost new is offered for sale at a bargain price. The seller is Geo H STOFPFS and urges quick action to secure the item. Potential buyers are advised to act soon due to the favorable terms.
E. G. Frick of Route No 4 Adair visited yesterday and ordered the RECORD sent to his address for one year, paid in advance.
Many chimneys around town have been condemned and the repair and rebuilding work is providing steady employment for a number of workmen.
Miss Laura Millhollin traveled to Estherville Iowa on Monday to take a bookkeeper and stenographer position in a dry goods store with a good salary.
Walter Hook and his wife contributed 10.00 to the Anita Fire Department in grateful recognition of their efforts to save their home from total loss by fire.
The store proclaims ongoing business at the same location, advertising updated iron stock. They emphasize direct purchasing and selling, claiming the best stock in the country and a focus on new iron rather than scraps. Located on West Main Street.
Editor thanks Mrs. Effie Bean for a liberal supply of jelly. Fire at the Walter Hook residence prompts chimney inspections and repairs townwide. Ed Blakesley holds an option on Carson lots on Whites Avenue. no deal yet. Mrs. H O Stone visits Des Moines with daughter Miss Ethel and attends the W C T U state convention as delegate.
Mrs J Swinn of Atlantic spent Saturday in Anita for a brief visit, staying with local friends and touring town highlights.
All westbound trains last Saturday morning were delayed for hours due to a freight wreck near Commerce. A broken journal caused the derailment and the train ended in a ditch with orderly handling of the incident.
Miss Ima Bowen, week with brothers Ira E. Lester and Homer Bowen, returns to Omaha where she works at the city telephone exchange. Ernest Burke visited Omaha recently. Geo E Thurman, former resident, has children attending Green River Utah public schools. F H Townsend of Atlantic visited Anita area promoting Daily Stock Food Remedies for swine nationwide.
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