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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
4
The notice indicates mailing status as second class matter, dated January 2, 1913, filed at Anita in Cass County Iowa under the 1879 act. It documents postal classification and filing details for a local publication.
A fragment notes a date of Thursday September 4 1915 with no additional context or details readable.
C M Felt spends days in Anita and vicinity. Mrs Herman Plate visits relatives in Rock Island. W C Trego and wife visit Iowa City briefly. Lucile Dufford of Atlantic was a guest of A H Mountain and Emily. Rev H J Wilkin tours Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa on vacation. Mrs F Bissell of Dexter visits Chas Scholl family. Miss Carrie Hemple of Atlantic visits D R Forshay home. Mrs D B Harrison visits Atlantic guest of Mrs S S Watson and friends. Rev P A Rickel goes to Gregory SD to visit daughter Mrs Harry Suplee. S C Turner and A B Smith attend Father Engle funeral at Wiota. Bertha Pratt substitutes for Grace Blood in Anita schools.
Mrs. Chas. Neimeyer of Little Rock Arkansas arrives for a four weeks visit with her father Jas. B. McDermott and other relatives and friends in the city.
Clyde H. Bowen and L. F. Hadley drug stores welcomed a busy Monday as the town’s school children queued for new books and supplies, marking the start of the new term.
Miss Katherine McLennon formerly of Anita will marry Raymond Brothers a former Atlantic resident on Saturday at the bride’s parents home in Indianola Nebraska. The couple will be at home after October 1 in Denver Colorado.
Cyrus J. Lattig disposes of a 200 acre Lincoln township farm with 120 acres to Chris Way at 8166.66 per acre and 80 acres with no improvements to G. McFarland at 137.00 per acre. The properties are described as well improved and desirable, purchased at a bargain.
Mt Ayr hosts the Des Moines Conference a major Methodist gathering with over 240 pastors to receive appointments. The session covers appointive system test results ministerial life scrutiny and the Harvard Plan meals in town with lodging provided by homes. Theological schools overflow and hundreds of young men prepare for ministry as the church looks to a bright future.
Cass County Fair Association ad and Mrs S W Clark announce millinery opening. Mrs C E Townsend pays for RECORD to son Ross Townsend in Seattle. J B Beveridge ill. Dr C M Adair reports improvement. Margaret McMartin dies in Los Angeles. buried in Dunlap. District court suits estate of Elizabeth Barnholdt for fraud. trial in September. Local transport lines sold to Win, ice will run bus. Albert Wilson may return to farm. Billy to run medicine route. Dr Eller’s Lake Okoboji visit produces six pound pike antics praised as circus worthy.
Mrs Mary Ball of Hartwell Nebraska spends the week with her brother William Stoffs and his wife and with nephew G H Stoffs and family. She returns from Ohio and Michigan where she joined Stoffs reunions and met old friends. The lone absent member is William Stoffs of the local area. John Ball, once a citizen and businessman of Anita, is alive and in good health in Sumner Michigan.
Mrs C E Campbell and two children along with Mrs J A Jones rode in a buggy when the horse bolted near the Harrison residence. Mrs Jones struck a barb wire fence with a severe cheek wound and torn dress while Mrs Campbell and the children escaped serious harm. Dr Beaver treated Mrs Jones.
On Monday strong southwest winds created a dust storm while Old Jones Worthing traveled to Massena on Tuesday to see Massena face the Chicago Union Giants. G. W. Marsh S. V. Metheny and R. S. Henderson marked a legal holiday by attending the Rural Carriers convention at Lewis.
Miss Birdean Robison, after weeks in wholesale millinery stores of Dee Moines, has accepted a position in a millinery establishment at Manilla, Iowa.
Rev. Thomas, stationed at Wiota this past year, relocated his family and household goods to Anita last Friday. Meanwhile Geo. Schwennecker resigned from his road work and returned to Anita to help manage the picture show business.
A Sunday report from surrounding towns claimed an auto collision in this city caused four deaths, but officials state no such accident occurred.
Paul Brown of Berea stands out in regular weekly rehearsals with the Anita Concert Bands as a new beginner earning a thorough try-out and filling the bill to the top notch.
M Blakesley and M C Hansen with their wives left Sunday afternoon for a trip to Colorado. They expect to be away for a couple of weeks.
D V Wright and his wife traveled from Extra Saturday evening to spend Sunday with Mrs Wm Atwood and family. D V is prominent in the hotel business in that town and doing well. Chalmer Robinson of Massens township visited the city last week on business. He has just completed a fine new residence on his farm and will enjoy pleasure and comforts there.
Howlett sold his Bentos township farm to W W Eller for 112.50 dollars per acre. The transaction records indicate a single parcel transfer and a fixed price per acre. The deal reflects local land market activity and ownership change in Bentos township.
Pearsall of the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Co. discussed water works extension with city council members on Friday. Mrs. Rev J H Wilkins to address the Ladies' Improvement League Friday evening on The Improvement of my old home town. Full attendance requested.
Henry Spear of Davenport spent Sunday with his parents Wim Spear and wife in Lincoln township and his sister Mrs J Houck. He was accompanied by his brother in law John Stuart.
Ralph A. Taylor and his wife buried their one year old son Merrill at Harold South Dakota on August 24 after a brief illness from bowel trouble. Ralph A. Taylor is the son of H. J. Taylor of this city and formerly of this vicinity.
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