Dierrerick Letter From Griswold Describes Dry Conditions
Henry Dietterick Jr writes from Griswold Iowa in August 1913 about a long drought harming crops especially corn, praises small grain, notes frequent prairie fires started by rail engines, and mentions working as an A No.1 Boss paid 32.50 per month until corn-picking time. He asks to send the Record to Griswold care of J. H. Mueller.
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Sherm
Aunt Nancy
Susie
Cass
Griswold
J. H. Mueller
H. E. Dierrerick, JR
Cumberland postmaster Richardson fills in with Massena Band
L Richardson the Cumberland postmaster played tuba with the Massena Band at Tuesday’s Fair replacing Neil Yarger who was in Omaha on business. Ed has not forgotten how to toot his own horn.
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Id. L. Richardson
Cumberland
Massena
Neil Yarger
Omaha
Hasent
Massena Echo
Local Notes From Berea and Surrounding Area
Berea neighbors report Frank Howard of Anita called Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Z P Brown visited Orient for pumpkin day. Mr and Mrs J Sullivan and Leona spent Sunday with R A Caddock family. Mrs J Owens staying with Mrs Dennison Pearce who is ill. Miss Aclle Broadfoot to Atlantic for schooling. District No 9 opened Monday with Rosa Warrior of Bridgewater as teacher.
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Mrs. Zort P. Brown
Orient
J. Sullivan
Leona
R. A. Caddock
J. Owens
Dennison Pearce
Rosa Warrior
Bridgewater
Massena Township News Summary
Rex reports J M Garside filled his silo last week while Harry Garside’s son is sick. T Harris shelled corn and delivered it locally. David Biggs visited Ralph Biggs. Water is scarce due to dryness. Folgers visit Illinois. Lillian Garside visits Theresa Brown near Atlantic. Folger’s horse suffered a severe neck injury.
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T’. Harris
Massena
Lillian Garside
Theresa Brown
Atlantic
Maple Grove News social notes and local visits
Earl Godanour and family visited Sunday at Chas Jewett's. Massena fair drew many locals. Lawrence Reynolds and wife were Sunday callers at John Dill's. Amos Shipman visits Massena area friends. Ike Swanson and family and Walter Sisler and family visited F L Sisler's. E A Soper and wife stay with relatives in Galesburg Illinois. Mrs Grover King and others attended Ladies' Aid Society at Mrs F H Morrison's.
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Earl Godanour
Chas. Jewett’s
Lawrence Reynolds
John Dill
Grover King
F. L. Sisler
O. H
John Elliott
Ladies’ Aid Society
F. H. Morrison
East Grant News Personal Notes and Visits
East Grant items report L D Pearson hauling hogs to Anita and a hospital update on Weimer Pearson from Atlantic. Visitors include Mrs. Clarence Hedges in Des Moines, Mrs. Joe Armstrong at the Spiker home, Miss Lydia Kitchen at Anita school, Miss Anna Gillpatrick with Frank Crawford, Miss Minnie Bear with Madaline Sheeley, Hazel and Ruth Cooper at the FE Zanders, Miss Gwendolyn Taylor and Lara Marsh from Omaha visiting Dora Carlton, and Roy Taylor’s guests. H P Peterson returned from Canada with 320 acres of land. Harry Cooper and children visited Roy Taylor near Bridgewater KE. Miller and D L Spiker families picnicked on Troublesome. L D Pearson and Dr Zook from Adair assisted Weimer Pearson’s return home from hospital. he’s recovering well.
Highland County News Briefs Highlight Local Moves And Dances
L L Dorsey and family spent Sunday with relatives in Extra. Edith Parker began school six miles south of Anita. Dorsey family visited M C Hutchinson Saturday evening. Highland youngsters attended a dance at Elbert Lewis’s. Claude Dorsey becomes a female carrier for the Bent on district. Clay Lewis and family joined a dance at Elbert Lewis’s near Brayton. George and Dash Parker, Walter and Frank Sisler, and Isaac Swanson visited Berea. Bruce Furstenberg of Omaha visits grandmother Mrs. W F Marsh and kin. Mrs Emmett Marsh plans Canada return while farming thresher work continues. Sam Howlett sells 80 acres to W W Eller for 112 per acre. may quit farming due to poor health. Mrs Louise Bodine leaves for Meade Nebraska then California for health reasons.
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Sam Howlett
Highland
W. W. Eller
J P Ringle in City Saturday
J P Ringle appeared in the city Saturday indicating a local visit or appearance, with no further context or details provided about the event or purpose.
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J.P. Ringle
New Well Drills on J S Johnson Farm North of Anita
A new well has been sunk on the J S Johnson farm north of Anita. Water will be pumped to the tank by either a windmill or a gasoline engine, according to plans approved by the farm.
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J. S. Johnson
Anita
Atlantic Families Visit City Over Weekend
O. O. Conley and family and Earl Gaylord and family from Atlantic spent Sunday afternoon and evening in the city with the families of F. O. Worthing and D. D. Morgan, sharing a day together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Conley
Earl Gaylord
Atlantic
F.O. Worthing
D. D. Morgan
John Eneix Visits Illinois Relatives and Friends
John Eneix traveled to Illinois last week to spend a few days visiting relatives and friends.
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John Eneix
Ilinois
Anita Bakery Signs Big Welcome on Main Street
Dan Robison pays for the Arcorp to be sent to his sister Miss Birdean in Mannilla Iowa. The Anita Bakery has hung a large new sign on Main Street. Rev Thomas who moved to Anita was in Wiota last week doing house papering. Ernest Vetters and wife began their return trip toward Bridgewater South Dakota Monday morning.
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Dan Robison
Miss Birdean
Mannilla
Iowa
The
Anita Bakery
Main Street
Thomas
Anita
Wiota
Ernest Vetters
Bridgewater
South Dakota
Local Briefs Note Visits and School Start
Mrs. Chas. May of Atlantic visited her father Nattie McVay in Anita for a few hours. Miss Goldie Watkins began the fall term in the Ragan district northwest of Anita on Monday of last week.
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Chas. May
Atlantic
Anita
Nattie McVay
Goldie Watkins
Ragan
Frank Knowlton and Daughter Occupy Second Floor Living Rooms
Frank Knowlton and his daughter Miss Mildred occupy the living rooms on the second floor of the Nelse Johnson harness shop.
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Frank Knowlton
Miss Mildred
Nelse Johnson Harness Shop
Eureka Farmer Pays for RECORD One Year
G Owens, a prominent Eureka township farmer, called on the editor Monday and paid for a one year subscription to the RECORD.
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G. Owens
Eureka Township
Ruggles Drives to Griswold to See Hupmobile Climb
John Ruggles took an auto load from Anita to Griswold Sunday to witness the Hupmobile in its climb to the top of the big hill.
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John Ruggles
Anita
Griswold
Simon Smith Improves Homes In Two Cities
Simon Smith spent the past week painting papering and making improvements to his residence in both his home town and Atlantic as part of a personal home project.
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Simon Smith
Atlantic
Neighborhood News Submissions Deadline Emphasized
TO CORRESPONDENTS News items from your neighborhood must reach this office not later than Monday of each week to insure their publication.
Moffitt Road trip noted in Denver diary entry
A Denver diary entry from September 6 1913 reports a fine trip across the country with no trouble. The note, signed by M Blakesley, mentions plans to travel the Moffitt Road.
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Sherm
Moffitt Road
M. Blakesley
Jurors Drawn for September Term in Cass County
Jurors from eastern Cass county for the September term have been drawn. Names include Harry Brewer Benton Dave Bressler Massena John Crow Lincoln W Follman Massena T G Herring Grant Ed Henderson Franklin Elmer Keller Benton Guy Lattig Grant Chas Perry Massena F B Perry Grant Bert Willison Grant.
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Cass County
Harry Brewer
Benton
Dave Bressler
Massena
John Crow
Lincoln
W. Follman
T. G. Herring
Grant
Henderson
Franklin
Elmer Keller
Guy Lattig
Chas. Perry
F. B. Perry
Bert Willison
Welcome callers at the RecORD office and local court notes
John T. and Dennison Pearce were welcome callers at the RecORD office Tuesday. Only twenty one applications for divorcee were filed in the Polk county court last week. Miss Ella Goodwin of Mitchell South Dakota arrived in the city Sunday evening and will accept a position in the A D Bullock store. Walter Hook had a well put down on his farm last week and after a thorough test the supply gives promise of meeting every demand.
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John T. and
Dennison Pearce
Record Office
Polk County
Ella Goodwin
Mitchell
South Dakota
City
A. D. Bullock
Walter Hook
Miss Lulu Linderman New Teacher for Gissile District
Miss Lulu Linderman is appointed as the new teacher for the fall term in the Gissile district Lincoln township. The school year began last Monday, marking a new instructional year for local students.
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Lulu Linderman
Gissile
Lincoln Township
Winder Engages Threshing Service in Canada
A. H. Winder traveled to Luvan Canada last Saturday to work with his brother Harry running a threshing outfit. Mrs. Owen York of Milford Nebraska returned home Monday after attending her step-father Frank Pearce’s funeral.
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A. H. Winder
Luvan
Canada
Harry
Owen York
Milford
Nebraska
Frank Pearce
Dorsey Wins Cash Prize for Top Sales at Pennsylvania Consumers Oil
H E Dorsey, local representative for the Pennsylvania Consumers Oil Co., received notice from his home last week that he had won the cash prize for making the largest number of sales in July and August, totaling 2241.97 dollars.
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H. E. Dorsey
Pennsylvania Consumers’ Oil Co
Fort Collins Writer Hiram L Moore Poised for Record Letter
An unusually interesting letter from Hiram L Moore of Fort Collins Colorado will appear in the Record next week. Moore shows flair beyond farming and butchering wood and seems suited for high class articles for newspapers and magazines.
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Hiram L. Moore
Fort Collins
Colorado
Record
Hiram
Mrs Bessie Lowell Visits Family Before Denver Trip
Mrs. Bessie M. Lowell left Des Moines Sunday morning to spend time with her father until No. 17 arrived. She then went to Council Bluffs to visit Grandma Herbert and Uncle John and Aunt Maggie Abbott, boarding the Union Pacific train Monday for Denver Colorado to stay through the hay fever season in Iowa.
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Bessie M. Lowell
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Grandma Herbert
John
Maggie Abbott
U. P
Denver
Colorado
Iowa
Social Evening Hosts Friends At Barbara Richter Home
Miss Barbara Richter entertained a small group last Wednesday evening with cards and a two course luncheon. Attendees included Bertha Pratt Ross Kohl Hazel Trimmer Waldo Lowell Faye Jenkins Carroll Roe Mildred Fish Leon Voorhees Dorothy Overman James Reed Barbara Richter and Walter Smith.
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Barbara Richter
Bertha Pratt
Ross Kohl
Hazel Trimmer
Waldo Lowell
Faye Jenkins
Carroll Roe
Mldrede Fish
Leon Voorhees
Dorothy Overman
James Reed
Walter Smith
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H. R. Bundy
Alamito Sanitary Dairy Co
J. B. Beveridge
MO. E. Brookner
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
M. E. Church
Henry Dietterick, JR
Berea and Vicinity
Frank Howard
Aclle Broadfoot
Massena Township
Rex
J. M. Garside
Harry Garside
David Biggs
Ralph Biggs
Mrs. Folger
Illinois
Maple Grove News
Amos Shipman
Ike Swanson
Walter Sisler
F. L
E. A. Soper
Galesburg, Ilinois
East Grant News
L. D. Pearson
Mrs
Clarence Hedges
Lydia Kitchen
Joe Armstrong
Spiker
Tom Smith
Anna Gillpatrick
Frank Crawford
Miss Minnie Bear
Madaline Sheeley
Hazel and
Ruth Cooper
FE. Zanders
H. P. Peterson
Harry Cooper
Roy Taylor
KE. Miller
D. L. Spiker
Gwendolyn Taylor
Lara Marsh
Dora Carlton
L. L. Dorsey
Extra
Edith Parker
L. L. Dorsey and Family
M. C. Hutchinson
Elbert Lewis
Claude Dorsey
Clay Lewis
Brayton
George and
Dash Parker
Walter
Frank Sisler
Isaac Swanson
Bruce Furstenberg
Emmett Marsh
Emmett
Canada Threshers
Louise Bodine
Meade
California
Earl
S. Holton
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