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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
6
Pastor outlines Sunday sermons on Transfiguration and What is man. Sunday school classes urge absent members to return and recruit new enrollees. Next week Cromwell hosts the fifty ninth annual fall meeting of the Council Bluffs Association of Congregational churches and ministers.
Barsheba White Martin, born in Keney Virginia February 4 1822, died September 1913 at her daughter in law Jennie Martin's home in Anita Iowa aged 91. She married Eli Martin in 1836, lived in Indiana then Iowa, raised ten children and survived by eight. Funeral services were held at her West Main Street home conducted by Rev P A Rickel.
Dexter Sentinel editorial laments daily auto accidents at grade crossings. It urges drivers to stop look and listen before crossing, warns that engineers fear the risks of hurry and near-misses, and blames drivers for endangering trains and themselves.
The fall term in the Finch district Wiota began Monday morning with Miss Daisy Jenkins from this city as teacher. Miss Jenkins taught the same school last year and her work was universally satisfactory.
A sale offers 3 wood stoves including 1 large base burner and 3 Round Oak heaters plus 1 Majestic Range. Also available are numerous dishes and cooking utensils. All items are practically new and in good condition, cash terms. G. H. Stoffs announces the auction.
The article notes Samuel Turner Jr widely called Old Sam turns seventy on the current month. He is described as a steadfast community member who values his past and looks to a hopeful future. Old Sam is praised as a good man with strong ties to the local area.
George Scholl Jr. reports the loss of a valuable horse. Several neighbors visit, including Guy Smith and family with Mother Simons. D. H. McDermott prepares a molasses mill while W. Clark buys stock. J.M. Cramlett retires from farming after selling machinery and land. The Exira farm changed hands for 110 dollars an acre. James McVay family returns from Kansas amid drought concerns.
Rex reports hay balers and silos active this week with Kopp and Stone filling a silo. Many Sunday visits occur among Garside Luman Jemming and Linderman households. revival services begin at Lincoln Center M E Church next Sunday. A theft targeted a melon patch, Valley School gains paint and a new stove, Sunday baseball grows in the eastern township, and Stone suffers a corn binder accident while winding twine.
The Anita RECORD and the Kansas City Weekly Journal announce a combined one year offer for all U.S. addresses at a price of $1.50. This deal targets readers seeking affordable access to both publications and invites mail subscriptions nationwide.
Peter Smith considers purchasing a touring car. C O Gipple completed filling his silo last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lafe Koob visited Atlantic Saturday. Roy Chaffee of Benton Center was a Sunday evening caller in this vicinity. Wm Gillpatrick brought his threshing outfit home after a $1200 fall run.
T E Grissell son of the original Old Alex of Guthrie Center Guthrian transacted business in Anita and viewed the exhibition animals. His father’s memory is recalled with affectionate mention and a critique of his past political ideas. Harvests pass and summer ends as the piece closes with welcome to the visitor.
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