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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
5
An advertisement promotes RACKET brand sweaters for children and adults in white red Copenhagen grey maroon navy and heather. Prices range from 1.00 to 8.50 and emphasize warm durable knits for kids boys and men with turtle neck options and large sizes.
Platt Kelloway of Adair visits the city. Chas Waters, ex Anita resident, now in Leon selling southern Iowa land. Anita housing prices shown tempt investors. The RECORD advertises affordable residence properties and wedding invitation services.
Farms ranging from 80 to 1400 acres well located near town schools and churches price per acre from 75.00 to 150.09 first payment 1000.00 to 5000.00 buys 80 to 240 acres for details write to 392 Pryor & Waters Leon Iowa.
Anita Bank Building hosts office hours daily from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Contact phone number listed as 246 26-tf.
Attorney offers specialty in collections and probate matters with service in all courts. Offices listed for broad legal reach and guidance in fiduciary litigation and asset recovery.
Tearry in stock a full line of the best rubber belting in sizes from one and one half inch to six inches. G 1f Amos W Shipman.
Robert Cryer reports beef roasts for threshers available at the City Meat Market priced at twenty two cents per pound.
Wm Stolts was a caller Saturday H A Chattrick and wife visited Omaha Tuesday Make your SOHRB go farther at Wie gand Son s closing out sale You can save money on your Foot wear at the Weigand Closing out Sale The Berea Band furnished the music Friday for the Adair county Fair at Greenfield A M Metheny of West Plains Mo visited this week with his brother S V Metheny It being their first long visit in thirty years The two boys spent a day in Omaha with relatives B D Porshay of the Citizens Savings Bank and his two sons Ralph and Mick go to Omaha Sunday to accompany L D Willis on an overland trip to California The REcoRD received a pleasant call this week from A M Pryor and Chas Waters of Leon low who are interesting the people of this vicinity in the sale of southern town farms See their advertisement in todays Record A check for 1000 00 issued by the Ford Motor Co in favor of the late Tra F Bontrager as a premium for selling 108 cars during the past year was received Tuesday Henry Ford does not forget the widow and orphans The fellow who dug out a course of brick under the plate glass window frame in the J C Voorhees corner building a few nights ago and threw them into the street had little to occupy his time and exercise his talents Opinions differ as to what is really the matter with Old Till Steele s mouth Some claim he got that ugly mug playing ball on Sunday Others declare the wound resembles the natural result of a vicious smash in the mouth from a rolling-pin or taters mashers and then he might have been kicked by a cow
The Highth Grade of Anita Public Schools plans a Cake and Pastry Exchange at Amos W. Shipman Implement store on Saturday September 22. Frank Van Slyke reports welcoming twin grandsons born to his daughter Mira Knight. Wiegand & Son’s Shoe Store promotes a seasonable sale at 39. Esther M Bear and Lake E Bear marry on September 12 at Mrs Mary J Smither’s home with a lighthearted note about a kidnapping party and plans for a breakfast at Coon Rapids.
James C. Carey and his wife have returned home to Ames after a period away, resuming their residence in the city.
Clarence Campbell and his wife spent Sunday at Lewis in West Union. El Panickner from Des Moines was in the city Friday.
A local listing notes boot-lex whiskey selling at 7.06 dollars per quart in Omaha. The price appears in a city retail record, reflecting a typical midwestern sales figure for spirits.
Fred J. Blattner called Saturday and requested that the RECORD be sent to him.
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