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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
1
The Sigourney Review urges Republicans to strike Teddy Roosevelt’s hat from the 1916 political scene. The piece argues Roosevelt’s hat has no business in a Republican ring today or tomorrow and mocks any inclusion of his influence.
Discussion on how the religion of Jesus Christ should stimulate all aspects of life not merely material gain. It argues God as artist and harmony in nature, urging the soul to seek beauty, unity, and moral renewal through Christ, with references to heaven, pearls, and the Christian influence on art and mission.
Rev. C. Smith was the guest of honor at a large gathering of young people who met Tuesday evening at the parsonage to welcome him as pastor of the First M. I. Church for the coming year and to extend best wishes to him and his wife.
A family wishes friends and acquaintances to remember 82 year old Grandma Marsh this week. Send a birthday card or kind word to brighten her days while she is confined to bed after recent injuries.
Laura Garcia, convicted of killing Policeman Charles E. Brockman in Fort Collins, has asked the state board of pardons to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. The pardon board heard the case briefly with Judge H S Garbutt present. no action was taken. An appeal from district court is pending in the supreme court, supersedeas staying execution until disposal.
A Saturday afternoon sale attracted a large crowd as hotel furniture and various articles were auctioned. Many items of high value sold at sacrifice prices, with total receipts within a few dollars of the original valuations.
John Eneix receives notice from the U S patent office in Washington DC that a door-spring patent has been awarded. Final papers will be issued soon. The invention has passed thorough testing, proven satisfactory, and can be marketed at lower cost than competing devices.
A reflection on deceptive policies versus true honesty, noting how some people exhibit outward signs of integrity while lacking genuine ethical conduct. The passage contrasts public appearance with inner moral standards and questions the sincerity of claimed integrity.
J W Ruggles has been ailing for weeks and cannot follow the trail, spending most time in bed at his home south of the city. Long standing ailments from service with Uncle Sam have weighed heavily in recent years, though friends hope for a swift return to health.
H. E. Boatright reported a pleasant visit with Judge Walter I. Smith during a business trip to Council Bluffs last week. The judge, ill for months, is gradually improving and will soon resume official duties.
G H Stoffs buys a new express and dray wagon from L R Galiher Co. A new horse from W W Eller and a fine harness set from J L Stalcup complete the outfit. George Stoffs dedicates full effort to the thriving Anita delivery business.
The Anita aggregation went to Stuart Sunday afternoon and permitted that mess of mufflers to pound them into the earth to a depth of four by twelve. The season ends with a decisive, symbolic victory and a firm epitaph for the team’s campaign.
Ed B Perry of Audubon county returned from Council Bluffs where he served as grand juror of the federal court. A large number of indictments were disposed of in Judge Smith McPherson's court with neatness and dispatch under this judge.
The piece notes a nationwide rush of Republican postmasters submitting resignations after urgent appeals from headquarters. It adds that a large contingent of Democratic leaders awaits to take over, ready to fill vacancies left by the departing Republicans.
The Atlantic City Council, by a four to one vote, instructed the city attorney to file suit against Musson Telephone Company to revoke its franchise over poor service and franchise violations. The Musson Bros. allegedly added 25 cents per month per desk phone and plan to fight the action.
The heirs of the late George Talty Joseph Talty M F E Talty Geo Talty Jr and Mrs Mary Hickey filed objections with the Cass County district court to probate of a will that leaves all property to the second wife They allege the decedent was nearly eighty at the time of the will and that undue influence was used They claim about 25000 in accumulated property was earned by the decedent and his children from his first marriage none of whom are named as beneficiaries They suggest the matter may be settled out of court
Charles Cibert of this city pled guilty in Judge McPherson's court to breaking into a freight car on the side track and stealing an automobile tire and other items. He was sentenced to six months in Red Oak jail and fined 60 dollars. The jail term may be remitted for good behavior, but the fine must be paid at 10 dollars per month by him. The judge warned that any parental or third party payment would trigger full jail time. Witnesses from Anita attended.
Frank Stacey operates a county auto livery with Old Nance a reliable bus. On a Anita run the car balked and slowed, then coughed and sneezed into town. After hospital care the vehicle recovered for a return trip, illustrating the preacher’s caution about church days.
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