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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
4
A mixed patch of local items appears from births and divorces to sales and dances. The newspaper notes J L Stalcup visiting Atlantic, a Feb 4 1908 birth, a divorce for Ida Bowlin, and Edward Roe's desertion suit, plus sales pitches and a weather quip about Iowa February.
D M James, 73, on the witness stand describes courtship with a Chicago woman. He and the woman married in 1906 and separated the same year after letters begging for money and debts are revealed. Depositions on her character are read as a detective investigates her past. A separate note mentions a courtroom arbitration in a Massena horse service bill case.
Catharine M. Clapp King was born in Illinois on June 2, 1844 and died January 30, 1908 in Lincoln Township Iowa at age 63 years 8 months 28 days. She moved to Jackson County as a child, married John C. King in 1865, and resided in Cass County from 1879 until her death. Survived by five of nine children, she was an active church member in the M E church and a respected neighbor. A paralytic stroke years earlier limited her activity. Funeral services were held February 1 at Lincoln Center church led by Rev M Stahl, with large attendance.
A sequence of three public sale notices details farm auctions near Anita and Wiota Cass County Iowa. J L Selby and J H Hill announce sales of horses cattle hogs and implements with free lunch, cash discounts, and multiple locations including Walsh Eller and J B McDermott farms on February 11 1 and 14 1908. Auditors include Todhunter & Son with extensive lists of livestock crops and gear.
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