29 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
1
On the Evening of the Last Day there will be a band concert by the Anita Concert Band and a big camp fire. For general information address Fred H. Sears, Colonel, of Abe Biggs, Q M, Anita Iowa.
Community fragments mention Miss Laura Hetick of Des Moines visiting with Albert Henick and family. A baby incentive is offered for local families near Anita. Levi Mountain and family visited Cumberland then West Liberty with Mrs. John Pringey. Mrs. LD Gaylord left Atlantic after visiting kin. School opens September 6 per board decision. Mrs. S. M. Lane of Chicago, Isaac Brown’s sister, travels to Deeth Nevada to visit relatives. W. C. Wheatley spent a visit with Maine relatives. Hair switches advertised at 35-51 cents. Miss Daisey Chapman visited Avoca, Ethel Allen returned from Mason City with her brother Charles for a short visit.
A prayer seeking conscience and simple living closes with “Here Lies a Man” by Homer McKee. The column notes Stanley Merritt of Des Moines visiting Lloyd Houck this week and Mrs. W. K. Carey returning home from Atlantic. In a civil case Ira Ruggles next friend of C V Ruggles v Minor James, the jury awarded the plaintiff $50.75 for wages due with a $52 counterclaim for hog killing, breaking a mirror, washing clothes, and wage deductions. trial stretched from 9:30 a.m. to about 10:30 p.m.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth arrives in Atlantic on Saturday August 7 with 85 double length rail cars 1280 employees 700 horses 40 elephants and a 110 cage menagerie. The new pagent Lalla Rookh features nearly 1000 cast members plus 480 performers in three rings and a grand parade starts at 10 A M prompting early attendance.
An exhausted driver under a chestnut tree struggles with a stubborn car along with notes of family visits. He tightens carburettor bolts and checks steering, only to discover the problem is simply an empty gasoline tank.
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