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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
7
H Van Slyge of this city files for bankruptcy in the United States District Court Northern District of Iowa. Rev M Stahl of the M B Church at Menlo visited with Anita Frends Friday.
Local notices recount Decoration Day visits and social calls across Anita, Adair, Walnut and surrounding towns. Doctors, merchants, and families like the Coopers, Brooks, and Faulkners are cited with errands and subscriptions. The Atlantic News-Telegraph buys a Goss Press and local residents plan moves to Clear Lake and Des Moines.
The column chronicles varied community happenings including visits by Anita and Dilts, trips to Kansas City, Ames and Waterloo, new housing moves by H H Cate and family, bakery staff changes, memorial addresses by Mrs. C C Smith, and teaching assignments for Hattie Fearrisng with plans to study in Chicago. It also mentions travel between Massena, Stuart, Oakland, and Casey.
Decoration Day and Memorial Day were observed in Anita with a large crowd attending. The morning service at the opera house featured music and a strong address by Mrs. C. C. Smith. Bells tolled from 12:00 to 12:05 as veterans and citizens paid respects, then crowds moved to Evergreen Cemetery by various means of transport to honor fallen soldiers.
Local ad touts fresh strawberries with delivery to any city area. Various personal notices follow: H Butler and wife visit Des Moines. Mrs Belle Copley returns home from Mitchelville. Mrs G W Mallory visits Dallas Center. Irene Kaskey from Manson visits C A Long in the city.
The O. R Conley family has moved to Atlantic and joins the county seat where Mr Conley joins the grocery business They leave Anita after many years of respect from neighbors The editor hopes they return eventually Also mentions local social visits by Glen Wells Miss Helen Dinsmore Mildred Fish and Mrs Ed Coalley of Spokane among others
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