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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
5
In Grant township the primary produced 350 Republican, Democratic and Progressive votes from a 850-strong electorate. Republicans led with 290 ballots, Democrats 68, Progressives 7, while 2 did not take a suffrage ballot and 7 left it unmarked. Suffrage passed 226 to 116, a 111 vote majority.
In Grant township woman suffrage won nearly two to one but failed countywide with 16581 for and 1670 against. W J Harding swept the county for governor, while Tom Whitmore carried 13 of 20 Cass county precincts in a tight county attorney race. Other intra county contests included nominations for lieutenant governor and attorney general with mixed results across candidates and precincts.
Floyd Cochran age about 19 and John Goodpasture 18 were killed when Denver and Rio Grande Express No 15 derailed near Colton Utah. The two Anita residents were en route to visit relatives, with bodies expected to arrive home by Friday night for funeral and interment.
A coal car overload on the Rock Island line two miles before Adair caused a derailment plus seven cars off track. Wrecking crews from Des Moines to Atlantic restored the line. about 3800 ties and twelve rails replaced. Residents include Leah Rich visiting with Zeta Vernon and Vera Hook reporting her father’s improving condition.
Fire discovered around three o clock at the Campton livery in Massena destroyed the large livery barn and the Cruise Devore office while sparing adjacent buildings. One span of mules and baled hay burned. Insurance covers most damages. Sunday visitors E C Huff family with At lantic ties.
The Cass County Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Anita on Friday June 8 with three sessions morning afternoon and evening. The program features speakers from Des Moines including Mrs Moorhouse focusing on Elementary Division Teacher Training Teen Age and Adult Bible Class organization. Delegates from all schools may attend and report back. pastors superintendents and teachers are urged to attend.
County treasurer Chas E Malone checked Des Moines on annual auto registration figures for six counties including Cass and Adair. Adair, paying about half Cass into the state fund, receives more back due to township counts, not cars registered. Charles Felt visits Atlantic with siblings and relatives.
Anita defeated Corning 2 to 1 at West Side in a standout baseball exhibition. Clark pitched well for Anita allowing four hits while Carlson gave up four to Anita. Corning errors totaled none and Anita had one earned run to Corning’s one. Umpire Hogan officiated. next Sunday Anita hosts Avoca to start their season.
Births filed for 1915 show 814 total with likely near 365 after losses. Ten sets of twins, six stillbirths, two illegitimate. 152 boys and 162 girls. Notable spread across towns including Atlantic Maine Anita Viota Lewis Cumberland Massena Griswold and township totals list varied boy girl counts.
A local baseball game played last Friday afternoon between Anita Boy Scouts and Exita ended 24 to 0 in favor of Anita. Hemphill Vernon Swartz White and Voss led by collecting multiple base hits. Scout Swartz was hailed as the star. Lineup included Kellaway Vernon Swartz Forshay Hemphill Fickle White Bohning Newton. Also notes a schedule change: No 5 train now leaves at 10 46 in the morning.
County auditor’s recapitulation lists farm products, town property and livestock values, including horses, cattle, sheep and swine, with totals and per head averages. It notes expected board of equalization adjustments and compares 1915 values to prior year, while mentioning local visits and notices.
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