11 May 1916
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
1
The article extols a high speed engine noted as possibly the fastest in an American stock car. It highlights seamless acceleration, quiet idling, smooth rides, and exceptional reliability, claiming 3400 rpm performance and long life, available through Chalmers dealers.
Cass County Board of Supervisors meet in Atlantic with D J Bode Abe Biggs A C Highley W D Bell and C W McCaustland present. They authorize Lana Construction culverts not to exceed 2800 per district and accept C W McCaustland resignation effective November 1 1916. Road work and numerous tax rebates and claims are approved with detailed entries for each payer and amount.
Notice is hereby given that on April 26 1916 I granted to my son Roy L Duff his time and will not be responsible for any debts he may contract from that date. Various items follow including store sales at Wiegands Shoe Store offering five percent off, visits by Joe Petty of Audubon with his aunt Mrs Frank McCord, a May 29 1916 Al G Barnes circus exhibit in Atlantic, farm for rent and pasture for horses, residents returning from Omaha and Aurora, a poultry feed promotion, a marriage between Joseph F Harkins of Wiota and Harriet Wood of southeast Wiota at the Atlantic Methodist parsonage, and the couple planning to live on the Wood farm near Wiota.
Two stray colts arrived two miles south of Anita on April 14. One dark grey and one bay, each about 950 pounds. Owners may claim by paying for this ad and pasture, see Ira White, Anita, for Baker's extracts and spices. Also notes Mrs. Lew Dressler of Atlantic visited relatives here last week and Charles Sherrett of Wiota was in Anita on business last Thursday.
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