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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
7
Community snips include smoking ad offers for Onda cigars, visits by Claudia Hill and Lida Reese, farmers selling Reed's Yellow Dent Seed corn and 180 hogs sold for five dollars per hundredweight. Notices mention Memorial Day May 30, and primary election June 2 in Cass County Iowa. Local business offers include dressmaking Parlors, flour at Anita Roller Mills, and Monument Works recommendations.
Rev G B Cushman and his family loaded household effects onto cars last Thursday and left for Anita and Grinnell Friday. They visited his mother over Sunday and plan to settle in their new home. Cushman and wife will be missed by Congregational church members and society in Vietor Iowa, with many friends wishing success and happiness.
We extend our grateful thanks to neighbors and friends for kind ness and loving ministrations during the long illness of our beloved wife and mother and in her death for the sympathy which consoles us in this hour of bereavement.
A dated ledger passage lists disbursements for 1907 and 1908 with names such as J. M. Knowlton E C Palmer Savage Bros W Mountain Cibert Godfrey Miller Geo Dilts and Geo Mallory. Totals show balances and final amount 1302.49.
W C Bovee toured Des Moines this week visiting family and reviewing business. A Perry M E church building suffered a near total loss from fire valued at 13000 dollars along with fixtures. Storms disrupted rail service as east bound trains delayed and Rock Island tracks washed out. Cyclone swung into eastern Nebraska causing fatalities and injuries. Harry Woodmansee, former Arkansas ship Master Mechanic, returned to Des Moines after navy discharge with plans for rest and possible reenlistment. He visited Anita briefly before returning to Des Moines.
How's This We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure F J Cheney Co Toledo O We the undersigned have known F J Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm Walpine Kignan MARVIN Wholesale Druggists Toledo O Hal's Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system Testimonials free Price 75 cents per bottle Sold by all Druggists Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs Louisa P Robison wife of L C Robison of Anita Iowa died at home May ith at 4 30 am She was born May 12 1849 in Montrose Pennsylvania Converted in early life she joined the Baptist church maiden name Marsh Married December 15 1880 in Chicago to L C Robison They lived in Cass county and were Methodists Four children Chas A Byron W Ray C Alberta Canada Lynn B Anita memorials note her long illness and steadfast faith Funeral at Anita Methodist Church conducted by Rev M Stahl with burial Evergreen Cemetery Poems commemorate her calm passing and belief in eternal rest
Evergreen Cemetery Association met at City Hall Anita Iowa on Friday May 1908. Members listed include Forshay Myers Jenkins Wilson Turner Blakesley Brewer Wiegand Valentine Wiegand Louis Anderson Cate Lattig Allan son Huuck I McDermott Jenkins Hunter Winder Mallory Newton Wagner Fordyce Carey Wagner Bangham Hook Stone Moore Hook Crawford Reynolds McIntire Calkins. Minutes approved. Treasurer reports balance 1177.29 after receipts 451.00 sale of jets. change of meeting date to first Monday in May approved. resignations of three trustees accepted and new officers elected Forshay Bangham Young Jenkins Newton Worthing Myers. Meeting adjourned.
In February our daughter had the whooping cough. Mr. Lane of Hartland recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and said it gave customers the best satisfaction. We found it as he said and recommend it to anyone with children troubled by whooping cough. Sold by all druggists.
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