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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
4
Chas Be Keys of Des Moines, traveling passenger agent for Rock Island Lines, visited the city Friday. He advertises tools for all kinds of wood work and claims capacity to handle any related job. Bip.
About thirty residents attended a court session in Atlantic last Friday as witnesses in a local lawsuit.
Vern Anderson and son, Howard, of Audubon visited in the city Friday on a business trip to Corning. The net railway operating income of the Rock Island Lines for August 1925 rose by 434,930 from July 1925 due to higher passenger revenue and economies. Freight revenue August 1925 was 8,510,930 vs 8,996,522 in August 1924 and 8,524,191 in July 1925. Passenger revenue August 1925 was 2,246,030 vs 2,339,044 in August 1924 and 2,099,587 in July 1925. Operating expenses August 1923 were 8,499,196 vs 8,596,024 in August 1924 and 8,547,997 in July 1925. Taxes August 1925 rose by 33,529 vs 33,329 a year ago.
From Our Old Files notes the Adair county attorney visiting and local items including prize fighting waning, residents moving to Anita, street improvements, a barn accident, a pasture notice, bank cash and deposit figures for Ardmore Oklahoma, highway mileage and costs, a large Grey Heath orchard near Bon aparté with 40 000 to 50 000 bushels of apples, rising town land values, and a state fair horse pulling record by Bar ney and Pat from Des Moines and other teams led by Jim and Mack from Bagley Iowa.
A disease rapidly invades the brains of cattle on J. A. Galvin’s farm northeast of Pleasantville. Sick animals eat and look normal until onset, then die within hours. Infected steers head rub and scratch until bleeding as some call it mad itch. 12 large steers were lost in one week.
Frank E. Carter returns from Council Bluffs where he served as a federal petit juror. Mrs Wilson Parrott Ed Wah lert and Ray Godwin residents of Audubon township are drawn as petit jurors for Audubon county October term opening October 27 with Judge Earl Peters presiding.
Sheriff McKee directs sale of Delaphine Benson real estate in Victory Park Anita Iowa to satisfy a 1596.67 dollar judgment. Property listed includes numerous lots across blocks 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 T except lot 2 in Victory Park. Sale set for November 2 1925 at 11 00 A M at Atlantic courthouse steps. Buyers urged to plat homestead by October 31 1925.
Ownership data lists Tribune Publishing Co as publisher in Anita Iowa with W F Budd as editor managing editor and business manager The owners are W F Budd and BE L Bell Location Anita Iowa none of bondholders or other security holders hold 1 percent or more The sworn statement dated October 9 1925 was witnessed by notary A R Robinson with commission through July 4 1927.
Fragments show engineers describe a private pledge backing repair tasks. The text asserts commitment to thorough work, rapid completion, and consistency across sites while noting concerns about prices and indifference. The source emphasizes machine engineering capability and collective action.
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