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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1903
Page
5
Gro A Stour announces the CHRONICLE will cease under current management and be taken up by Sadler Bros. & Co. of Humeston Iowa. He thanks readers and business friends of Pella for support and notes all bills up to April 27 are payable to the current owners.
Sadler Bros and Co announce purchase of the Pella Chronicle from the late G A Stout and state future paper and job department business will be handled by L G Ballengee in their absence. They plan to be on the ground next week to personally attend to the paper and related business. They intend speaking further to patrons and the public.
Edward C. Rankin born September 14 1869 in Marion County Iowa died at his home south of Knoxville on April 9 1903 at age 33 years 6 months and 25 days. He was a Methodist lay leader supt of Beulah Sunday school and traveled to Colorado last summer seeking health. He married Maggie Breese March 11 1891 and they had three sons Roy Fred and Howard. Funeral at Zion church led by Pastor L Hughes paid last respects amid rain.
Lakeside organ for sale by W. R. Howerton at the American House. Original cost ninety dollars, now nearly new and offered at a bargain price. Apply in person to W. R. Howerton.
J A Garrsion urges Pella to form a citizens committee to secure exhibit space at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He notes Iowa’s large appropriation and argues Pella’s wagon and stacker factories, tile company, butter and egg houses, canning plant, and college merit representation.
A petition asking Lake Prairie township voters to approve a three percent tax on assessed value to aid the Iowa Railway Company in building a line from Pella to a Wabash intersection near Howell. Tax due in two installments after full completion. Conditions require full completion by January 1, 1905, or the tax becomes void.
Mrs. Jacob de Bruyn living east of the city on the Oskaloosa road died at her home at seven oclock Wednesday evening after a short illness. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs A Tysseling of this city. Funeral services were held Friday morning and the remains laid to rest in the Van Domselaar cemetery.
Mrs G H Overkamp one of Pella's first settlers died at H Wormhoudt home Sunday morning of heart failure aged 98 years 7 months and 20 days. She came from the Netherlands and settled in 1847 helping Hollanders endure privations and winters Iowa grew from a small colony to a town of 3000. She leaves four daughters and many descendants and was an active church member. Funeral from home at 1 pm Tuesday followed by First Reformed church service at 1 30 pm interment north of the city with relatives from Orange City Kahoka Ottumwa and Newton attending.
Mrs S F Prouty wife of Judge 5 1 Prouty of Des Moines was severely hurt on the front steps at her Oakland Avenue home last Thursday. Doctors feared a double fracture but today it was found no bones were broken. Ligaments torn the arm forced into the socket and the injury may be worse than a fracture.
The school board settled two year dispute over site by purchasing 200 by 260 feet in North Pella at P. H. Bousquet’s park for 2500 dollars. The old building and ground could be sold for at least 2000, leaving the district with a net cost of about 500 dollars. The board’s choice is praised as prudent and the district is set for a new, worthy school facility.
Benjamin Beyer, a youth living six miles north of Pella, broke his left arm in a wagon accident last Tuesday morning. Riding on top of a hay load, the wagon struck an obstruction, tipping and throwing him to the ground. He and his older brother hurried to town where local physicians treated the fracture.
An old advert promotes Rocky Mountain Tea by Alten and Stubertrauch as a remedy for liver troubles and constipation. It exudes a cheerful tone about fresh air, sweet winds, and blooming flowers as signs of health and joy. The short copy targets general wellness and digestion support.
A large crowd on the college campus welcomed Theodore Roosevelt as his presidential train neared. The advance guard appeared at 5 35 p m and the main train arrived around 6 05 p m after a slow approach. Roosevelt bowed and smiled, returning a hearty salutation as residents praised his loyalty and statesmanship. He spent the night in Ottumwa after a short stop in Oskaloosa.
Brakeman John F. Connor, 24, of Monroe, died instantly after falling from a car during switching at Evans last week. Conductor Hanly found his mangled body. Connor was the son of Mr and Mrs William Connor. The article notes local rail history and advocates for a local power and light plan in Pella.
Prof. W. C. Farmer was elected principal of the public schools of Pella last week by the board of education. He is a graduate of Central University. Prof. Cook, the retiring superintendent, is well liked and anticipated to meet success wherever he goes. The citizens of Pella extend best wishes to both men.
Our text argues for a new railroad connected with the Wabash by the Iowa Railway company. It warns against rushing into contracts that may fail and wonders if the anticipated tax is justified. It questions guarantees the line will not be sold to Rock Island and asks what protections future generations would have to defend their rights in court.
In a brief note the Van Zante Bros urge readers to keep a ready supply of heave cure for emergencies, stating it cannot be matched and should always be on hand.
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