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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
2
Twenty four acres of ground twelve in natural timber with a lake of about sixteen hundred twelve acres filled with spring water. Property includes dwelling stable and an ice house forty by zero feet high. Bargain sale. Address or call W A Winder Colfax Iowa.
During August the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell reduced tickets to towns in Minnesota for parties of five or more harvest hands. For details contact any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
Parcel notes discuss land sale prospects along the Chicago Great Western Railway corridor. Mentions agents and homeseekers, with emphasis on opportunities, routes, and potential settlement during the era.
A 1905 Des Moines Register and Leader piece reports on a large migration of farmers from north central and northwest U.S. states toward Canada’s western wheat regions. It argues the movement will grow, creating millions in a sparsely settled Canada and pressing the U.S. to compete for this future market. It notes U.S. machinery suppliers dominate the current Canadian market, the tariff question, and the strategic shift of harvester makers to Canadian plants to preserve trade. The piece cites irrigation and machinery origins, Wright Pearce, and local agents Gesman & Wirren with excursion offers to Canada.
An advertisement promises high grade paints for every job from the largest to the smallest. It highlights a specially prepared paint for every kind of work and a complete assortment of products from the paint company.
Local note mentions Mr. and Mrs. EB Bemis and baby returning to Teluride Colorado from a visit with Mrs. Bemis' mother Mya Jane Van der Linden Tuesday. Also notes a city hall businessmen meeting next Tuesday evening to plan a picnic. Town sees many young campers along the river.
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