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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
2
A promotional pitch touts Chariton County Missouri as equal or superior to Iowa and Illinois land while offering it at just over half the price. The claim highlights exceptionally high yields with corn, wheat, oats, timothy hay, and bluegrass, promising strong agricultural potential.
The Des Moines editors note a campaign kickoff as the city eyes politics while the Des Moines baseball team wins two straight. A proposed 25 percent city investment is discussed alongside annexation implications for North Pella. Iowa College president Dr. Bearpsiar dies on campus. Des Moines police seek clues in Isaac Finkelstein murder. At the state Republican convention H. L. Bousquet loses Clerk of Supreme Court bid. Chicago reports no hay fever this year, sparking fragile jokes about codfish aristocracy and appendicitis.
Orange City reports the body of Mrs Garrett Schreur found hanging from a tree in a grove near her home. Despondent since her husband’s death three months earlier, she had moved from Sioux Center to her mother’s residence with four children and was missing since last Wednesday. She was 28, and a search ended with the discovery.
A council decision halted a plan to annex North Pella despite caucus support. An investigative committee estimated taxable property at 14 000 dollars with 300 000 annual fines, and projected annexation costs at 1 100 dollars, ending in the measure's defeat. Citizens anticipate a spring ticket and renewed effort toward fairness in city finances and taxation.
Downey and Stevens wear new low hats as the Runnells Reds host the Des Moines Whites in a Sunday game, while local residents travel, visit relatives, or plan trips to Pella and Minnesota. Mrs Ridgeway seeks divorce after cruel treatment. Rebekah installation draws attendees. a small anniversary gathering and ice cream luncheon mark community life.
The Chicago Chronicle argues strict law enforcement follows deadly events. It cites deaths at St. Luke's sanitarium and a Wells Street dive as catalysts for action, echoing on national needs for anti anarchist measures and timely legislation. The piece notes presidents’ assassinations spurring reform and calls for arousal of public sentiment to prevent future tragedies.
Two masked men robbed the Chicago Burlington and Quincy limited north of Savanna at 11:30 last night. They cut the Adams Express car and blew it up as torpedoes on the track exploded. The engineer was ordered ahead, and the robbers fled with about $20,000 as a posse hastened to the scene.
A hundred dollar prize offers the public a chance to name the Rock Island System and Southern Pacific Company route’s new Daily Limited train to California, set to enter service November 1, 1902 via the El Paso Short Line. No fees required. Send ideas to Passenger Traffic Managers, Rock Island System, Chicago.
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