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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
6
A chamber of commerce note sketches sidetracked topics including Brook Hart’s election reporting, a rise in professional vacationers, and a roam of tramps. It comments on Mexico's church state clash, cigarette law enforcement in Pella, and hints a housing boom may start as lots sell fast and builders move in.
The piece argues the Senate inquiry exposes corruption in Republican nominations dating to the 1896 McKinley era. It urges investigations into money in general elections and primaries, condemning the long standing practice and calling for anti corruption men to hold office to end the pattern.
A northwest Iowa editor promoting his service casts Robert T. Lincoln as merely the son of his father, praising the common man while praising his own view. The piece contrasts Lincoln’s public service as a soldier before age, later a successful lawyer, and a fitting diplomat with the critic’s portrayal.
The Iowa Chronicle defends Claude Porter for the U S Senate short and regular terms after Senator Cummins dies. It blames the Iowa ballot law for confusion and urges adoption of a Nebraska style ballot. It endorses J H Johnson for reform efforts and praises municipal power plant advantages versus public utilities in Pella.
A rural note speaks of a quiet chautauqua season in Observations Oskaloosa and hints at Bryan’s absence. A traveling salesman story recounts a Scotch borrower who obtained $2.00 with a $500 liberty bond as security and vanished, foreshadowing a mild yet curious bank incident.
A letter to the editor laments the term hayseed and defends farming as a respectable pursuit. It discusses rural fire protection, noting cities sometimes deny farm calls for fire trucks. The piece urges farming groups to study and engineer better livestock and fire safety, suggesting Farm Bureau or Farmers' Union leadership organize solutions.
Dream Has Come True Friday marks the start of a highway program in Mahaska County. American Paving Corp. holds a $600,000 contract to surface about 20 miles of primary roads by December 1. Work begins on the Eddyville road, with concrete pours planned at a rate of one batch per minute and two shifts starting Monday.
The first batch of concrete was poured at 11 Friday morning as Mahaska county paving began. The start drew cheers and cameras while trucks filled the road, with two road crews keeping the detour clear and a systematic routine aimed at a high first day output.
The Omaha firm will start additional workmen Monday to resume the south project. The delays have shaved a week from the schedule, and the firm vows to overcome the handicap. Peace is not ready-made and requires active peacemakers at work.
Quotations from Farmers Co operative Exchange at Pella Iowa list hog prices from 9.10 to 11.80 per cwt and oats buyers pay per bushel. Entries for eyes cream hens roosters ducks geese pigeons hides and heavy eidads appear incomplete with several items missing values.
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