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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
4
Local items note H D Wormhoudt selling carpets and rugs while quirky musings and small notices fill pages. Mentions include Eddyville visitors Ralph Chord and O to Roberts, J B Jones moving to Eddyville, and Will Brand family visiting New Sharon. School shoes advertised by Vans with back to school messaging.
Mrs Jas Gardner returns to Omaha last Monday after a three week visit at the Doedyns home in Nebraska City. Her sister Mrs L Sadler plans several weeks in Nebraska. Various local social items note church society gathering, farm visits, and travel by residents including trips to Des Moines Chicago Monroe Monroe.
Henry Ver Rees, a baggage wagon driver, was crushed and knocked under a wagon when a trunk toppled onto him after the team bolted at the depot. He lay unconscious but was revived by Dr. Bos. He suffered bruises with no broken bones and should recover in days.
Sioux City Aug 24 Special Morningside college today received from James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern railroad a check for 10000 completing the 150000 needed to obtain the 50000 grant from the American Education board This raises Morningside endowment to 400000 Rev Dr W T Mackdonald pastor of Grace M E church presented the matter in writing and after brief correspondence Hill sent the check.
Notice from Marion County District Court Iowa that a last will and testament of Adriaan Rietveld deceased is on file and will be heard in September term 1909 on September 28 at the court in Knoxville, with interested parties invited to appear. Clerk B Berksbergen, deputy Meyer Langerak. August 23, 1909.
The Lake Prairie District Fair seeks bids for the ice cream cone concession with bids due to the secretary by September 6. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Joan De Coox, Commissioner.
A 120 acre farm in the heart of the Holland Colony four miles from two Holland churches and a Holland town offers sale at 70 dollars per acre if taken within 30 days. See N. J. Gesman for details.
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