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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
2
The August 30 1901 issue comments on Iowa politics with notes on Bob Mulkey A P Heald and Cummins versus Philips. It jokes about party tickets and convention surprises while weaving in light social anecdotes and a Dog Fancier excerpt about humane treatment of beasts.
Consumers voice concern over high prices of trust-made articles, deeming them overpriced and inferior. The fragment suggests shopper frustration and calls for more affordable options amid perceived quality gaps.
An article notes a surge in cutting up corn for feed due to protracted weather and scarce labor. It highlights the corn binder as the best tool, contrasts hand methods with mechanized cutting, and discusses costs, waste, and farmer reliance on hired help.
Jude Prouty declares he has no plan to resign from the bench and denies any such statements. He says he has not told anyone he would resign and has promised not to abandon his term. He acknowledges considering a congressional race but insists his resignation is unfounded according to his friends.
Judge S F Prouty overruled Milton Remley's demurrer for the state board of medical examiners against C L Parsons of Eagle Grove seeking a writ to compel a certificate to practice osteopathy in Iowa. The ruling forces the board to justify denying certificates to Still College graduates and tests the college's standing. Also notes market listings for Pel la markets with weekly updates to wheat oats corn hay cattle sheep hogs butter eggs potatoes.
Mrs. William Townsend of Brookings has returned from Fairbault, Minnesota, where she attended to her interest in the estate of her uncle, Harvey Scott, who died August 1, leaving unclear sums. Townsend seeks details of the inheritance and related arrangements as the case proceeds.
The document outlines a chain of title issues involving Hendrik Peter Scholte and others, noting transfers from 1848 to 1857 and subsequent conveyances to Abner Kelsey and James H Parks. It identifies missing links, unrecorded or destroyed deeds, and cloudy title affecting property in sections 24 and 25, Township 76, Range 19 W, P M Iowa. The plaintiffs request court action to supply, reform, and confirm deeds, quiet and establish title, and decree against all defendants if not answered by October 1901.
The text provides a jumbled OCR fragment mentioning names such as Van Ming Arion Fre and Syed Lua, with stray phrases about a defense and a 1901 date. It lacks clear actions or a coherent event to summarize beyond these scattered references.
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