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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
5
The Pella Chronicle announces a Popular Voting Contest designed to boost subscriptions in Marion County. Premiums are described as the most valuable yet offered in the area. Rules are laid out and readers are urged to contact the Chronicle office with questions.
Announcement outlines honest contest rules for a piano prize event with 400 and 300 dollar piano prizes, voting methods, eligibility, tie handling, and procedural safeguards. It specifies vote coupons, publication of results, photo submission, and banking security during the 90 day contest with sealed ballots and awarding committee oversight.
The city will begin the school year on Monday September 10 at 9 o clock. Children from ages 7 to 14 must attend at least sixteen consecutive weeks starting with the September opening. Kindergarten available for five year olds in Lincoln building with morning and afternoon sessions. Superintendent will visit the high school September 4 7 and 8 to discuss school matters with patrons.
Knoxville C M A boys traveled to Pella last Thursday expecting an easy win. The Pella team, mostly new players called plot ups, united to upset the visitors with a 10 to 3 victory.
Gox's Great Consolidated Band hosts a benefit social on Saturday evening September 1 in Garden Square. Cream cordial lemon tea cake buns coffee and cigars served until late. A fireworks display will be shown by permission of the mayor. Band members request teams to remove or guard hitching to avoid fright during the display.
Des Moines Iowa August 27 1906 weather records show abnormally high temperatures with high humidity from Monday morning to Saturday night. A cool wave lowered temperatures. light frost reported at Charles City. Rainfall light statewide but scattered showers north east northwest west central and southeast. Soil generally dry two thirds of state. rain needed for pastures potatoe rate planted corn and fall plowing. No serious drought damage yet but pockets in the south. Threshing fair progress and considerable plowing where moisture allows. Corn crop advancing rapidly with potential for heavy output and early fields ready to cut next week. Fodder yield expected to exceed usual. Minor crops similar to prior reports.
The Chicago Great Western will sell tickets to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada Oregon Utah Washington and Wyoming at about one half the usual fare. Tickets on sale daily August 27 to October list inclusive. Get full information from any Great Western agent or D. P. Dimer GP A St Paul Minn. A light frost was reported from ittoma last day morn.
The Chronicle offers a free 8400 piano to the top vote getter in a three to four month contest. Subscriptions drive votes with 500 votes per new 1.50 subscription and 400 votes per renewal. A 300 piano, a 250 gold watch for each township with two or more entrants, and other prizes are also planned. The contest runs countywide in Marion with rules ensuring fairness and prompt entry urged. Separately the Democratic party of Lake Prairie township schedules a Friday meeting at Pella Town Hall to nominate a township ticket and select delegates for the county convention in Knoxville on September 12.
Baptist and Reformed church notices outline Sunday school at 9 30 am and services through 7 45 pm with themes Conquest Debtors and A Last Word. Each listing notes pastors A LeGrand F C Edwards and S Van der Werf plus language of services and youth meetings. An appeal for funds supports rebuilding San Francisco churches.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa State Fair from August 24 to 31 with a round trip fare via Chicago Great Western. Tickets on sale August 23 to 31, return limit September 1. Children half fare. Inquiries to any Great Western agent or J P Barner G P A St Paul MN.
Fraser men Oliver Wright Fred Rat Fred Morrow and Geo Webb were fired upon by William Coleman while attempting to steal melons. Phipps sustained 42 injuries. Fort Des Moines sent a thousand cavalry to Fort Riley Kansas for fall maneuvers by rail in 92 cars. Sitting Bull Jr umpired Iowa summer ball at a resort. Chautauqua at Ottumwa ended in a deficit of 6600. Kossuth fair plans an auto race with a 50 purse. Sioux County picnic set for September 27 at the county farm. Sioux County pioneered land for experiments and seed corn testing. Harry Gettes won a Mississippi River swimming race at Muscatine in 35 minutes.
The wedding took place last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Van Dusseldorp. Nellie Van Dusseldorp became Mrs. William Walter Smith of Wittenburg with Rev. R. F. Lavender officiating. Out of town guests included J. W. Weeks and family from Des Moines Bertha Smith Kate Roorda Henry Van Arkel.
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