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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
2
ADDITIONAL LOCAL items note handmade pastels at Reuvers and a three week lead to holidays with gallery hours. Mentions of Des Moines fights and a pending railroad, college endowment funds, and social notices weave through a busy town page full of ads and community updates.
Those who know themselves indebted to me are asked to call and settle by December 15 as all bills must be paid by that date. Signed Mrs J Van Maren.
A recital will be given at the Second Reformed Church by Prof. A. P. Kuyper and his pupils on Thursday evening December 18. The programme includes piano pipe organ and vocal music. Hear some very fine music.
Wm Phillips of Oskaloosa has acquired all mineral rights under R Deileman’s farm west of town and plans two large shafts next spring. He is a major local mine owner and expects the operation to become one of the largest railroad mines in the region, boosting Pella’s business prospects.
Reduced One-Way Rates to the West and South. November jth and 18th, the Rock Island System will sell one-way Colonist Tickets at greatly reduced rates about half regular rate to points in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri. Are you figuring on a change of location? Are you looking for an opening? Have you a son whom you would like to start in a country where small capital with grit and energy, will bring success? This is your opportunity. Write today, and I will look up a location for you. The nearest Rock Island Ticket Agent will give you full information in regard to rates.
The city council met Tuesday evening with aldermen present and Mayor Stybënrauch in the chair. They approved two electric light petitions for South Pella and referred two more to the street lamps committee. Eugene Denn’s request for a half hour extension for pool halls was refused, keeping closing at 10:30. The council ordered outstanding warrants from December paid with interest. all but one were settled. Mayor Stubenrauch urged a uniform sidewalk ordinance for the city.
Citizens demand action to put matters in shape and prepare concrete walks. They urge the council to make strenuous efforts to prepare matters by next spring.
The President calls for national regulation of trusts and insists Congress has absolute power to regulate interstate commerce. He urges adding a secretary of commerce, opposes tariff tinkering, favors Cuba reciprocity, and placing anthracite on the free list. Proposes automatic gold-backed money, a strong navy, adequate army, Panama Canal access, Pacific cable, Alaska improvements, an irrigation law, and the pending immigration act.
E C DeWitt and Co of Chicago claim Witch Hazel Salve as a specific for piles and skin diseases. They warn against counterfeit versions and urge asking for DeWitt’s the genuine product, marketed for blind and protruding piles along with eczema cuts burns and bruises.
Wheat futures show Dec at 72, May at 74. Corn futures display Dec around 53 and May near 55. Market activity lists open high low and close figures for wheat and corn in the Chicago market.
The report lists varied prices for cattle hogs and sheep with ranges for steers cows bulls and calves. Feeder stock and light weight animals show lower bids while heavy market hogs run from 5.80 to 6.50 with mixed quality. Sheep prices show wethers at 3.60 to 4.00 and lamb values from 3.50 to 5.25, with Western and native stock noted.
Market notes from Pella list Wednesday uptake on wheat oats corn and livestock prices. Cattle and hogs range from 2.50 to 6.00 for cattle and 5.40 to 5.60 for hogs while butter eggs and produce quote varying cents per unit. Poultry prices appear for spring chickens hens gobblers ducks and geese with eggs candling noted, offers for cash or city store orders, signed by H Rhynsburger.
Decatur Alabama resident Mrs S H Newsom credits Electric Bitters with ending three years of severe indigestion waterbrush stomach and bowel dyspepsia The medicine restored her appetite and enabled a 35 pound weight gain She notes she would have been in her grave without it and urges others to try Keables drug store stock for Indigestion loss of appetite liver and kidney troubles
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