Pella News Highlights A Busy Holiday Season
Local notes recount shopping events at Keables Drug Store and Van Niewaal, listings of holiday goods, a plan for a city night watch, and parties. Births and marriages, property sales, and a lecture by Capt. de Toit are noted along with Richards Pringle minstrels December 11 at the Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Vandermeulen
de Toit
Transvaal
Richards & Pringle
Georgia
Des Moines
H. S. Keables
Antonette Westerhoff
Harry
the Chronicle
Mra. Keables
Kentucky
Pullman Palace
Richard's & Pringle
America
Big Fire Hits Old Hotel on Franklin Street
Early morning alarm at 10 o clock sparked a rapid blaze in the old hotel building on Franklin street. Firefighters quickly contained the fire, traced to pillows igniting from a stove pipe in a downstairs sample room, with pillows upstairs pushed against the pipe. It was a narrow escape for the new building and north-side tenants.
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Franklin Street
Royally Entertained Thanksgiving at the Riddle Home
A Thanksgiving evening at the S van der Zyl home drew about forty youths. Boys were blindfolded while girls guided them to partners for supper through a spider web scattering. Jennis Van derzyl won first prize in a musical contest with Harry Renaud taking the booby prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. van der Zyl
Jennis Vanderzyl
Harry Renaud
Out of town guests listed for local event
Out of town guests included Miss 88 and Gertrude Synhorst Len r and Kryn ver Ploeg of Leighton Ed Kussall Horace Burns of Eddyville Charley Clark of Olivet Joh E Sterrenburg of Knoxville and George S Vanderzyl of Monroe.
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Gertrude Synhorst
Len, R
Kryn Ver Ploeg
Leighton
Ed. Kussall
Horace Burns
Eddyville
Charley Clark
Olivet
Joh E. Sterrenburg
Knoxville
George S. Vanderzyl
Monroe
Ridgely Seeks Elasticity in National Bank Currency
The annual report of Comptroller William B Ridgely argues for a more elastic national bank currency. He notes the 1902 condition of banks, cites high deposits and loans, and urges emergency or branch currency to better meet panics without sacrificing safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William B. Ridgely
Congress
United States
Ridgely
House Committee On Banking and Currency
American Bank- Neviic Aha
American Bankers’ Association
National Bank
Treasury
Currency reform urged to move ahead without delay
The article argues that awaiting full agreement on every point before changing currency laws would prevent any reform. It stresses the need for flexible action to improve the system while maintaining safety and stability.
The Pride of Heroes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad
Soldiers in the last war praised Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for scratches bruises cuts wounds corns sore feet and swollen joints. It heals burns scalds boils ulcers and skin eruptions or no pay. Available for 25 cents at Keables’ drug store.
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Keables
Dolls For The Children Given Away
Limited quantity of fine dolls offered for cash purchase at P22 WU each. Call early before they are gone to make the little girls happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. H. Howell
Houston
Tex
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Beal
Reivers
Sec
Packa Niewaal
Keables Drug Store
Stubenrauch
Kolte
Henry
Langerakanksgiving
van Niewaal
Reu
Dren
van Nie
Johnson
Mbers
Joe Bousquet
Grinnell
Y. T. Wan
F. D. Stubenrauch
Niewaal
Muen Lovie Gaass
Reullery
A. C. Kuyper
L. Bousquet
H. F. Bousquet
Genezel
Fortun
Grace Coakley
H. J. van Vliet
Hargest
Henry Nollen
Maggie de Bie
Jin Oskaloosa
J. Schutt
A. A. Vieringen
Chicago
Vanschoiack
Pugh
M. E. Church
Rocky Mountain Tea
Allen & Stubenrauch
Walter Doedyns
Netherlands
al Jen
R. H. Lacey
Sioux City
D. S. Hub
Bussey Banner
Chilkoot Pass
Allen & Stuben
A. J. Snell
Chamberlain
N.Y
W. F. Steinkamp
Bert Prentice
E. M. Foster
Union County
Wm. van der Linden
Ridgiley
Santa Claus
A. Vanderzee
the Mainstreet Jeweler
Wm, van der Linden
J. D. Gaass
S. H. Viersen
China
The
Barnes
Standard Ol Company
Rekarness II
Bazar
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