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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
2
Auction at the Herman Hogsard farm near Pella lists livestock including mares, geldings, cattle, hogs, chickens and farm equipment. Items include a bay mare in foal, a dark grey mare, two young geldings, brood sows, beef cattle, chickens, a wagon, buggy, harness sets and sleigh gear. Sale set for Wednesday in December 1908.
H P Scholte, cashier of the Pella National Bank, swears the presented financial data is true to the best of knowledge and belief. The document lists redemption funds with U S Treasurer and various deposits, totaling 419 937 91, under Iowa state and Marian county jurisdiction.
A rural sale offers cattle equipment and tools including Deering mower John Deere plows cultivators a corn planter timothy hay fodder and a cream separator among house furniture and other articles. Terms require cash under $10 and credit on larger sums with a 6 percent cash discount over 1000, removal only after settlement. Auctioneer Wa. C. Van Baalen and clerk J. P. Kveen.
Alfred Norris Fifield spends Sunday with G A Carpenter. Gerrit Carver caller at Des Moines. Miss Bertha and Birdie Carpenter visit Jessie Templeton. Jake Slot and family with H Van Dene. Harlie Carpenter and John Verwers callers at Pella. Lola Carpenter with her husband at G W Carpenter’s. Dick Weyers regular caller at Fifield Sundays. Mrs G W Carpenter and sister S E Teter visit for two weeks in Winterset. P Van Den Berg sawing busy. Zoe Norris visits Joycie Karr. Young People meet at Mrs G W Carpenter’s Friday. Property north of town once Cap Johnson farm. Ed Bei tem a hospitalized hand improving after thumb amputation. A T Van Houweling and family in Holland Mich for Thanksgiving. Auctioneer J Van Zante recalls 1908 Thanksgiving memory. Congratulations for a better half to cry sales on big speeches.
Otley reports A T Van Roekel purchased the Gerrit Hoekstra farm this week as Hoekstra plans to move to Dakota. Rev J G Brouwer exchanged pulpite with Rev Mr Mansen of Bethel. Sunday. The ragged line ends abruptly.
Last Friday and over the weekend many residents, including Leta Van Maanen Jennie Dykstra and Lena Ver Steeg, traveled to or from Pella for sewing music and family visits. The W W Girls held a bazar raising about fourteen dollars. Several others visited relatives in Pella Des Moines Albia and Oskaloosa while some attended Thanksgiving gatherings. Next week the N W Girls plan a bazar at the Eben Ref church Consistory Room for Christmas gifts.
For Sale 109 barred Plymouth Rock cockerels and 75 rose comb Brown Leghorn cockerels at Bauman Bros two miles northwest of town. Phone 6 on 6. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Bert salve for burns scratches and hurts. Especially good for piles. Sold by Langerak's Drug Store. 4953.
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